Sega teases new Cosmic Smash, reviving the cult-classic Dreamcast game

Sega launched an odd game, “The Sega Game of 2001”. Cosmic SmashThis merged the game of racquetball and the brick-breaking fun of other games such as Breakout Arkanoid. Cosmic Smash was released in arcades, on Sega’s Naomi platform, and on Dreamcast, but only in Japan. Now, it appears the third-person cyberpunk sports game, which arrived at the tail end of the Dreamcast’s life, is coming back.

The Monday Sega’s social media accounts began teasing “cmashvrs” with the phrase “Eye c sth forming” — presumably reading “I see something forming.” The teaser leads to an official website, with little in the way of detail, with the exception of a countdown timer and a playable Breakout-style minigame. The gameplay is very similar to the original, with the orange, gray and black color scheme. Cosmic SmashRevitalization that is likely to be announced mid-February. The countdown will close on February 13.

Interesting is the speed at which it all happens. musician Ken Ishii retweeted Sega’s teaser. The Japanese DJ has appeared on the soundtrack for Sega’s Rez and Q Entertainment’s Lumines 2You can also listen to the music on this website. Cosmic Smash teaser website sounds similar to Ishii’s style.

What’s unclear is whether the “vrs” in “cmashvrs” stands for versus, VR, or both. Or something else. Cosmic SmashIt was single-player, but it could easily be modified to make it competitive. And with Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 launching in February, just a week or so after Sega’s expected announced of a new Cosmic SmashIt seems that the perfect timing to do a Virtual Reality take on Dreamcast’s cult classic is a coincidence.

We’ll know more soon.