/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2341065
never touched one. Should I buy one and burn some games for it ?

>>2341074
sure its not that expensive, but dont be surprised if the GD-ROM drive stops working after a couple weeks

>>2341074
If you feel like jumping into it, then go ahead! They're pretty cheap and a box of CD-Rs are like 15 bucks. You don't have to buy the games but its nice to have the original art, case and manuals.

>>2341090
this. Its not particularly difficult to fix most of the time though.

I wish third party DC case shells existed. The DC is one of the easiest console to open up and exchange the case. I've seen some official replacement cases on eBay however they go for a lot.

>>2341090
>after a couple weeks
what.
I've bought the cheapest discs possible and my Dreamcast has had no problems related to it since I've gotten it over a year ago. I've head very mixed things about using high quality vs low quality CD-Rs, but GD-Rs are better for your Dreamcast overall.

>>2341065

really makes me wish i still had mine. i bought it in a discount bin and played doa2 on it with my buddies for hours on end.

#SAVESHENMUE

TRENDING ON TWITTER

SEGA PLEASE RELEASE YU SUZUKIS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THAT YOU WITHHOLD SO WE CAN CROWDFUND SHENMUE 3.

KEEP YOUR RIGHTS TO PUBLISH SHENMUE 1&2 HD (on pc pls)

THANKS

#SHENMUE SUNDAY
#SAVESHENMUE

>>2341198

>>2341201
hey fag

>>2341198
I want S3 but this shit is pretty bad

>>2341130
depends on the rips. ReviveDC rips are organized in such a way as to reduce the wear on the laser (making the rips better than original GD-ROMs in theory).

Managed to order a GDEmu in the April Fool's Day sale, but only after I burned dozens of games. My new DC's GD-R drive feels like it has lots of life left in it. What do?

I'd give away the burned games and sell the drive on the cheap if it was easy. In the Phoenix area if any y'all niggaz interested.

>>2341198

The worst of the worst.
And honestly, it's not like the first two games were above average.

>>2341065
>Looking at prices for Dreamcasts/accessories/games on Australian ebay
>Everything is super cheap

Is this normal? Aussie video game prices are usually ridiculous yet everything Dreamcast related seems to be reasonably priced. Is the DC super unpopular here or something?

>>2341090
get this /v/ tier shitposting out of here.

>>2341065
that lighting...

Finally got around to getting a battery for the VMU i bought a couple months ago, also downloaded a DCRES rom torrent so i got a handful of games to burn.

>>2341253
VMUs eat batteries if you use it frequently. I played chao adventure for about a week and the batteries went. Fun as fuck though.

>>2341249
I'll do that lighting for the genni if you want. I'll have to do it tomorrow since my camera's batteries are bone dry.

>>2341271
tight, how's do you get that type of lighting? It looks like pic related.

>>2341852
I used some color gels left over from a short film I did and taped it to flashlights. lol

Its nothing fancy but it doesn't really matter so long as it gets the job done.

>>2341243
Old sega products seem to be pretty well priced in the US as well. 30-40 USD is the norm for a dreamcast. Games are usually less than 10 dollars if its not shenmue. Its the same story with the genesis. VMUs go for about 5 dollars used and 15 dollars completely unopened.

Remember: if it doesn't sound like a jet engine in your living room, it's not a Dreamcast.

>>2342118
the GD-ROM is the worst part. It sounds like a robot is trying to break out of it.
However, it's not the loudest console I own. That spot would be taken by my 1st gen fat PS3. That thing is a fucking hair dryer.

Reminder that Dreamcast isn't retro because 6th Gen isn't Retro.
What gen is Dreamcast again? Oh right. 6th.

>>2342159
Why even take the time to post this?

>>2342161
Cuz he's a fucking loser, why else

Has anyone tried connecting a dreamcast to a PVM? How would that work?

>>2342164
S-Video and RGB look wonderful.

If you had a MultiFormat model, and put together a circuit to combine the sync information, you could likely get a VGA cable connected up to it as well.

>>2341852

>>2341852

>>2342538
Neat. Thanks for posting.

Everytime a DC thread comes along I'm gonna rep for Illbleed.

The story is that some teenagers enter a contest to survive the world's scariest theme park. Each stage like a horror movie, complete with jump scares, blood and guts, and monsters that chase you. Its gameplay involves the player exploring and "tagging" potential scary scenes; if you make mistakes, you will be frightened (usually it's silly or funny, though) and your heart rate will increase. You also have to monitor your adrenaline as well as your health. There are also several short combat segments in each stage, these unfortunately control badly but can be avoided.

It's not a very good game by normal standards. So why the recommendation? If you like bizarre or niche games, you must experience it. Its weirdness is of a very high caliber, which makes it worth checking out. I just can't explain how strange Illbleed is, except that maybe it's like The Room.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9M7ly8qMEcs

>>2342557
>the room in game form

checking this shit asap

>>2342562
It's honestly great. You're doing yourself a favor playing it.

>>2342520
>>2342525
>>2342536
>>2342538

>>2341103
>>2341072
>>2341065

Fuck, and I just got done masturbating.

>>2341246
Not him but how is he shitposting? He may not have said this
>>2341105
which is also true but it is true that the gd drive is most likely gonna stop working sometime (probably soon, given we're in 2015) and need a fix. The "couple of weeks" thing may be an exaggeration but it could also happen depending on the state of the console. There's also the resetting problem caused by the psu, which also has an easy fix (cleaning some contacts).

>>2341210
I didn't know about this but, if legit, sounds very cool. I'll check it out.

>>2342536
Man that's nice as fuck. I love how balanced the blue and orange are (and the fact that those were the dreamcast colors), but I find the lid a bit dark. Is it possible to have the lid a bit more lit by blue (or alternatively light white) without breaking the balance in the front (at least not in a very noticeable way)?

>>2341065
Greatest console.
I had so much fun with it.
Rival Schools
Marvel vs Capcom 2
SNK vs Capcom 2
Rush San Francisco
DoA 2
Even Mortal Motherfucking Kombat Gold

Just got Vampire Chronicles off ebay for cheap. Came in Friday and played it a good chunk of the weekend. Might be my favorite DC fighter now

How come we can't completely slam games for being utter shite on this board?

You have to "eloquently justify your hatred of a game to post about it". Isn't it enough to call it horse shit? I have to EXPLAIN why?

Hopefully this thread can help me, since google was no luck. I've tried burning about half a dozen games using Verbatim discs and DCRevive iso's. The issue I'm having is that the game will boot, then get to the ReviveDC/Sega screen and then the system just restarts. Any ideas?

I was obsessed over Dreamcast for years because I had never seen one in real life, but few years ago I finally got myself one. I haven't played with it much because I'm waiting to find VGA box of cheap so that I can get more clearer picture.

I don't know what it is, maybe the early 00s schlock, but I really do love the absurd and bizarre selection of games such as picture related. I played that with my brothers and we had a blast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_gJOnzXt-g

>>2343604
Are you sure you burned them correctly? I can't remember what program I used to burn my DC games back then, but I remember having to download some specific .dll file to that burning program files in order to burn DC games properly.

>>2343596
There is zero information in calling something shit and doesn't help anyone. I think this tangent should be now ended.

>>2343607
I think so. I mean, I used DiscJuggler and configured it according the the instructions I found. I guess it doesn't matter, DC games go for pretty cheap around here. It'd just be nice to be able to play some of the more rare titles.

>>2342118
>Implying it's louder than a 360.

>>2343604
>system just restarts
clean the contacts between the mainboard and the psu.

i had games reset for not raisin before, legit and burned copies. ripper her open, saw it was a little corroded/dirty, cleaned it up and it worked fine again.

ymmv

>>2343698
>not raisin

>>2343345
I was just overreacting that night when I said he was shitposting.

>>2343721
when i turn my dreamcast on date and time resets itself sometimes

>>2343747
You need a new internal battery. It's a simple replacement.

