<p>In this episode, John and Dave look back at the Sega Dreamcast, sharing memories of the console that was ahead of its time but gone too soon.</p><ul> <li>The Dreamcast had zero copy protection - John and Dave traded burned game CDs &quot;like baseball cards&quot;</li> <li>Their gaming favorites included Crazy Taxi (with its Offspring soundtrack), Jet Grind Radio with its anime style, and Shenmue&#39;s groundbreaking open world</li>  <li>John demonstrates his new &quot;Singe&quot; emulator that runs Laserdisc-style games and lets people create interactive adventures from movie clips</li>  <li>They reminisce about playing games on massive CRT TVs that &quot;weighed a billion pounds&quot;</li>  <li>John shares his Batocera emulation setup that includes arcade games and serves as a central ROM library</li>  <li>They discuss how modern gaming is moving toward platform-agnostic services, similar to what Sega did after the Dreamcast</li></ul>

The 8 Bit Files

John Biehler and Dave Zille

031 - Sega Dreamcast & more

MAR 2, 202551 MIN
The 8 Bit Files

031 - Sega Dreamcast & more

MAR 2, 202551 MIN

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<p>In this episode, John and Dave look back at the Sega Dreamcast, sharing memories of the console that was ahead of its time but gone too soon.</p><ul> <li>The Dreamcast had zero copy protection - John and Dave traded burned game CDs &quot;like baseball cards&quot;</li> <li>Their gaming favorites included Crazy Taxi (with its Offspring soundtrack), Jet Grind Radio with its anime style, and Shenmue&#39;s groundbreaking open world</li> <li>John demonstrates his new &quot;Singe&quot; emulator that runs Laserdisc-style games and lets people create interactive adventures from movie clips</li> <li>They reminisce about playing games on massive CRT TVs that &quot;weighed a billion pounds&quot;</li> <li>John shares his Batocera emulation setup that includes arcade games and serves as a central ROM library</li> <li>They discuss how modern gaming is moving toward platform-agnostic services, similar to what Sega did after the Dreamcast</li></ul>