A little while ago, it was banded around that RetroBit, a company who has a history creating retro gaming peripherals and clone hardware (mostly for Nintendo based formats) would be entering a deal with Sega to release not only USB PC versions of famous Sega controllers, but also releasing versions for the actual hardware too, Dreamcast being included in this as well as Saturn and Megadrive, wired and wireless versions of some of these pads have been shown recently at CES.

What was rumoured though, was actual consoles being made by RetroBit, much like the NES variants they already produce, speculation went wild with the hopes of a Saturn or Dreamcast release either as an on-chip device, or even better, 1-1 hardware replication.

What we now know is that there is perhaps a console coming, and it is indeed a legacy Sega machine, the Sega Nomad – a handheld released by Sega in 1995 only in North America, this bit of hardware was well before it’s time, featuring an extra controller slot for two player games, the ability to run an RF cable from the top to the TV to allow for big screen gaming and it would play all your existing 16 bit carts, the downside was that it never shipped with a battery pack so this was required for portable use – it’s main selling point. Even when a battery pack was purchased, you’d get less time than even the Game Gear would produce, sad really as we here at Dreamcast Today actually quite like the Nomad, it’s stylish and slicker looking than the Game Gear, below is the concept by RetroBit. Perhaps we can see some 21st improvements like rechargeable battery power that is built in and an improved screen. Although this isn’t the Dreamcast hardware we were hoping for, it does open up an exciting prospect for the future – maybe we will see that re-released DC in the future…. Who knows.