>>2343749
how

>>2343760
Here's a good vid -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTu86AaVYXo

If you're no good with solder, you might think about replacing the whole controller board instead. This isn't a bad idea anyway since they have some finicky fuses. Remember to never hot-swap your controllers, turn your system off first for safety.

>>2343785
>Remember to never hot-swap your controllers, turn your system off first for safety.
I clench every time I play Psycho Mantis on Bleem!

>>2341065
that dreamcast looks sexy as fuck

Opinions of GDEmu? I'm looking to get one assuming they're still being made.

>>2341243
Idk about games but when I was looking for a console they started at 100 and went up to 150 just for the unit and a controller. I got my imported US one on Gumtree for 80 aus

Is a euro scart cable supposed to work with a us DC or do I need to change it to the japanese standard?

>>2343604

>>2343607
it was paddus discjuggler, it was payware and it's not being developed anymore. i suppose there are new way to do it today? how can you burn dreamcast isos with linux?

>>2343698
i had that as well but those restarts could be at any point in the boot sequence. rebooting always at the same point looks more like the problem is in the disc (i'm not 100% sure, my bad burned discs would just land me on the bios menu)

>>2344163
These days the way to do it is using ImgBurn with an additional DLL so you can open CDIs. You don't need to worry about padding or setting the track modes anymore.
Also, modern drives typically have a minimum burn speed and actually work better writing at 16x than 4x.

Death Crimson OX isn't that bad

>>2341065
Garou and Last Blade 2 are DC essentials

>>2344206
>Also, modern drives typically have a minimum burn speed and actually work better writing at 16x than 4x.

This. My coaster rate dropped loads when I started burning at 16x.

Bleemcast
Shit was the best thing to have ever been made (despite being unfinished).

Considering the Bleemcast concept in modern consoles this thing was a fucking masterpiece.

So, if this took off and actually was able to be used, do you think this would have been the Dreamcast's savior? I personally say yes and here's why
>Cheap console with great quality for cross-platform games
>could play TWO WHOLE LIBRARIES
>had the 4 player option build in if the ps1 game had 4 player support
>was an alternative to play ps1 games if you didnt have a ps1 which iirc was more expensive than the dreamcast even when launching (i can really be wrong here but in case im not there ya go)

So not only would the whole ps1 library work on it with Bleemcast, it would even improve the games. If anything it could have allowed sega to still be in the market today and sony could have been left to rot instead.
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleemcast!
>top ps1
>bottom bleemcast
if you play ps1 titles on ps3 those pixels are present unless you enable the smoothing method which makes shit blurry and unappealing. i never noticed those pixels on my own system til i played it on ps3. so that was something interesting i guess...

>>2341065
I didn't realize this wasn't an official product photo until I started browsing the thread. Nice work OP.

Just ordered a "better than Hanzo" VGA box from Poland w/ scanline generator and toggle switch for forcing non-compatible games. Pretty excited to get my DC hooked up again. I pulled it out last year but was really horrified by the composite output. Looking forward to some Fighting Vipers 2.

>>2344072
>Is a euro scart cable supposed to work with a us DC or do I need to change it to the japanese standard?

Anyone?

Is there a recommended games list?

>>2345001
No idea. VGA will give you a better picture on the majority of games that support it, so I just use S-video for the rest.

>>2345005
What do you like to play?

>>2345027

Not fond of fighting games but I'll play pretty much anything else.

>>2345027
I've got a PVM and only really want to play the 240p games on the DC. The cable i've got gives an out of sync picture (which seems to be right colours/contrast etc).

>>2345250

Can you describe the sync issues?

>>2341107
They did, I had a blue see through one from lik sang back in the day

>>2345038
Stuff you can't get anywhere else would be -

Chu Chu Rocket!
Jet Grind Radio
Sega Rally Championship 2
Record of Lodoss War: Advent of Cardice
Super Magnetic Neo
Maken X
Shenmue
Border Down
Cannon Spike

>>2345330

>Stuff you can't get anywhere else
If you're keeping it /vr/, I suppose.
I got a really weird glitch in Super Magnetic Neo too, it wouldn't let me pass the second level.

>>2345390
Yes, I don't count PC or digital only releases.

Is your SMN original or iso?

>>2345398

ISO. I'm a poorfag, only reason I have a Dreamcast is because it's easy to pirate for and old enough that I don't feel bad for it.

>>2345412
No reason to feel bad, downloading is morally superior to supporting resellers and Game Stop imo. All I can suggest is try another rip, or just buy it; it's not expensive, even NIB.

>>2345427
>it's not expensive, even NIB.
Ignore that. It seems reseller scum has gotten scummier. It used to be less than $10 new.

>>2345274
More a smearing than a rolling (i've had issues with my MVS rgb system and its probably not just the sync not getting through at all) Picture seems fine otherwise

>>2344072
>>2345449
The "Innovation Super RGB" SCART cable I got from Turkey works fine with my PVM, so I'd say it should work fine.
Could it be that it doesn't like the sync? Despite the system seemingly turning of the video information when in RGB mode, there still seems to be some data going on that line that could upset picky displays. My csync only Megaview gets all types of confused when trying to use the cable with it; Waiting on an adapter to see if it's a sync issue that a stripper could fix or something else.

>open /vr/ to see if there's anything about the dreamcast going on
>see this

I bought a modded Dreamcast with an overclocked CPU and patched BIOS (can do VGA output on all games, can play all burnt cd-r games) last week and it's really cool. The VGA output looks great as well.

I really want to find a broadband adapter for it, though. I want to play PSO and Q3A online. Do any of you guys do that?

>>2343607
You're thinking of the .cdi plugin for ImgBurn.

https://legacy.padus.com/downloads/cdi.php

Just drop the files in your ImgBurn directory, that's it.

>>2345927
What is the point in using ImgBurn? Serious question.

I've used Alcohol120 for all of my DC burning needs and haven't run into a single problem. Am I slowly killing my Dreamcast or something?

>>2345930
I don't think it makes a difference, pretty sure it's just preference.

>>2345917
There are cheaper, more practical ways to connect to the internet.
I made a pastebin of various info I can find, but it's a fucking mess. http://pastebin.com/99pN9We8 If you have a landline phone, it's really simple to get online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPno--nhGL0

Why would you need an overclocked CPU and how many burned games can you normally not play in a Dreamcast in this day and age? The VGA output seems to be the only redeemable thing imo.

>>2346086
Yeah, I heard about that PC-DC server thing. Looks like a pain in the ass, plus I have no way of connecting a modem line to my computer...unless there's a USB adapter for doing so. Maybe I'll try it sometime.

>Why would you need an overclocked CPU

It's a "because you can" thing. Everything loads and goes slightly faster.

I just found this:

http://www.reddit.com/r/dreamcast/comments/22g8vy/dreamcast_betas_demos_unreleased_games/

Has HL1 and a bunch of mods you can run apparently, pretty neat. Along with other stuff.

>>2346595
Same poster here, just tested "Half Life Gold GDR BETA - Repacked & Resorted" and my modded dreamcast refused to boot it. Burnt with ImgBurn using the .cdi plugin.

>>2346612
>my modded dreamcast

What did you mod ?

>>2342557
I was playing through, got to the killer grub worm level, finished it, then took a break. Great game.

>>2346624
see
>>2345917

>>2344997
Link please? My Hanzo broke, no video anymore. My S-Video and comp cables still work.

>>2346628

Outside of the overclock, it's a plain dreamcast with a vga port, a good vga box will let you play all games in vga, and all dreamcast boot burned cd.
Does the overclock make stuff work better ?

>>2346652
Everything is a bit faster, specifically loading times.

I just realized I have a dial-up jack on my wall, does anybody want to try playing something online sometime?

>>2346639
If I had to guess:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171740926204

>>2346686
Thanks man!

Just managed to snag a broadband adapter, hell yes.

What is the appeal of the broadband adapter in this day in age? I mean what can you do with it?
Genuinely curious.

