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This week, Brian Costelloe is on The SEEGA..., I mean The SEGA Lounge! Since Spacies, as he's better known online tells us more about his time working for SEGA and his current love for streaming and interacting with other gamers online. Check out Brian's online presence: https://www.sincespacies.com/   Full show notes: https://www.thesegalounge.com/191-sincespacies   Theme song of The SEGA Lounge...

For the first time ever, The SEGA Lounge was broadcast LiVE on both RadioSEGA and Twitch. Friends of the show James "SkillJim" Brown and Lime Reversed join KC to comment on recent SEGA news and discuss the complicated matter of video game preservation, including the lost SEGA games they miss.   Full show notes: https://www.thesegalounge.com/190-gamepreservation   Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by O...

This week, we’re jumping into the world of virtual reality with Jörg Tittel (RapidEyeMovers) and Ryan Bousfield (Wolf & Wood), two of the people behind C-Smash VRS. This VR revival of SEGA's forgotten arcade and Dreamcast title Cosmic Smash is out now for PSVR2, and Jörg and Ryan tell us more about the development process, and what’s still in store for the game. They also play what was probabl...

A new game for the SEGA Saturn? Join us for a conversation with Gabriel Sansigolo, developer of Red Moon: Lost Days, an RPG/visual novel hybrid for SEGA's 32-bit console, and learn more about his passion for storytelling.   Download Red Moon: Lost Days: https://neuromage.itch.io/red-moon-lost-days Follow Gabriel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/G_Sansigolo   Full show notes: https://www.thesegaloun...

The multi-talented Noah N. Copeland, creator of the acclaimed fan game Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit, is here to tell us all about the origins, challenges, and future of this amazing project. Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit: https://stt16bit.wixsite.com/sonictripletrouble16 Follow Noah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoahNCopeland   Full show notes: https://www.thesegalounge.com/187-noahcopeland   Theme...

To celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog's 32nd anniversary, The SEGA Lounge aired LiVE on RadioSEGA for the first time in a really long time, with friends of the show LimeReversed and James "SkillJim" Brown back for games, awards, and more on this 2-hour special episode.   Full show notes: https://www.thesegalounge.com/186-sonic32nd   Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'name your pric...

This week, I’m joined once more by Andrew Dickinson, author of Dreamcast: Year Two. As the Kickstarter-backed book is getting to people's hands, I thought it made sense for Andrew to return and tell us how it all went down. Check out Andrew's previous appearance on the show: https://www.thesegalounge.com/122-andrew-dickinson-dreamcast-year-two/ Follow Andrew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oddment...

Five years after his last appearance on the show, Adam Sipione returns to The SEGA Lounge to discuss the arduous journey (pun intended) involved in completing his documentary about Shenmue. A Gamer's Journey: The Definitive History of Shenmue is a love letter to Yu Suzuki's series, and we get to know more about the process of putting it together. For more on this project listen to Adam's first app...

A true legend of the gaming industry, Steve Lycett, Development Director at Sumo Digital, joins KC for a chat about his work on iconic SEGA titles, such as OutRun 2, SEGA Superstars Tennis, or the ultimate love letter to the big blue, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.   Full show notes: https://www.thesegalounge.com/183-stevelycett   Theme song of The SEGA Lounge by OSC. You can buy it at 'nam...

Sonic Frontiers is six months old, which means it's time for us to take a long, hard look at the blue hedgehog's latest 3D outing. Is it fun? How's the story? Is it ultimately a good game? And what does it mean for the future of the franchise? KC sits down with friends of the show, LimeReversed, and James "SkillJim" Brown, to answer these questions. Follow Lime on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lime...

This week's guest is Kay Martinez, creator of Masterpieces: Jet Set Radio Future, a new documentary about SEGA's Xbox classic. What about the (Jet Set Radio) Future? Join us as they help us understand the concept of their love for the game.   Watch Masterpieces: Jet Set Radio Future on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8DNv8HEGLsQ Follow Kay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kayisthey Check out Kay's other...

Our guest this week is Italian SEGA fan, Alessandro Schiassi, who's been working on a remake of SEGA Rally Championship in Unreal Engine 5, called Over Jump Rally. From his memories as a young gamer to his current project, we cover it all on this week's episode. Check out Over Jump Rally: http://www.overjumprally.com Join the Discord server to access the demo: https://discord.com/invite/JeFNxm2m2M...

