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Birdcage of Horrorshttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/BirdcageOfHorrors-EnglishPatchDreamcast Birdcage of Horrors (グラウエンの鳥籠) is a horror/murder mystery film series produced and published by Sega in association with ASCII Entertainment & Communications. The series was described as an "iDra", or "Internet Drama", and took the form of six multimedia GD-ROM discs. While the format and structure of these discs is not technically MiL-CD, they do leverage Sega's own MiL-CD playback software.
The film series was available through the Dreamcast Direct online service and was uniquely presented in 365 one-minute episodes across each of the six discs. Each episode became accessible gradually over a year, from October 1st, 1999 to October 1st, 2000. Originally, viewers had to connect their Dreamcast to the internet daily and download special save files to their VMU to unlock new episodes. Additionally, each entry of Birdcage of Horrors was only available to those who completed the previous chapters. Additionally, a dedicated Birdcage of Horrors website was hosted by ASCII Entertainment & Communications where viewers could stream the series using Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, or QuickTime Player on their PC or Mac. Shortly after the final episode was released, the servers went offline. While there does exist a special VMU save file that allows viewers to watch the content on all six GD-ROMs, this English translation patch removes this requirement. Instead, all six discs now function as standalone pieces of software. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.2 Additional resources:
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Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001https://github.com/DerekPascarella/Capcomvs.SNK2-EnglishPatchDreamcast Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (カプコン バーサス エス・エヌ・ケイ 2 ミリオネア ファイティング 2001) is a 2D fighting game developed and published by Capcom as the direct sequel to Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro. It was released for SEGA NAOMI arcade hardware in 2001, with the American arcade release distributed by SEGA. It was subsequently ported to the SEGA Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 later in the year, with the Dreamcast never seeing an official Western release.
This crossover game features a host of characters across both Capcom and SNK fighting games, with an emphasis on their two flagship franchises, Street Fighter and The King of Fighters, respectively. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.1 Additional resources:
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Chaos Fieldhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/ChaosField-EnglishPatchDreamcast Chaos Field (カオスフィールド) is a SEGA NAOMI GD-ROM arcade and SEGA Dreamcast game developed by Able and Milestone Inc. in 2004. It was the first game by Milestone, and, like their other games, is a vertical shoot-'em-up. The game was only released in Japan, but eventually made it to the west after being ported to the Nintendo GameCube in the following year.
STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 Additional resources:
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Cool Cool Toonhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/CoolCoolToon-EnglishPatchDreamcast Cool Cool Toon (クルクルトゥーン) is a 2000 rhythm game by SNK for the SEGA Dreamcast released exclusively in Japan. Despite it being an SNK game, it is not (or at least not known to be) a port of an arcade game. It can link to a Neo Geo Pocket Color game, Cool Cool Jam through the Neo Geo Pocket/Dreamcast Setsuzoku Cable.
STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.1 Additional resources:
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Death Crimson 2: Altar of Melanitohttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/DeathCrimson2AltarofMelanito-EnglishPatchDreamcast Death Crimson 2: Meranito no Saidan (デスクリムゾン２ −メラニートの祭壇−) is a sequel to the original "Death Crimson" game on the SEGA Saturn. Unlike its predecessor, the sequel features a full story mode, fleshing out the backstory behind the game's numerous characters, while also introducing new ones.
It's important to note that "Death Crimson 2: Altar of Melanito" stands in stark contrast to "Death Crimson OX", which saw a Western release but completely stripped out the free-roaming story mode. Players can use either the standard Dreamcast controller or light gun during the shooting sections of the game. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 Additional resources:
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Love Hina: Surprise Engagementhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/LoveHinaSurpriseEngagement-EnglishPatchDreamcast Love Hina: Totsuzen no Engage Happening (ラブひな 突然のエンゲージ･ハプニング) is a Love-Simulator game based on the Love Hina franchise, developed and published by SEGA for the Dreamcast. It was released in Japan on September 28, 2000.
