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Super Sonic in Sonic Adventure 1?
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SonicBoom83 »
Fri Nov 01, 2013 2:30 pm
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I have heard that once you beat the game with all 6 characters you can play freely as super sonic. is this true? ive seen some videos on youtube but...
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Sir, I'm afraid we don't have enough time to implement Super Sonic as a normal playable character!
Darn...well thank god we had time to do the...
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Last post by hudsthinking1999
Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:14 pm
Seaman microphone
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Gionzn »
Sun Jul 05, 2015 8:27 pm
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Hello everyone, I recently bought a used dreamcast and I'm thinking about trying Seaman because I've always been kind of curios about it. I found a...
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Just tried recording a video in Visual Park using a standard desktop PC microphone and it worked but the volume was extremely low. I had to...
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Last post by pcwzrd13
Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:41 pm
Diagnosing issues with games.
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ChrisR »
Wed Jul 22, 2015 4:29 am
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I am a collector fairly new to Dreamcast, and I already own approximately 20% of the system's North American library. To protect my investment in my...
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I'm pretty sure httpd-ack only works with the BBA. You'd be better off using the SD card adapter than trying to dump games with the modem.
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Last post by Aleron Ives
Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:47 pm
pal console thinks its japanese
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kingmonkey75 »
Sat Jul 25, 2015 3:09 pm
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I have an issue with a PAL console, it seems to think it's Japanese.
I bought it as a never used console to keep as a spare. When I started using it...
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It seems an awful lot of effort to go to, considering its probably worth more being Jap compatible out of the box. I can't see a Jap motherboard...
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Last post by krssn
Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:34 pm
JAP Vampire Chronicle SCART+Composite problem
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ryzom »
Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:33 am
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Hi,
I hope I'm posting this in the right section:
I'm having issues running Vampire Chronicle from Capcom (japanese version) on my brand new...
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Vampire Chronicle most definitely supports VGA. Ran casuals sessions on VGA and Svideo before without any issues. Tho keep in mind, I reside in the...
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Last post by CD AGES
Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:15 pm
Copy VMU files from SDCARD GDEMU
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nickbailuc »
Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:05 pm
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I have a GDEMU and I want to copy Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure DLC's and save files directly onto my VMU from the SDCARD. How can I do this?
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@nickbailuc, although the GDEMU reads SD-cards, it can't do anything with this storage with the exception of running images of games as if it were...
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Last post by Wombat
Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:26 am
I just broke 3 dreamcasts this week.
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Washp »
Sat May 23, 2015 7:30 pm
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I just got a dreamcast from my cousin last christmas. Last week I got a few new games for it. while playing mvsc2 i accidentally dropped my...
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I hope you still have all those Dreamcast's 'cos you can still use them for parts.
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Last post by Paspie
Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:11 pm
Issue: pal shenmue 2/vgabox/lcd monitor
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rent-a-hero »
Sun Jul 05, 2015 12:58 pm
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Hi there!
Need some help here. I just remembered that I never again had finished Shenmue 2 since I bought an original PAL version. I started it a...
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Issue resolved!
I tried the codebreaker. It was hard to find a working file, until I got the one from this link:
The interface isnt intuitive,...
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Last post by rent-a-hero
Thu Jul 09, 2015 7:25 pm
Properly compiling a cdi
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DR TEAMCAST »
Fri Jul 03, 2015 10:47 pm
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Hi all
I found some potential cool stuff in a game and was trying to edit in some scripts to test it further to see how far it goes. I mounted the...
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I found is that my Windows XP machine works fine but Win7 does not
So what do you suggest? I could partition one of my spare computers to winxp,...
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Last post by DR TEAMCAST
Sat Jul 04, 2015 1:26 pm
HELP!!!!
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bil_drk »
Thu Jul 02, 2015 3:23 pm
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Hi,
I recently bought Sonic Adventure. I tried to play it on my Dreamcast, and it would get to the Station Square screen, then freeze. The CD still...
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See your other post...
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Last post by Bob Dobbs
Sat Jul 04, 2015 12:44 am
DREAMCAST GRAPHICAL GLITCHING ON ALL GAMES AND MENU
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Koren »
Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:32 pm
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:cry: guys I need your help, my dreamcast suddenly has glitched visuals!! The menu screen went yellow randomly and whenever I play a game it's a...
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Ouch, that's nasty, and definitely more than a faulty VGA box or other cable...
Still, if you have a different cable, try that...
If you don't,...
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Last post by krssn
Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:59 pm
Shenmue not saving properly?
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gordy »
Thu Jul 02, 2015 6:30 pm
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I bought a Dreamcast and Shenmue so I can get ready for Shenmue 3. I've never played Shenmue before by the way...
So I started a new game and played...
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Thanks! I think you're right, you have to save at Ryo's bed. As a first time Shenmue player this wasn't made obvious. I heard that if you hit 'Y' and...
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Last post by gordy
Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:46 am
BBA problems. Connecting to PSO and other games.
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Alipheese »
Sat Jun 27, 2015 12:54 pm
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So I am having a bit of problems with my BBA I have recently purchased online. While the BBA itself works fine it seems that whenever I try to...
