To add to that, one of my other favorite things is having beautiful cover art for all of my video game OSTs, now gracing my SD card with their presence 🙂

Love seeing stuff like this!

I've added two neat things to the card manager, which will be included in the future v1.1 release of my new openMenu bundle. • Virtual folder intelligent drop-down. • Folder batch rename/move. This should make virtual folder management a bit easier!

Well, it's the day after release and already I've got two minor bug fixes and FOUR ENHANCEMENTS! github.com/DerekPascare... If you want to be updated via email whenever things like this get posted, click the "Watch" button on the top right of the GitHub repository.

One of my favorite things about my new openMenu build is that I can finally justify including all eight official MiL-CDs on my GDEMU SD card and not worry about cluttering up the game list!

(1/2) It's with tremendous pride that I'm releasing my new version of openMenu and the accompany card manager software, bringing virtual folders/subfolders to the GDEMU for the very first time (and more)! Download: github.com/DerekPascare... Video tutorial: youtu.be/YZtgtykCnM4

I think this is the final tweak I'm making before writing all the documentation, recording the tutorial video, and releasing. No longer are we restricted to the silly 39 character limit for game titles (or folder names). I've now implemented a 256 character limit, along with a marquee effect!

I lied... no separate tool will be needed to achieve virtual folders with GDEMU+openMenu. Instead, a special all-in-one package of the card manager software will be released that allows users to define folder paths just like you see in this screenshot!

(1/4) Okay, I've just wrapped up writing the first iteration of the virtual folder management utility. Like I said, one day this might all be part of a unified process with GDMENU Card Manager (same goes for artwork/metadata management), but for now, a separate tool is required.

There'll be a customizable theme format available for users of my virtual folder version of openMenu. That said, this is the work-in-progress default theme it'll ship with, both as an example for others building their own themes, as well as for those who want a nice clean UI.

(1/2) It's still a work in progress, but here's a look at my new virtual folder support for openMenu on the SEGA Dreamcast! The lack of a folder-like hierarchy structure with GDEMU menu software has been a shortcoming for ages, and I'm setting out to fix it 😎

A very happy new year to everyone! 🥂

Yesterday I added a few nice little updates to GDEMU's openMenu. Check my replies on the post below to see more, including a download link.

I always felt openMenu needed to report the current GDEMU firmware version like the old gdMenu does, so I added it! The pull request is here: github.com/sbstnc/openm... ...and those interested in using this version right now can grab it from here: dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewto...

How it feels sometimes.

(1/5) While working on the English translation patch for Dreamcast's "Love Hina: Surprise Engagement", I got the idea to implement a cheat mode. See, the game has branching paths and different outcomes, but not based on player choices, but random chance of a roulette wheel spin!

I got some fun Back to the Future and FLCL stocking stuffers this Christmas!

An English translation patch for "Macross M3" on the SEGA Dreamcast was released yesterday. Check it out! www.reddit.com/gallery/1puu...

As my friends and I continue to work on the English translation patch for "Love Hina: Surprise Engagement" on the Dreamcast, I decided to buy myself a "little" Christmas gift. Look at how ridiculously gigantic this special edition box is! The regular disc is pictured for scale.

I'm wishing all of you who celebrate a very, very Merry Christmas!

(1/8) And now there are two visual novels in English on the SEGA Dreamcast... Announcing my English translation patch release of "Di Gi Charat Fantasy", ported from @GGopicolo's PlayStation 2 patch. DOWNLOAD: github.com/DerekPascare...

(1/3) I started my "Love Hina: Surprise Engagement" translation patch project back in June of 2023. At long last, I feel I've got a team together that will help get it over the finish line! Graphics are still in the very early stages, but today I added a brand-new "Bonus Mode".

(1/2) I've been having so much fun tinkering around with my new-to-me PC-98 these past few weeks! Here's a utility called "SCSI Drive Info". If you know why having all these details in one easy-to-read place is useful, then you know 😂

SEGA sold these hoodies on Amazon a couple years ago. I'm not sure if you can still find them anywhere, but I'm so glad I managed to snag one! It's one of my favorite sweaters this time of year ❄️

Love this shirt...