The story mode has nine chapters: Naru's Story, Mutsumi's Story, Motoko's Story, Kitsune's Story, Suu's Story, Shinobu's Story, Muzuho's Story, Bonus Story and Omake (Extra). The extra chapter can only be unlocked by receiving a 100% score on all other chapters. STATUS: In Progress ◷ LATEST VERSION: N/A |
Nakoruru: The Gift She Gave Mehttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/NakoruruTheGiftSheGaveMe-EnglishPatchDreamcast Nakoruru: Anohito Kara no Okurimono (ナコルル 〜あのひとからのおくりもの〜) is a visual novel for the SEGA Dreamcast. It is a spinoff from SNK's Samurai Shodown series.
The game's story is told from the perspective of seven-year-old Mikato, an orphan who is taken in by the people of the snowy village of Kamui Kotan. She is selected by the village's chief, Outada, to serve as assistant to the shrine maiden Nakoruru, somebody the people of Kamui Kotan admire for her strength, dependability, and outward positivity. Mikato soon realizes, however, that deep down, Nakoruru is harboring an intense sorrow... STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.2 Additional resources:
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Typing Project Advancedhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/NeonGenesisEvangelionTypingProjectAdvanced-EnglishPatchDreamcast Shinseiki Evangelion: Typing Hokan Keikaku (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン タイピング補完計画) is a game for the SEGA Dreamcast which uses the Dreamcast Keyboard. Its gameplay resembles the likes of The Typing of the Dead.
STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 Additional resources:
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Typing Project Ehttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/NeonGenesisEvangelionTypingProjectE-EnglishPatchDreamcast Shinseiki Evangelion: Typing E-Keikaku (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン タイピング－Ｅ計画) is a game for the SEGA Dreamcast which uses the Dreamcast Keyboard. Its gameplay resembles the likes of The Typing of the Dead.
STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 2.0 Additional resources:
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Puyo Pop Feverhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/PuyoPopFever-EnglishPatchDreamcast Puyo Puyo Fever (ぷよぷよフィーバー, Puyopuyo Fība), known in English versions as Puyo Pop Fever was the first Puyo Puyo game in the Fever series. The first version was developed for the SEGA Dreamcast-based NAOMI arcade hardware by Sonic Team, and the game was ported to a wide variety of then-contemporary platforms. SEGA published all versions in Japan, while some of the versions were published internationally by other companies: SEGA of America published the North American GameCube version, Atlus published the North American Nintendo DS version, SEGA of Europe published the European GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox versions, and THQ published the European Game Boy Advance version. The PlayStation Portable version was listed for a U.S. release, but the release never occurred.
This game is followed up by a direct sequel, Puyo Puyo Fever 2. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 Additional resources: |
Rainbow Cottonhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/RainbowCotton-EnglishPatchDreamcast Rainbow Cotton (レインボーコットン) is an entry in the Cotton series of shooters. It was released for the SEGA Dreamcast. Like the earlier Panorama Cotton it is played from a third-person perspective.
STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 Additional resources:
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Sakura Wars: Columns 2https://github.com/DerekPascarella/SakuraWarsColumns2-EnglishPatchDreamcast Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (花組対戦コラムス2) is the direct sequel to Hanagumi Taisen Columns. It was released exclusively for the SEGA Dreamcast in Japan in 2000.
STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.2 Additional resources:
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Super Puzzle Fighter 2Xhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/SuperPuzzleFighter2X-EnglishPatchDreamcast Super Puzzle Fighter 2X is a tile-matching puzzle video game released in 1996 for the CP System II (CPS2) arcade board by Capcom and its Capcom Coin-Op division. The game's title is a play on Super Street Fighter II Turbo (called Super Street Fighter II X in Japan), as there were no other Puzzle Fighter games at the time, and the game includes music and interface elements spoofing the Street Fighter Alpha and Darkstalkers games. It was a response to SEGA's Puyo Puyo 2 that had been sweeping the Japanese arcade scene.
The Dreamcast version of the game adds three separate modes: X-Mode, Y-Mode, and Z-Mode. Whereas X-mode is the original version of the core game, Y-Mode and Z-Mode have more drastic gameplay changes. Y-Mode makes the gems break as soon as three or more are aligned in a row, column, or diagonally, like in Columns, whereas Z-mode makes lines of gems rise up from the bottom of the screen, and the player controls a 2x2 square cursor, with which they rotate already-placed pieces, similarly to Tetris Attack. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 Additional resources: |
Taxi 2: The Gamehttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/Taxi2TheGame-EnglishPatchDreamcast Taxi 2: Le Jeu (Taxi 2: The Game) is a racing game developed by Blue Sphere for the SEGA Dreamcast based on the French film Taxi 2. It is notable for being the only Dreamcast game exclusive to France, and the only SEGA game for that matter (aside from localised versions). The game was also released for the PlayStation and PC.
