Sounds like it might be for me then. I appreciate the skill to get the high scores and to one credit shumps, but I'm not in that league. I just like it when they balance the ability for skilled players to challenge themselves, while still letting players like me get to the later levels. I really liked Sturmwind in that regard.
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Sega Dreamcast - Appreciation and Emulation Thread
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Sounds like it might be for me then. I appreciate the skill to get the high scores and to one credit shumps, but I'm not in that league. I just like it when they balance the ability for skilled players to challenge themselves, while still letting players like me get to the later levels. I really liked Sturmwind in that regard.
Genesis Knight
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I have Ghost Blade. It's another pretty generic Hucast game that doesn't bring anything new to the table. In a post-Sturmwind world, there's no reason to give it a pass. Hucast should step up and do better.
It's that time of the year again.
(posting in threads whose systems feature a good chunk of horror)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1118546
GAF plays 31 nights of horror 3.
(posting in threads whose systems feature a good chunk of horror)
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1118546
GAF plays 31 nights of horror 3.
socksfelloff
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Actually they all did. None of them supported it as an official format though like sega did.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
None of those other consoles output VGA.
If they did I would be using VGA for all those consoles!
WM email this morning says that Pier Solar should start shipping next week. It's been a long wait.
The email is promoting another KS for a DC game I hadn't heard of (also releasing on TG-16). Looks interesting. I should pay more attention to these things. Only 3 days left though.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/saberridergame/saber-rider-and-the-star-sheriffs-the-video-game?ref=users
The email is promoting another KS for a DC game I hadn't heard of (also releasing on TG-16). Looks interesting. I should pay more attention to these things. Only 3 days left though.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/saberridergame/saber-rider-and-the-star-sheriffs-the-video-game?ref=users
petran79
Banned
I remember few years ago reading that they were preparing a 2D Saber Rider game.
Didnt know about the Kickstarter.
Though I hate how they changed the story in the dub. Only the music is better than the original.
They edited and censored the whole series basically. Also in the original the Japanese guy was the team leader
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=3910
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=3943
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=4037
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=4157
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=4263
Didnt know about the Kickstarter.
Though I hate how they changed the story in the dub. Only the music is better than the original.
They edited and censored the whole series basically. Also in the original the Japanese guy was the team leader
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=3910
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=3943
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=4037
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=4157
http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=4263
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Deleted member 74300
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Powerstone 2 complete for $48 is a pretty good deal yeah? Pretty much what it would have costed new I guess.
Definitely!!!
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Well that's good to hear. I just had to have it the way it was meant to be played. Though the PSP one was good for what it was.
Having an arcade cabinet of it would be the next best thing. Only know of one place that has it. I guess a nice Dreamcast arcade stick would have to do. What's the best affordable one out there?
IrishNinja
Member
for where its at now? yeah, for sure - you made a good move here!
Well that's good to hear. I just had to have it the way it was meant to be played. Though the PSP one was good for what it was.
Having an arcade cabinet of it would be the next best thing. Only know of one place that has it. I guess a nice Dreamcast arcade stick would have to do. What's the best affordable one out there?
Great decision, especially if you get 4 players together, it's a lot of fun. I liked the PSP version for what it was too, but nothing beats getting some friends together and playing a few rounds in person. I'm probably in the minority, but I liked 2 more than 1, but that's probably because I'm not the best fighter and I enjoyed the level of chaos in 2's arenas more
Was on vacation near Naples, Florida and found tiny treasure at a local retro shop
Still curious about the history of the thing. It's not a completely different manual, but a high quality sticker super-glued to the original cover. Everything else is the same. On other sites people have reported finding copies in Utah and Austin TX, but there's zero indication of why it exists. Best guess is a retailer was uncomfortable with a literal devil on the cover.
The Speed Devils "clean cover" is probably the hardest to find variant in the Dreamcast collecting community. Next to Sonic Adventure LE and the All-Stars version of Ready 2 Rumble, it's also the game I've had the most trouble finding. I haven't seen it on eBay in like a year.
