DreamColor Plus: the colour-screen Dreamcast controller now puts the console online

The DreamColor Plus is a third-party wireless Dreamcast controller with a colour screen and a second analogue stick. A receiver update has just added an unexpected feature: connecting the console to the internet over Wi-Fi. Time Extension relays the news, which comes from a post by Nai Adventure.

No other hardware is needed, which sets it apart from the current online options for the Dreamcast that require a modem or a serial adapter. However, games must be modified to work with the system: you cannot simply launch a period title and expect it to connect.

The update is already available. Backers of the crowdfunding campaign have started receiving their controllers, so anyone who has one can try it. The article gives neither a price nor a general release date: a reader comment mentions 200 dollars, with no official confirmation.

Wi-Fi without a modem, with games to adapt

For anyone who just wants to get a Dreamcast online today, Time Extension offers a guide to getting the Dreamcast online that remains the best starting point. The DreamColor Plus Wi-Fi looks like a simpler alternative, but it will depend on how many games get adapted.

Source: Time Extension