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Trizealhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/Trizeal-EnglishPatchDreamcast Trizeal (トライジール) is a sci-fi vertical-scrolling shooter directly ported from its arcade incarnation.
Using polygonal graphics, but retaining a completely 2D gameplay, Trizeal puts you in command of two tiny starfighter as you attempt to clear several stages filled with enemy ships and creatures gunning for you. The player's ship is able to morph into three distinct configurations, each with their own speed and armor as well as unique weapon system (basic machine gun, homing missiles, and laser), by picking up power-ups you can upgrade each form and increase its abilities and the point of the game is to keep your ship balanced enough to survive in all situations. Features a unique Bonus mode with additional stages not included in the arcade original, and two-player cooperative gameplay. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 Additional resources: |
Virtua Cop 2https://github.com/DerekPascarella/VirtuaCop2-EnglishPatchDreamcast Virtua Cop 2 (バーチャコップ２) is a light gun Sega Model 2A CRX game, released in 1995 and developed internally at Sega by their AM2 studio. It was ported to home systems on the Sega Saturn in 1996. It was released in PC in 1997 and Sega Dreamcast in 2000. It was later bundled with Virtua Cop in Virtua Cop: Elite Edition for PlayStation 2 in 2002.
This game was known as Virtua Squad 2 for the North American PC release. It was succeeded by Virtua Cop 3. Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on Virtua Cop 2 arcade machines on March 31, 2017. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 Additional resources:
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Grauen no Torikago (Birdcage of Horrors)https://github.com/DerekPascarella/GrauenNoTorikago-RestorationPatchDreamcast Restoration patches for all six discs of the multimedida discs Grauen no Torikago (グラウエンの鳥籠) on the Sega Dreamcast. Originally, players were required to access a special website on their console in order to unlock sections of the story.
Grauen no Torikago (Birdcage of Horrors) is a horror/murder mystery film series produced and published by Sega and took the form of six multimedia GD-ROM discs. While the format and structure of these discs is not technically MiL-CD, they do leverage Sega's own MiL-CD playback software. The film series was available exclusively through the Dreamcast Direct online service and was uniquely presented in 365 one-minute episodes across each of the six discs. Each episode became accessible gradually over a year, from October 1st, 1999 to October 1st, 2000. Originally, viewers had to connect their Dreamcast to the internet daily and download special save files to their VMU to unlock new episodes. Additionally, each entry of Grauen no Torikago was only available to those who completed the previous chapters. Shortly after the final episode was released, the servers went offline. Until now, to watch the entire series, one was required to use a special VMU save file or extract the videos from the disc image itself for external playback. By applying these patches to all six discs, one can experience them in their entirety without any special save file or without the need for anyone to magically restore the now long-dead servers that had previously been used to unlock video content. While these patches currently do nothing to translate any of the video content (i.e., add subtitles), such may be tackled in a future project. STATUS: Complete ✓ |
Pop'n Music "Append Discs" 3 and 4https://github.com/DerekPascarella/PopnMusicAppendDiscs-StandalonePatchDreamcast
Patches that allow "Append Discs" 3 and 4 to boot as standalone games, rather than requiring they be launched first with Pop'n Music 2.
