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Sonic Amateur Games Expo 2023 Trailer Now Available, Event Starts September 1st

Sunday, August 13th, 2023

The Sonic Amateur Games Expo is returning for another round and we’ve got our first look at a huge selection of the games that will be featured at this year’s event. Check it out via the embed below:

SAGE 2023 will kick off on September 1st and run for a week, ending on September 8th. Click here to go to the official SAGE website which will be updated on September 1st with this year’s selection of games. SEGADriven will be covering the event extensively on our YouTube channel, so why not subscribe to that as well 😉 Click here if you’d like to revisit our SAGE coverage from last year.

English Translation Patch for Rent-A-Hero No. 1 on Dreamcast Now Available | Fan Scene

Monday, May 1st, 2023

The Dreamcast version of Rent-A-Hero No. 1 has finally received a full English translation patch thanks to the wonderful work of VincentNL and their team. This action RPG is a remake of the 1991 Mega Drive game Rent-A-Hero and features a humorous send-up of SEGA themselves, with the game putting you in control of a “hero for hire” who must perform various heroic tasks and odd jobs around the city.

A partially translated version of the unreleased Western Xbox version was leaked in 2008 and has been the only way to play any version of the game in English until now.

Click here to download the English translation patch for Rent-A-Hero No. 1 by VincentNL. You will need to source your own disc image of the game and the necessary tools to patch it yourself.

[Source: The Dreamcast Junkyard]

Sonic 06 Fan Game ‘Project ’06’ Debuts New Release Featuring Silver’s Campaign | Fan Scene

Thursday, April 20th, 2023

ChaosX’s Project 06 is back with its third major release. This fan-created Sonic 06 remaster features a whole raft up updates, enhancements and improvements to the original game, and with this latest release Silver’s full trial campaign is now available to play alongside Sonic and Shadow’s. Check out the reveal trailer below:

The latest build of Project 06 can be downloaded by clicking here.

New Mega Drive Shmup ‘ZPF’ in Development, Mega Cat Studios to Publish

Monday, April 3rd, 2023

ZPF is a brand new horizontally-scrolling shooter for the Mega Drive that has been in development for quite some time now. The three person team of Gryzor Rozyrg, Mikael Tillander and jgvex.eth have been toiling away on this impressive-looking shmup since 2020, and they are now close to launching a Kickstarter campaign to secure funding for the last stage of development, as well as give players the opportunity to secure a boxed version of the game which will now be published by Mega Cat Studios.

Mega Cat Studios have been very active in the indie Mega Drive space, publishing games like Coffee Crisis, Phantom Gear, Tanzer and Romeow & Julicat. You can view ZPF’s entry on the Mega Cat website by clicking here. You can also subscribe to the Mega Cat newsletter for updates on ZPF and the Kickstarter as soon as it happens via this same page. Check out the latest development update on ZPF via the embed below:

New Dreamcast Title ‘HarleQuest’ Seeking Kickstarter Funding

Sunday, April 2nd, 2023

A new homebrew Dreamcast game is on the way in the form of procedural dungeon crawler HarleQuest. Currently in development at Kilgariff Technologies, this new Dreamcast game is similar in scope to action RPGs like Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and Diablo.

A Kickstater is now open to help fund the game’s development and eventual release on Dreamcast and PC. An estimated delivery of October 2024 is currently listed on the majority of reward tiers that contain physical items. The final game is being published by Wave Game Studios who have also published many indie Dreamcast games like Shadow Gangs, Alice Dreams Tournament and Intrepid Izzy. You can watch a trailer for the game below:

Click here to be taken to the HarleQuest Kickstarter and the browse the reward tiers.

[Source: The Dreamcast Junkyard]

New Mega Drive Rogue-Like ‘Planet B’ in Development | Fan Scene

Monday, March 20th, 2023

Developed by independent studio Overrated Future, Planet B is a brand new Mega Drive game that offers something a little different. The game is promising procedurally generated worlds and rogue-like action, which is something very unique when it comes to Mega Drive games. You can watch the game’s reveal trailer below:

Planet B by Overrated Future is currently set to be releasing, “in a near future”. The game will be getting a physical release but it is not currently available to pre-order at the moment. We hope to share more about Planet B as further information becomes available.

[Source: Fabrice Fernandez on Twitter]

Tickets Now On Sale for 30th Anniversary Edition of Sonic the Comic Con | Fan Scene

Saturday, February 18th, 2023

The return of Sonic the Comic Con was previously revealed last month, but now you can actually purchase tickets for the UK-based event via their Kickstarter which is also how the event is securing its funding. Funding has already been achieved at the time of writing, but tickets are still available for another 30 days.

This special 30th anniversary edition of the convention is celebrating 30 years of the original comic and will feature guest appearances from original Sonic the Comic writers and artists like Nigel Kitching, Richard Elson, Lew Stringer, Carl Flint and Ferran Rodriguez. Also in attendance will be Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely; the hosts of Sonic the Comic the Podcast.

While tickets can only be purchased from the Kickstarter, additional rewards in the form of prints, t-shirts and original art can also be pre-purchased from the Kickstarter.

Click here to be taken directly to the Sonic the Comic Con Kickstarter.

Sonic the Comic Con will be hosted at the York Railway Institute Sports Hall on the 20th of May 2023.

Sonic the Comic Con Returns May 20th 2023 in York UK

Sunday, January 29th, 2023

Sonic the Comic Con is a fan-run UK Sonic the Hedgehog convention that celebrates the UK Sonic the Comic publication, and it’s now returning on May 20th 2023.

Run by the talented Sonic the Comic Online team, the convention previously ran in 2014 in York and again in 2018 in Manchester. The convention returns to York this year and will be located at the York Railway Institute Sports Hall on Saturday May 20th 2023.

Tickets are not yet available but the official social media channels promise they are coming soon and it looks like the organisers will be using Kickstarter to secure funding and deliver tickets. Keep your eyes locked on the SonicTheComicUK social media if you’re interested in funding/attending the event.

Kickstarter Now Open for UK Sonic Fan Fest Event Opening in October 2023

Sunday, January 22nd, 2023

The organisers of the previous unofficial Sonic the Hedgehog fan convention Weston Super Sonic are returning for another round, but this time with a new name and a new location. Sonic Fan Fest is the continuation of Weston Super Sonic, but now taking place in Bristol in the United Kingdom on October 14th 2023.

The show promises independent traders, gaming consoles to play, a quiz show, live music, an art zone, guest interviews and competitions. Kickstarter is being used to secure funding for venue hire and the payment of guests who have not been confirmed at the time of writing. Previous Weston Super Sonic guests have been Sonic the Comic writer/artist Nigel Kitching and artist Richard Elson.

Early bird tickets are available for £10 and only raising to £15 when early bird tickets have sold out. If you are based in the UK or even happy enough to travel to the UK, the event should be a major addition to any Sonic fan’s calendar.

You can back the Sonic Fan Fest Kickstarter and secure your tickets by clicking here.

Unreal Being Ported to SEGA Saturn, First Demo Now Available

Tuesday, December 27th, 2022

Another fascinating homebrew development has come to light! XL2 and Corvusdeux are working on a port of Unreal to the SEGA Saturn and the work they’ve already done on it is nothing short of incredible.

The demo features 2 maps plus a bonus one and the most remarkable achievement is in the game’s draw distance. Unreal famously has some incredibly large map designs and the Saturn is managing to draw them with ease in this first release. You can check out gameplay footage via the embed below:

You can download the first demo of XL2 and Corvusdeak’s Unreal port by heading over to SEGA Xtreme. Click here to be taken there directly.

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