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Just for background/diagnostic info only, can you connect with anything else other than PSO with your BBA for any length of time recently (Q3, Toy...
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Last post by Bob Dobbs
Sat Jun 27, 2015 7:13 pm
Would it be possible to "upgrade" my DC's optical drive?
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Mr357 »
Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:25 pm
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As with many Dreamcast users in the past couple of years, I got burned by DealExtreme and their infamous Banana Digital 99 minute CD-R's. I had...
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You could also try buying GD-ROMs, which simply work. :mrgreen:
Except there's no GD-ROM of Shenmue 2 with English dialogue. That's the main reason...
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Last post by Mr357
Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:57 am
Controller Testing Utility?
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lastcallgames »
Mon Jun 22, 2015 10:23 pm
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This might not be the right place for it, but w/e.
Is there a disc you can burn that will allow you to test controllers? Like you load it up and it...
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Bingo bango that's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
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Last post by lastcallgames
Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:04 pm
Dreamcast SD card
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Dreamcast_Fan »
Sat Oct 26, 2013 2:05 am
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What biggest SD card can Dreamcast read through SD card reader? Is 32GB SDHC maximum or can I use 64GB or 128 GB SDXC? What is the limit?
I have this...
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I just wanted to confirm that 64GB SDXC cards do indeed work. I just bought a Transcend 64GB Class 10 SDXC and it's working without a hitch. I used...
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Last post by pcwzrd13
Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:49 pm
My turn to ask for HELP!
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segata sanshiro »
Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:26 am
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Hey guys, last night while paying Grandia 2, after the battle with Melfice my Dreamcast died :(
The console turns on, i hear the laser searching for...
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I think he means GDEMU. It replaces the GD-ROM drive with an SD card reader so that you can play your GDI dumps without any of the problems...
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Last post by krssn
Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:01 pm
Disc won't read? Renew your DC Lens!
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TacT »
Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:12 pm
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Dreamcast won't read discs? Try this!
Everyone knows that eventually your Dreamcast will have problems reading discs, its a sad inevitability....
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It should not ever leave a haze on anything it should be more clear than ever its not a solvent or cleaner its meant to rejuvenate plastics and renew...
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Last post by TacT
Thu Jun 11, 2015 7:58 pm
issues with burnt games
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eddyg519 »
Fri May 29, 2015 10:32 pm
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How is everyone burning the .CDI images these days? I was able to burn a v 1.1 boot disk but every game i burn simply doesnt load? The boot disk...
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ive got it going now i have imgburn with the DLL plugins burning at the slowest speed (16x) seems to work nicely. Whats the best way to get my...
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Last post by eddyg519
Wed Jun 03, 2015 6:52 pm
Is my laser dying?
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RebornProphet »
Sat May 23, 2015 1:41 pm
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Ok, you guys have been great help since I joined and I'm hoping someone help me out again.
I received my Dreamcast yesterday, fired it up and...
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Could be just a dirty old lens. Refer to this old post I should bump right now because I think its important to clean your lens properly. don't use...
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Last post by TacT
Mon May 25, 2015 12:17 am
VMU stuck in Pelican Accessories Dream Shock controller
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TehPeytonic »
Sun May 24, 2015 5:44 pm
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I was testing out my Dream Shock controller and my only VMU has become lodged into the port. I wouldn't mind this, if the right trigger of the...
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I never owned one, but most Dreamcast controllers can be disassembled by removing the screws at the bottom of the controller. This should allow you...
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Last post by Bob Dobbs
Sun May 24, 2015 7:59 pm
Modern Day HDTV's and the Dreamcast.
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RebornProphet »
Mon May 18, 2015 4:03 pm
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Hi folks,
I've just re-purchased a Dreamcast on eBay today, having owned one back in the day. Obviously technology has moved on and televisions...
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No problem! Happy to help! :) The best solution is to go straight VGA if you can. I really don't think the upscaler makes much of a difference. The...
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Last post by pcwzrd13
Tue May 19, 2015 3:03 pm
Is this a pirated dreamcast game?
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Sarger »
Mon May 11, 2015 2:52 pm
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So, today I got a copy of Crazy Taxi. The game loads fine, but it does something strange when loading which I haven't seen around youtube. It's a PAL...
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This is fully normal behavior for Crazy Taxi. Originally this title was released in Arcades on SEGA's NAOMI board, which uses the same pre-loading...
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Last post by segata sanshiro
Tue May 12, 2015 8:38 am
UK power adaptor advice
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Zarzino »
Wed May 06, 2015 9:14 am
Hi,
I've got a Dreamcast in the post from an ebay auction, It's my first Dreamcast and it doesn't have a power adaptor. I have a number of cables...
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Last post by Zarzino
Wed May 06, 2015 9:14 am
Bettery Replacement Socket
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TacT »
Thu Apr 30, 2015 2:00 pm
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Replaced another battery in some ol dreamcasts. No more bugging me about the date every time I play a game! Don't get the battery with attached pins...
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Yes, it's rechargeable, but the DC only tries to charge the battery when the system is on (which is why the clock needs setting if you leave the DC...
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Last post by Aleron Ives
Sat May 02, 2015 3:35 pm
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