Ross Kilgariff, creator of new Dreamcast game, HarleQuest!, now on Kickstarter, comes to The SEGA Lounge to tell us more about the game and the inspiration behind it. Check out the Kickstarter project (ends on April 30th): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ross-codes/harlequest-a-new-3d-dungeon-crawler-for-the-sega-dreamcast Visit Ross' website: https://ross.codes/   Full show notes: https://ww...

This week's guest is none other than Elliot Kidner, Head of Video at SEGA of Europe, and a brilliant guest that I'm sure you'll fall in love with. Learn more about how he got into the gaming industry and ended up at SEGA. Follow Elliot on Twitter: https://twitter.com/elliotkidner   Download "NOW That's What I call Jim's Poetry Corner 2023": https://skilljim.bandcamp.com/album/now-thats-what-i-call...

Pete Gibbins is a long-time SEGA fan who wrote a book detailing his memories of games he enjoyed throughout his life - the school, the university, and the work years. My Life with SEGA is a different kind of book about SEGA; one which, if like me you're a SEGA kid, you owe it to yourself to read, because It's almost certain you had some of the same experiences detailed in its pages. Buy My Life wi...

KC is a big fan of The Consouls band so you get to know them better on this week's show. Gamra, bassist and co-founder of this amazing video game arrangements ensemble, is on The Lounge to open the book on their origins and their work. Follow The Consouls on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/theconsoulsband Visit their website: https://www.theconsouls.com/ Watch them on YouTube: https://www.youtube...

This week's guest is a true industry legend: Jon Hare, co-founder of Sensible Software, creators of such classics as Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder and Mega-Lo-Mania. He is also co-founder and CEO of Tower Studios, and currently working on Sociable Soccer. This is a very interesting and insightful interview with a man who's seen a lot of change in the industry, and not all of it good.   Full show...

This week, I’m joined by gsaurus, aka Gil Costa, developer of Streets of Rage 2: New Era. Listen on to get to know this software developer who dreams of getting his HD port of Streets of Rage 2 picked up by SEGA, and to find some interesting tidbits of information about the development process. Check out Streets of Rage 2: New Era: https://www.sor2newera.com/ Join the Discord server: https://disco...

In the second episode of the season, we take a look back at SEGA's year of 2022 from the lens of the community. KC invited some friends of the show to share their thoughts about last year in terms of SEGA games and more, as well as their hopes for 2023. Joining your host are: Brian Vines from The Saturn Junkyard and the Titancast podcast Dan 'the Mega' Driver of the SEGA Guys James Brown from Shen...

Welcome back to The SEGA Lounge! After a one-year hiatus, we are back with a new season but what better way to kick things off than to listen back to some of the highlights from the previous year of interviews? To donate to SpecialEffect during the GameBlast23 event, head over to https://thesegalounge.com/gameblast Full Team RadioSEGA schedule for GameBlast23 at https://tiltify.com/+team-radiosega...

Our season finale comes in the form of a conversation with friends about our shared love for Sonic the Hedgehog. The year the blue blur turned 30, it's time to look back at what made us fans of SEGA's mascot and what we expect from the speedy hedgehog in the future. Joining KC for this special episode are Twitch affiliate, LimeReversed, one half of the SEGAGUYS, Dan 'The Mega' Driver, and Lewis Cl...

This week we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of a series that's been synonymous with SEGA since its inception: ToeJam & Earl. I've invited some of our homies from the SEGA community to share their memories of these thirty years and their hopes for the future of the funky alien duo from Funkotron. There's lots of that and music. I mean it. Glorious music.   Full show notes: https://www.thesegal...

On this week's show, we welcome Tim Hugall, Steve Andrews and Sam Forrester, part of the Sega Mania team, who tell us all about their SEGA magazine; from how it started to what the future holds starting with the upcoming issue 4. Order all issues of Sega Mania on their website: https://www.sega-mania.com/ Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ManiaSega   Full show notes: https://www.thesegal...

Welcome back to The SEGA Lounge! This week, we welcome to the show Darren Doyle, of Greyfox Books, to discuss a new Mega Drive book currently being funded through Kickstarter: Mega Book Collection. The SEGA Lounge is proud to be an official endorser of this project. Support the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/greyfoxbooks/mega-book-collection Follow Greyfox Books on Twitter for u...

Joining KC this week is industry legend David Warhol, developer in the early days of Intellivision and founder of Realtime Associates, responsible for many games released on SEGA systems, including Bug! and its sequel, Bug Too! Mr. Warhol tells us many stories of his career in video games and even how RTA was, at one point, supposed to develop a 3D Sonic game for the Saturn. Realtime Associates we...