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Hi all,

I am UK based and have owned my Dreamcast since 2000. I have slowly built up a collection of PAL an JP games but with the way prices are, I have ordered a GDEMU.

Are there any particular points for me to be aware of?
Is over heating really an issue or not?
Are there comple region sets to download?
I am also learning Japanese so I would also be interested in a JP set if one exists.

Many Thanks
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Overheating is (edited) only applicable to PAL consoles.

Archive.org has most dumps in the right format.

200gb card gets you most everything you'd realistically play
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Thats great. Thanks for the info
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mrneo240 wrote:Overheating is fake news.
you're from USA and you have an NTSC-U console, on PAL consoles of the region, alas, overheating is a reality.
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megavolt85 wrote:
mrneo240 wrote:Overheating is fake news.
you're from USA and you have an NTSC-U console, on PAL consoles of the region, alas, overheating is a reality.
I never realize that, thanks for letting me know.

The extensive tests were all done with ntsc console. I'll remember that and let people know
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Thanks for the info. So a quick google search shows me:
Pico PSU
Dream PSU
the standard fare of Chineese knockoffs

Does the community favour one over the other?
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I have a pal version, psu is enough for the heat issue ??
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a pico psu or a dream psu will be ok.
You have also the possibility to "patch" one thing on your psu board.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szEBiILMQDo&t=20s
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Have not tried it myself but i heard a lot of bad things about the pico psu.
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i have installed this in my pal dc, buyed on aliexpress, received in belgium really quickly.

Dreampsu Rev2.0 12V
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work like a charm, hope this is enough to prevent any heat problem.
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