Trying to keep the Dreamcast alive is a noble cause. And trying to make the beloved game system portable in some form is commendable. But seeing this example of not quite there is both sad and funny.
I'm not picking on the emulator creators. It's an absolutely amazing feat to get Dreamcast titles running on the PlayStation Portable, and this is something I couldn't even begin to do. But the above video is excruciating to watch.
First off, the Dreamcast boot animation takes about half a minute to go through! In fact, to save you some time, the first non-menu game footage of Shenmue doesn't show up until about 3 minutes and 40 seconds into the video. And then, when it finally does show, you'll notice a hilarious and glaring omission. Poor Ryo!
Let's hope this nullDC, the PSP-ported Dreamcast emulator we're seeing in action, can one day be powerful enough to make these games playable.
[Via Gemaga -- thanks, Jeromy]
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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10:50 AM on 07.28.2008
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The scary thing was, I was just having a discussion about this. GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
The dreamcast was only 200mhz so its possible, just have to give it time.
Pointless news is pointless news.
To mock something which is obviously at an early state is just being plain douchebaggery.
Not the best way to get ahead in life.
Well lemme know when they actually get it right.
This.
Reverse engineering a dreamcast to run on the PSP is a pretty big thing.