>>2347823
Easiest way to go online without using a dial-up ISP or buying a bunch of adapters to trick it into thinking it's connected to dial-up. I like playing old games online.

Plus, it's pretty rare and expensive, if I ever get bored of having it I can probably just sell it again.

>>2347750

How much?

>>2347841
For the cost of the adapters and effort you put into it, it's still cheaper than the broadband adapter.
Was there a reason the broadband adapter wasn't more popular?

Is Shenmue 2 better on Xbox or Dreamcast?

>>2347978
Xbox

>>2343345
Thanks, man. I don't know if you're still around but I'll experiment with the lighting a bit and post the result when if It turns out nice.

I bought a dreamcast a couple days ago from a garage sale, my friends and I have been playing nothing but soul calibur since that's the only good game the guy had.
He says he's getting some more dreamcast games sometime this friday and to come to his store next week to buy them.
But I'm a little bit worried he won't have what games I want or that he'll mark his shit up.
So besides buying some games, what are some things I can do with my dreamcast? Does it have any emulators or ways to mod it so it can play pirated games? I don't want a $40 paper weight.
Also mildly off topic but how is phantasy star online on dreamcast? Are the servers still online too?

>>2348170
Oh one more thing, are there any memory substitutes for the dreamcast? Soul Calibur keeps talking about requiring a VMU but won't that be mildly expensive?

>>2348172
I got a new-in-box Sega VMU for $5 on Amazon last year.
They're easily available and super cheap, but the batteries run out in like three days.

>>2348185
Oh okay.
If the batteries run out, do the games just not save anymore?

>>2348223

The memory card function is independent of the batteries. They only power the VMU for stand-alone features like downloadable minigames on the LCD screen. So in other words, practically useless.

>>2348170
Dreamcast has many different emulators and homebrew games. The NES and SMS ones are the best. It has Mega Drive and SNES emulators too but they're not so great.

The great thing about the Dreamcast is that you can play pirated games on it without modding. Just download the game and burn it to a disc.

>>2347856
Simple, nobody had DSL back then. It wasn't even available in my area (in the middle of silicon valley) until 2003.

>>2346686
Yeah, that's the one. If anybody is going to buy one there is a duplicate listing priced in Euros that ends up being a couple bucks cheaper due to the exchange rate (even after paypal's conversion rate).

>>2348172
There are plenty of memory cards that handle saves but don't have a screen and hold a lot more. VMU's aren't expensive though. Only the batteries.

>>2348284
I had broadband in the late 90's, like everyone else I know.

>>2346368
This is a different one, you just plug in a phone line from your Dreamcast to a phone line thinger (assuming you have a landline) and then set up the config in the web browser to a free dial up service. May not work for bba games, never looked into it too much.

>>2348363
Does anybody else here actually use their Dreamcast online at all?

>>2348367
I've had a dreamcast for about a month and I've been exploring the possibility of giving Phantasy Star Online a go.

>>2348372
Somebody should try and arrange a /vr/ PSO game.

>>2348283
Not him but can I just use like a regular dvd-r from staples or some shit? Somebody was talking about certain cds wearing the lasers out.

>>2348367
I do but not much. PSO every so often.

>>2342557
I've been trying out Illbleed and it's pretty neat, but I'm confused. What are the controls? I keep running around getting hit by traps, what am I supposed to do?

>>2348638
use R to bring up the horror monitor and A to mark something
you can only mark something when it zooms in
if you're confused, go to the cemetery like the guy in the opening tells you and read the tutorial again

I have 3 cable for my dreamcast: scart RGB, fake scart diamond (which is just an S-video cable) and a VGA box.
The problem is that almost all NTSC games for dreamcast don't work with the RGB scart cable, isn't there any way to patch the iso ?

>>2348764

PAL console with RGB scart cable here and I never run into any problems with games of any region flat out refusing to work. I do get issues when I try to force 60Hz.

>>2348798

After 10 minutes dynamite cop make the dreamcast to reset with RGB scart.
This doesn't happen with other cables.

>>2347978
Xbox overall I'd say.

Fine details look better on DC because there's no bullshit vaseline lens quincux filter, and sometimes the mip bias on Xbox is a little shorter. The bloom effect added on Xbox improves nighttime scenes. DC version suffers occasional severe framerate drops during exploration, and the pedestrian draw distance can be very short- both those issues are resolved on Xbox. Of course the game looks great on either system.

The big thing is language. The game loses much of the kung-fu film charm without the camp American voice acting. And if you're playing S2 after the original, the continuity is a little fucked as the spoken language goes from English to Japanese.


>>2348354
Didn't get DSL until 2003, and I was one of the first people I knew with it. Where did you live?

We need Shenmue III !!!!!!!. God those two games were so revolutionary

>>2347978
Dreamcast Dreamcast Dreamcast

It's a million times better subbed than dubbed.

>>2349728
It plays better too, and you can transfer your stuff from 1.

>>2348372
>>2348442
>>2348636
just play v2 for pc its the same game but without the hassle of buying a bba that costs as much as your DC collection did brand new or the very hedache win 98 bridge adapter shit.

even gamecube pso emulated on wii that can connect to schtserv is easier than getting a fucking dc online

unless you have a save character that you reeeealy wann use and the DC keyboard controller combo

goddamn I love the crisp cut keys of the DC keyboard

>>2351320
V2? Why not Blue Burst instead?

>>2351329
well I assume these guys are in it for the retro feels rather than the game?

ofc bb is the best most superior version with best content and most accesibility

but pc v2 is like a 1;1 port of the dc version with less hassle.

even though I'd imagine v2 is so ded it would just be solo online anyway lel

kinda wanna play online with DC for the retro feels and keyboard now even though i spent years on BB ;w;

>sylerant Total Hunters Online: 2
>scht US/spades : 1 Player(s)

yea...............

I don't like getting rid of my old vidya stuff, but I sold mine not too long ago for $20 since my PC runs nullDC flawlessly.

The only game I played anyways was Street Fighter 3 and MvC2. I'll be damned if it wasn't such an amazing thing to have back in the day though.

And no, I'm not new to /vr/, I just felt like I could get rid of the DC as it's the one console I own that gets the least, and I'm talking about a wide margin, amount of use compared to my other consoles.

Maaaaaaan, Bomberman Online was the bomb!

It had a wicked intro and some of the coolest game modes along with their awesomely designed bosses and logos.

The story mode consists of beating the bosses' lackeys in their game modes, with each passing level adding complexity to the matches by changing the map layout and adding new features to it.

Reaching the bosses and then fighting them feels really cool. It's the same feeling I got when playing the Mario Party 4 board bosses at their own mini game after you won in their board, except the Bomerman Online bosses can be hard as fuck and have their own unique advantages.

It sucks that it never got the attention it probably deserved.

Anyways, here's the intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPtVnsfqsaY

lost mine when my house got broken into back in the day. many years later i repurchased one used from a guy in college who sold them regularly it seems. it was very cheap. sadly it was very dirty with nicotine. i cleaned it immediately with alcohole. it also needed that matchstick fix as it was randomly rebooting iirc. hadn't hear of that happening before, my original unit certainly didn't exhibit such behavior. i expressed my discontent with the merchandise the next day. he offered to exchange for a different one but i said it was fine. never used it much though. it's not hooked up but stashed away.

soul calibur 2 and shenmue were really special to me when they came out.

get rekt

Is this thread emulation friendly or is it all about muh original experience?

I want to try out PSO, should I go with version 1 or version 2? What's the difference?

>>2353795
Patches.

Does anybody want to try playing PSO together on sylverant?

>>2354060
Oh yeah and by the way, here's a patched image of PSOv2 with a bunch of tweaks/optimizations that also auto-connects to Sylverant: https://mega.co.nz/#!Z8pzjKDC!bqwpBe8iKD5JrZj7-a4KqXuiKTALypIfjUfdVNGtIY0

>>2354080
how do u burn it do u use overburn

>>2354120
ImgBurn with the .cdi plugin.

