When it released last March, just before the planet fell apart, Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash! was an impeccably timed throwback to the medium’s finest and most fleeting bliss point. Years and decades pass without the opportunity to appreciate a signature Dreamcast game in a modern skin, and Space Channel 5 VR was allowed to capture that precise moment in time. For a hefty price,...[Read More]
It is impossible to look back at the Dreamcast and not think about Space Channel 5. Sega’s final console was a momentary blip on gaming’s timeline, but Sega’s wild last-ditch creativity connected the Dreamcast to color-soaked games like Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Samba de Amigo, Rez, and Space Channel 5. There weren’t blockbusters, but rather idiosyncratic oddities beloved ...[Read More]