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DC-VGA box; does anyone have problems with the RCA out??
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DCUltrapro »
Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:42 am
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Hi guys,
yesterday I just realised what a dumass I was being with my current setup
slight back story here:
Ok so I moved my DC to the Spare room...
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Oh, maybe I completely misunderstood what you wanted to do then. I don't think the vga box I have allows you to have both a vga signal and an RCA...
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Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:46 am
Dreamcast soft resetting mid gameplay
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TripMercy »
Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:25 am
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I recently bought a copy of King of Fighters 99 Dream Match for my DC and whilst playing it after a fight ends the DC will soft reset on its own....
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I'm inclined to believe that this is a preowned disc. I also get the feeling that this disc has gone through a resurfacing process at some point. I...
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Last post by CD AGES
Thu Jul 26, 2012 3:38 am
Dreamcast serial Number question
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jeepattack89 »
Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:10 pm
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I bought a new Dreamcast off ebay and the guy claimed he bought it new at Circut city back in the day and never used it. Well it looks to be new has...
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Well done, and congratulations! I can't imagine what the hate mail could have possibly consisted of, since he knew damn well he was scamming you....
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Last post by Alec1382
Thu Jul 05, 2012 1:14 am
DC VGA box pricing/availability in US?
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nnorton44 »
Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:56 am
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I am putting a Dreamcast in my bedroom and I am looking for another VGA box, I already have the Retrobit VGA box for my living room DC. When I got it...
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I think its just the current awareness among the gaming community on Dreamcast's ability to display at 480p resolution. Add to the fact that HD...
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Last post by CD AGES
Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:19 pm
How touchy are GD-Roms?
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jalvarez82 »
Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:14 am
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Hey guys. I'm just wondering how much it takes to completely ruin a Dreamcast game.
Which areas on the bottom part of the discs are most fragile?...
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You welcome! I would've just said only buy Midway games with Hot New Green sticker that is seen in the box art, but sometimes people sell the disc...
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Last post by CD AGES
Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:26 pm
Shenmue II Save help.
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Hunk_4TH »
Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:44 pm
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Hey guys!
I was originally playing an awesome copy of Shenmue II I found on Snesrama that stated it only worked with emulators since the file size...
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Nevermind I went ahead and completed the game finally :D
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Last post by Hunk_4TH
Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:24 pm
Need some help with Boot Dreams
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brourke228 »
Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:23 am
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I've been trying to build a cdi image with Boot Dreams but no matter what I do it doesnt seem to boot. I'm using v1.06c. I am able to create a disc...
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Nvm. I figured this out. It wasn't booting because I had to use binhack first before i created the image with bootdreams.
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Last post by brourke228
Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:38 pm
Dreamcasts sound output
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DCUltrapro »
Thu May 24, 2012 5:30 am
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hey guys, I've been away on honeymoon for a few weeks as I got married and I'm going to buy a speaker system for my home cinema etc
I wanted to know...
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Oh, absolutely ! I agree with most of what you say, and most of all it's important to listen, if possible, to any audio gear before you buy. I wasn't...
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Last post by DCUltrapro
Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:19 am
Trickstyle will not work on my DC!
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rooster »
Sun May 20, 2012 4:22 am
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I've tried every image of this game to be found, and every one stalls right after the title screen.
I've heard other members of the forum mention...
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Buy an original copy on eBay. They are very cheap, and the game is worth it...
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Last post by elmagicochrisg
Sun May 20, 2012 4:27 am
Dreamcast Fishing Rod Woes
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williamesmith718 »
Sat May 05, 2012 10:17 am
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Hi All,
I recently picked up a DC fishing rod controller in a system lot and had a hankering to try Bass Fishing and Marine fishing.
Unfortunately...
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Oh my god, the quantum fighter pad is so awful.
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Last post by dark
Tue May 08, 2012 6:59 pm
Dreamcast GD reading problem..
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Dreamcastnews »
Sat May 05, 2012 3:11 pm
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Okay, so I have two Dreamcast consoles out of the 20 odd that I own that have developed a fault when it comes to reading discs.
This isn't anything...
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Sigh, it's like I'm stuck in a time loop...
It's the lens, not the motor. The motor will stop spinning after a few seconds if the laser is not...
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Last post by elmagicochrisg
Mon May 07, 2012 4:22 pm
PSU issue - replacing Fuse
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Dexterhowland »
Fri May 04, 2012 7:55 pm
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Hi Dreamcast comunity.
I have an NTSC (American) Dreamcast model HKT3020 110V.
Where I live power comes in 220V and I made a terrible mistake;...
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Hi all,
I was finally able to solve this issue. Fortunatelly the problem was on the fuse and so I replaced it using a simple Glass Type Fuse and...
