Automation engineer, retro-game hacker/reverse-engineer/translation patch developer, and lover of (almost) all things Italian and Japanese! 🔗 DreamcastForever.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3muf6hbdd5c2yA fun one to record! [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf6hbdd5c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mu2nqvrqe22yateam v1.6.4 of my openMenu/Card Manager bundle is now here, and this super-fast SD card loading is available to all. https://github.com/DerekPascarella/openMenu-Virtual-Folder-Bundle/releases/tag/1.6.4-ateam As always, Windows and Linux users need only to launch Card Manager and let the auto-updater take care of the rest (macOS is a manual update). [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2nqvrqe22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mtyqonz2hs2yThe Orbital Organizer update with this feature is now here. Still waiting for more testing on the Dreamcast side of the house. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqonz2hs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mtvwk73xr22eこのアプリケーションをリリースしました。 I have released the application, "TIFF Town". https://github.com/DerekPascarella/TIFF-Town [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvwk73xr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mtusnxqz5c2eComing soon in my openMenu/Card Manager fork: extremely fast SD card loading 😎 This is 656 disc images totaling 568 GB of data, loading in about one second. Once ready, I'll bring this code over to Orbital Organizer too.25 Aug 2026 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtusnxqz5c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mttsdy7ugc2e[JP] 現在、Windows・Linux・macOSに対応したクロスプラットフォームGUIアプリケーション「TIFF Town」を開発しています。現代のパソコン上でFM TOWNS互換のTIFFファイルを簡単に作成できるようにするためのツールで、特に壁紙作成の手軽さを重視しています。 (English in next post...)24 Aug 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttsdy7ugc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mtk6bg5xvk2tAfter my cross-country move, I've had many, many priorities up and above this (haha), but I've finally finished setting up my retro Japanese PC desk in my home office. Boy, does it feel good... 😌20 Aug 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk6bg5xvk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mthllozgbs2oSome important fixes and small enhancements released today! Note all of these are on the Card Manager side of the house. As always, Windows/Linux users simply need to open the app and let the auto-updater do its thing (macOS requires manual update). Download here: https://github.com/DerekPascarella/openMenu-Virtual-Folder-Bundle/releases/tag/1.6.3-ateam19 Aug 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthllozgbs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mtc5nuir522o(1/2) I know there aren't a ton of us, but users of the DocBrown and Wizard ODEs on FM Towns/FM Towns Marty can now manage their SD cards a lot more easily than they used to! Here's my initial release of FM^2 (FM Squared, the Fujitsu Micro File Manager), a complete GUI rewrite of my old CLI app.17 Aug 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc5nuir522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mtc4znpsfk2oVersion 2.1.3 of Orbital Organizer has been released, my SD card management tool for the SEGA Saturn ODEs Rhea and Phoebe. Important fixes/enhancements! Windows/Linux users can auto-update in the app (macOS needs manual update). https://github.com/DerekPascarella/Orbital-Organizer17 Aug 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc4znpsfk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mtc4tbpdbc2oMy complete GUI rewrite of my old console application has been released: xStation Menu Refiner. This utility allows you to customize the display labels for games as they appear in the xStation ODE menu (to the extent possible with the firmware). https://github.com/DerekPascarella/xStationMenuRefiner17 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc4tbpdbc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mt2ox2h6wk2wThis was a fun one to record! Ran so long it had to be cut into a two-parter 😅 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2ox2h6wk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3msaqgzoye22oSo I stupidly forgot to actually *publish* v1.6.2 on GitHub, meaning the auto-updater didn't find it, and probably neither could you! Fixed... [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Aug 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaqgzoye22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3ms76ewh74s22v1.6.2 of my openMenu/Card Manager bundle is here with some cool new features and numerous fixes 😎 Windows/Linux users, just open Card Manager to auto-update, then click "Save Changes" with your SD card inserted. macOS users update manually. https://github.com/DerekPascarella/openMenu-Virtual-Folder-Bundle03 Aug 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms76ewh74s22https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrvhotiisc2yIt's time for some PC-FX 🙂 The game? Chip Chan Kick!30 Jul 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvhotiisc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrsqyasgic22The second English translation patch for the Casio Loopy is here! I'm very excited to play this (when time permits). Congratulations to all involved! The polish and quality looks superb, which I deeply appreciate. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jul 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsqyasgic22https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrsmvwznu222(1/2) xStation has a quirk: a game's display label comes from the name of first data track (e.g., "Game Name (Track 01).bin"), minus track number. To customize a label, editing its parent folder name isn't enough. Any interest in a tool to customize xStation game display names?29 Jul 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsmvwznu222https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrpt5kwrok27A few important fixes in version 2.1.5 of Universal Dreamcast Patcher, released today. Windows/Linux users, just open the app to auto-update. macOS users, update manually. https://github.com/DerekPascarella/UniversalDreamcastPatcher/28 Jul 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpt5kwrok27https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrpb2h2cfs27To all of you out there who've begged me for years to develop an English translation patch for Dreamcast's "Magic: The Gathering", I'm happy to report that someone else finally did it... 🤣 Read more and download here: https://www.dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1935928 Jul 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpb2h2cfs27https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrocjunxus27An important message for those of you who saw the "Sonic Mania Plus" Dreamcast port "release" news today and are confused 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrocjunxus27https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrnaiii4q227(1/3) Users of my openMenu/Card Manager fork, do you have any interest in a Recently Played function? This is one I've had requests for numerous times since initial release. While not something I'd use myself, my idea was to have an setting to access last 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50.27 Jul 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnaiii4q227https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrllfpaof227My SD card manager for the SEGA Saturn Rhea and Phoebe ODEs has been updated to v2.1.0 with some pretty big new features! https://github.com/DerekPascarella/Orbital-Organizer Windows/Linux users can simply open Orbital Organizer and let it auto-update, macOS users must update manually.26 Jul 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrllfpaof227https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrglwcefj227Hate to do it, but I had to release a small v1.6.1 update to openMenu Virtual Folder Bundle this evening fixing two important bugs! As always, Windows/Linux users must only open Card Manager and let the auto-updater do its magic, while macOS users must manually upgrade. https://github.com/DerekPascarella/openMenu-Virtual-Folder-Bundle/releases/tag/1.6.1-ateam25 Jul 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrglwcefj227https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrfnpfld7c27If you're on an arm64 macOS and have tried my newest v1.6.0 openMenu/Card Manager release, I'd love for you to chime in on this thread to tell me if mouse/keyboard input is also broken for you in Card Manager. https://github.com/DerekPascarella/openMenu-Virtual-Folder-Bundle/issues/179 Thanks in advance!24 Jul 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfnpfld7c27https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mrcr6y2yx227Version 1.6.0-ateam of openMenu/Card Manager is here, packing a slew of new features and enhancements! Windows/Linux users can auto-update by simply launching Card Manager and letting it do the rest. For now, macOS users must still update manually. https://github.com/DerekPascarella/openMenu-Virtual-Folder-Bundle23 Jul 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcr6y2yx227https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mr5s23ai6s2jGetting the original CD-ROM drive out of my FM Towns II Fresh E took some work, but I've successfully installed mcDomDomBurger's ODE and updated it to latest firmware 🙂 I haven't connected a speaker yet to test CDDA, but I'm sure it works just fine.21 Jul 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5s23ai6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mqzy2mjou227The creator of the VM2, DreamConn S, and other Dreamcast devices/mods just spun up an official Discord server. I figured I'd share for those interested in joining the community! discord.gg/ZpA7beg8aN19 Jul 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzy2mjou227https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mqtoktuj2c27I've enhanced this feature since posting this video, and testers report it working very well! Any macOS users want to test enhancements to drag-and-drop that I made? Reply to this post if so. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtoktuj2c27https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mqripcddkc27(1/2) I've wanted to add drag-and-drop support to the Linux version of my GD MENU Card Manager fork for a while now (the card manager used in my version of openMenu). Upgrading the Avalonia UI framework used by macOS/Linux is showing signs of promise.16 Jul 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqripcddkc27https://bsky.app/profile/dreamcastforever.com/post/3mqp33vahvc2uTwo other commonly requested features are coming to openMenu/Card Manager... • Set a default openMenu view style and theme • Play optional background music in openMenu15 Jul 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:arqlso323l42sfttelamobk4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp33vahvc2u