Pop'n Music (ポップンミュージック) is a rhythm game for the SEGA Dreamcast. It is designed to be used with the Pop'n Music Controller. The arcade version was released internationally, but all of the ports were only released in Japan. It stands as one of the many titles in Konami's long-running rhythm game franchise. Notes scroll toward the bottom of the screen along nine tracks, and the player must tap the correct buttons in time with the music to play along. Play well, and the "groove meter" increases, but play poorly and it will drop. If the groove meter is high enough at the end of the song, the player can move on to the next song. Unlike most of Konami's Bemani series, the Pop'n Music interface is not designed to represent any actual musical instrument. Instead, it uses nine buttons, each three-and-a-half-inches in diameter, laid out in two rows (since the location test of Wonderland, a multitouch panel is added). Five buttons are the bottom row, the other four being the top. Like in most Bemani games, color-coded notes (in this game called "Pop-kun" [ポップ君] and anthropomorphized with faces) fall from the top of the screen in nine columns that correspond to the buttons. When a note reaches the red line at the bottom of the screen, the player presses the button or tap the panel, which triggers a sound within the song. STATUS: Complete ✓ |
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Alltynexhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/Alltynex-EnglishPatchFMTowns Alltynex was originally distributed for hard-drive installation on 486 FM Towns computers. However, a self-booting CD-ROM disc image was compiled by Anna Wu. Due to this custom disc image's use of TOWNS OS V2.1 L51, the consolized FM Towns Marty was unable to boot it.
Given the Marty includes a 386 CPU, this is seen largely as a non-issue, as Alltynex requires a 486 CPU for full-speed gameplay. However, a new version of this self-booting disc image was created for this patch, using TOWNS OS V2.1 L40, so that it can be used on the Marty, even with slowdown. This also future-proofs this patch should future modifications to the Marty allow for a sensible CPU upgrade. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.1 CONSOLE: FM Towns / FM Towns Marty |
Jung Rhythmhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/JungRhythm-EnglishPatchSaturn
Jung Rhythm (じゃんぐリズム) is a rhythm game for the SEGA Saturn, often compared to PaRappa the Rapper for some of its similarities, although according to records, both games were in development simultaneously.
The player takes the role of Vanilla Essence, a young girl who dreams of being a star. The story follows her quest from eating breakfast through to a duet with her favorite superstar, the earth-loving rocker, Chorking! The gameplay itself takes the form of call-and-response dance and song duets with various characters, where the other characters will sing a line and the player is asked to repeat it. Lyrics appear at the top of the screen, while input prompts appear in the first of a pair of bars along the bottom of the screen as they sing. Ad-libbed inputs are also permitted, and there are specific ad-lib segments. Vanilla Essence's performance is then graded in five categories and given an overall score. If players score high enough, they're allowed to continue to the next story segment. Between story segments there is a short full-motion video cutscene connecting the dots. The game additionally includes a practice mode, as well as a two-player "BATTLE" mode, where players can compare their skills. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 CONSOLE: SEGA Saturn |
Metal & Lacehttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/MetalAndLace-EnglishPatchFMTowns Ningyou Tsukai (人形使い) has players assume the role of Rika, a young girl obsessed with developing high-tech remote-controlled robots, known as Silhouettes. When she and her mother stumble upon an online ad for an underground fighting tournament, her mother quickly decides that Rika and her Silhouette Mimi must compete (and win) in order to pay off the tremendous debts that her daughter's hobby has incurred.
What follows is a battle between Rika and six other girls, all of whom wield their own mechanical fighters. The player completes the game after successfully defeating all six opponents, resulting in a scene where Mimi's mother decides that her daughter must now move on to an even bigger tournament with even bigger prize winnings. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 0.91 CONSOLE: FM Towns / FM Towns Marty |
Rabbithttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/Rabbit-EnglishPatchSaturn/ Rabbit (羅媚斗) is a 2D fighting game with cartoonish and colorful graphics. The game features eight playable characters: Wu-ling (rabbit), Tien-ren (hawk), Egith (ox), Hou-en (wolf), Ja-koh (snake), Yu-lan (fox), Rex (tiger), and Eddy (wild boar). Each character has a special animal spirit that aids them during combat, accompanied by a spirit bar indicating when the player can use each unique special attack.
Once the player has chosen their hero, they must defeat all eight opponents, including the final boss Zao-long. In addition to the home port on the SEGA Saturn, Rabbit also saw an arcade release. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 1.0 CONSOLE: SEGA Saturn |
Team Innocent: The Point of No Return - G.C.P.O.SShttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/TeamInnocent-EnglishPatchPCFX Team Innocent: The Point of No Return - G.C.P.O.SS (チーム・イノセント ～ザ・ポイント・オブ・ノー・リターン～) plunges players into a futuristic saga of mystery and survival. The story begins with the Galactic Police uncovering a horrifying secret: a rogue scientist, Cronus, has been conducting forbidden genetic experiments on humans. In a daring rescue, the police chief saves three young girls, each marked by the results of these experiments.
