Post#8 » Thu Oct 20, 2022 2:51 am
I have no idea if the creator of Touhou would be interested in a Dreamcast port; I don't know how indie stuff works, especially sharing profits and a lot of the indie games I like are free anyway like Battle for Wesnoth so not sure how one would port that and then charge for it; So I know we're talking about indie here but I have low expectations for a Touhou RELEASE but I would definitely pay if it ever happened, although I would make sure the creator is supported and not cut out of the process. I have now discovered a Windows 98 install called 98lite which may possibly work for Dreamcast if a custom install can be made on an SD card and booted through Dreamcast serial port with a boot disc or something like that. The custom install version called 98micro would be the best for offline games because it removes all HTML functionality from Windows 9X. That would mean no online multiplayer, but that can be a question for later. Touhou 6 is 1 player so I'll try this first if I can figure it out .
This could open the potential of running all Windows 98 games, all those games that nobody can play anymore on newer versions of Windows, I would rather just get a Dreamcast instead of buying a year 2000 laptop. Aren't the Warcraft games this way? It would be great to try them and see what the magic of Dreamcast can do. For RTS games it would also be cool to have online or offline multiplayer.
(Actually I think PC98 games work on Dreamcast already which means Touhou 1-5 should already work or be testable. I will test when I get around to it.)
And I love your suggestions especially
Dwarf Fortress
I'm sure Dreamcast could do it, and it would be the deepest game. I'm happy if people get to play a superior version of this game especially since it means they will be spending a lot of time on it, they may as well take the time to see if it's better on Dreemcast.
I like this indie game too:
Battle for Wesnoth (multiplayer PC crossplay maybe? the solo game alone is extensive with many RPG campaigns)