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I still play PSO. I play it weekly online with a small group of friends. It’s amazing that most of the old Dreamcast online services are still available by hac

I still play PSO. I play it weekly online with a small group of friends. It’s amazing that most of the old Dreamcast online services are still available by hacks and enthusiasts

KingOfCoders 4y ago
<3
namkt 4y ago
How exactly do you make the Dreamcast/PSO connect to one of these servers?
- causality0 4y ago
  Typically a raspberry pi running DreamPi
nanna 4y ago
So it's possible to connect to Phantasy Star Online's servers? Presumably they're no longer run by Sega.
- hnlmorg 4y ago
  There’s a couple of different servers ran by hobbyists. All free of charge (though I’d happily pay). There’s also servers for the GameCube and Xbox versions of PSO too.
AdmiralAsshat 4y ago
PSO unfortunately didn't have much of an endgame (all you can really do is glorified boss-rush mode), but I still got a couple extra years out of it circa 2007/2008 via the Blue Burst PC port with unofficial English translation. Nostalgia aside for using a genuine Dreamcast controller, Blue Burst brought some nice expansions and QoL additions. To boot, the guys who hosted the servers also brought back some of the "holiday" events and Japan-exclusive stuff that Sega used to host. Being able to run around with some of the staff-only skins (like Sonic/Tails/Knuckles) and a Sega Saturn MAG floating on my shoulder was fun, indeed!
- hnlmorg 4y ago
  PSO is an MMORPG (in fact first of its kind, at least on a console) so it’s not really about having an end goal but more about guilds going on quests together.
  - AdmiralAsshat 4y ago
    Eh...I think the term "MMORPG" is incorrect. It was clearly in the vein of the original Diablo (and they're not at all shy about admitting this).[0] Even though the lobbies may have been "massive", each local game-room was still capped to 4 players. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_Online#Concept https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_Online#Concept

I still play PSO. I play it weekly online with a small group of friends. It’s amazing that most of the old Dreamcast online services are still available by hacks and enthusiasts

KingOfCoders 4y ago

namkt 4y ago

How exactly do you make the Dreamcast/PSO connect to one of these servers?

causality0 4y ago
Typically a raspberry pi running DreamPi

nanna 4y ago

So it's possible to connect to Phantasy Star Online's servers? Presumably they're no longer run by Sega.

hnlmorg 4y ago
There’s a couple of different servers ran by hobbyists. All free of charge (though I’d happily pay). There’s also servers for the GameCube and Xbox versions of PSO too.

AdmiralAsshat 4y ago

PSO unfortunately didn't have much of an endgame (all you can really do is glorified boss-rush mode), but I still got a couple extra years out of it circa 2007/2008 via the Blue Burst PC port with unofficial English translation. Nostalgia aside for using a genuine Dreamcast controller, Blue Burst brought some nice expansions and QoL additions. To boot, the guys who hosted the servers also brought back some of the "holiday" events and Japan-exclusive stuff that Sega used to host. Being able to run around with some of the staff-only skins (like Sonic/Tails/Knuckles) and a Sega Saturn MAG floating on my shoulder was fun, indeed!

hnlmorg 4y ago
PSO is an MMORPG (in fact first of its kind, at least on a console) so it’s not really about having an end goal but more about guilds going on quests together.
- AdmiralAsshat 4y ago
  Eh...I think the term "MMORPG" is incorrect. It was clearly in the vein of the original Diablo (and they're not at all shy about admitting this).[0] Even though the lobbies may have been "massive", each local game-room was still capped to 4 players. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_Online#Concept https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_Online#Concept