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Sega Dreamcast - Appreciation and Emulation Thread
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They are basically the PC versions. Way better than the PS1 versions.
atomic moth
Member
Dumb question here:
I'm putting a dreamcast in a New Net City cabinet with controls through the jamma. It looks great, but since the battery is dead I have to set the date/time every power up. I can't seem to make it past that screen. What button do I hit once "select" is highlighted? I though I remembered it being A but I could be wrong.
I've heard that the controller will not initialize properly if there's something wrong with it also. So I may have to connect the 6th button to the cabinet, since the jamma board only goes 5 buttons.
I'm putting a dreamcast in a New Net City cabinet with controls through the jamma. It looks great, but since the battery is dead I have to set the date/time every power up. I can't seem to make it past that screen. What button do I hit once "select" is highlighted? I though I remembered it being A but I could be wrong.
I've heard that the controller will not initialize properly if there's something wrong with it also. So I may have to connect the 6th button to the cabinet, since the jamma board only goes 5 buttons.
why not just get a new battery? aren't they like $3 at any CVS?
atomic moth
Member
I think you have to desolder the battery to get it out, which in that case I may as well install a removable battery holder and I've got a few things on my plate right now that would take precedence.
http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/128947/dreamcast-time-date-repair-guide-and-work-log
I don't really mind the screen. I just need to find which controller buttons are mapped to which cabinet buttons right now.
http://forums.shoryuken.com/discussion/128947/dreamcast-time-date-repair-guide-and-work-log
I don't really mind the screen. I just need to find which controller buttons are mapped to which cabinet buttons right now.
meitantei_conan
Member
Hey DCgaf I was wondering on what you guys think of maken X. I bought the game new off amazon and started playing it about a month ago. First few levels were fun but I have yet to return to it since(I got stuck on this one level, very annoying 
) . Was wondering if it's worth continueing.
) . Was wondering if it's worth continueing.
Diablohead
Member
Few minor things about the DC RE2 version I notice when playing it (been at it again the other day and from a few months back)
The FMV video's are poorly compressed and also have a case of slightly crushed blacks, not a deal breaker but they can really look muddy in places especially the first part to claires intro.
The game is higher res but the backgrounds still seem to be PSX resolution for RE2, but anything polygon based is in 620x480 now.
VMU is nice to show you HP and ammo counts without pausing.
It's the Dreamcast! RE2 is nice and crisp using a VGA box.
The FMV video's are poorly compressed and also have a case of slightly crushed blacks, not a deal breaker but they can really look muddy in places especially the first part to claires intro.
The game is higher res but the backgrounds still seem to be PSX resolution for RE2, but anything polygon based is in 620x480 now.
VMU is nice to show you HP and ammo counts without pausing.
It's the Dreamcast! RE2 is nice and crisp using a VGA box.
Hey DCgaf I was wondering on what you guys think of maken X. I bought the game new off amazon and started playing it about a month ago. First few levels were fun but I have yet to return to it since(I got stuck on this one level, very annoying
I think it is. I havent beaten it myself, but if you're a fan of SMT Kaneko art, and Shoji Meguro's music + general Atlus apocalyptic strangeness, i'd say keep going.
FrankieMcGuire
Banned
Anyone tried Reicast? Dreamcast Emulator for Android phones and tablets.
coughlanio
Member
So...yeah, got some stuff in today, all the way from Germany.
30lb box, wasn't expecting it to be so heavy.
Brand new, official, Dreamcast Race Controller.
Space Channel 5, of course.
VMUs!
Yep, that's 50 sealed copies of MSR. Including 40 sealed in an original shipping box.
FrankieMcGuire
Banned
How come there's A LOT of sealed Dreamcast games kicking around? Were they all retrieved from some abondoned warehouse or something? Was looking for a copy of Jet Set Radio online and almost decided on picking up a fresh sealed copy for only a couple of £ higher than a used copy but I couldn't bring myself to break the seal when it arrives as I really want to play the game
Diablohead
Member
Reicast is an amazing emulator, still super early but the fact that my OUYA can play sonic adventure 2 in 1080p at 15-30fps with minimal graiphcal glitches is stunning, PSO v2 used to run at 20-30 fps but the latest builds seem to have dropped it to a slightly unplayable rate.
Daytona usa 2001 runs on it but the sky is black and the draw distance is short, but it's fully playable! it can only get better.
