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Sega Dreamcast - Appreciation and Emulation Thread
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baphomet
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I think 98 and 02 are generally considered to be the best. Other people probably know more than me though.
sixteen-bit
Member
'02 is my favorite KOF on Dreamcast. Dream Match 1999 is very good too (it's actually based on '98).
For Dreamcast releases pick up, KOF 98, KOF 99 Dream Match (which is a remake of 98) KOF 99 Millennium/Evolution and finally KOF 2002.
2000 and 2001 are the weaker available titles of the bunch.
I only have 99 in my collection, the other games on different platforms:
sixteen-bit
Member
'99 Evolution and Dream Match 1999 are different games.
'99 Evolution is based on KOF '99. Dream Match 1999 is based on KOF '98
Both games are available in North American and Japan versions. Not sure where you got that misinformation from.
Yeah my mistake just read up on it, confused myself with the different 99 subtitles. Sorry about that
kunonabi
Member
go with 99DM as 99Evo and 2k2 aren't the greatest ports. 98 isn't perfect either but that i still find it much more playable.
Dorimukyasuto
Member
So, just to be clear, does this mean that GD-Roms are easier to scratch? Or does this mean that if you had a GD-Rom that was identically scratched to a CD, the CD would work and the GD-Rom wouldn't?
Well, there aren't any Half-price books around here. I will give ebay a shot, though!
Dorimukyasuto
Member
woops, double post.
A Black Falcon
Member
They probably aren't physically easier to scratch, but yes, a scratch in a GD-ROM is more likely to affect data than a scratch in a CD-ROM would. They got all that extra space (1.2GB instead of 700MB!) through reduced error correction (duplicating stuff in order to protect against scratches and such, I believe), among other things.
No way, 99Evo is definitely good! I mean, it's KOF '99, but it's got a bunch of exclusive stuff not present in any other version of the game as far as I know, including polygonal 3d backdrops, several extra DC-exclusive strikers, and more. Maybe it's not the only version of KOF '99 to own (getting it on one of the newer collections with a Neo-Geo version on it, for newer consoles, is a fine idea), but DC KOF'99 Evo has exclusive content, and is a pretty good version of the game as well. I don't know if making the backgrounds polygonal instead of 2d makes them better (probably not), but it's pretty interesting to see, and is a nice addition that makes the DC version worth playing. You won't find them in any other version of the game, after all.
Now, KOF '99 isn't one of the best games in the series, but still, for KOF '99, it's a good version. It utterly destroys the PS1 version, for instance! Good game, on DC. Not a great game, but a good game.
Oh, god, I remember that controller. I got it specifically for Capcom fighters because of the button layout. Pad totally sucked. I remember feeling a little bad because I specifically requested it as a Christmas present. =/It was this piece of crap:
(not my picture)
Even those blue handles were sticky as hell!
That really looks good! You should have recorded and posted to Youtube or something.
The animated intro in DM'99 is nifty. But I find it amusing that the alcohol references (Ralph and maybe King) got edited out of the US version. lol
baphomet
Member
Thanks. unfortunately 3 hours of me cursing at a Dreamcast wouldn't be anything anyone would want to watch, lol.
I like the PS2 PAL cases.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
The double sized and clear DS cases are kind of cool too.
Yeah apart from the Outrun port being borked!!...in this case Sega Ages on the Saturn is better
Nope. The PAL cases fall apart and shatter incredibly easily. They are very poorly made.
IrishNinja
Member
totally missed this before...id wanted that book/disc for a while now, cool to see it up close & reviewed!
kunonabi
Member
The input lag is horrible on 99evo. The extra stuff doesn't really make up for it.
sixteen-bit
Member
Power Stone 1 was so fun. Never got a chance to play the sequel though.
Your talking about this has made me want to add GG2000 to my list of Dreamcast games to get which is pretty short at this point. Besides FirePro (which I already have), what others are worth looking at?
kunonabi
Member
I've been playing it like crazy the last couple of days. I just love the speed and grappling engine. It's a fantastic showcase of SEGA's amazing talent at designing excellent arcade titles that can stand the test of time. The grappling system in that one might just be my favorite.
Fire Pro and GG2000 should really have you covered as far Dreamcast wrestling games go. There is Toukon Retsuden 4: New Japan Pro Wrestling by Yuke's but I haven't had a chance to try it.
lostinblue
Banned
Gamecube boxes were also better. (at least against the US of A ones, the japanese ones are sleek as f*ck I'll admit)
Wii Cases also turned out better, at one point. I believe same can be said for X360 too.
Is it though?
-> http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=30266
Supposed to pull 640x480, better art and 60 fps.
baphomet
Member
I don't play enough Darkstalkers to know how good the ports are. To me it plays just fine. The version I have also supports VGA and RGB, but I'm pretty sure it's a patched version. I don't know if it originally supports either of them.
