See what the Sega Dreamcast VMU can do! VMU Mini-Games, Apps and Hardware Review.
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2017
- What can the Sega Dreamcast VMU do? It's a Micro videogame console, memory card and 2nd-screen for gaming right on the controller.
Check the article to see a game you could play just using the Dreamcast VMU.
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The Sega Dreamcast VMU had a bunch of mini-games worth checking out. And a bunch that weren’t. Some clear stand outs from Sega themselves include the trio of mini-games available in Zombie Revenge, the Chao Adventure games available through the Sonic Adventure titles and again, another trio of mini-games available through Power Stone. - Zábava
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Imagine a kid who wanted to stay up past their bedtime in the 1999-2000 era and owned a Sega Dreamcast. He lies down awake until his parents are asleep and plays his games in mute volume on his TV. Until one day his VMU dies and he doesn't know it. He boots up the Dreamcast at 1 AM and wakes up his parents with the BEEP from the VMU. I feel bad for him.
I can't imagine that I'm very much getting my dreamcast tomorrow it's been delivered toady from Mankato mn
Lmao best comment lol 😅 I was horrible I remember one Christmas I new I had the snes a link to the past and I snuck it out of its package and played the shit out of it when my parents went to bed there was a couple times I almost got caught but I was very sneaky and I put it back under the tree each night they never knew 😅
I bought the system recently before the resident evil 3 remake comes out I wanted to play the original re3 and this is the best console to play it on ! I have a special HD converter box it looks nice but not as nice as the PC gamcube emulator / HD crisp filter someone filtered re3 on a gamecube version
. It's gorgeous but I love the dreamcast
"Well of course I know him, he's me!"
@@dustmite31able i love hearing the stories of cheating the parents to play video games behind their backs without getting caught loool
I loved my vmu, remember playing the chao game from the sonic adventure game on mine. Great vid as always.
I was very surprised just how funny that mini-game was, haha, got a few legit chuckles. Thanks for tuning in!
Leftover Culture Review no problem, the vmu was cool, bit ahead of its time, shame that it never really caught on.
I was trying to back this claim up... But it might also be one of the first examples of a 2nd Screen for gaming. Didn't want to make such a lofty claim in the video, but certainly ahead of its time.
Leftover Culture Review yeah and i cant think of another console with a feature like this before it.
SEGA was always the most innovative gaming company.
Too bad they're no longer applying their fresh ideas towards hardware.
I remember the VMU working with sega arcades systems to transfer data as well
As someone who only played on a friends Dreamcast, it's nice to get more of an insight on the VMU's as I had seen them mentioned in other dreamcast videos.
Yeah, I've neglected mine as well, this is one of those videos that kept getting bigger and bigger. SO much to cover, haha. Thanks for sticking around man!
You can buy battery rechargers for those button cell batteries, but it always annoyed me that Sega never implemented a recharge system on it when you play the dreamcast. It's the exact same technology they did for the Saturn's internal battery, so why not this?
It's a cool idea, but these batteries are thankfully cheap as chips off eBay. If we went back to the year 2000 and I had to ask my mum for new 2032's every week, I'd probably opt rechargeable then :P Thanks for tuning in man!
Larry Bundy Jr looks like I might have to try and modify some controlers to see if I can bring the charging up the line and replace the batteries with recharge cells
Because the companies that made the batteries want money. That's why.
Leftover Culture Review the batteries were just as cheap in 2000.
Well, of course, they would also have to had an easy way to remove that battery (assuming it's a nickel-based rechargeable battery, like Ni-Cd or Ni-Mh), or it would most likely have leaked like such batteries in vintage PCs.
The VMU is what made me so jealous of my friends with the Dreamcast. I loved how it was a pocket game on the go
The age of controller attachments! Haha, I had a similar thing with the 64.. Seeing friends load up Gameboy cartridges, memory cards and rumble packs all through their controllers. Love these modular, funky systems :P Thanks for watching :)
Epic intro and wonderful video! Instantly subbed, wish I had found your channel sooner!
