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It’s nearing December as I sit down to write this at my typewriter... an opening that is actually just two lies as I am obviously not using a typewriter and I am actually lying in bed.
However, as the year is drawing to a close, I am reminded that I once made a deal with the Devil to be part of the Dreamcast Junkyard team and in 2025 I have contributed less than Floigan Bros did to the 3D mascot platformer genre.
So to appease the Devil and make sure I meet my yearly quota of content to satiate Dreamcast fans, here are my Sega Dreamcast 2026 resolutions that I wish to share with thee...
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The Dreamcast Junkyard video game book club will return!
Yes, okay, that was a stupid name for an entirely video-based chat about video games and not books, but the premise itself was a sound one. We would announce the game we were going to discuss ahead of the actual stream and then people would join the chat to share their memories and ask questions. It’s actually been four years since the 11th —and as of now, final episode— which was actually just a badly lit stream of me playing Sonic Adventure badly, without any game audio. Anyway, I plan to make at least one more episode in 2026. Feel free to tell your loved ones it's back!
“Hey, Honey! Guess what? That thing no one wanted is returning!”
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| From our Sega GT stream |
To Play Crazy Taxi 2 for at least 30 minutes.
Is that a weird one? It might be. Crazy Taxi is one of my most beloved Dreamcast games and is responsible for some of my favourite memories with the console. The Dreamcast is actually the only console that has been an ever-present fixture of my gaming setup since I got it. I played it constantly from receiving it at Christmas to leaving for university in September 2000, and it joined me throughout my three years living in Cheltenham at various places, even as I regularly moved other consoles back and forth between student life and my parents' home on a whim. When I did finally return home in 2003, the Dreamcast was a key part of battling what I now see was a form of depression fuelled by a lack of direction. Then it was packed up once again to join me for my move to Sheffield in 2005 where it, and I, have remained since. That original Dreamcast was actually packed away for a few years as it wasn’t working, but it has since been revived and continues to loudly and proudly play discs to this day.
Despite all this, and having now owned several different copies of Crazy Taxi 2, I’ve never played it for longer than about 10 minutes before ultimately stopping and just returning to the original. Will 2026 be the year I finally give this sequel an actual shot? Especially as it’s not like I am actually any good at the original, it's merely familiarity and memories that bring me back, so maybe it's finally time to make some new ones.
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To buy the Hello Kitty Dreamcast...
The Hello Kitty Dreamcast is an insanely ace looking console that I have loved since I first laid my eyes upon it, despite still not really knowing what Hello Kitty actually is. I have seen the video where the creators claim she is actually not a cat but a little girl, and that seems like fantastic banter to me to say about something that is quite clearly a cat — and that honestly just adds to its charm a little.
The Dreamcast and its many variants aren’t getting any cheaper. In fact, it is probably cheaper now to buy even a fully modded Dreamcast than any modern consoles, so would I rather have a PlayStation 5 I don’t have time to play on, or the Hello Kitty Dreamcast? I look forward to constantly telling people “she isn’t actually a cat a you know…” when they ask me what the hell it is.
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...and play Giant Killers Season 2 on it!
It’s dawning on me that a huge amount of my contributions to the Junkyard are things nobody wanted, but did anyone say Giant Killers career playthrough Season 2?! Someone somewhere must have… maybe you there in the back? For those unaware, this was a series of YouTube videos I fired out a few years ago known as "The Premier League Replacement service" as it was while the World Cup was going on. Apparently, I don't see the need for brevity with my naming conventions. I probably won’t dress as a goal keeper again for one of the episodes this time, mind. It’s pretty much led to my new life predominantly playing Football games and sims over on YouTube, so I think it makes sense that I return to my roots and do it here for a spell again. Don’t act like that hasn’t already made your 2026!
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| I actually don't remember why I dressed like this. |
Play the top 25 games of the Top 200 Dreamcast Games list.
Okay, specifically five of them. I famously don’t particularly like Rez, but there are five games in the top 25 that I have basically never played. I've tried Grandia II in the past and it didn’t click with me, but am counting it here as I can never remember if that’s the game with a talking parrot that I hated or not, which is probably a sign I didn’t give it a proper chance.
The other games include Sonic Adventure 2 and Skies of Arcadia, both of which feel a bit crazy to admit I've never played as someone who is constantly beating the drum for Dreamcast.
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So there we have it. Would you ever get an article this obtuse and all over the place from Ai? Well, probably actually, but it wouldn’t be able to so easily back it up with links to previous videos and works, plus added memories of handing out cupcakes at events.
So with 2026 nearing, what are you looking forward Dreamcast wise? Regardless of if you are a die hard, new fan, or returning to the scene, what would be your resolutions to make sure you are still Dreamcasting in 2026?
