Fan Projects Episodes
June 5, 2025
259 - Bo Bayles of the Rings of Saturn blog
This week, KC chats with Bo Bayles , Sonic fan, researcher of retro games, and the "Official Sonic Jam Museum Curator". Find out more about his love for Burning Rangers, Saturn, and his Rings of Saturn blog.
May 15, 2025
256 - SaturnDave and TraynoCo of SEGA SATURN, SHIRO!
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the SEGA Saturn in the US, KC invited over to the show SaturnDave and TraynoCo, co-founders of SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! Learn more about their personal relationship with SEGA's 32-bit system, t...
Dec. 6, 2024
244 - George Kitchen (Dreams of Saturn)
This week, I'm joined by George Kitchen, a well-known figure in the Shenmue community, and the developer of beloved fan game "Dreams of Saturn". George talks about discovering Shenmue, his involvement with the community, and ...
Oct. 25, 2024
238 - Aeon and Peky of Persona Spain
This week, Aeon and Peky of Persona Spain come on The Lounge to discuss the birth of this amazing Spanish-speaking community, the impact of Persona and how it's becoming more and more mainstream, and play a fun edition of our...
Aug. 2, 2024
226 - Matthew Drury (Streets of Rage Saga)
Matthew Drury has taken writing fan fiction about his favorite SEGA franchise, Streets of Rage, to a whole new level. Now a series of novels expanding the universe of the games, Streets of Rage Saga is a project almost 30 years in the making. Find out more about its author on this week's episode.
April 5, 2024
215 - RAGE: Unleashed with Fran Campos, Danny Stokes, and Adrian Vereda
It's not every week we get to discuss a fan film, and certainly not one based on Streets of Rage. Joining KC this week are Fran Campos, creator and director, Danny Stokes, co-writer and creative consultant, and Adrian Vereda, actor who gives life to Axel in the upcoming "RAGE: Unleashed". They're a…
Oct. 27, 2023
201 - Lewis Cox (The Dreamcast Junkyard)
Lewis Cox, current head of The Dreamcast Junkyard finally comes on the show to share his history with SEGA's final console and the community surrounding it. He also takes his chance at getting the much coveted Seal of Approval. Can he make it?
Sept. 8, 2023
196 - SAGE 2023 (LIVE)
Our second LIVE episode in two weeks, sees LimeReversed, GreenViper8 of RadioSEGA, and Lewis "SonicYoda" Clark of SEGADriven.com, joining KC to discuss this year's Sonic Amateur Games Expo (SAGE). Each of them pick four games they enjoyed and we take it from there.
Aug. 11, 2023
193 - Mike Phelan (The A to Z of Dreamcast Games)
Mike Phelan, of The Dreamcast Junkyard, joins us this week to talk about his upcoming book "The A to Z of Dreamcast Games", a comprehensive guide to help collectors of SEGA's last console. We get into his love for the system and test his knowledge of Dreamcast music.
June 30, 2023
187 - Noah N. Copeland (Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit)
The multi-talented Noah N. Copeland, creator of the acclaimed fan game Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit, is here to tell us all about the origins, challenges, and future of this amazing project.
June 2, 2023
185 - Andrew Dickinson (Dreamcast: Year Two) Returns
This week, I’m joined once more by Andrew Dickinson, author of Dreamcast: Year Two. As the Kickstarter-backed book is getting to people's hands, I thought it made sense for Andrew to return and tell us how it all went down.
May 26, 2023
184 - Adam Sipione (A Gamer’s Journey: The Definitive History of Shenmue)
Five years after his last appearance on the show, Adam Sipione returns to The SEGA Lounge to discuss the arduous journey (pun intended) involved in completing his documentary about Shenmue. A Gamer's Journey: The Definitive History of Shenmue is a love letter to Yu Suzuki's series, and we get to kn…
April 28, 2023
181 - Kay Martinez (Masterpieces: Jet Set Radio Future)
This week's guest is Kay Martinez, creator of Masterpieces: Jet Set Radio Future, a new documentary about SEGA's Xbox classic. What about the (Jet Set Radio) Future? Join us as they help us understand the concept of their love for the game.
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April 21, 2023
180 - Alessandro Schiassi (Over Jump Rally)
Our guest this week is Italian SEGA fan, Alessandro Schiassi, who's been working on a remake of SEGA Rally Championship in Unreal Engine 5, called Over Jump Rally. From his memories as a young gamer to his current project, we cover it all on this week's episode.
March 31, 2023
177 - Pete Gibbins (My Life with SEGA)
Pete Gibbins is a long-time SEGA fan who wrote a book detailing his memories of games he enjoyed throughout his life - the school, the university, and the work years. My Life with SEGA is a different kind of book about SEGA; one which, if like me you're a SEGA kid, you owe it to yourself to read, b…
March 24, 2023
176 - Jonathan Gamra (The Consouls)
KC is a big fan of The Consouls band so you get to know them better on this week's show. Gamra, bassist and co-founder of this amazing video game arrangements ensemble, is on The Lounge to open the book on their origins and their work.
March 10, 2023
174 - gsaurus (Streets of Rage 2: New Era)
This week, I’m joined by gsaurus, aka Gil Costa, developer of Streets of Rage 2: New Era. Listen on to get to know this software developer who dreams of getting his HD port of Streets of Rage 2 picked up by SEGA, and to find some interesting tidbits of information about the development process.
Sept. 24, 2021
162 - Mega Visions Magazine with Graham
This week, KC is joined by Graham Cookson, co-founder of Mega Visions Magazine, who returns to The Lounge to tell us more about his life as a SEGA fan and the reboot of the magazine.
Sept. 17, 2021
161 - Weston Super Sonic 2022 with Claire and Jono
It's time to reopen the doors of The Lounge for the final stretch of season 6! And what better way to do it than inviting back Claire and Jono Dixon, the organizers of Sonic the Hedgehog fan convention, Weston Super Sonic? Enjoy listening to their plans for next year's event and learn how you can a…
June 25, 2021
158 - The SEGA Lounge Challenge - Sonic's 30th Anniversary Edition
Happy 30th anniversary, Sonic the Hedgehog! To celebrate, we invited TitansCreed and TheBritishAndy to bring along some friends (GreenViper8, Bryce, ZephyrFloofyDerg and Garrulous64) and go head-to-head in a Sonical edition of The SEGA Lounge Challenge. Pick a team, play along and see if you can do…
June 18, 2021
157 - Sonic the Comic the Podcast
As Sonic's 30th anniversary approaches, we start our celebrations a week early by welcoming to the Lounge Dave Bulmer and Chris McFeely, hosts of Sonic the Comic the Podcast.
May 21, 2021
153 - XBuster of the Monster World Mania Community
We're back for another show and this time KC is joined by XBuster, of the Monster World Mania community. Listen to a great chat and learn more about how he got into the Wonder Boy/Monster World series and what really makes it appealing to him.
May 14, 2021
152 - Tyler Esposito of My Retro Life
The amazing Tyler Esposito of the My Retro Life channel is back this week so we can catch up after our last conversation on episode 7 of the show back in 2014. We go over his experiences with gaming, YouTube, and why SEGA is so special to him. It's a conversation you don't want to miss!
April 30, 2021
150 - Russ of Retro Game Corps
This week, The SEGA Lounge reaches 150 episodes! Thank you very much for your continued support. Join KC as he sits down with Russ, the man behind the blog and YouTube channel Retro Game Corps, and learn more about his background as a gamer and where his love for retrogaming and handhelds comes fro…