Still curious about the history of the thing. It's not a completely different manual, but a high quality sticker super-glued to the original cover. Everything else is the same. On other sites people have reported finding copies in Utah and Austin TX, but there's zero indication of why it exists. Best guess is a retailer was uncomfortable with a literal devil on the cover.
I honestly don't think "good" VGA to HDMI converters exist. I'd love to be proven wrong though.
Another poster had asked about a VGA to HDMI adapter, and this one sounded promising. It doesn't do any image scaling, it just passes on the native size that the Dreamcast outputs via VGA, theoretically minimizing lag.
that looks interesting. kinda wish the price was a tad lower though and that it had inputs for L/R audio instead of a stereo one but cables for that are inexpensive I guess
That'd be me, I still haven't bought one though. 720x480 isn't officially supported by that device so I wish I could see some video proof of this. Their customer service told me they didn't know for sure but expect that while like you said it won't add much lag it probably will squish the image slightly to 640x480 if that's gonna bother you. So in this case I've got some doubts about the native image size part...
Another one I've come across that sounds promising is the LKV350 if you can find one. Says it scales to 1080p but apparently that's a lie and it doesn't mess with the image at all. Again though, Dreamcast VGA resolution isn't officially supported so while it reportedly works who knows what it actually does
If it does squish it it won't look too bad though. Depends on how picky you are I guess
IrishNinja
Member
wonder if they're comin around next year?
sixteen-bit
Member
wonder if they're comin around next year?
are they even real? looks like a photoshop of a toy.
sixteen-bit
Member
I use SCART RGB to a switch with with a bnc breakout cable
sixteen-bit
Member
yeah my pvm doesn't support a 31 khz signal I don't think, so I have a separate VGA setup on an old CRT computer monitor.
StevieWhite
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Recently picked up a Toro and tested it out using Zombie Revenge. I forgot how ludicrously difficult that game can be.
The lack of analog control makes it a bit frustrating, but I still love it for the camp.
THERES NO TIME.
What about VGA to component?
You know, that's a good question actually.
D.Lo
Member
VGA to component should be easy, it's ultimately just a sync combiner and should have very little signal loss.
Then it's just up to your TV to handle the 480p to native scaling, which is great on my TV.
Definitely go VGA over scart for modern screens. That way you get 480p instead of 480i.
The Toro is actually a VGA box, it just has a scart output that does 480p. Using RGB from a Dreamcast will not do this.
Then it's just up to your TV to handle the 480p to native scaling, which is great on my TV.
Definitely go VGA over scart for modern screens. That way you get 480p instead of 480i.
The Toro is actually a VGA box, it just has a scart output that does 480p. Using RGB from a Dreamcast will not do this.
StevieWhite
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STICK BREITLING... man, I may need to rip everything that announcer says.
Friend of Sonic
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You're blowing my mind. Wow. I'll have to keep my eyes open for this
discontinuedI heard good things about this one:
are the cheapo options on eBay decent? I've got a big CRT with component in and would rather play on that than my 24" monitor
It's got another model called the 9A60A.discontinued
sixteen-bit
Member
Optical or nah?
Cloggerdude
Member
Got my GDEmu in the mail this week. Plan on trying it out this weekend!
My bad, I mean the Sega stick. I was under the impression that it was manufactured and distributed by ASCII in Japan and Agetec in the US.
IrishNinja
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#greengoblin4lyfe
sixteen-bit
Member
Ah, no worries. I know ASCII made some optical sticks, but IIRC all the branded ones (like the CVS2 ones for Dreamcast) were mechanical. Always wanted to try an optical one, but they're rare.
Agetec one is great though. I always go back to it.
discontinued
are the cheapo options on eBay decent? I've got a big CRT with component in and would rather play on that than my 24" monitor
I've had nothing but disappointment with VGA to Component converters. I haven't tried the one pictured above though.
But I wouldn't just buy the random ones listed on eBay or Amazon.
Noted, thank you