Any idea if the MSR versions are first print? the first run of the game had some big glitches in it including the driver missing his arms randomly when loading a race and that even if you lost a tournament at the end of a chapter you still won and progressed, sega allowed people to send in their copy to exchange it for free with an updated build, bet that cost them some money.
I sadly have two early revisions.
Daytona usa 2001 runs on it but the sky is black and the draw distance is short, but it's fully playable! it can only get better.
Any idea if the MSR versions are first print? the first run of the game had some big glitches in it including the driver missing his arms randomly when loading a race and that even if you lost a tournament at the end of a chapter you still won and progressed, sega allowed people to send in their copy to exchange it for free with an updated build, bet that cost them some money.
I sadly have two early revisions.
coughlanio
Member
Just opened one and it's revision:
Which apparently is the final revision. Is this version rarer, or?
sixteen-bit
Member
It wasn't a commercially successful console.
Diablohead
Member
no idea, but I will check my discs after work when I can dig them out and take a look.
I own a launch day copy and a copy which came with my 2nd DC from ebay about 4 years ago.
coughlanio
Member
How come there's A LOT of sealed Dreamcast games kicking around? Were they all retrieved from some abondoned warehouse or something? Was looking for a copy of Jet Set Radio online and almost decided on picking up a fresh sealed copy for only a couple of £ higher than a used copy but I couldn't bring myself to break the seal when it arrives as I really want to play the game
If you intend on buying a game to play, might as well go for a good used copy, leave the sealed copies for the collectors who are going for a full sealed collection, which is a silly thing to do IMO.
I agree. It's hard to resist when it's only slightly cheaper though. I get sick pleasure from opening a brand new Dreamcast game.
Yup. I agree. Don't usually go for sealed games and don't understand people who pay crazy money and collect them. But like emb stated, it was only a few quid more than a used copy and at least it guarantees that it'll be a decent, clean working copy (assuming it isn't a faulty copy) of the game but I couldn't bring myself to break the seal
Managed to get a used copy with the manual and all the leaflets for around £4 anyway so I'm happy
coughlanio
Member
Yup. I agree. Don't usually go for sealed games and don't understand people who pay crazy money and collect them. But like emb stated, it was only a few quid more than a used copy and at least it gaurantees that it'll be a decent, clean working copy (assuming it isn't a faulty copy) of the game but I couldn't bring myself to break the seal
Yeah, in my experience there's some really great used Dreamcast dealers online, some I've dealt with before have even put games into brand new Dreamcast boxes, which is great. My only bad experience is whey they try and resurface Dreamcast games, which is pretty much a death sentence for GD-ROMs
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Today I go hunting for a Dreamcast to play all those games I got Tuesday night on.
petran79
Banned
regarding emulation, which windows/LINUX emulator is the best?
Also which dc games have emulation/speed issues?
I remember ecco the dolphin had gfx issues on nulldc.
Is there any compatibility database like with pcsx2?
Dc emulation fortunately has lower requirements than gc and ps2
Also which dc games have emulation/speed issues?
I remember ecco the dolphin had gfx issues on nulldc.
Is there any compatibility database like with pcsx2?
Dc emulation fortunately has lower requirements than gc and ps2
So one day i found my dreamcast in the dost. i order a new gamespad 2 vibration packs memory unit and cabels to only find out my dreamcast is somehow not working like it jused to. It jumps to the dash when it feels like it i did clean the leaver clutch and stuff but didn't help now i can't enjoy it as much as i did back in the days.
i did clean the leaver clutch and stuff but didn't help now i can't enjoy it as much as i did back in the days.So one day i found my dreamcast in the dost. i order a new gamespad 2 vibration packs memory unit and cabels to only find out my dreamcast is somehow not working like it jused to. It jumps to the dash when it feels like it
You need to do the matchstick mod.
Genesis Knight
Member
I do. Never use it.
sixteen-bit
Member
I haven't used it myself, but I've heard the access speeds are slower than off a GD-ROM. To the point games will experience slowdown trying to read data.
The port the SD adapter plugs into is slow compared to the GD-ROM reader so it does lag and struggle to load games. Some games do run fine though after you get them running.
Dreamshell has some other features to use with the SD card though.
I've been trying to figure out the specific cable that they use to make the SD adapters. Apparently they take a old data cable for a cell phone or PDA and then cut off one end.