Fifteen years later, those girls - Saki, Lilis, and Ariel - have grown into determined young women, now serving the Galactic Police. Haunted by their past, they embark on a perilous quest to uncover the truth behind their origins and Cronus's sinister experiments. Their journey unfolds across three life-threatening missions, each more dangerous than the last. Success is uncertain, and survival is far from guaranteed... Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 0.9.1 CONSOLE: NEC PC-FX |
Temptationhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/Temptation-EnglishPatchFMTowns Yuuwaku (誘惑) puts the player in the shoes of private eye Kyo Saeki, a former police detective who's left the force to go into business for himself. The detective is a big fan of video games, and loves spending time at the local arcade (called "Spot 31") practicing his skills in the latest fighting games. He's also got a weakness for life's vices, such as drinking, smoking, gambling, and of course, women.
One day, a young woman visits his office requesting that he take on her case. The crime? A painting belonging to her late father has gone missing, likely stolen by her step-mother. The hero must solve his client's family mystery by gleaning clues through romantic encounters with women in town. STATUS: Complete ✓ LATEST VERSION: 0.91 CONSOLE: FM Towns / FM Towns Marty |
Gambler - Queen's Cuphttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/GamblerQueensCup-EnglishPatchFMTowns Gambler - Queen's Cup (ギャンブラー) lets players see the world through the eyes of Mr. Takagi, an avid sports better fixated on horse races. One day, a realization dawns on him. The epiphany? He needs to settle down and find true love.
Until that moment, Mr. Takagi had only seen women as useful for one-night stands, and little else. In fact, anything that got in the way of his love for the ponies (including women) had been nothing more than a nuisance, and something standing in the way of his next big bet. It's now time for him to make his biggest (and riskiest) gamble yet: choosing the woman of his dreams! STATUS: In Progress ◷ LATEST VERSION: N/A CONSOLE: FM Towns / FM Towns Marty |
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Nighthttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/CastlevaniaSymphonyoftheNight-8BitDoDIYKitPatchSaturn A patch to change the map display button combination in the "v1.1 Ultimate" English translation patch of "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night" so that it functions with the 8BitDo DIY Controller Kit for the SEGA Saturn.
Note that this patch is meant to be applied to the v1.1 Ultimate patch in order to change the button combination used to display the in-game map. By default, the original patch uses Up+Start as the shortcut, which is unfortunately a reserved hotkey on the 8BitDo DIY SEGA Saturn controller kit. After applying this fix, the combination Left+Start is now used as the map shortcut. Please understand that Down+Start was considered as the logical alternative, however although undocumented, this is a reserved hotkey on the kit as well. STATUS: Complete ✓ CONSOLE: SEGA Saturn |
Cyber Speedwayhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/CyberSpeedway-JapaneseSoundtrackPatchSaturn A patch to restore the Japanese soundtrack on the NTSC-U version of the Sega Saturn game "Cyber Speedway".
This patch restores the soundtrack composed by Kouji Hayama from the original Japanese version of the game (entitled "Gran Chaser"). The official North American release replaced Hayama's music with works by the band Bygone Dogs. Note that the PAL release used the original soundtrack from Hayama, but is heavily optimized for 50hz. When played at 60hz, the bottom portion of the screen is cut off. Additionally, there may be other issues when playing the PAL version at 60hz, though they aren't documented. STATUS: Complete ✓ CONSOLE: SEGA Saturn |
Genocide Squaredhttps://github.com/DerekPascarella/GenocideSquared-ColorPatchFMTownsMarty A patch to correct color palette corruption when playing Genocide Squared on the FM Towns Marty, leveraging TOWNS OS V2.1 L40.
Genocide Squared is a side-scrolling action game featuring a 12m mech charging through a number of locations wielding a laser sword. It was originally released in 1991 for the Sharp X68000 with the subtitle "Master of the Dark Communion", and was later ported to the Super Famicom in 1994 with the prefix "G2" (thought to be a reference to the Terminator 2 movie, colloquially known as T2). It is the sequel to Genocide, which was also released first on the Sharp X68000 and later received a PC Engine CD-ROM conversion. STATUS: Complete ✓ CONSOLE: FM Towns Marty |