Post#8 » Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:01 am
Hi resident_biohazard,
Yes, the Sylverant boot disc should Display the SEGA splash screen and boot to a screen asking for a GD-ROM. Then you put in your game disc and It will detect the version you have. I have a Ver.2 EU so it gives me an option to start with patches all applied or without the Battle stage music patch. Press start and it loads the game.
If you are getting straight to the Dreamcast Option screen (Play , File, Music and Settings) then the burn is somehow in question. I use Disc Juggler to burn my discs. I have had some discs that refuse to boot sometimes and go to the Dreamcast menu screen. There have been several causes for this and they all relate to the disc not being read properly. Dirty discs, scratches, dust on the laser lens, dust between the laser and the focus lens, etc etc.
If you are going to use an unofficial game disc be aware that you may experience resets and or lockups during game play. Sometimes even affecting others. Recently a new player was using a burned game disc which caused my Dreamcast to sometimes lockup and reset when he joined my games. I lost my Meseta (Game money) when this happened.
The best way I have found to play this game is to use the Sylverant patcher disc with a legitimate Ver.2 GD-ROM.
Sorry for the long post and I hope to see you Live at 5
Take care
68k
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Kasworon - lvl 142 HUmar - GC# 13874