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Best way to play Seaman today?
- Thread starter DongBeetle
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It only ever came out on Dreamcast (outside Japan) so you don't exactly have options.
You need a Dreamcast, the mic, and the game. Cheapest video option of good quality is to just use a CRT.
You need a Dreamcast, the mic, and the game. Cheapest video option of good quality is to just use a CRT.
Because Seaman remains a uniquely immersive gaming experience that I wish had continued in a form accessible to Western audiences past the death of the Dreamcast.
Great question, OP! Hoping someone has solitions other than getting together all the old hardware.
I love Seaman OP, and when I got my Dreamcast set up in the bedroom going I knew Seaman had to be part of the show. I wish I had better news, but I had to pick up a mic and the game off eBay, and the folks selling appliances for Dreamcast on there are pretty much just vultures, but they're still out there. The game supports VGA for a clean 480p signal by the way, but you'll wanna pick up a VGA box if you go that route. Best of luck OP!
Years ago I bought a DC used and Seaman, just so I could play it. It intrigued me and reading about it and watching videos wasn't enough to satiate my gameplay desires. OP, I fully support your endeavor to play this relic.
This seems like one of those games that is just lost to time because of the hardware. Same for Hey You Pikachu. I don't believe anyone has really cracked making these games emulatable or playable with microphone support.
I remember seeing a project to emulate/improve Hey You Pikachu's speech parsing capabilities a long time ago, but I don't know if it ever got off the ground.
EDIT: Not sure if this helps you with Seaman at all, but it looks like someone has actually created a solution for Hey You Pikachu. I'd imagine that game probably got a lot more support from the emulation scene because of the Pokemon connection.
I remember seeing a project to emulate/improve Hey You Pikachu's speech parsing capabilities a long time ago, but I don't know if it ever got off the ground.
EDIT: Not sure if this helps you with Seaman at all, but it looks like someone has actually created a solution for Hey You Pikachu. I'd imagine that game probably got a lot more support from the emulation scene because of the Pokemon connection.
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It works in Demul with microphone support and everything:
Since i saw it mentioned above Hey You Pikachu can be fully emulated as well btw so emulation saves the day again and preserves obscure games for the future.
Since i saw it mentioned above Hey You Pikachu can be fully emulated as well btw so emulation saves the day again and preserves obscure games for the future.
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