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RSG Announces "Solar Struggle"

Posted by cube_b3 on Jul 31, 2010 at 3:28pm - 2 Comments
15 days ago on 16th July, RedSpotGames made an announcement for make an announcement in 2 weeks which as every one guessed had to be an announcement concerning a new game, six days later on 23rd July they revealed that they were indeed developing a new game, in addition to publishing they would be more proactively involved in the development and production.

They also discussed their ambitious plans to push the limits of their games choosen platform with their quality and scope, and to back up their claims revealed noteable voice actors involved in the game, simultaneously offering the community a chance to be a part of their game by voicing NPC's (non playable characters).

Over the next few days they revealed the genre; "Arcade style space shooter", experenced PC game designers Z-Software) as the developers, ingame space ship model.

Yesterday they reveal the name of the game; Solar Struggle as well as a trailer and a website which has a countdown time (to reveal the platform and then most likely the website):

While the teaser does show beautiful CGI, it isn't enough to determine if it is pushing the quality of the system as Dreamcast has several gorgeous shooters, that play as good as they look (but their is a chance it may not be on DC).

Hiding the platform till the last second feels strange but even Sega used it with Sonic The Hedgehog 4 (the iPhonelogo was release was censored on the site for a while). DCEmu tryed probing RSG to confirm a Dreamcast release but were denied due to non disclosure agreements, nonetheless we're confident it has to be on Dreamcast otherwise RSG will have to face off with several angry DC fan boys.

Cryptic Allusion'sf forums were bombarded with DC fanboys begging them to continue developing for DC, when they revealed to Sega Nerds that Donk was their last game for DC

To see screenshots, and concept art click the comments or wait till we update the news post after the website launches.

Doom for the DC v1.2

Posted by Chilly Willy on Jul 28, 2010 at 9:56pm - 9 Comments

After almost a year, a new update is ready. The networking has been debugged - you can now actually play against other people running this version of Doom for the DC, my latest Doom for the PSP, old versions of sdlDoom for the PC, ADoom for AROS, or ADoomPPC on the Amiga. I also fixed a bug in the OSK (on-screen keyboard) when using VGA out.

Doom for the Dreamcast is a port based on older Doom code. In that sense, it's more like Chocolate Doom. It does support variable resolution, allowing you to run at 320x240, or 640x480, for example. It plays the MUS format music in the WAD files by converting them to MIDI, then playing that via libWildMIDI. Doom for DC supports regular controllers, the mouse, and the keyboard. The primary stats from the HUD are shown on the VMU screen of the controller so that you can play with the screen size set to turn off the status bar.

There are quick cheats, cheat selection, and of course all cheats via the keyboard. Read the readme file for details on that. The game starts in a GUI that allows you to set nearly every option, and save them to the VMU. All IWADs are supported and easily selected through the GUI. It also allows up to four patch WAD files, and four dehacked files, also all easily selected through the GUI. Note that patch WAD files or replacement IWAD files should be DOOM compliant, not BOOM compliant.

Network support allows you to play against up to three other players across the internet. On the Dreamcast, you need the BBA to use networking. The readme describes how to setup the network options. It can be a bit involved, so please read it carefully.

DCDoom-SW-CW-1.2.sbi

Rush Rush Rally Racing - Official Website

Posted by Christuserloeser on Jul 26, 2010 at 11:00am - 5 Comments
Senile Team launched a website for their Dreamcast hit Rush Rush Rally Racing:

-Links-

R4 Website: http://www.rushrushrallyracing.com/
Senile Team Forums: http://www.senileteam.com/forum.html

(thanks to Wraggster for the news!)

RedSpotGames New Game | Updated 24th/July | 29th/July

Posted by cube_b3 on Jul 23, 2010 at 2:36pm - 15 Comments

Something big is going down at RedSpotGames and we aren't exactly sure what it is, it is fairly obvious though it is a new game in development.

