Derek Pascarella (ateam)
@derekpascarella.bsky.social
Automation engineer, retro-game hacker/reverse-engineer/translation patch developer, and lover of (almost) all things Italian and Japanese!
🔗 DreamcastForever.com
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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 🙂
I have many warm memories around this game, and listening to this episode was a real pleasure 🙂
It's been 25 years since the Sega Dreamcast's killer app #Shenmue made its voyage to Western shores. The DreamPod celebrates with Matt (@shenmuedojo.com) and KC (@thesegalounge.com). We discuss personal memories, the series’ legacy, and hopes for its future.
👉 www.buzzsprout.com/42610/episod...
👉 www.buzzsprout.com/42610/episod...
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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 🙂
I have many warm memories around this game, and listening to this episode was a real pleasure 🙂
Reposted by Derek Pascarella (ateam)
(1/3) NTSC-J VA1 Sega Saturn.
- Pretty clean! Minor scuffs.
- All capacitors replaced (main board and power supply).
- Fenrir Duo ODE (including mount kit and ribbon cables).
Make me an offer 🙂
- Pretty clean! Minor scuffs.
- All capacitors replaced (main board and power supply).
- Fenrir Duo ODE (including mount kit and ribbon cables).
Make me an offer 🙂
November 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
(1/3) NTSC-J VA1 Sega Saturn.
- Pretty clean! Minor scuffs.
- All capacitors replaced (main board and power supply).
- Fenrir Duo ODE (including mount kit and ribbon cables).
Make me an offer 🙂
- Pretty clean! Minor scuffs.
- All capacitors replaced (main board and power supply).
- Fenrir Duo ODE (including mount kit and ribbon cables).
Make me an offer 🙂
Enjoying Policenauts the way nature intended.
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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...)
• 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...)
November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
(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...)
• 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 😅
Until I can figure out how to model a nice clean trim piece, this will have to do for the PC-9821 Ap2.
I made it in grey at the suggestion of my buddy @derekpascarella.bsky.social whom I also made a set for. It sort of matches the logo color.
I made it in grey at the suggestion of my buddy @derekpascarella.bsky.social whom I also made a set for. It sort of matches the logo color.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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...
This fork restores the voice acting, script, and title screen from the English PSX version.
Other changes were made too...
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
(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...
This fork restores the voice acting, script, and title screen from the English PSX version.
Other changes were made too...
(1/3) NTSC-J VA1 Sega Saturn.
- Pretty clean! Minor scuffs.
- All capacitors replaced (main board and power supply).
- Fenrir Duo ODE (including mount kit and ribbon cables).
Make me an offer 🙂
- Pretty clean! Minor scuffs.
- All capacitors replaced (main board and power supply).
- Fenrir Duo ODE (including mount kit and ribbon cables).
Make me an offer 🙂
November 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
(1/3) NTSC-J VA1 Sega Saturn.
- Pretty clean! Minor scuffs.
- All capacitors replaced (main board and power supply).
- Fenrir Duo ODE (including mount kit and ribbon cables).
Make me an offer 🙂
- Pretty clean! Minor scuffs.
- All capacitors replaced (main board and power supply).
- Fenrir Duo ODE (including mount kit and ribbon cables).
Make me an offer 🙂
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 🙂
This is now fixed 🙂
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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 🙂
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.
Playtesters are hard at work, and I've finished what I hope will be all of the additional modifications required for the DC version.
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
(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.
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.
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.
Di Gi Charat Fantasy Excellent - English Translation (PC98) Added romhack.ing/database/con...
October 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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.
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...
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?
DOWNLOAD:
github.com/DerekPascare...
What's it do?
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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...
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?
DOWNLOAD:
github.com/DerekPascare...
What's it do?
October 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
(1/8) Presenting a simple little tool, Dreamcast Disc Image ID Changer...
DOWNLOAD:
github.com/DerekPascare...
What's it do?
DOWNLOAD:
github.com/DerekPascare...
What's it do?
I can always make wall space for stuff like this 😎
October 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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.
October 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
(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...
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...
October 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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...
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...
Reposted by Derek Pascarella (ateam)
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...
Oh, and Dream Disc ‘25 is officially happening! 🥳
More info: www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2025/10/drea...
Dream Disc '24 Compilation Goes up for Preorder! Dream Disc '25 also Announced!
www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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...
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!
October 9, 2025 at 4:43 PM
(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...
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...
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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...
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?
October 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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!
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!
Funny though, the box had a U.S. Border Patrol sticker wrapped around it informing me the parcel was opened to check for contraband!
September 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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!
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!
Funny though, the box had a U.S. Border Patrol sticker wrapped around it informing me the parcel was opened to check for contraband!
September 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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!
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... 😅
Chances of me coming across something undumped isn't likely, but there's always the possibility... 😅
September 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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... 😅
Chances of me coming across something undumped isn't likely, but there's always the possibility... 😅
It's an X68000 MIDI kinda' afternoon 😎
September 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's an X68000 MIDI kinda' afternoon 😎
Oh ye of little faith...
September 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Oh ye of little faith...