The DreamCon is a Dreamcast convention that has been held sporadically since its creation.
Dream On 2004
On May 22 and May 23, 2004, the convention that would become DreamCon was held as Dream On at the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. MetaFox represented Cyberdog Castle and released the first issue of Dream On Magazine. Dan Loosen and Gary Heil of The GOAT Store released the winners of the first Dream On Contest, Inhabitants and Maqiupai. In addition, Steve Thompson, the creator of Maqiupai, represented S+F Software.
DreamCon 2005
In 2005, the Midwest Gaming Classic wasn't held, so the convention was held at the East Coast Gaming Expo on July 25th, 2005 in Reading, Pennsylvania, and became known as DreamCon. As the Midwest Gaming Classic was the usual place for new GOAT Store Publishing games to debut, DreamCon 2005 featured a playable demo of Cool Herders. It also was host to many familiar names from the Dreamcast community. Sam Steele was present with updated versions of DCSquares and DCBlap. Lawrence Sebald had updated versions of his RPGs, ljsdcdev and DCRPG on hand. I.M Weasel had his Macintosh burning tools available. Curt Grymala represented DC Evolution and DCHelp with a "burning station" and several of DC Evolution's compilations available on a high-quality CD-R with a laser printed label and booklet with a CD case. MetaFox represented The GOAT Store, Dreamcast-Scene, Screamcast, and Cydoca Entertainment. Playable versions of Grizzlies: Forest Prelude and Feet of Fury were available. Fackue's Dreamcast Development discs were also available to anyone who wanted to get into Dreamcast developing.
DreamCon 2006 part 1
The next year, it was decided that the convention would be held at multiple locations. The first stop of DreamCon 2006 was held at Magfest 4 on January 13th, January 14th, and January 15th in Charlottesville, Virginia. As with the last DreamCon, a new playable GOAT Store Publishing game was presented, only this time it was the first time the public got a glimpse at the game. A demo of GOAT Games was presented for the first time at the show. Curt Grymala, representing DC Evolution and DCHelp, returned with the "burning station" setup from the last year, except he had new compilations to hand out to the convention attendees. MetaFox once again returned as well, representing The GOAT Store, Dreamcast-Scene,and Cydoca Entertainment. Playable versions of Feet of Fury, Maqiupai, Inhabitants, Cool Herders, and the unlicensed Korean Dream Para Para game were available. Screamcast was represented at this convention by Donald Haase. Screamcast had Grizzlies: Forest Prelude and BurgerDC on show.
DreamCon 2006 part 2
The second location of the show was at the Midwest Gaming Classic 2006, held from June 3rd to June 4th, 2006, returning after a year in hiatus. Exhibiting at the event was DCSteve and Tommy Watson from BOR Revolution, a site dedicated to showcasing games using the engines from Senile Team. MetaFox was also once again exhibiting at the event, representing Screamcast, Cydoca Entertainment, and Dreamcast-Scene. Dan Loosen from The GOAT Store announced ten new games for the Dreamcast at the show: Feet of Fury 2, Donk!: Samurai Duck, R3K, an untitled S+F Software adventure game, Amnesia: Psychic Spelunker, Blocks2: Master of Blocks, Age of the Beast SE, Fightoon, Yumi: Samurai Warrior, and Feuer Frei. In addition, new information was revealed about GOAT Games and DCastle. Several games featuring the Beats of Rage engine were showcased, and a new video for Age of the Beast was shown. In addition, videos were shown for Blocks2, and screenshots were shown for Fightoon. Grizzlies: Forest Prelude and BurgerDC were once again playable at the show. The Dream On Contest winners, Dynamite Dreams and Feuer Frei, were shown for the first time.
DreamCon 2007
The 2007 DreamCon convention was held by Curt Grymala of DC Evolution at Magfest 5 on January 4th, January 5th, January 6th and January 7th in Vienna, Virginia. This time DreamCon was integrated right into the convention, with several tournaments. Saturday's tournament was Cool Herders, with the prize being copies of some of DC Evolution's images, complete with labels and cover art. Sunday's tournament was Feet of Fury, with the prize being a Dreamcast with all of the hookups, a Playstation controller adapter (so a Playstation dance mat could be hooked up), and a copy of Feet of Fury.
DreamCon 2015
The DreamCon convention returned in 2015. It was scaled back a bit from previous years. DreamCon space was allocated through one single booth space at the Con on the Cob 2015 in Richfield, Ohio which was held on October 15th, October 16th, October 17th, and October 18th.
DreamCon 2018
In 2018, DreamCon will take place at a table at the RetroGameCon 2018 in Syracuse, NY, that runs from November 3rd to November 4th. The convention will be once again held by MetaFox, who will represent Cyberdog Castle, DCEvolution, and Dreamcast-Scene.
Plus, this DreamCon will likely have something displayed for this wiki, Indie Dreams, which MetaFox started back in 2006. It'll also likely have something displayed for the Dream On website, which MetaFox just managed to get back from cybersquatters during this year.
DreamCon 2018 likely will have a few Dreamcasts with rotating material. It'll also be distributing DC Evolution discs, since those always proved popular at past DreamCons.