Also, the Dreamcast was ahead of it's time. Way too ahead, I feel like this console really got overlooked when I was growing up.
How is it that you only have 6.8k subs?!
Amazing quality and informative videos! Subbed!
Dude this sort of stuff is what makes your channel great. You always come up with games and topics that nobody else has really covered. That's probably intentional, but just letting you know it's noticed and appreciated :) In a sea of CZcams gaming channels, you've managed to carve out a unique style and humour, and the effort that you put into your set dressing, shots/angles and general ambiance is a cut above.
I sound like a gushing LOCR fanboy now, but you really do consistently great work. Thanks for another interesting and entertaining video.
Gush away! Hearing this stuff is incredibly motivating, always hope I'll continue living up to it but I really appreciate you tuning in again and again :) Means a lot. Thanks!
Great video, man! VMU deserves more love than it gets, honestly.
Greetings from the west coast of the U.S., the wild land known as Oregon. Sir, I greatly appreciate your classic and somewhat obscure, video game reviews, thanks for making your video reviews of the classic gaming golden era. I hope life is awesome in Australia.
Thanks so much for reaching out with the comment! Really stoked to hear you're enjoying the show from Oregon man! Here's to a lot more classic Leftover Culture :D
Whoa dude, amazing production talent, your videos look amazing.
You're a charmer ;)
I loved raising my chao on my VMU! Though I wished the batteries would last longer.....
Yup, had to fake a bunch of shots for this review because I ran out of batteries, haha, cheap to pick up off eBay at least.. The batteries, a bit harder to track down in-store.
Great in-depth video review of the VMU! You got yourself a new subscriber. :D
Man the VMU was cool/pointless! Really enjoyed watching this overlooked accessory get some recognition.
Cool and Pointless... I like that summary. Basically nailed my 10minute review with 3 words ;) Thanks for watching.
Very nice Video with cool presentation, you´re using interesting light and camera-angles. :)
Yes, I like camera angles :) Thanks for watching.
awesome video, finally found a Dreamcast complete in the box with the keyboard in box 2 controllers and 2 VMU units early last year at my local Goodwill just need to build up my collection now when I go thrifting 😁
Man, that blows me away. Seriously awesome find. Such a fun system to collect for too. Plenty of games that really stand out for me :D All the best with your hunting! Zombie Revenge is still a favourite ;)
I like your enthusiasm, take a sub!
Also, the VMU is freaking awesome and one of many reasons why the Dreamcast is still so awesome.
:) :D YES!!! A new video! This totally made my day, man! And have to say your videos and reviews are just really well done, thorough and so damn good! Keep up the great work! Big salute from Thailand :D
Always out to flatter me :D :D Thanks for always tuning in, hope Thailand is treating you well man!
:) Well it`s important to let you know that your work is really appreciated, man! As someone else pointed out here in the commentary, considering how good your videos are, the Leftoverculturereview deserves alot more subscribers! :D Just trying to do my part! :) Thanks, Thailand is good. Getting my ass whooped everyday but it`s nice hehe.
cool video new subscriber now ;) i randomly remebered this device and thought id look it up and found this... great content. leftover culture your pretty rad
Hi! Congrats, man! Your content is great. Keep doing this amazing job. Btw, what music is playing in the background? Thanks
one thing you did´t tell is that vmu`s can connect to each other ;-)
Outside some of those 'item sharing' apps, I couldn't really find a good reason to connect them... But it's a great point.
@@LeftoverCultureReview i think for one of the Sonic Adventure games, you could play a Digimon style game called Chao Karate.
Man, with the quality of your content you deserve waaay more than 5.9 subs. Im wishing the best for you man!
Hey thanks! I agree. Hahaa
I think that every time I watch your videos. I don't get it.
I'm always happy to smash that like button for more Leftover Culture Review! :)
Yes dude! Thanks for tuning in. Really appreciate it. Your channel has grown massive! Big big congrats dude.
ur picking up views again. Like it ! Keep up the work
Keep the fun rolling, right! Thanks for watching.
Got yourself a new subscriber!