Dreamshell has some other features to use with the SD card though.
I've been trying to figure out the specific cable that they use to make the SD adapters. Apparently they take a old data cable for a cell phone or PDA and then cut off one end.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Today was a success:
System is in pretty awesome shape. Was $25 for it and one controller, the other three controllers were $5 a piece, VMU was $3. Seemed like a good deal to me. I was hoping to find some more games today, but they didn't have shit.
Really want Soul Reaver. I've seen it there a couple times, so hopefully it pops back in again soon.
System is in pretty awesome shape. Was $25 for it and one controller, the other three controllers were $5 a piece, VMU was $3. Seemed like a good deal to me. I was hoping to find some more games today, but they didn't have shit.
Really want Soul Reaver. I've seen it there a couple times, so hopefully it pops back in again soon.
DracoBlade
Member
Yeah Im planning to go the VGA to HDMI route for maximum resoultion out put potential, and using the VGA box all I have to do for audio apparently is use a audio jack.
If all goes well tomorrow....I may have quite a few solid dreamcast pickups my friends. Will post pics.
IrishNinja
Member
Hero you're killing it lately man, that's about the price i see DC's for on craigslist but the controllers & VMU price is solid, fast finds too! Soul Reaver's great but spoiler: the ending is terrible, haha
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Soul Reaver... as I recall, that game was actually better on Dreamcast than it was on PC. The DC had higher poly models and some other stuff, I think.
I really should pick it up sometime. I've never actually played a game in that series.
I really should pick it up sometime. I've never actually played a game in that series.
IrishNinja
Member
i didn't finish 2, but i recall one really nice thing about that series: they didn't Mega Man you. you kept your powerups/abilities in the next game i wanna say.
I wanted to use it to play Skies of Arcadia without the GD-rom noise preceding each encounter, but the port was too slow to run the game well.
I ended up using it to make backups of all my VMU files and then sold it.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Yeah, I was pretty happy to find one so quickly and easily, and in nice condition. They had one previously that I looked at, but it was too beat up. They actually had Soul Reaver that day also for I think $5, should have grabbed it then 'cause it's gone now. Common enough I'm sure it won't take long to pop up again, hopefully.
I have played all the Soul Reavers before. Still haven't played the original LoK, but I have it for PSX, so one of these days I'll get to it. I actually already have Soul Reaver for PSX as well, but now that I have a DC I won't waste time with it.
The first Soul Reaver was absolutely amazing at the time. I'd never played anything like it as far as story and voice acting went. I don't know if it has held up after all these years. Like most early 3D games, I'd imagine the camera could suck by today's standards.
And, yeah, character models are way better on DC than PC. Hastily grabbed from youtube video:
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Was digging through my parents attic this morning, looking for my birth certificate and stumbled on my old stash. So hyped. I even re bought a lot of this stuff recently but oh well.
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Shit, I forgot about Berserk. That game was fucking awesome. I actually don't think I've seen a copy of that locally ever.
I remember when Rayman 2 on the Dreamcast was one of the most impressive things I'd yet seen in a video game.
Anyone here try the Tomee VGA cable? It seems to be relatively new to the market.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HPU96FI/?tag=neogaf0e-20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cR4xOWDQhw
Made by Hyperkin? The build quality looks way better than the other third party cables on the market.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HPU96FI/?tag=neogaf0e-20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cR4xOWDQhw
Made by Hyperkin? The build quality looks way better than the other third party cables on the market.
button map sucks on re3 I spent a few minutes in order to find a descent button layout and it seems ther's no 60hz option
and the VMU do not diplay ammo ...yeah the backgound seems to be at the same rez than PSX
been looking at Dreamcast emulation stuff in the past few days due to my old dreamcast controller port not working and I've lost the multi region boot disc. Man this stuff in weird. NullDC is the best emulator but it so god damn picky with format. Only play CDI and nothing else, also there doesn't seems to be any option for save state either. I wish dreamcast emulation was as goos as the PS2
dr. apocalipsis
Banned
button map sucks on re3 I spent a few minutes in order to find a descent button layout and it seems ther's no 60hz option
Back in the day I completed that game every time needed to unlock everything. You can't figure how many times I pressed wrong button after doing a no save run and didn't saved anything from that whole run to count for unlocking shite.