"According to statements, the project will test wide-ranging possibilities for both the industry and the title’s chosen platform, which has never before featured a project of such quality and scope, and is sure to be closely watched by other developers and publishers."

They sure are creating the right amount of hype for it, the project is set to be revealed sometime next month with clues to be revealed as we get closer and closer to the revealation.

Our First clue so far has been this screenshot:

Heavily Photoshopped

Except "O" all the letters are obsecured but we can assume the games title will include 2 words a 5 letter one and an eight letter one.

From the looks of the space theme of the screenshot, it may very well be another shooter however extensive voice work is being recorded for the game and veteran voice actor David Micheal Williamson is one of the actors revealed to be lending his voice to the game.

Furthermore RSG is giving the community a chance to participate in the game:
"The voice recordings for our upcoming videogame have started. As a special service for our fans we are inviting them to a recording session on July 25th 2010 to the “BARBEQ-Sound” studio in the south of Munich (Germany) where they can speak non-player characters and get credited in the game! If you are nearby or want to join the spreakers anyway (native US American English speaker, male or female, we can arrange something even if you can not come to Munich), write us an email to following address:

jobs at red spot games dot com "

Given that Germany is several hours ahead of America, those intrested to send in their voices better rush.

Lastly and most importantly RSG have not annouced the platform this game is going to be on nonetheless all previous games from the publisher have been on the Dreamcast, let's hope nothing changes.

We have sent RedSpotGames an email to confirm whether the game is on route for Dreamcast or another unannounced platoform.

Source: RedSpotGames

Update 24th July

Due to Non Disclosure Agreements RSG can not reveal the platform.

read the email response under the comments.

Update 29th July

As predicted RSG have revealed the genre of the game to be another shooter specifically a "3D Arcade Space Shooter".

They also hnted that the game has employed motion capture work, they haven't revealed the platform just yet however they will by the end of the week.

Sqrxz ported to Dreamcast !

Posted by Christuserloeser on Jul 18, 2010 at 1:50pm - 5 Comments
Earlier this month, Indiket ported Sqrxz to Dreamcast.

Sqrxz is the latest project by the team behind Giana's Return: A remake of the 1996 jump 'n run puzzle game for MS-DOS & Windows 9x with the same name. And again, the team was given permission by the original authors!

Features:

Two graphic modes: Classic + Deluxe
You now need to collect all items to open the door at the end of each level, which makes some levels harder than they already were...
All original levels plus three brandnew ones
Each level does have it’s own chiptune!
Top 10 highscore table
There is even a small easter egg!

Download the game here: http://www.sqrxz.de/?page_id=26

Fast Striker - NG:DEV.TEAM's new NeoGeo shmup released !

Posted by Christuserloeser on Jul 06, 2010 at 8:06pm - 15 Comments
With nearly 3500 units sold, Neo Geo port LAST HOPE is one of the most successful Dreamcast indie games out there, and the game's authors NG:DEV.TEAM now are back with a brandnew Neo Geo MVS arcade shmup reminiscent of Capcom's Dreamcast classic Mars Matrix:

FAST STRIKER features six stages with over 40 unique enemy types, 3D backgrounds, and very detailed CGI bosses.

The game emphasizes on scoring so there are three very different game modes of varying difficulty (NOVICE to MANIAC) utilizing entirely different scoring systems. The video shows beta footage of the MANIAC mode.