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Last post by Dexterhowland
Sun May 06, 2012 7:23 pm
How to get Dreamcast console serial number
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nnorton44 »
Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:36 am
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Is there anywhere to get the DC serial number besides the sticker on the bottom?
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I think that each Dreamcast has a unique identifier in the flashrom. I do not believe it is the same as the serial number itself.
I know this number...
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Last post by BlueCrab
Tue May 01, 2012 7:08 am
Sinking Jump Pak into controller?
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specfo »
Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:53 pm
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Was wondering has anyone attempted this, perhaps sinking the jump pak into the controller so it doesn't stick out? I've seen all the xbox...
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ok i just found a picture of what i was talking about, im a idiot haha.
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Last post by specfo
Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:00 pm
Some lens-motor problems
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Extor »
Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:19 pm
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Hi everyone!
I'm new to this forum and I came here while I was looking for some fix for my poor DC.
I have it since a long time and a few years ago...
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Hehe.
There isn't any contradiction on those both statements. But that DC was in our version of eBay (Mercado Libre) used at more than 80 dollars,...
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Last post by Extor
Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:36 pm
Metropolis street racer won't save (US)
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Nuglet_McJunior »
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:32 am
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I try to create a single player game and when I try to save at the very beginning it sends me back with no games saved. I can save multiplayer but...
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I reformatted the VMU as suggested, and everything works great now! Thanks for your help :)
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Last post by Nuglet_McJunior
Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:00 am
Buying PAL/NTSC-J games...
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rent-a-hero »
Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:04 am
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hi there!
well, finally i have the courage (and/or the conditions) for start buying some dc games i really like. and then, i found that here (in...
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I think a NTSC-U Dreamcast converts the signal itself. You'll be fine. :)
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Last post by Alec1382
Sun Apr 15, 2012 1:24 pm
Disc stops spinning after 3 seconds - "Please Insert Disc"
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mtth182 »
Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:04 pm
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From my hours of research, I've seen a few people with my similar issue
I've been messing around with a Dreamcast for about a week now. De-assembly...
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Can't help you there buddy. But at least now you know what the problem is... ;)
Worst solution:
Solder thin wires to the contact points and secure...
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Last post by elmagicochrisg
Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:34 am
Sonic Adventure Self-booting Backup not working
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MY5T »
Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:24 am
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Hey all!
Just a quick shout-out for some advice: I just got my first Dreamcast yesterday (NTSC-US Launch Model, living in Ireland so I have a...
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All the write speed stuff is a complete myth. The data isn't being burned to the disc in a different way. It's always the same 0s and 1s. The write...
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Last post by Gary_b
Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:29 am
Help with dreamcast not reading discs
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dodge2461 »
Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:44 am
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Hello. So today, I bought a sega dreamcast( brand new in the box). It stemmed to be working, I just noticed that games were taking long time to loaf(...
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If you mean the red light coming directly from the laser lens... please do not look look directly at the lens!!! Not a good idea! By any chance, does...
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Last post by CD AGES
Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:12 pm
BBA Circuitry?
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uglybuddy6 »
Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:50 pm
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Sorry i didn't know where else to put this, but if someone would be so kind to open up there BBA and take a few high quality pictures of the...
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The IC on the connector side is basically a Sega-custom ASIC which adapts the G2 external bus to basically look like PCI for the RTL8139C. Cloning...
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Last post by BlueCrab
Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:55 am
Easy way to create multi-game discs?
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rooster »
Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:04 pm
I read through the tutorial on this subject in the stickied thread above. However, it's confusing and written for people with hacking/programming...
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Last post by rooster
Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:04 pm
Want to play Gundam Side Story with mouse and keyboard...
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MazinKaesar »
Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:27 pm
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I am a Dreamcast fan, but I love to play FPSs with mouse & keyboard. There is a way to play Gundam Side Story with mouse and keyboard? Do the game...
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Are you talking about this game ?
The game doesnt have native keyboard and mouse support so it most likely wont be supporting it after enabling it in...
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Last post by VasiliyRS
Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:44 pm
Black controller extensions
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nnorton44 »
Sun Mar 04, 2012 4:13 pm
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Do black controller extensions exist? I have plenty of grey, any way to make a black one from a sports controller?
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Anyone know how to get the plugs off without damaging them? I guess I could settle for a black plug on the extension.
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Last post by nnorton44
Sat Mar 10, 2012 12:27 pm
How to download games such as Doom and Counter Strike
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Doom27 »
Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:18 am
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Do I download them and burn them into a cd from my pc or do you do something while on the dreamcast?
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just burn it on your PC with DJ or Alcohol and put CD into your DC and just play. No modification required.
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Last post by VasiliyRS
Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:29 am
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