Moving Forward w/ I Have a Dreamcast

Monday, July 20, 2009 04:46:18

Posted By Panta

DREAMCAST EP REFLECTIONS
First, a huge thank-you to everyone that supported The Dreamcast EP it was a HUGE success! We purposely left the website alone (maybe a bit too long) to allow for easy access to the download. Countless thanks for the outstanding support from The Nomad Junkyard, Sega Nerds, and The Dreamcast Junkyard as well as mentions on GoNintendo, SEGA of America's blog/podcast, and all the other SEGA fan sites out there. Most recently Barry from The Nomad Junkyard posted a preview video of the Dreamcast EP. Check out his website and see the video below.

Additionally, a huge thanks to everyone that downloaded the album and posted links around the 'net. We made the album for SEGA/Dreamcast fans everywhere and were totally blown away by the positive responses. I would also like to thank Buckner & Garcia.

As a child I wore a groove into my vinyl copy of their album Pac-Man Fever until the thing would no longer play without constant skipping. For those that do not know, Pac-Man Fever is a record dedicate to early arcade and Atari classics including: Pac-Man, Frogger, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Asteriods, Defender, and more. The music is a bit dated but it is still a fun listen, I recommend checking it out if you've never heard it. In my mind, The Dreamcast EP owes part of its inspiration to this early 1980s release. Additionally, over the course of making the Dreamcast EP it went from being in the back of my mind to one of my main sources of motivation. You can download the album from Buckner & Garcia (they are charging) and listen to Pac-Man Fever below.

SHENMUE
Where am I with Shenmue and the original intent of this website? Right where I left off! I have a long list of excuses as to why I haven't played but I will spare myself the embarrassment. However, know that we have our hands in many pots here in Athens, Ga and we will be sharing some of these other projects with you very soon. However, I still have every intention of completing both games before the end of 2009. I'm going to start playing again and will probably stream most of my Shenmue gaming, as well as document my progress.

MINI UPDATES
In an effort to keep things up-to-date we've added a Twitter feed. This feed will reflect things happening within our little Athens community including ihaveadreamcast related things, our music events, wiffle ball games (we play regularly), and random comments. So keep an eye on the Twitter feed whenever you visit and you please follow us if you have an account: @otherbooks.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE - 09/09/09 - DREAMCAST 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Recently, we have begun planning some events for 09/09/09. We should be able to reveal our plans within the next week or two. We are also up for ideas and collaborating with all the Dreamcast enthusiasts out there, so let's start scheming! Hit up the comment section to get things started. Expect another update next week - stay tuned.

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4 Comment(s):

Panta said...

When promoting the Dreamcast one can never be shameless. I'll make sure to post a link to the survey. I love the idea!

Thursday, August 6, 2009 21:45:52

Gagaman said...

09/09/09 is gonna be full of Dreamcast tributes I reckon. For example over at Dreamcast Junkyard we've launched a 380+ game poll to set up a definitive fan Top 100 which will be revealed on that day. Vote for your favorite games at: http://dreamcast100.blogspot.com/ I hope that plug wasn't too shameless.

Thursday, August 6, 2009 13:49:20

HuBBs said...

GVN is all set for live streaming for the 10th US launch anniversary. Email me to see what we can do to coordinate a good time for all viewers.

Saturday, July 25, 2009 21:58:30

Barry the Nomad said...

HA! I stopped by here to mention my preview video, only to find that you'd already seen it and linked to it! Thanks for the kind words. :) Looking forward to your 9-9-09 plans. I think everybody will have something special planned for the big day, it's going to be like Christmas 2! ps - Pac-Man Fever kicks ass. I have the song on a 45rpm record, used to play it all the time.

Monday, July 20, 2009 08:25:20