E3 and Mom’s Day in the same weekend…it’s crazy! Anyway, here was what else was going on at the show:
SegaWeb finally updated, as Internet connections went bust at the LA Convention Center, and they took a closer look at Sonic Square/Shuffle. Now, they think that the game is more than just a Mario Party rip-off they were claiming a couple days before.
Sega showed off many a few things at E3, including the DVD player prototype, the MP3 VMU player, and…Ulala. Space Channel 5 was the major game that Sega was showing off, and they did so via human Ulalas, and several stage shows. The Dreamcast Browser 2.0 was given away as well.
With all the great games that were shown, there were some disappointments. Eidos, creator of the Tomb Raider series, cancelled some DC projects, and Daytona USA 2, which was rumored to be shown behind closed doors, was not there at all. That didn’t mean there were not any other racers at the show–Sega GT and Metropolis Street Racer, both very good titles, were on display.
And finally, there was bleem! As you might know, bleem! was a PSX emulator for the PC. Now it’s coming to the Dreamcast. The display shown was a regular Playstation game on one side, and Bleemcast, the rumored name of the emulator on the other side. When comparing and contrasting the two side-by-side, one could easily tell that the PSX game running via Bleemcast had significant improvements visually. Look for the first batch of bleem! for the Dreamcast early this Summer.
And that’s it from me for today, but a special RealAudio News is coming up this week wrapping up all the details from E3, including all Sonic Team developments and a huge bit of Sega news.