Edit: I picked up a second Dreamcast today that I'm going to install an internal VGA port as well as 1/8th stereo audio out on the back. Similar to mine that I posted a few pages earlier in this thread. It'll be for sale so if anyone is interested I'll cross post it from the B/S/T thread when it's ready.
It was this piece of crap:
(not my picture)
Even those blue handles were sticky as hell!
I still have this controller in storage, though why I haven't thrown it out is a mystery. I agree its trash.
BruiserBear
Banned
I've got the newest Macbook Air with Intel HD5000 graphics. How well can I run this emulator?
kunonabi
Member
It's kind of a nice curio but it it's somewhat of a hyper version with various versions of the characters i.e VH Demitri vs VS Victor etc.
Still better off with Resurrection really. That's the thing about most DC fighters, most of them aren't arcade perfect and better versions of most of them have come out on newer platforms.
The 3D fighters fare much better on the DC than the 2D ones do.
A Black Falcon
Member
It's a decent to good 3d platformer. It's quite hard, and has some flaws, but if you like 3d platformers, definitely give it a try! I think that the fact that it was only released in Europe on all platforms is part of why people don't talk about it much. Yeah, it's Europe only on DC, PS2, and PC alike. Thanks, Ubisoft.
Thanks, was feeling the pull to get Donovan playable in VS on the cab but will resist for now.
I did pull the trigger on Giant Gram 2000 though.
kunonabi
Member
Thanks, was feeling the pull to get Donovan playable in VS on the cab but will resist for now.
I did pull the trigger on Giant Gram 2000 though.
Donovan is probably my favorite fighting game character but Giant Gram 2000 is the better buy. You won't regret it.
kunonabi
Member
shadowman is very good. it's a pretty big time investment though. carrier is meh. i probably enjoyed the ring more than i did carrier oddly enough. as for as dc horror games go you're better off with d2, illbleed, blue stinger, and nanatsu no hikan really. nanatsu is japanese which hurts it a bit but it does have coop.
Thanks, was feeling the pull to get Donovan playable in VS on the cab but will resist for now.
I did pull the trigger on Giant Gram 2000 though.
Excellent and great choice
Random fact: The Giant Gram series was originally a cross over of All Japan Pro Wrestling and Sega's Virtua Fighter, with 2000 it became less so but kept the in the person who wrestles as Wolf Hawkfield.
With 2000 as All Japan had split and Misawa had formed Pro Wrestling NOAH they took away the Vs Virtual Fighter stuff and made it a game with a then more modern and quite complete roster.
kunonabi
Member
Arrived much quicker than I expected. Everything is pretty immaculate condition aside from the manual being a little beat-up and the box tab not closing all the way.
The game case was bigger than I expected. I figured it would be a standard dvd case like Cosmic Smash but it's actually an extra large 2-dvd case. Feels good to finally have the last big expensive game out of the way.
Chiaroscuro
Member
Envy....
How playable is Segagaga for a non-Japanese speaker?
How playable is Segagaga for a non-Japanese speaker?
IrishNinja
Member
Arrived much quicker than I expected. Everything is pretty immaculate condition aside from the manual being a little beat-up and the box tab not closing all the way.
The game case was bigger than I expected. I figured it would be a standard dvd case like Cosmic Smash but it's actually an extra large 2-dvd case. Feels good to finally have the last big expensive game out of the way.
SO JELLY...those pins are so cool for a sega fan! if you dont mind my asking, how much did it put you back?
i'm still looking for a good guide, dying to finally play this one
sixteen-bit
Member
Arrived much quicker than I expected. Everything is pretty immaculate condition aside from the manual being a little beat-up and the box tab not closing all the way.
The game case was bigger than I expected. I figured it would be a standard dvd case like Cosmic Smash but it's actually an extra large 2-dvd case. Feels good to finally have the last big expensive game out of the way.
Does that come with the Mega Drive VMU?
baphomet
Member
Wow, so one of those Dreamcasts i got off Craigslist came with the broadband modem on it. Anyone know what these usually go for loose?
On eBay for anyone interested.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261261725636?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
On eBay for anyone interested.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/261261725636?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
I was bored so I decided to take a family picture. Or eight, rather.
The list of stuff I still want is so low it's hard to finish it off. Soon, though. Soon. When I'm finished I think I'm going to go through and replace every single jewel case, then put them in mylar bags.
The list of stuff I still want is so low it's hard to finish it off. Soon, though. Soon. When I'm finished I think I'm going to go through and replace every single jewel case, then put them in mylar bags.
sixteen-bit
Member
Cosmic Smash's box art is so godlike