>>2354125
overburn

>>2354129
English isn't your first language, is it?

>>2354134
yes. i fixed it

>>2341065
now thats my aesthetic..

Anyone here managed to successfuly hook up an IDE drive to their dreamcast?

>>2353713
Dreamcastbros generally aren't elitists. Even the guys with hardware play ripped games. It's probably the same for any disk based console.

>>2354363
It's probably possible, the code to do it doesn't exist though.

Just got a pal and ntsc-J system, whats good to play? Tried shenmue, was boring, too much asking cunts dumb shit, didnt see a single fight

>>2356397
Armada
Metropolis Street Racer
Soul Calibur
Sword of the Berzerk is alright, but I fucking hate the voice acting in it.

>>2348170
>how is phantasy star online on dreamcast? Are the servers still online too?

The official servers aren't, but there are a few private servers.

>>2354980
>daily reminder you shouldn't post if you don't know what you're talking about.

>>2357231
there is no software implementation for an IDE drive on the dreamcast available right now unless you write one yourself

>>2342557
DON'T PLAY THIS FUCKING GAME, it sucks.

I spent like 3 hours getting through the first level (the hotel baseball one) and the final boss stage (where you're jumping across platforms in the water) is almost impossible because of how poorly designed the game is. I'll push the control stick forward when I want to run, and my character will just walk. This game wasn't meant for platforming either, the jumping is god-awful and feels forced. If the boss's hand knocks you off of the platform, you just get stuck there in the water, and he'll keep hitting you no matter what you try to do. You won't be able to move because you're bleeding so badly, and you'll die.

Cool concept, awful, awful execution. Never been more mad at a game.

>>2357646
DON'T LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING POST, it's awful.

it's not perfect, but all you need to do is play by the game's rules.

>>2357646
Disregard this guy, Illbleed has shit gameplay but it is absolutely worth putting up with for how fucking awesome the rest of the game is.

>>2357660
>>2357665
Yeah, no. That platforming section is fucking brutal.

>>2357646
Never figured out how to use the dodge button, eh?

Why do we get N64 hate threads nonstop while this other dogshit console with no games gets a free pass?

>>2357936

It's only one guy that hate the n64 and heavily shitpost on /vr/.
Just like what you are doing now here, it's retro anon, i know that's your main problem.

>>2357916
The fights are easy, it's just the platforming sect.

>>2357646
It's almost like you didn't read how the game plays, or how the controls work or anything

>>2357959
I know exactly how it works, the platforming level is godawful though

I bought a Dreamcast in box a while back and I'm just now starting to collect for it. So far I've got both Sonic Adventures, ChuChu rocket, Crazy Taxi, Jet Grind Radio, and Daytona USA. I've got a pretty good list of popular DC games lined up that I plan on buying next, but I'm not particularly well-versed in lesser known titles. Tl;dr reccomend me some hidden gems for Dreamcast that I should pick up.

Hopefully someone here can help me. I bought a NTSC dreamcast for $20 with all cables and 2 controllers. I can't get it to play burned games but it will play music CDs. If I increase the laser intensity. I tried swapping out the laser with a SPU-3200 but apparently they do not match as it does not emit light or read anything.

My questions are:
1. Where do I download quality rips?
2. What is the burning process? (I'm using IMGburner with the added packs)
3. How do I modify my console or the SPU3200 to get it to work?

I just want to join the club...

>>2358086
Dynamite Cop
Williams Arcade Hits 1&2
Power Stone
Soul Calibur
Skies of Arcadia
Dino Crisis

Special peripherals:
Typing of the Dead (requires keyboard controller)
Sega Marine Fishing (best with the fishing rod controller)

Just avoid the shooting games, because there was never an official light gun, and the third party ones calibrate like absolute ass.

>>2358101
Do you know if the games you burned are self-booting, or if they require you to use a boot disc first? Not all of them will load on their own.

I bought a factory sealed copy of Rez (Pal) for £80 from a charity shop. Did I do good or did I get ripped off? Do you think Dreamcast games will increase in value over time or will the availability of burned games prevent this?

>>2358160
Did it come with the vibrator?

>>2358208
http://www.gamegirladvance.com/2002/10/sex-in-games-rezvibrator.html

>>2358208
Erm no.. but I've learnt something today.>>2358218 didn't know about this!

>>2358208
Wasn't it ps2 only?

>>2358329

It was.
At least from what i know.

>>2358147
idk, emuparadise didn't say

>>2358343
That's where I got my isos from too. Idk if there's a list anywhere that says which are self boot or not, but if you pop it in your DC and it doesn't play, make a boot disc, put it in, then swap your game in when it tells you to.

>>2358475
This may be helpful too. Could be you've got a later revision console, and you're SOL for playing burned games.

http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9469&sid=209c0f7bac4f696575b6411564627ad1

Any good light gun games?

>>2357638
The latest version of dreamshell has support for IDE drives.

>>2358487
See >>2358141
>Just avoid the shooting games, because there was never an official light gun, and the third party ones calibrate like absolute ass.

Besides that, House of the Dead 2 is pretty great.

>>2358101
>implying DC is dead
well
>implied
my son

1. http://theisozone.com/ has all the best rips

2. I had the best results following this: http://theisozone.com/tutorials/dreamcast/burning-and-backup/burn-dreamcast-games-perfectly-on-discjuggler-every-time/
using DiscJuggler 6:
http://www.theisozone.com/downloads/dreamcast/other/disc-juggler-v60/

Don't burn at 1x. Burn at at least half your burner's max speed.

3. Dunno

Ordered this today :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zy2k_iwJDY

Anyone got it?

>>2358530
Don't you need the SD card adapter to use Dreamshell?

>>2358791
Never played it, but looks pretty good.

>>2343591
http://theisozone.com/downloads/dreamcast/dreamcast-isos/vampire-chronicle-for-matching-service-untouched-v2-fixed---yzb/

>go to download cdi
>see the comments

>>2359348
Oh the humanity!

>>2358597
>Just avoid the shooting games, because there was never an official light gun,

There is, I have it and it works great for HotD 2 and Confidential mission on my CRT. Looks like it wasn't released in the US though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast_light_guns

>>2358530

How?

>>2358597
Jeebus. Posting bullshit is bad enough but quoting bullshit as fact is just too much.

>>2359629
I have some. They work great. So do all the third party ones I have. Not sure what that guy was smoking.
Playing hotd without a light gun is retarded but lets face it, the real entertainment is all in the cut scenes.

>>2358862
>>2359647
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIHEHVpsuUY

hey PSO is pretty fun

>>2360309
damn that's coming along nicely

>>2360767
If you like playing alone it is ;w;

2007 vs right now

thanks lee and crono you faggots.
schthack would be ashamed.

publish his server code now you killed it cunts.

>>2357646
casual

>>2361669
I'm not playing on SCHTHACK, apparently there's not much support for DC players and there was some drama with an admin selling items to players a while back. I play on Sylverant.

I'm definitely not alone, there seems to be a tightly knit group of players, and I'm fine with that.

Any recommended programs out there I can use to force my PAL DC to play overseas games at the recommended 60hz? I'd prefer not to attempt to fit a switch and mess about with the hardware.

>>2361740
is this a good genisis emulator

http://dcemulation.org/?title=Genesis_Plus_DC

>>2361740
Are you sure it doesn't? Since some games let you switch between 50hz/60hz, i think this would depend on the game, not the hardware.

>>2361087
And here I was thinking we only have a few more years before Dreamcast games are rendered unplayable on aged GD-ROM drives.

>>2362926
PAL games always ask if you want to run at 50 or 60 before they start, but since I'm running overseas games it assumes you're running at 60 and doesn't ask you, but of course the Dreamcast boots up in the native 50hz. I'm not completely certain, but when it run Last Blade and Garou they have massive boarders and seem slightly slow, so I would say so.

>>2362926

There's an utility that let you switch bios, if you choose the NTSC bios you will have always 60hz.