Game Features

6 Stages
3 Game Modes: Original/Maniac/Novice
Elaborate Scoring System
Up to 180 Enemy Bullets Simultaneously on Screen
40+ Fully Animated CGI Enemies
6+ Huge Fully Animated Boss Enemies
3D Scrolling CGI Backgrounds
Constant 60 fps
Difficulty Rank System
Internet Ranking via Code
Full use of 1560 Megabits (the biggest Mbit count of any NEO GEO game to date)
25+ mins Full Digitized Stereo Soundtrack
In-System Software Updates via USB Port
Released in two variants:
- 1. SHOCKBOX LE (Only licensed for private use, includes Soundtrack CD)
- 2. ARCADE / GAMECENTER MVS KIT (Licensed for commercial use)

Dreamcast Shirts Back In Stock

Posted by cube_b3 on Jul 03, 2010 at 12:45pm - 1 Comments

At E3:2010 Sega gave out Dreamcast T-Shirts to anyone who could share a fond memory of their Dreamcast with the staff at the booth, they planned on giving the remaining ones away online, unfortunately all shirts were distributed at E3 only. While those shirts are out of print, RedSpotGames are offering to fill in the void by reprinting classic Dreamcast-Scene T-Shirts that were produced back in the early days of DCS.

ONE _____________________________ PRESTIGE

Both shirts are available in 4 sizes Small, Medium, Large, and Extra large and are selling for about € 19.95 which is about 25$.

In addition to restocking the Dreamcast-Scene T-Shirts RSG have also Produced their own T-Shirts, all shirts are on sale at RSG's Online Store

E3: Electronic Entertainment Exposition 2010

Posted by cube_b3 on Jun 28, 2010 at 5:06am - 5 Comments

While most gaming websites reported Dreamcast classics Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure would be avaialble for download on X-Box Live Arcade (XBLA) and Playstation Network (PSN) sometime this year. At E3, Sega West President Mike Hayes revealed that these 2 games are part of a much larger Dreamcast Digital Resurrection, "We hope to have somewhere between 18 to 24."

The funny thing here is that Sega planned to do Digital Downloads with Dreamcast 9 Years ago around the time they announced their plans to release 1st Party Sega games on every system. Furthermore their are some Dreamcast games already released for digital download services such as Q Entertainment's Dreamcast Classic "Rez" and BackBone Entertainment used the Dreamcast Version of "Super Street Fighter 2 X Online For Matching Services" for their version of Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix.

To Celebrate the formal resurrection of the system Sega distributed Dreamcast T-Shirts at E3 in exchange for sharing fond memories with the system.

While the Dreamcast did receive significant media coverage at E3, I think it would've been much more impactful if Sega did this last year for the 10th Anniversary, better late then never.

Source: CVG
Gamespot
Sega Blog
Capcom Blog

Indie Game Sales Record Controversy

Posted by cube_b3 on Jun 16, 2010 at 1:26am - 0 Comments
In April we reported that R4 regular edition had sold out and hat set a sales record breaking the previous Sales Record for indie games set by RSG published Last Hope:

RedSpotGames wrote:

Rush Rush Rally Racing is the latest game by redspotgames and Senile Team and hit the shelves on October 30th 2009. Not even 6 months after its release all units of the Regular Edition are sold. Hence redspotgames exceeds the sales figures and sales speed of all Sega Dreamcast titles since 2008. The publisher already set a sale record of Indie Games on the Sega Dreamcast with their 2007 title “Last Hope”, which lasts until today.

After the pulication, we were contacted by Dan Loosen of Goat Store Publishing, who informed us that his publication company and associated developers weren't contacted for any sales information therefore R4 breaking a sales record created by Last Hope as of press time is an unverifiable statement.

Furthermore RedSpotGames haven't released any sales figures so it is impossible to compare them with any other Dreamcast Game Sales. Nonetheless, the fact remains that R4 regular edition has indeed sold out as associated distributors such as NCSX, Play-Asia, GameChoiceClub have it listed as sold out.

Dan Loosen's statement about RSG's Record Sales can be read here:
viewtopic.php?f=72&t=100076&p=1018348#p1018348

Wind & Water Month - Week 2: Four New W&W Videos at Youtube

Posted by cube_b3 on Jun 13, 2010 at 7:30pm - 7 Comments
Almost two weeks ago RedSpotGames (RSG) dropped the price for Wind & Water: Puzzle Battles to $20 USD. This week four in-game video clips have been uploaded on RSG's Youtube Channel: