Episode 133: North American Launch 25 Year Anniversary Special (feat. Stop Skeletons from Fighting & more!)

The Dreamcast Junkyard DreamPod

It's been 25 years since that iconic date of 9.9.99 - the North American launch of SEGA's final home console, the Dreamcast. Regular hosts Brian and Lewis are joined by special guests Derek Alexander (of the excellent Stop Skeletons from Fighting YouTube channel), and Brian's fiancé Katie, to hear them recount their earliest memories of owning the Dreamcast, and which games stood out to them the most. Also making an appearance on this episode is all-star Dreamcast hacker/translation patcher Derek Pascarella, who shares his story of pre-ordering the Dreamcast, and delves into what makes the console so special; while DCJY founder Tom Charnock crashes the party with a few words of his own to mark this landmark occasion.
More to check out:

• Brian's US Launch Retrospective article from 2020 where he ranks the launch games from worst to best
• DreamPod episode 124 - a 25 year anniversary audio retrospective of the Japanese Dreamcast launch
• Brian's 25 year anniversary retrospective article on the Japanese Dreamcast launch
• An interview with Brian Bacino - the man behind the iconic "It's Thinking" Dreamcast slogan

Music featured in this episode:

• "Azure Blue World (Emerald Coast)" from Sonic Adventure
• "Big Apple" from Tokyo Xtreme Racer
• "All About Love" from Flag to Flag
• "The Air (Windy Valley)" from Sonic Adventure

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More from DCJY:

• The Top 200 Dreamcast Games (2023)
• The Top 25 Dreamcast Indie Games (2024)

The outro music from episode 114 onwards was created by our friend Pizza Hotline! You can stream or purchase Pizza Hotline's latest EP "Anti Gravity Tournament" on all major music platforms by clicking here.