Half-Life on Dreamcast?

HomicidalBarber · Post by **HomicidalBarber** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:40 pm

I have seen pictures and heard about an unreleased version of Half-Life for Sega Dreamcast. Does anyone know about that? I have lately been trying homebrew games and other apps on my dreamcast for fun and I was curious. Thanks

-Tim

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:45 pm

It was scheduled to be released, but during production it was cancelled, for valve/gearbox (I don't know which company was making the DC verstion) saw a flaw in the DC (we all know the DC unfortunately failed) marketing thing, and just while at it. I don't know if there is a homebrew version of HL though

HomicidalBarber · Post by **HomicidalBarber** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:36 pm

Yeah the dreamcast pretty much failed, however I may have just found a ported version, I am burning it now.

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:39 pm

Which Port?

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:13 pm

Cant you optain the source and so compile it to work for a SH-4 cpu and be compatible with Windows CE (if you dont use DC linux, or the Dreamcast port NetBSD)? I know its more detailed then that (esspesally considering you'd be using a controller).

xxxeagle · Post by **xxxeagle** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:19 pm

Try looking at assemblergames.com they know a lot about unreleased rare games and systems, I am a member there and there is some cool stuff posted on that site they have a lot of dev stuff there too.

HomicidalBarber · Post by **HomicidalBarber** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:27 pm

Dude, I found the actual one that wasnt released...Im still trying to figure out why not? I mean, dreamcast was tons better than PSone and N64. Load times are a bit awful.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:31 pm

Yeah but if it was planned for release near or after 2000, no going to happen. The PS2 came out and pretty much put the final nail in the Dreamcast, well profitable marketing anyways.

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:00 pm

what do you mean cancelled? i have a copy of it sitting next to me right now....

its pretty fun but theres loading screen hell and you really need a keyboard and mouse to play it but i dont have those.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:39 pm

dragonhead wrote:i have a copy of it sitting next to me right now....

Where did you get it!!!

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:43 pm

dragonhead wrote:what do you mean cancelled? i have a copy of it sitting next to me right now....

its pretty fun but theres loading screen hell and you really need a keyboard and mouse to play it but i dont have those.

I thought It was released!

<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Dreamcast-DC-Half-L ... dZViewItem">
EEEEEEEEEEEBAY!</a>

wow i gotta buy this now ....

<Bic-edited due to very very long URL. Watch out for those next time, OK? >

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:44 pm

Woah! Guess what, it's burned!

thepeopleselbow7873 wrote:may not work on Dreamcast systems manufactured after October 2000 (check the bottom of the console for date of manufacture)

shelter pitfall · Post by **shelter pitfall** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:25 pm

Wasn't the story something like a copy was leaked and it had some bugs but it was still playable?

Reploid Ayla · Post by **Reploid Ayla** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:22 pm

i have it, it runs fairly decently for the most part.

only twitchy in very few parts

dragonhead · Post by **dragonhead** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 11:37 pm

i have a burned copy... but its got all the digi-sigs for sega and valve in the copyright file when i pop it into my pc