First Official Dreamcast VN Fan Translation & Self-Booting PS1 Backups Possible?! - ModChat 106

A new episode for July 2023, but a whole lot of old console related news to talk about here! The Dreamcast ended up getting a big English fan translation patch, with this being the first fan translation for an officially released visual novel on the console! A couple years ago the PS Vita had the KyuHEN homebrew contest, but it looks like it returns in the form of FuHEN which I cover a bit of here. Although nothing has released on this, we take a look at a proof of concept showing full self-booting PS1 backups being possible. The oldest console covered seems to be some old 8-bit Atari computers, which I've never covered on here, but I'd say a homebrew DOOM port is worth covering for it! Insignia, the original Xbox Live replacement service, got a lovely article covering it from GameSpot which we briefly go over here. Finally, the talented Kaze Emanuar covers a place where you can get some of his work... Which is Walmart?

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Timestamps!

0:00 - Intro
1:44 - Dreamcast's First Official Visual Novel English Fan Translation!
8:11 - FuHEN PS Vita Homebrew Contest
10:35 - Self-Booting PS1 Backups?!
18:33 - Doom Ported to 8-Bit Atari
21:15 - Insignia GameSpot Article
24:17 - Kaze Emanuar's Work at Walmart?!

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Sources Cited (All Used With Fair Use In Mind)

Dreamcast's First Official Visual Novel English Fan Translation:
https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2023/06/nakoruru-gift-she-gave-me-samurai.html

FuHEN PS Vita Homebrew Contest:
https://fuhen.homebrew-contest.com/

Self-Booting PS1 Backups:
https://twitter.com/david4599_hex/status/1672341049786679296

Doom Ported to 8-Bit Atari:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/doom-has-now-been-ported-to-8-bit-atari.636025/
https://youtu.be/wGfXhZJqHbY

Insignia GameSpot Article:
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-og-xbox-live-is-back-from-the-dead-this-is-the-team-making-it-happen/1100-6515605/

Kaze Emanuar's Work at Walmart:
https://twitter.com/KazeEmanuar/status/1662621986932113408

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