>>2363431

It should be this one http://www.theisozone.com/downloads/dreamcast/other/action-replay-cdx-cdi/..

>>2362926

It's not hardware, on the dreamcast is entirely software.

>>2363435
Thanks, I'll try that later on.

>tfw the ReviveDC Ikaruga download doesn't work
fuck

>>2344963
>blur filters
>a master piece

It's not like you can upscale a psx game

I wish the dreamcast controller has a second stick for camera control.

>>2365116
This. If the Dreamcast controller had a second analog stick I'd probably use it for everything possible for my PC.

I don't know what exactly it is about the Dreamcast controller that I like so much but I think it's my favorite controller.

>>2363465
I got it to work just fine.

>>2365252
I really like the design of it. It looks futuristic yet modern (for its time)

>>2365116
Isn't it basically a re-imagining of the Analog Saturn controller?

>>2365651
The dpad is way better on the Saturn 3D pad.

>>2341065
Fuck yeahhhh, got one of these from my neighbor when they were about a year old or so, he had me pull foxtails in his yard for a few hours and he gave me the Dreamcast, 2 controllers, 2 VMU's, and every single dreamcast game on copied disks, around 600 disks or so including all games, some alphas, emulators, imported games that didnt exist in the states yet or ever, fucking loved that console. He also gave me a playstation and a genesis, but he considered those garbage so they were free.

>>2365659
Possibly, but I meant in the general layout of the controller. The rectangular shape with rounded sides, the position of the analog and the d-pad.

Any suggestions for good games to play with the Dreamcast arcade stick? Besides fighting games, I mean, since I'm full up on those.

>>2365721
You could always use it for shmups too. I know that I'm always better at those at the arcades than at home with a dpad or thumb stick.

Thank you for the fap material, Dreamcast.

>>2365307
It still doesn't for me.
Care to reupload for a needy anon?

>>2365801
>meet new friend at school
>has this newfangled thing call a dreamcast and an internet connection
>go to his house, he whips this cd out
>my entire life changed in 15 minutes

Loved introducing folk to the sequel to this. Never found anyone who didn't enjoy playing it, still a bit puzzled it never gets that much love, never mind a rerelease.

Just beat Illbleed. Pretty neat game.

I was the person who wrote >>2357646. The first level is by far the most difficult, but it gets a lot more interesting and lenient as you go on.

I just realized that the only thing I have used my optical drive in my PC for in the last like two years has been for burning Dreamcast games.

Just finished moving, going to set her up tonight with my VGA cable and get some Rayman 2 on for old time's sake.

If any of you guys have the chance, Rayman 2 on a VGA adapter at 480p in widescreen (one of the few games that supports it) is absolutely gorgeous. Probably the best looking game on the system from an artistic standpoint. If it weren't for the little things here and there (rough edges on models, some chunky level sprites) at a glance it could easily pass for a modern game.

>>2366567
I don't have the files anymore. I most likely downloaded it from theisozone.

http://www.theisozone.com/downloads/dreamcast/dreamcast-isos/ikaruga-3/

>>2367020
Thanks for sticking with it. The first level *is* the hardest, it's a terrible introduction to the game. In spite of its flawed mechanics, it's so crazy I just feel like it's worth experiencing.

>>2341065
Its a shame that Snatcher, Policenauts, Castlevania, Shining Force, and Megaman never made it to the Dreamcast

>>2367074

Imagine if we would have gotten a Shining Force game on the Dreamcast that was as good as Shining Force 3 was on the Saturn.

I doubt Capcom would have given the DC a new 2D Megaman, but it would have been nice to have seen a port of Legends.

CastleVania Resurrection was supposed to be sorta mediocre, but a 2.5D sidescroller like Dracula X Chronicles on the PSP would have been amazing I think.

If we ever find a way to successfully travel between alternate dimensions and I have access to it I think finding the Earth where the Dreamcast was successful and lasted until the 2004-2005ish new console generation and bringing those games back to our dimension would be a pretty good usage of the technology.

>>2367053
That's the exact one that doesn't work, apparently it's a problem with the download site.

>>2366598
It was re-released on the PSP and allowed you to play Kraken and Valgas in PS2 and all 4 of the people from PS2 on PS1

>>2367204
BUMP to save this promising thread.

>>2358101
For burned games, try find DCRES releases. They were pretty good rips. I use to get them from segahub, but that place isn't too active any more.

I just read about the Dreamcast region changer. I have a PAL dreamcast, but play mostly japanese games, which have the black bars across the top and bottom. Would setting the signal to NTSC with the region changer fix that?

Interesting fact - I have taken a shit in 24 different DreamCasts. When you consider Sega only managed to sell 34 that is quite something......

>>2369779
Yes, so long as your TV supports NTSC or you happen to have an NTSC TV laying around.

Is there a decent master torrent for Dreamcast? All I can find is one-seeder ones.

Just found my old dreamcast in my garage it doesnt have any controllers though so I shall have to buy some, I remember reading about that you can pirate games easily for it is it just burning games onto to blank CDs? If so that would save me a lot of money

I just booted up my DC for the first time in a while and downloaded RE:CV but every single FMV freezes and I have to skip it.

Should I just burn the CD again?

>>2371874
>is it just burning games onto to blank CDs
Pretty much yes.
You need to use "special" software to burn it correctly, be it Padus Discjuggler or IsoBurn (I think) with special plugins, but yes, you just use one of those and you can burn the game onto a normal CD-R and just play it in your unmodified Dreamcast.
There are some exceptions to this, but 99% of the time it's this easy.

>>2342061
>Ah, you've made a short film? Interesting, and a bit impressive, mind sharing it with us?

is the type of response you're fishing for

>>2372954
no, it probably actually isn't

>>2372942
>You need to use "special" software to burn it correctly, be it Padus Discjuggler or IsoBurn (I think) with special plugins
Alcohol120 has worked fine for me, no special plugins needed.

>>2348372
>>2348442
>>2351320

For playing PSO, what are the different options? And which is the best one for cost and content? It looks like it's BB, but are there any advantages to the other options? If so, what are they?

>>2341074

Burn, if you enjoy it, buy the actual thing to get hands on with the real hardware. I'd also suggest a rumble pack for the controller, it was much stronger than the week gimped ones we use today to conserve power.

>>2372942
>>2372997
thanks

Buying a Dreamcast next week with EGG, Skies of Arcadia, Sonic Adventure 2, Shenmue, and Super Magnetic Neo. Hopefully everything goes smooth.

any body here every play lack of love ? what do you think of it ?

personally i love it

>>2374460
I have it :) Great game. I have to play it again soon

Does anyone have the revive DC english translated .iso of Fire Pro Wrestling D? The download link on isozone is not working

>>2375695
http://www.theisozone.com/downloads/dreamcast/dreamcast-isos/fire-pro-wrestling-d-english-translation---revivedc-release/
This is the version of the game I'm talking about.

Sup nigs. I have this VGA adapter that's basically a cleaner 480p when it runs on my Visio flat screen plasma but my friend runs his Dreamcast at 1080p on a TV that's lower quality then mine.

Does anyone know which brand makes the best quality VGA box or knows one that runs better than MadCat or Sega official VGAs?

>>2376065
>runs better
The best thing you can do is get one that is properly and well shielded. The cable does very little when it comes to actually outputting the signal; It just connects the correct pins the put the Dreamcast into VGA mode.

If you're looking for something high end, I'v heard good things about the Kuro.

>>2376081
>outputting the signal
Creating, rather

>>2376083
>>2376081
Thanks bruh

Is it true this is the worst version of 3rd Strike because of changes? Do these changes matter if I don't play competitively? I'm asking because I would like to play this game because I've heard great things about it and also for the simple fact that I already have the DC arcade stick.

>>2376065
>my friend runs his Dreamcast at 1080p
Sounds like he's using an upscaler. Dreamcast supports 480p natively, although not all games support it.

