Disc read error

[Dreamcastgaga]

Hey all,

I get this disc read error with a game I bought recently. I check the discs but I don't see any huge scratches. The thing is it only happens with this one game, has anyone else had the same error?

[Jenkins]

which game has this kind of debug message?

[Dreamcastgaga]

The game in question is actually Under Defeat. I have been giving it a lot of playtime for a review on my site but the disc looks fine...?

[Dreamcastgaga]

Interesting, so the game seems to work perfectly today. I wonder if all games have that debug message?

[Jenkins]

Headhunter does. Everything works now?

[Dreamcastgaga]

Seems to be sporadic. Interesting as I've never seen it before.


Jenkins> Does this kind of error usually mean the disc is scratched or is it more of a laser issue?

[Jenkins]

The laser I guess. The game can't read all needed data and aborts. The data side looks good? Nothing scratched?

[Dreamcastgaga]

Yeah, nothing really although other games seem okay. I guess Under Defeat might be quite laser intensive?

It is a shame as its a newly acquired special edition unit!

[mxlvxnn]

could there be something wrong with the drive? I've had a similar issue of my disk not reading but I don't remember seeing a message like that before.

[TacT]

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