Watching this on my tv in my bed with flux on, with a very dim warm light lamp at my bedside.
Couldn't be any more comfy.
Maybe if I got an invite? I could do in-person commentary at the same time.
Man, the VMU was a pretty good proposition back in the day. I remember taking it to school to make sure my Chao got his feed on. It was a pretty cool extension of the home console experience and like you mentioned, it was used as a basic second screen in some pretty engaging ways (Resident Evil health status, for example).
Couldn't trust parents to handle the important stuff like raising Chao (and Digimon, haha). But yeah, even how extensive the second-screen got used was really cool to see. I've seen a few games show up a logo, but it did get me curious what other games were doing with the screen.
Another well researched and produced video. Well done!
Really appreciate that! Thanks.. Next time, I'll work on the camera focus and we'll be golden :P
I recently bought some batteries for my VMU and playing the chao mini game. Im really interested in looking into some of the homebrew stuff for it as well. Apparently someone made a version of Pokemon Go for the VMU.
This was really cool. VMUs were one of the things that really attracted me to Dreamcast, but I never really knew what to do with them. The only thing I really remembered was uses it with the Chao garden, which seemed amazing at the time
Haha, There's always so much marketing hype which never tells the full story at the time. Chao Garden / Adventure was pretty amazing :) So amazing they brought the concept over and revamped it for the Gamecube
I remember reading in Dreamcast Magazine. UK unofficial, there was a guy who ported Doom for a college project, as well another who home coded a version of Metal Gear Solid
That'd be really cool to see, though I'm not that surprised either. Some folks have a lot of time ;)
i went looking around the web, couldn't find them. I'm betting the original creators would still have them, for prosperity sake.
New sub currently Bing watching all your vids!
Thanks so much for the support :)
There used to be a tool to add a GIF to your VMU as an app you could play. I did that once or twice. Made some Ranma ½ GIF apps.
Love it :) That would be a lot of fun actually. Logo for the show :P Animated me
Loved this!
There are new vmu mini games coming out like flappy Bird and other's are on the dreampipe.net site, i love my vmu!
Thanks for commenting! I had a quick snippet at the end about the Homebrew scene, but it's pretty cool stuff like this still exists. Thanks for sharing.
Leftover Culture Review no problem, it a honor that us mere mortals to talk to you :)
Erm, hmm, yeah. Thanks for not being weird about it! ;)
Great timing, I'm about to buy another VMU tomorrow on Ebay once Paypal kicks in. My only VMU is finally full (I just bought 18 Wheeler and that put it over-the-top; and Shenmue is a glutton for memory). I wanted to get Crazy Taxi next, but I need the memory 1st.
I never played any of the VMU games because the batteries died so fast, hell, I don't think I even changed the original batteries from back in 2000.
Those batteries are cheap off eBay, couple of bucks. Kind of fun exploring what that little device can do. But yeah, can't have enough VMU's :P Some of those mini-games fill a VMU on their own, like the Zombie Revenge mini games... Grumble
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I'll probably look for a charger for those batteries, I never knew they existed until Larry Bundy Jr. said so below; I never seen them in stores. I'm gonna have to look online for one. I also have a Saturn, Neo Geo Pocket, and Game.Com; so a charger would be very useful.
I just ordered my 2nd VMU and is on the way, so I'll finally give those mini games a try.
Just got me a dreamcast yesterday, ordered a VMU right away. This and the switch are my favorite consoles. I wanna get an online adapter and dreampi next, but that's a way's away.
I just bought a used Dreamcast controller with a VMU in it. Is there a way to turn it on and play some games that might be in it? The VMU doesn't seem to turn on.
My question is that if the batteries die. does the vmu get rid of the memory.
The definitive VMU review
Thanks for tuning in man! I hope so, such an interesting little device.
It's facing off against Pocket Station, which is a same size as Sega VMU. So my question is how much pixels did they have?
Where can I get the Dreamcast dream Explorer tools disc?