>>2376395

As I understand its not Arcade-perfect in timing, but if you don't care, why does that matter? Garou isn't Arcade-perfect either. I still played the ever-loving shit out of it on the DC for years.

>>2376409
Or using an emulator?

>>2376410
I guess it doesn't matter then. Thank you.

>>2376420
I really doubt that anon failed to realize his friend was emulating Dreamcast rather than using a real one...

>>2376410
better play ps2 version that comes in 15th anniversary collection

Virtua fucking Tennis

>>2376464
Tennis 2kfucking2.
>The girls being much worse than men is just realistic!

>>2376453

Eh, he may not have a PS2, modded or otherwise, or a good controller for it. Might as well enjoy the game. The PS2 games may also have funky timing. Garou's input timing is absurdly fast. Like, stupid fast. Try to get Butt's button-mash super at max level, or B.Jenet's Just-Defend super out reliably.

>>2348367

I can't imagine the web browser to still be compatible with anything at this point. The only thing I ever used it for back in the day was to download complete saves for fighting games off of GameFAQs. Do they still even have DC saves available?

>>2376480
im talking about that version because it has everything fixed and the music has new full versions or something like that

I didnt play it in years

>>2376464
>>2376468
Meh, I'd rather play Cosmic Smash.

>>2375695
>>2375805
pls respond

my baby

>>2342557
Jesus FUCK Zodick scared the living shit out of me as a kid

Then again horror games made me piss my pants in general so no surprise

>>2343596
Because simply calling something shit and not even wanting to explain why is what a child does.

Now tell me, are you a child, anon? If so, gb2 /v/.

Here's some OC

>>2343596
>eloquently justify your hatred of a game to post about it

Well isn't that something that you would expect from an intelligent human being ?

My wife. We've been married since 2003.

>>2378237
the struggle of being a dreamcast...

>>2373079
pso v1/v2 are the first runs of pso, v2 patches some bugs and adds battle mode.
they exist on DC and PC they are compatible play wise online, fue people play.

pso episode 1/2 is for gamecube and xbox
it adds new levels and items ontop of what is in v1/2 like and expansion. episode 1/2+ is the same thing basically.
game cube can still connect online, and also be emulated through dolphin to connect online.
xbox required xboxlive services and is not online as of current.

pso ep 4 (yes 4, ep3 was a card game for GC)
also known as pso:bb (blue burst)
was a pc release in 2004/5
features everything from v1/2 episode 1/2 and then a further expansion with more levels and items.
online only. the save data will be out of your hands unlike the console versions.
has the most active communities, albeit the best days are gone, and there is now a fractured community accross several servers with varying pros and cons.
easiest to set up, free to play, runs on low spec pc, digital only

dreamcast can be a pain to get online with the 56k modem dialup, ala google, unless you have a BBA, and there a fue to none players online for v2, you can use the v2 PC version for the same game, although the hard core original feels of using DC with keyboard on real hardware is lost.

GC is ded too but mildly easier to get online than DC, only schthack supports GC IIRC
fue players can mean very nice players tho.

BB best days are gone, but is easiest to play, has the most content and players, your save file will never be yours, and you can get banned.

I was reading this thread,
http://dcemulation.org/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=103331

as im interested in DC netcode and the servers that no longer exist and none has packet data for ;w;

>the "architecture documentation", you're referring to that rather large piece (400 or so pages, IIRC) of confidential Sega documentation on the console that has been floating around for years?

what what what???

does anyone have this or know where i can find it
ive been googling for 2 hours and no luck really.

also do you think they should have bothered with the VMU?
I mean being playable

>>2366598

Truth, a digital rerelease and sequal is needed.

Being on the DC and PSP did not give this game a fair shake.

>>2379382

>non-white console waifu

Absolutely degenerate.

I miss Rainbow Six and Code Veronica with the rumble pack.

getting a dreamcast soon. whats the first game i should get?

>>2381969
Crazy Taxi

>>2380810
found it

http://sabia.tic.udc.es/gc/Contenidos%20adicionales/trabajos/ProgramacionVideoJuegos/DreamCast/Hardware_doc/E_DC_SystemArchitecture/DCDBSysArc990907E.doc

>>2382112

also this siteis great

http://hwdocs円.webs円.com/dreamcast

this is going to sound like a really dumb question but... Is it worth buying shenmue? How well does it hold up?

>>2382137
yes.
do you have a reason not to buy it?
how can you miss out on the most amazing game of the last 20 years?
F.R.E.E was amazing for its time
like everything about the dreamcast it was way ahead of its time.
also shenmue 2!!
you can convert your NTSC save to pal to use in shenmue 2 and continue your save file
shenmue2 is pal only on DC or JP) consider buying pal shenmue one to save having to convert the save.
you can always emulate it or just burn a gimped iso of it if you wanna test it or just watch this promo video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-HvBL64Who

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-HvBL64Who


DC ahead of its time.
windows CE for easy porting, got stolen by xbox (directX)
first utilisation of motion controllers for R@R boxing, stolen by Wii
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j-wMxmU8H0

online gaming out the box

Which Dreamcast games have the best replayability?

I think I'll give another shot at trying to fix one of my two dead DCs (GD-ROM drive not reading discs).

Where the fuck do I buy one of these?

All I can find are sketchy chinese sellers with a 10 week delivery time.

>>2382374
Power Stone 1 and 2.

Glorious, but only if you can find friends that also enjoy fun.

>>2366598
My nigga.

Favorite game series to this day.

Not sure if this is where I ask but how much should I pay for a Dreamcast + controller?

Saw one for $100, is that worth it or should I keep looking?

>>2384412
Look to pay around $30.

>>2351345
This is because scht's BB account registration has been broken for literally years with no fix in sight.

>>2384412
Way too much. Should be > $50.

>>2384446
that's the greater than sign you idiot

>>2384435
>>2384446
Okay thanks, and what about a light gun?
How much should I be paying for one?
Planning to play some of the games that I loved playing in the arcade as a kid
like House of the Dead 2 and virtua cop 2

I've been trying to download ReviveDC's ChuChu Rocket from theisozone today and for whatever reason the download won't start. Can anyone give me a hand as to what is going on or another place I can get games?

>>2385974
emuparadise?

Game rec:
Jet Set Radio
Soul Calibur
Project Justice
Shenmue
Sonic Adventure 2
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Crazy Taxi
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike
That's it everything else is shit

>>2385986
oops forgot Power Stone
and get the 2nd if you have friends
>who has those though

>>2344963
both were $299 on release day

What are some fun Dreamcast games to play with friends over?

I don't care if they're coop or not, I just want fun multiplayer.

as much as I love the dreamcast, I wish I didn't have to deal with the system clock and VMU BEEP from a dead battery on startup.

>>2386143
The VMU isn't supposed to beep?

>>2386145
Nope, the beep indicates dead batteries

and VMUs have a two-day battery life off two watch batteries.

>>2385974
jus 4 u

https://mega.co.nz/#!NxwkAbZS!aUkgMy42zaPb5088HYX-PCWPIAZ_hXLO_OPK_miXDcg

>>2386148
<3

>>2341065
>Spawn: In the Demon's Hand
camera can get annoying but the gameplay is good enough to overlook that tiny flaw.

also, for some reason nobody wanted to play Army Men on Dreamcast.

>>2383485
got mine from china XCKDIY years back, only 2 weeks in the post £15
worked prefect, no idea where it is now, same for the DC haha

that serial port connectore loooks loose like shit?

>>2384437
fuck you crono, you never deserved to get the mighty schthacks server code.

wonder where that french smurf is.

Which version of the Dreamcast are copy-protected, and how do I identify them?

>>2387841
Flip it over. If you see a 0 or a 1 in a circle, you're good.
For manufacture dates, I believe August 2000 is the latest you can be sure of having a MilCD compatible model(capable of playing backups). September/October is where they changed it.

>>2387850
Are special edition consoles included in this rule? For instance, Sakura Taisen bundles or Hello Kitty bundles also able to play CD-Rs?

