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The Origin of the Sega Dreamcast Info Website

My name is Comby Laurent, and I’m a Swiss collector with a special passion for SEGA, particularly the Dreamcast. I am dedicated to preserving video game history, guided by a simple philosophy:

« To share everything I own, publicly and for free »

Over the past fifteen years, this approach has allowed me to amass a vast collection, including items that are truly one-of-a-kind. Industry professionals have also shared with me rare, sometimes unpublished information, helping to document the History of video games. These valuable insights deserved to reach the widest audience possible. With this spirit of sharing, Sega Dreamcast Info was born and has gradually grown into a small virtual museum.

Today, the site archives nearly 300 video game prototypes—including Unreleased titles, primarily for the Dreamcast—as well as documents, press kits, Katana development kits, and source codes. It serves as a comprehensive database, cataloging and preserving these treasures for posterity.

« Contributions are always welcome, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch. »

All articles are published in both French and English. Texts are written in French first, then translated into English. While I strive for accuracy, some English translations may not be perfect, and I thank my English-speaking readers for their understanding.

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This page, dedicated to the history of Visual Concepts and its rivalry with EA, and enriched with developer testimonials, brings together Dreamcast prototypes and several articles. Around 20 betas—from Early to Debug, as well as Proof of Concept and Unreleased—cover the core of its DC games. Making-ofs and testimonials complement the examination of the builds for: Floigan Bros, NFL 2K1, NBA 2K1, Fantasy Prototype, NHL 2K, NCAA College Football 2K2, World Series Baseball 2K2, ToeJam & Earl III, Over The Top Soccer, and Ooga Booga.

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of Daytona USA 2001 on Dreamcast, I'm offering you a Japanese prototype of this SEGA hit. Its title screen and online mode are provisional, but most importantly, it contains previously unplayed music.

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As a belated celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of Skies of Arcadia on Dreamcast, I'm offering up a prototype of Overworks' RPG, which predates the final Japanese version by just four days. It includes a Debug Menu and a rough English translation.

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In the early 2000s, Quantic Dream was constantly communicating about Quark, one of the most coveted Dreamcast Unreleased titles, but there were still many grey areas surrounding it. This article, with testimonials from its developers, attempts to clear them up, providing additional information about it and new Artworks contextualizing it. Not to mention fax scans containing suggested ideas.

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The July 31, 2000 prototype of Jet Set Radio Dreamcast features a Debug Menu and Cheats that make it easier to explore Smilebit's game. Content exclusive to America was mid-development, with preliminary versions of Bantam Street and Grind Square. This build also provides a better understanding of the localization and translation process for a video game.

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This article dedicated to the birth of Quantic Dream functions as a homepage listing all the contributions written for this famous French development studio. You can read the Making-Of with testimonials from the people who designed them for the following games, sometimes accompanied by prototypes, Artworks and Game Design documents.

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A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of The Nomad Soul (Omikron) PC/Dreamcast/PlayStation 1, as told by the Quantic Dream team in charge of its development. A Dreamcast prototype and game design documents are available for download. Programming a game like this was no simple task, and the project was an ambitious one.

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The purchase of this official copy of Half-Life Dreamcast, with its user manual, inserts and label stuck on the souvenir disc, means that you can now print out, assemble and burn your own version of the game at home with original material, as if it had just come from the factory. The contents of the disc correspond to the May 23, 2001 prototype.

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25 years ago, Samba De Amgigo was released on Dreamcast, a memorable game in the console's history. To celebrate this anniversary, I offer you a prototype, a demo, of the game used at E3 2000. For a few days, the E3 was turned into a discotheque.

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