My kids play each other with only the vmu’s when playing virtual tennis.. ( the controllers are plugged in and the game is running but they have little players, a net and a ball on the vmu screen which moves in real time) my mind was blown
Have you tried the Time Stalker VMU mini games? There is a VMU icon maker where youmake your own custom image for you card. There are also mini games where you can finish the game much easily.
Need to look into that, so much of this stuff wasn't very well documented at the time. Been a great learning experience, thanks to people like you :)
keep up the good work!
Do you do artwork for VMUs? xD
Great video, dude.
I do it in After Effects ;) I can do lots of artwork there :D Thanks for watching man!
You can also do custom artwork for the VMU on the Dream Explorer VMU Tool emulator disc. Pretty handy kit that, with great VMU minigames and downloads too.
Ahhh, right, I'll need to check that tool out too. Thanks.
Yes please talk more about this .
You'll like the next mini-episode then :P
whats yhe teddy bear mean? coz i cant used the vmu im new user
I'll always love the VMU, played a ton back in the day! Skies of Arcadia's Pinta Quest was awesome and aided you in the real game, the minigames on Time Stalkers were so much fun! Raising Chaos in Sonic Adventure.....what a little marvel piece of hardware it is.
I didn't know about Time Stalkers mini-games, will need to look into that.. Thanks!
how do you download the
games into the VMU?
Sounds like you need an LIR2032 (and charger), the rechargeable variant of the CR2032.
One of my favourite youtube channels, keep up the good work.
Thanks :D Keep tuning in, I'm watching you. ;)
Leftover Culture Review Thanks for the time!
Not sure how people found a way to program for it but you used to be able to go online & upload & download homebrew directly from the Planetweb (the official Sega Dreamcast web browser) web site.
It was awesome to be able to dial up and grab saves, games, or animations for the vmu.
The browser let you upload & download save files, no mods, I used to backup my game saves on my website "cloud saves" 20 years ago.
Hi. Do you have to beat the Sonic Adventure game to install the Chao VMU mini-game? Thanks.
No just go to the chao garden and put ur chao in the vmu machine where u can also name ur chao
I never seen a pocket station, would just read about it in the final fantasy manual and dream
I did a show and tell on it in grade 5 - Using magazine cut outs :P I was keen for that thing man.
Is this like a memory card ? To save game files
nice review man... love it .... ☺
Thanks for tuning in :D
Way ahead of its time. The switch totally took this idea in a way if you really think about it.
How can you save on dreamcast emulators without these VMUs?
Is the VMU battery replaceable?
Sega GT has mini game allowing to gain easy extra money and unlocking cars not found on the normal game.
Skies or Arcadia mini games allow to fully unlock Fina's pet full power once a patch was applied.
Sakura wars I think had some cool mini games too. I believe it was card games... been a long while since I played
Does it run doom?
What does vmu do?. i still dont understand
Leftovers Culture Review i am new to dreamcast. How do i save my games? I have mortal kombat unlimited. When i want to save there is no option to save just and end game option. I have a vmu how do i save my games? Please help!!!!!!!! I am so frustrated
Does the VMU screen come on when it’s attached to the controller? I’ve had one in the past that was fiddly to connect. I also haven’t played Mortal Kombat unlimited before, but does it work on any other games?
@@LeftoverCultureReview my son sed it only comes on for his capcom vs. smk. I recently bought games from someone that he had copied from original dreamcast games. Could that be the reason why it wont work? When we go into the vmu there are no saved games. It is blank.
Hi. Is there a hardware hack to make the VMU batteries last longer? Why does it drain batteries too fast? Thanks. God bless, Proverbs 31
2:29 looks like the downscreen of the nds in dementium the ward first concept and the standalone version, looks like a ninentdo switch concept, interesting little pearl.
love your content dude. keep up the great work. much love from Canada.
Always love to hear it! Thanks for watching :)
Giant Gram has a virtual pet thing where you train a pro wrestler!
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Champion :D Great taste!
[Looks at controller]
"SHIT! I'm outta ammo! Could you back me up fam?"