>>2387853
possibly, idk,

but what you should be doing id running DreamshellOS and loading your games from SD card or hard drive

Works on all Dreamcast models

http://www.dc-swat.ru/page/dreamshell/

>>2387862
Why are convenient things like this inexistant for the Saturn?

I'll consider getting this when I get a Dreamcast.

>>2387870
because the Saturn is insanely hard to program for.

Very much in contrast to the Dreamcast which is basically a PC/Arcade hybrid

>>2387862
Compatibility is a bit hit or miss with that though, isn't it?

>>2387879
afaik yes.

though generally PC games and SEGA Naomi arcade games are easy to port over to Dreamcast while the Saturn is weird and complex (and not very powerful) and porting to it is harder than a pedophile at recess

>>2387879
Oh wait, you meant compatibility with DreamshellOS.

My bad XD

Yeah, some games work and others don't, but it is in active development, and compatibility is getting better with each new release

>>2341065
every time I see Dreamcast being mentioned, my head flows with memories of posting stuff on onlineconsoles.com and then Dreamcast-Talk.

I fucking miss you guys, too bad I can't enjoy forums the same way anymore because 4chan ruined my common sense.

Has anybody here played through Elemental Gimmick Gear?

I'm in Fogna B1F (after the whole metal heaven thing where you beat that gang leader) and, according to every walkthrough and video I've seen, I'm supposed to just walk through the door on the right seen in the picture. But the water keeps pushing me back and preventing me from going through. In the walkthrough videos online, people just walk right through it. Am I doing something wrong?

>>2388138
nevermind I just figured it out, have to talk to a scientist at a lab

>>2388000
if you happened to frequent the IRC on dreamcast back in the day, have a look over here

http://www.consolecity.com/forum/archive/index.php/eva/f-34.html

godfuckingdamn there was always drama on the internet.

been reading though for a fue days now lol
based archive of dreamcast feels from 15 years ago.


on a side note

PAL REGION COLOUR SCHEME WAS BEST DREAMCAST COLOUR SCHEME.

>>2388918
>godfuckingdamn there was always drama on the internet
Leave it to /vr/ to romanticize the past and think everything was perfect in the '90s

>>2388918
>>godfuckingdamn there was always drama on the internet.
>people didn't have a massive and total shift in personality in the span of 10-20 years
WOW WHAT A STARTLING REVELATION MR SCIENTIST

fucking nostalgiafags

>>2388925
>>2388927

WOW I BET IT WAS YOU GUYS THAT CAUSED THE TROUBLE BACK THEN ALSO YOU FUCKERS!

>>2341065
YEAH AND BACK IN THE 90S VIDEO GAME DIDNT CARE ABOUT PROFIT THE ONLY REASON THEY CHARGED PEOPLE WAS BECAUSE IT COST MONEY TO MAKE THE GAME

THEY DONATED ALL OF THEIR PROFIT TO CHARITIES FOR JOBLESS AUTISTS SO THEY CAN PLAY THEIR VIDEO GAMES ALL DAY

Man, I miss the 90's...

>>2388925
Yea, I read that you're not so smart article that proves most of your good memories are actually made up fabrications.

>>2388930
>you're not so smart.com
Fixd for clarification.

>>2388930
leave my nostalgia out of this.

most memorable Dreamcast fansite to me was the UK Resistance

>>2388929
>>2388928
Get a load of these buttblasted angry fucks!

>>2388918
everyone needs to read this one

http://www.consolecity.com/forum/archive/index.php/eva/t-43931.html

>>2388918
the blue swirl would look dope if the system itself was black imo

sorry guys, cant login to the 4chan gold pass for some reason ;w;
2001 javascript doesnt load capcha

not sent from my dreamcast.

dreamkey 3.0 dial up PAL master race.

have to run it caseless or i get the random reset, no its not the power connectors, the magnetic coil or one of the capasitors near it overheats and resets.

>>2389578
Nah man it would look stupid, like this.

>tfw PAL Skies of Arcadia doesn't work with a VGA cable

Fucking 50hz.

>>2388918

I always found it to make sense. Sega's logo was blue, the logo for the Dreamcast was also Blue.

is there a mega torrent of complete dreamcast games including japanese rips anywhere?

I remember one anon dling a 525gb DC torrent

>>2389606
Very unfortunate, but I know the US version works with Dreamshell RC3.

And that does VGA.

>>2389962

Yeah, and I completed the Pal version, so I had to play the SLOWEST version of one of the slowest RPG battles ever, took me like 66 hours to play.

Still, I didn't hate it. Hell if it were longer I'd be even happier.

>>2390008
I still recommend trying the US version in Dreamshell, however, if you can, you might want to consider playing the GameCube version on a GameCube or Wii (or a modded WiiU if you want HDMI)

It has higher resolution character models for Vyse and Aika that look freaking beautiful, and it has no slowdown whatsoever.

>>2390014

Yeah, I own Legends as well. I haven't played it since Skies is still fresh in my head, but I'm thinking of emulating it since I've looked at it on GC and it runs much better than NullDC. (Pic related for NullDC)

Seriously, if they would just fix the music the GC version would be my personal favourite over the DC version.

>>2390025
yeah I don't blame you, the music has taken a small hit to squeeze it all on one disc, but I still consider it to be the definitive version.

It looks absolutely amazing on WiiU, even better than VGA or component.

>>2390036

Oh damn, I never thought of using the Wii U for Skies, I should hack mine one day.

Or maybe Sega will do a HD edition for all the consoles and PC.

I'd buy every version if they did that. I don't care if it would be something like £150 down the drain, I'd fucking do it.

>>2390008
>>2390014
>>2390025
>>2390036
>>2390046

So, ok, serious theory here. Vyse is gay, but he doesn't really know it. I know that JRPGs have a puritanical streak that would preclude any romantic tension whatsoever between him and the two female leads. But Aika and Fina are portrayed in such a diametric way (Aika boistrous, extroverted and street smart; Fina reserved, modest and book smart) and their group dynamic is so co-operative and friendly with often times a surprising amount of intimacy between them.

Vyse is energetic and forward with other Blue Rogues and male party members (Drachma isn't quite a father figure, but he clearly thinks highly of).

I think it's subtle, but honestly think Vyse is gay and has yet to realize it. He has a lot of sexual energy (being 17) that just turns into ambition and tireless, dogged pursuit. Aika and him have spent a lot of time together...alone...were they normal, healthy teens they would have experimented numerous times over the years. But it's very clear they haven't.

>>2390093

No anon, I think you're gay.

>>2388929
The only pieces of pie that I miss from the 90's are straight-through lagless analog and games that required pixel precise input from the player in order to beat most, if not all, games.

>>2390093
you might be on to something

>>2388138

This reminds me I need to both look up a burning guide AND find a good release so I can play this past the first few hours.

Same with Skies of Arcadia.

>>2389640

This needs to be made into a wallpaper.

>>2345005
http://vsrecommendedgames.wikia.com/wiki/Dreamcast

>>2390046
You should, it's totally worth it.

Sadly the WiiU itself can't be hacked, but the Wii virtual machine can be loaded with the Homebrew Channel to play Wii and GameCube games region-free and from a USB hard drive, using a GC controller, Wii Classic controller, WiiU Pro Controller, PS3 controller, and I think a few others.

As far as Skies of Arcadia is concerned, it looks beautiful and has basically no loading screens whatsoever (and also no lag or slowdown) Very much in contrast to using DreamshellOS on Dreamcast which has some painfully slow loading screens thanks to the ancient serial port, and a bit of slowdown (mainly during airship battles) due to the DC being uber slow.

Pic related. WiiU rendering 480p

>>2389584
wtf are you talking about

Anyone have any clue as how long it should normally take to make an initial Seaman save file?

My system has been saving for over 30min now I think...

>>2392269
thanks for proving that.

>orange swirl
>sticker peeling off

bet it looks great with the white controller plugged in !

