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Sega Dreamcast - Appreciation and Emulation Thread
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Shadow Hog
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And I'm pretty sure Power Stone is worth $50 (2 being more $80-100), so those two games alone cover the cost you cited (and paid, I assume blah, didn't see that last post) - at least, if they're both CIB.
There still a slim chance that I can buy it, apparently the other buyer hasn't responded in a while but I'm not holding my breath.
I went with the Power Stone collection on PSP...seems great to me and it's quite cheap.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Didn't it run at 30fps or something? I seem to recall that port being awful. Maybe it was the PSP screen. I dunno.
They're 60FPS actually. And they're fine.
D.Lo
Member
It's 30fps on a stock PSP. You have to overclock it with custom firmware to get the framerate up.
Ended up getting that Dreamcast deal! I want to keep Grandia, Power Stone & Skies of Arcadia and sell the dreamcast with Spawn and/or Seaman. I'm not sure if I want to sell Seaman yet, not interested in playing it but it's a fun novelty item. How much should a dreamcast with Spawn and Seaman sell for? 20?
sixteen-bit
Member
Congrats on the bundle. Grandia 2 and SoA are easily the best RPGs on the sytem.
Nuts_On_Your_Tonsils
Banned
These Sega prices are getting CRAAAAAAAAAAY. I should of got Illbleed back when it was 40-50, now its in the 80-100 range. effing Sega and their stupid awesome consoles that didn't sell well...
p.s. does anyone know where I can get a USB GD-ROM drive? I wanna mod a Dreamcast to play fro ma flash drive.
p.s. does anyone know where I can get a USB GD-ROM drive? I wanna mod a Dreamcast to play fro ma flash drive.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
It does feel like Dreamcast games are starting to creep up...
Nowhere near Saturn games, obviously, but we'll get there.
Nowhere near Saturn games, obviously, but we'll get there.
I'm amazed at what folk are paying for the likes of GunBird/GigaWing on eBay.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Mars Matrix has gone up quite a bit, too. I don't think it's a good enough game to justify the prices. Not when you could be buying Border Down or Under Defeat instead.
Ah, I love Mars Matrix, personally, especially compared to the Giga Wings etc
Love the currency/shop mechanics. But I got it on release or on clearance, like most of my DC collection, so I can't really judge value in this current market.
sixteen-bit
Member
Mars Matrix is a masterpiece. I don't like the other Takumi games tho.
I just booted up Giga Wang (RIP xoxak) on Friday for ChronDC. The port has some legit nice, newly-done art and music. But man, those CPS2/3 ports in 480p don't really scale well, and when you use noisy prerendered sprites like in GW it seems even worse.
Does Mars Matrix do 240p? I've heard Third Strike does, but can the Dreamcast natively do the CPS resolution, even?
Does Mars Matrix do 240p? I've heard Third Strike does, but can the Dreamcast natively do the CPS resolution, even?
Nuts_On_Your_Tonsils
Banned
Jeez...I remember seeing this game for super cheap (years and years ago) but not liking the front box art.
Stupid me...the game looks awesome.
I got Mars matrix for around $80 (jp, complete with spine and registration cards) and it definitely feels worth it to me. Amazing game, up there with Gradius V and Ikaruga in the best STGs of gen 6 for me.
Warning though, the game is ugly AF on anything but my 14" CRT. Don't pick it up expecting a looker.
Warning though, the game is ugly AF on anything but my 14" CRT. Don't pick it up expecting a looker.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Honestly, the aesthetics are the biggest detractor for me, and that's why I'm not a huge fan. Terrible visuals, terrible music.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Speaking of Giga Wing... were the Giga Wing games the same between the US and Japan? I know that Gunbird 2 had some stuff that was cut from the US release, but I dunno if it was the same deal with the other Capcom shmups.
Nuts_On_Your_Tonsils
Banned
Just picked up a near mint copy of Record of Lodoss War. Game seems pretty cool, although I never see or hear people talking about it. Anyone in here played it?
Easily one of my most played DC games back in the day. Just scratches that Diablo loot-drop itch perfectly for me. It's real easy to build an over powered character & just sit back & grind. Loved it.
Nuts_On_Your_Tonsils
Banned
I really enjoyed it, but found it dead hard. Good Diablo clone
Awesome, that's the type of game I was looking for. Gonna pop this mug in asap...I hope it runs at 480p.