I think the best and most useful vmu game is the one of skies of arcadia.
the only game i used to grind in 2000 before my battery died was 'trickstyle jr' (snake). Think its time to replace the battery
eBay has a bunch at a super cheap price :) Let the snake live on!!!
the batteries?
I miss the old theme tune :(... can you get a LOCR logo on a shirt? :)
Might need to bring it back for Old Tim's sake ;) Oh also, that shameless plug at the end of the video, with the LOCR Store, links are on the website and there's a logo + VHS shirt there.
Good video, but if i can make a suggestion, maybe lower the background music in your video? A little too loud, makes it hard to understand what youre saying.
I was sure I knew the song you used at the end.. took me 10 minutes to find the original title, not the remix.
I'll have to get some batteries never got to use my VMU and I need to get more games for my Dream Cast I only have 3 but there the one's I like
luckily they can be found easily at Dollar Tree. I know they tend to get flack, but Sunbeam batteries is a surprisingly good brand
The eyes of a man that has had all his hopes and dreams drained , wait that’s me
I wish to return a sega
Vmu Homebrew?
Oh for sure :)
the only thing i hate about the Dreamcast is my unit died after a 5 months after baying it in the 2004, and it was so expensive for me, but i really do love this console and i wish to get a hands on another one
Ohhhhh that would be a hard fail to get over 😔 I recently picked up a second from Japan. Had plans to slowly grab the smaller power supply and an SD card reader for when the disc drive eventually dies… not sure what the life of those are… it’s been 20 years 😅 I’ve already had a Saturn fail which was a hard loss… but I would have been extra dirty if it happened back when the system was newish
I have Resident Evil 3 for my Dreamcast
Sega did it first. Such untapped potential. If only I could develop for it.
Yessir, if Only Sega had a Trevor of their own back then. Could have been magical :D Seriously though, there were some great ideas developers worked onto their VMU's.
so about that lighting setup.....
Yay or Nay? Always up for some advice on how to do this stuff better :) Always wish I had more time to play with the lighting and get a few extras in there. Need to start saving my pocket money better :P
I didn't have much VMU experience but my assessment was it was just too small, like imagine the same 48x32 pixel scale but through a larger window at 96x72 or 128x96, would have been more versatile. And not using recharging battery packs to tap into the gamepads power line, criminally stupid. Still the broad concept was cool. :)
I imagine cost was a major, major factor for the device. Like, it really is a memory card first and foremost. It does some cool stuff, but they couldn't whack the price up by a few hundred, they kept costs low :P Appreciate you tuning in man, thanks!
I hear they were taking advantage of advances in cellphones at the time where there was a glut of these small screens on the market. Yeah sometimes cost issues can spoil the best ideas, bet a modern VMU with today's prices would be pretty good.
A second game gear?!
I had to restart my iPad to watch this. My iPad really hates this video.
Send your iPad my love. Sorry I stressed it out.. But thanks for sticking around ;)
PINTO'S QUEST!!!
But can it run DOOM?
The Dreamcast was sick I'm no fan boy but there was always something about Sega i loved growing up such as Sonic and Streets Of Rage, but Sega's problem after the Sega Megadrive was it kinda tried to hard and made everything way too advance for it's time then something better comes out a few months later like broadband and DVD.
Well, I guess going back to the Sega Saturn.. It was a rocky road Sega traveled. Just happy we got to see some truly interesting and memorable titles. This stuff is always so much easier to look back on in retrospect :) Thanks for tuning in.
Omg you are so handsome 😍
Great content as well!
Thanks mum ;) heh heh - Really appreciate you tuning in!
No, buddy. Never did I think you were "too cool" LOL. That didn't happen. HAHA
Take a suit every time he says "battery" or "batteries".
WTF you are cutting your fingers!!! The VMU was one of the best part of the console but i am more excited about Zombie Revenge. I tough i was the only one who liked that game
They're so little
its like a tamagochi
yeah, but cooler since it’s more than just a pet sim. it’s like owning a DS only for Nintendogs
2:42
You sound Australian but you say Saiga not seega
N this is why i could never figure out what the mini game i was missing in sonic