Awesome!!! I would love to see more ports of PC games released between 1996 and 2002 (and which have source code linked on the internet) for our beloved Dreamcast. Examples: Aliens versus Predator 2, Dark Engine (Thief, Thief II, System Shock 2) or Dark Reign 2.
For those who want to know more about the original Postal (1997) game: https://www.mobygames.com/game/postal
I might pick it up. I still play my Dreamcast and I've never played Portal because I don't have a PC. I am wondering if they might also release Postal 2 on Dreamcast, especially if the Postal 1 release is successful.
Monday, February 14, 2022
[Image]Back in 2016 Postal developer Running With Scissors released the source code for their blood-soaked isometric shooter. Alongside this release, an appeal was made for a developer to step forward and create a Dreamcast port, should anyone be so inclined. Fast forward to December 2021 and a beta version of Postal for Dreamcast has now been released.Coming from developer Dan Redfield, with a little help from fellow Dreamcast developer Ian Michael and members of the Simulant Engine Discord and Dreamcast-Talk forum, Postal for Dreamcast is free to download and play on actual hardware...and it runs really well.[Image]Before booting this beta, I had never previously played Postal. I was familiar with the game's rather unsavory premise, reputation and legacy (and the fact that there's an Uwe Boll movie based on the franchise), but I was pretty much going in blind. What I discovered though, is a fairly playable isometric shooter with a definite leaning towards the 'mindless running around with the trigger held down' gameplay style. And gore. Lots of gore. And shooting. And explosions. [Image]The Dreamcast port, as stated, is a beta; and the intro does say to expect crashes, although I didn't experience any personally (I'm using a GDEMU enabled console with a DCHDMI fitted). Controls are well mapped to the Dreamcast controller and other than when the screen is absolutley filled with characters running around in terror (understandable, considering the nature of the game), there's hardly any noticeable slowdown or hitching. Here's some gameplay I grabbed while playing the first three levels (badly):Thanks to Dan Redfield and the other community members who contributed to yet another Dreamcast release. The full version of Postal for Dreamcast is pencilled in for an early 2022 release and we'll no doubt have a full review of the game once it lands.[Image]Dowload the Dreamcast Postal beta here, and be sure to follow both Dan Redfield on Twitter here and Running With Scissors on Twitter here.
"A Dreamcast port of Postal appears!"
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Awesome!!! I would love to see more ports of PC games released between 1996 and 2002 (and which have source code linked on the internet) for our beloved Dreamcast. Examples: Aliens versus Predator 2, Dark Engine (Thief, Thief II, System Shock 2) or Dark Reign 2.
For those who want to know more about the original Postal (1997) game: https://www.mobygames.com/game/postal
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
I might pick it up. I still play my Dreamcast and I've never played Portal because I don't have a PC. I am wondering if they might also release Postal 2 on Dreamcast, especially if the Postal 1 release is successful.
Monday, February 14, 2022