To all of my fellow Americans, I'm wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving this year. May you be spending it with those you love, and may you take today to reflect on all of the things for which you can be grateful 🙂

Another fantastic installment of the world's greatest Dreamcast podcast, this time celebrating one of its most iconic games! I have many warm memories around this game, and listening to this episode was a real pleasure 🙂

Enjoying Policenauts the way nature intended.

(1/3) My PC-98 build saga is complete (for now)... • Custom dual Gotek floppy emulator kit from @ompearetro.com • Buffalo IFC-NN C-BUS SCSI card • PC-9821A-E10 A-MATE card • PC-CD60F CD-ROM drive • Ethy1ene's joypad C-BUS card • Roland MPU-PC98ⅡC-BUS MIDI card (READ ON...)

My friend OMP single-handedly saved me from a terrible Derek solution 😅

(1/2) A new "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night" patch for SEGA Saturn (based on Meduza Team's v1.1 "Ultimate" patch) has been released. This fork restores the voice acting, script, and title screen from the English PSX version. Other changes were made too...

Oh, and here's one more! Like so many Japanese games, video initialization is broken if using RGB with a PAL console. This is now fixed 🙂

(1/9) The porting of Gopicolo's English translation patch for "Di Gi Charat Fantasy" from the PlayStation 2 to the Dreamcast is fully underway! Playtesters are hard at work, and I've finished what I hope will be all of the additional modifications required for the DC version.

I've been working to port this translation patch to the Dreamcast. If you're serious about playtesting a VN/ADV game end-to-end and reporting issues, I'd love to hear from you 🙂 PS: When I say serious, I really mean it. Sending out pre-release builds to people who won't see it through is very bad.

Pushed a small v1.1 update this morning to address some issues with status message output. Also, Dreamcast Disc Image ID Changer is now linked for download from the official VM2 product page! www.dreammods.net/store/p6/VM2...

(1/8) Presenting a simple little tool, Dreamcast Disc Image ID Changer... DOWNLOAD: github.com/DerekPascare... What's it do?

I can always make wall space for stuff like this 😎

(1/2) And here's the incredible ArdSCSino Plus using this same method. What's so incredible about it? Like the ZuluSCSI Blaster, this SCSI emulator supports CD-DA playback with CD-ROM disc images! Unlike the ZuluSCSI Blaster, however, the ArdSCSino Plus exposes a simple 3.5mm audio jack.

The user Vague Rant just shared a patch for "Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!" on the SEGA Dreamcast to fix its awful analog controls once and for all! I gave it a quick test on real hardware and boy oh boy, is it a massive improvement. DOWNLOAD www.dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewto...

The Dream Disc ‘24 Dreamcast Game Jam was an absolute blast. Now you can own the official demo disc, featuring the top 10 jam entries. Just pay postage! 💿 Oh, and Dream Disc ‘25 is officially happening! 🥳 More info: www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2025/10/drea...

(1/3) Using the amazing Boot Loader from CaptainYS (author of the Tsugaru emulator), FM Towns owners can leverage external SCSI CD-ROM drives (or CDDA-capable SCSI ODEs like ArdSCSino Blaster and ZuluSCSI Plus) to enjoy *some* software, even when their internal CD-ROM drive is dead!

Weirdly, the PAL and NTSC-U versions of "Bangai-O" had their brightness turned down, something fans have lamented for years. Now, thanks to Vague Rant, you can enjoy the correct colors with the PAL, NTSC-U, and even VGA-patched NTSC-U versions! DOWNLOAD segaxtreme.net/resources/ba...

Spotted on my drive this morning. If I ever need electrical work done, I basically have to call these guys… don't I?

Very interesting... Disc 1 of the first movie refuses to play on any model of Saturn VCD card that I own. I've tried physical disc as well as via ODE. Meanwhile, it plays fine on computer and standalone VCD player hardware. I'm going to try reauthoring the disc if possible!

The "Infernal Affairs" trilogy on VCD just arrived! These are subbed in English and will be uploaded to my repo later today. Funny though, the box had a U.S. Border Patrol sticker wrapped around it informing me the parcel was opened to check for contraband!

Finally got a Greaseweazle, and now I can dump FM Towns floppies! Chances of me coming across something undumped isn't likely, but there's always the possibility... 😅

It's an X68000 MIDI kinda' afternoon 😎

Oh ye of little faith...