The Sega Dreamcast's VMU was a technological marvel in its day: a memory card with its own screen and control setup that hosted its own basic minigames. Well, one modder decided to take its ...

Since the Raspberry Pi range of boards first appeared back in 2012, we’ve seen them cleverly integrated into a host of inventive form factors. Today we bring you the latest offering in this space, ...

Did you know about the N64 Secret Screen? It’s not anything new to see peripherals get announced before being tossed aside. This was especially true for older consoles but one peripheral that was ...

The Dreamcast VMU was a curious piece of hardware. Part memory card, part low-end LCD gaming toy, its fate was sealed once SEGA abandoned the console platform on January 31, 2001. With a limited ...

Valve reminds me of Nintendo. The Seattle-based company isn’t afraid to utilise the revenue generated from its Steam storefront and games to explore other avenues that could benefit both developers ...

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As far as retro gaming consoles go, the Game Gear Micro, not "Mini", is probably one of the most peculiar ones out there. It might be the only one that can even be played on the go thanks to its ...

One intrepid Dreamcast Visual Memory Unit homebrew developer takes it upon themselves to bring Pokemon GO over to the device, with a VMU port of the title in the pipeline. Although Pokemon GO has ...

Editor’s note: I had no idea that the Dreamcast VMU played games. I’m surprised by the variety of these games. Sounds like Sega had a pretty good idea. Matt details his favorite VMU games for the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Obviously the VMU lacks both the graphical punch and processing power of today's smartphones, so ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Sega has launched a mysterious countdown website centered around something called "C-SMASH VRS," with the countdown set to expire on February 13 at 8 ...