Thanks, comrades!
Played and loved it. Was a huge fan of the anime, so the Parn and Deedlit cameos were pretty cool. Would have liked more of them in the game, but I still really enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed it, but found it dead hard. Good Diablo clone
Same, until I figured out I wasn't using the loot drops to properly power up, once I did, it was OP time.
When the fuck did that happen?! I was selling 2 for like 50 bucks a pop not too long ago and it took me a while... $100? Oh of course i miss out on the peak selling time. Of course. Fuck me, of course.
sixteen-bit
Member
What's the solution, never selling your games out of fear the sale price will increase later?
I wouldn't sweat it.
Nuts_On_Your_Tonsils
Banned
Don't feel too bad, just think back to all the people who either passed on getting Panzer Dragoon saga when it first came out, or the people who sold it immediately to make a quick buck.
sixteen-bit
Member
Yes. I used to have amazing 21 inch Sony professional CRT computer monitor, but that eventually kicked the bucket. Now I use a middle of the road old 19" Viewsonic CRT from a yard sale. Have it set up on a secondhand KVM switch with my Xbox 360 over VGA for Tate STGs like Raiden Fighters Aces and Espgaluda II.
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, wish i hadn't sold Skies years ago, but i still have the LE of Eternal Arcadia & the gamecube version, so i'm good. gotta replay that one someday now that we know the HD version isn't happening =/
saw the capcom ones creeping up first, then weird stuff like illbleed. im assuming the easy-to-burn setup keeps some prices down? who knows
saw the capcom ones creeping up first, then weird stuff like illbleed. im assuming the easy-to-burn setup keeps some prices down? who knows
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Nah, if that was the case, there'd be no market for like... Most old games.
I think it's more likely because the DC was a relatively accessible console for a long time. Prices were low cuz there were a lot of copies of stuff out there, and the system never disappeared into obscurity in quite the way something like the Saturn did.
IrishNinja
Member
true, true
but what all else has gone up? when i rebought most of my stuff a few years back, i dont think i paid more than $20-25 for most things, a few were cheap because of cracked cases but those are swapped out easily enough
but what all else has gone up? when i rebought most of my stuff a few years back, i dont think i paid more than $20-25 for most things, a few were cheap because of cracked cases but those are swapped out easily enough
Nuts_On_Your_Tonsils
Banned
wtf? why? So apparently dreamcast (and saturn) games are expensive because they are collectible. I got that game for $40 (complete and mint) last summer.
Because that's just how it is, it's also expensive on Gamecube.
I'm being over dramatic, but it's the part where it took me loke 6 months to sell off 2 mint condition copies somewhat recently that really gets me. How did it go from that to being hot shit item of the DC's library that aparently flies for double the prices all of a sudden? Game collectors, I don't get them.
sixteen-bit
Member
I'm being over dramatic, but it's the part where it took me loke 6 months to sell off 2 mint condition copies somewhat recently that really gets me. How did it go from that to being hot shit item of the DC's library that aparently flies for double the prices all of a sudden? Game collectors, I don't get them.
Yeah it's impossible to predict so don't overthink it imo
Nuts_On_Your_Tonsils
Banned
I'm being over dramatic, but it's the part where it took me loke 6 months to sell off 2 mint condition copies somewhat recently that really gets me. How did it go from that to being hot shit item of the DC's library that aparently flies for double the prices all of a sudden? Game collectors, I don't get them.
IT only really sux when you are looking to buy. I'm holding off on Illbleed for that reason...
It actually looks great on a smaller CRT. The sprites look much more like actual hand drawn sprite work and less like pre rendered blobs, and they mesh a lot better with the background as well.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Was Illbleed actually any good? I feel like I've asked this before. I remember it looked awesome in the first couple of previews in Dreamcast magazine, but I seem to recall it getting a lukewarm reception upon release.
It's a bit better than Blue Stinger, the team's prior game. It's in that Deadly Premonition school of bad-good and bizarre. Nothing like it.
Mechanically, you're basically a detective in a haunted house, using a radar system to detect what will scare you before it can scare you (and cause damage). You're also managing resources to survive shoddy arena battles.
It's not going to rock your world, and it's functionally fairly rough, but you'll probably be happy you played it if only for the experience.
thanx!