>>2353101
the fuck is that supposed to mean?

>>2342557
I love Illbleed, but it's totally a niche game. Hard to find, hard to play, but it's definitely got a special kind of badness that makes me smile. It's also kinda fucked up. Not a recommendation for everyone, but I love it.

>>2381120

1. A console is not even Alive

2. That guy isn't even actually white. He is likely a mestizo.

>>2392893
its a broadband adapter that supports 2 (two !) online games, namely Quake 3 arena and Phantasy star online.

Although these games natively support dial up modem also.

PAL 33.6 kbs master race here

I still get them feels.

>>2393187
non-white console waifu regardless, you can't dispute that.

My favorite game for the Dreamcast is Rez. That game was trippy but it was an amazing experience.

>>2393495
Yes, the console is not white, but its still NOT alive, therefore you can't marry it. Neither of them are white anyway.

Stop pushing race into everything, you assbag.

Report and ignore /pol/shit.

Just bought a dreamcast from the flea market today. I can't seem to get any picture from when I turn it on at all on any of the tv's settings. Should I just take it back or am I doing something wrong?

>>2393617
Never mind, I changed tv's. It's fine now.

>>2392851
My god you're such an idiot. I'm saying If they designed the system to be black from the get-go with a blue swirl that would look good.

I figure I'll ask here before I make a thread. I jut completed Hero story on Sonic Adventure 2, shut of my Dreamcast and got food, came back to start Dark, and it won't detect my save. I can go to the VMU menu and see it sitting there, but when I get to the load file screen of the game, it just says "New File". Does anyone know how to remedy this? Google was not helpful.

>>2395974
You're save file is corrupt.
Delete it.

Download the .ISO for DreamVMU Explorer and burn it to CD at 4x.

It's got save files for basically everything, and for Sonic Adventure 2, it has several 100% saves as well as all the DLC from back when the servers were alive. Install it to the VMU (and defrag if you'd like. You should). Then restart with Sonic Adventure 2.

Here's the link.
http://theisozone.com/downloads/dreamcast/homebrew-apps/dream-explorer-aka-vmu-tool-orars/

>>2342557
Is that Sonic?

Is the Dreamcast mouse an optical or trackball? pls respond

>>2398073
trackball

>>2386142
heavy metal geomatrix

How's SDISO through Dreamshell nowadays? Last time I tried it, Soul Caliber refused to work past the character select screen.

>>2398254
That's a good question. I know Soul Calibur doesn't work with RC2, but I haven't tried RC3. I'm mostly holding out for RC4 since it's well on it's way, but overall, SDISO loading has come a very long way and works a lot better now than it did just 2 years ago.

>>2398254
There's also GDEmu which seems to be pretty good, but it may be a little harder to get your hands on.
https://gdemu.wordpress.com/

>>2398595
I know about GDemu, but I'm not interested in it cause my main and backup Dreamcast disc drives are fine and probably will be for another 10 years, if not 5 at the minimum. I was just curious how SDISO development has come along

>>2399947
DreamshellOS needs some work, but it's coming along, this new release in particular (RC4) focuses on WindowsCE games. I'm curious to see how it turns out.

My GDROM drive is dying on me, so I'd really like to get one of those GDEmu devices, but ofc, no money, and no preorders at this time

>>2400976
apparently Dreamshell has IDE HDD drivers written in it and only within the last year has a way to wire in a sata to IDE interface to the dreamcast been popularized

What are some good multiplayer Dreamcast games?

>>2399947
>having only one backup
It's not a Saturn drive babe

>>2401961
It does. Not fun to do and doesn't add much. A box of ¥500 consoles is a better option.

>>2403484
eh, it's not like Dreamcasts are super expensive or something

>>2403484
Yeah. They're about ¥500. Guess you should have read the whole post.

>>2403957
>Yen

This thread lasted about as long as the dreamcast did on release ;w;

I can't believe how many hidden gems I'm discovering for it.

>>2405985
The dreamcast lasted longer in Asia FYI.

>>2406002
i got this froma guy over the internet didn't understand a word of it but my mate is a mad atlus and megami tensei fan so i gave it to him

>>2342149
>the GD-ROM is the worst part. It sounds like a robot is trying to break out of it.
How do you know a robot isn't trying to break out? Have you checked inside? What do we really know about Sega anyway? Have you ever seen Sega and Hitler in the same room together? There could be Nazi robots in every Dreamcast in the world, just waiting for an activation command. Maybe in the form of a Shenmue sequel.

so many unique shits in the japanese release section hahaha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDFbFmZCsHY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg4759PUDHU

>>2348354
that statement is false.
i don't think ANYONE had broadband back in the late 90's, my area didn't get it until 2002 or so. i REMEMBER the damn time period because I was sick of playing Q3 on dial up, i have no idea how i managed Q1, Q2 and UT99 on it.

>>2348367
lots of PSO at 56k and lots of Q3 also at 56k.
PSO was fun times, never have that feeling again.

>>2367143
imagine if SF3 was a complete edition on DC?
fuck man, all those missed possibilities.

>>2388918
nope
i can't tell what game is what.
i can tell that SFA3 is a white game and SF3s is a black game.

those blue games are all one fucking color, it confuses my brain.

>try to boot up Sonic Adventure for the hell of it
>DC can't read GD-ROM
>every single other game reads fine
Well this is frustrating. Where can I find a good rip of Adventure anyways?

>>2407539
http://theisozone.com/downloads/dreamcast/sd-isos/sonic-adventure-sd-iso/

Here's the SDISO for Dreamshell. Works perfectly in RC3 if you use the right memory address.

Don't play your games on burned discs, it wears the thing out.

Anyone know some good/weird Japan-only DreamCast games? I'm talking about stuff like Roommania 203, Rent-a-Hero, Napple Tale.

Triggerheart Excelica - basically a perfect port of the Arcade (and basically last official game ever). 2D shoot-em-up with Beautiful graphics and spot-on controls. (the fanservice helps too)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iziV1w_cvdA

>>2407776
>>2407828
^this and also Ikaruga.

Though the best ones are on PS2 and Steam respectively

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KGFQatynjY

I don't know much about cables or signals, but how come Dreamcast has so blurry picture? Maybe I just have bad cable. I use scart cable and HD ready TV.
All the other consoles that are connected with scart have clear picture, or as clear as the graphics allow. Saturn, ps1, ps2, all have pretty clear picture.

Is VGA box recommended? My TV has VGA port so I could probably get really sharp picture if I connect dreamcast to it. Only problem is that VGA boxes tend to cost like motherfucker.

>>2408123
You can get a cheap chinese VGA cable for under $15 or a Tomee one for under $20.

Could it be that your Dreamcast SCART cable is a composite one rather than RGB.

Headhunter for Dreamcast has a very familiar stockphoto used in one of the loading screens.

>>2408123
You need VGA. The Dreamcast's native output is VGA, anything else lowers the picture quality quite a bit.

If you want one that's good and affordable, you can contact Cabou, and he'll make you a very nice one exactly to your liking for around $50. .

You could also have your Dreamcast modded to have a built-in VGA port and 3.5mm audio for about $20

>tfw you realized the Xbox was the dreamcast 2

>>2408735

Only for the first year or so. Then Halo blew up and Microsoft totally flipped the script.

>>2408735
Makes sense. Even the controllers are pretty much the same. I think the duke controller was originally supposed to have VMU type of memory cards, but it was scrapped and thus the controller had this huge xbox logo to take the spare space.
I think there even were some discussions about dreamcast support so that you could play dreamcast games on xbox.

>>2408895

Yea but that fell through quickly. In order for it to work, they would have to jam an entire dreamcast into the xbox due to architecture difference, and have a special DVD drive equipped to read GD-ROMs. I guess they decided it wasn't worth it to increase the cost of the Xbox by $100+ for compatibility for a system people didn't care about anymore.

>>2341065
>Game recommendations

All of them

>Memories

Using Web Browser 2.0 to find porn.