I bought a DC

Regulus · July 20th, 2003

I finnaly bought a Dreamcast despite my mom telling me she doesn't want a console in the house. I bought it for $60 and it came with Unreal tournament, Crazy Taxi, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evin:Code Veronica, and Dino Crisis for games. Then it came with one controller

w/a Rumble pack dealy, and an internet link. Was this a good deal? anyways, my question is mainly for CyRUS.....

Is there special software you used to back up your games on a hard drive? Or is this part of Icarus? I realize you have to use the internet link, but I still have no cluewhere to go from there, so help me out on this please. Thanks.

**Chrono Archangel** · July 20th, 2003

thats a very good deal. i would of bought it to

Sephi · July 24th, 2003

omfg hell yea its a good deal i spend maybe 500 EU on my DC
and i want resident evil code veronice badly to :/ but dont have it

**Prafull** · July 25th, 2003

/me never knew games like dino crisis and RE3 nemesis were also released for DC.

Anyways I think you will need special cable to connect your DC GD Rom drive to your pc and then back up your games.

Kabuto · July 25th, 2003

I you want to copy your backup to CD, you can use Clone C to backup your CDs, but a lot of games are bigger than 700MB to use normal CDs, so they have to be ripped.
You also need the Utopia CD Boot to make your DC use normal CDs; you can download from the DC/Utilities section, or you can use a selfboot utilitie when you burn your coopy if you don´t want to use the CD Boot.

**hushypushy** · August 19th, 2003

you cant copy a DC game to your hard drive, another CD, DVD, or anything using a CD or DVD drive. the reason is that they are on GD-Roms. your computer can only read the small first track (turn a dreamcast disc over....you can see it).

anyways, if you try to copy a DC game you only get that very small first track and a wasted CD. to make ROMs for icarus you need to have a dreamcast and a broadband adapter to dump the ROM....hit up http://www.google.com for the rest

August 20th, 2003

romstein > you can't easily back up your original DC games to your pc.
it's possible but probably not worth the hassle.

**Dark Watcher** · August 20th, 2003

Congrats on the DC...marvelous system..be sure to check out DC DEV sites for goodies...

Samor..we do see one reason for the hassle...damn bugger GD Rom ring is so friggin sensitive...small scratch? bye bye game...We got those damn games preserved like a comic fanatic with a first edition spiderman.....

Regulus · August 20th, 2003

Do i NEED the BBA? cant I just use the modem? I know it would be insanely slow, but would it work?

**hushypushy** · August 20th, 2003

im sure it would work...but wow, can you imagine how slow that would be? you would probably have to let it go for about 2 or 3 days straight. i remember back in my 56k days, to download a movie it was about 25-30 hours...

Regulus · August 20th, 2003

so? isnt it worth it? I think it is......I have 11 DC games tho.....thatd take a month or so....

**hushypushy** · August 20th, 2003

wow dude, are you really planning to put 11 DC games on your hard drive waiting for an emulator that you have no idea when it will work?

im not gonna kill your hopes and dreams, you certainly have enough hard drive to store those 11 GB...but you would spend soooo much time......

by the way, why exactly dont you want to get the broadband adapter?

**OK-OK** · August 20th, 2003

I got a few online dc games that i got for free but I never played em cuz cable internet dont work with the DC.

Regulus · August 20th, 2003

>>>wow dude, are you really planning to put 11 DC games on your hard drive waiting for an emulator that you have no idea when it will work?

im not gonna kill your hopes and dreams, you certainly have enough hard drive to store those 11 GB...but you would spend soooo much time......

by the way, why exactly dont you want to get the broadband adapter?

well, i wasnt planning on doing it until Icarus came out and I knew it would work. Ill probably just rip the game that will work. I just wanted to be prepared with the proper equipment. And I dont want to buy a BBA because...um......theyre expensive? (are they?!?!?!) I thought they were like $40....

**hushypushy** · August 20th, 2003

Quote:

And I dont want to buy a BBA because...um......theyre expensive? (are they?!?!?!) I thought they were like $40....

you know.....i have no idea. i've never even seen one for sale in a store (try ebay) so...good luck! (if you do decide to get one that is)

Takmadeus · August 20th, 2003

Well ROMstein, congratulationson your new DC, actually for 60 USD, it was a pretty damn good deal, in my case I want to get a DC, but they are too expensive for my tastes, but a DC would worth the price (you know, emus, internet connection, good software to use it on, entire operating systems to work on it) actually, a DC with a keyboard can make a good, cheap PC....

**n_w95482** · August 20th, 2003

Here are some broadband adapters from ebay.

Broadband Adapter in Box with Brand New Copy of Unreal Tournament ($71)
Dreamcast BROADBAND ADAPTER *New* w/extras ($66, see quote for more info)

Quote:

You are bidding on a rare Sega Dreamcast Broadband adapter that was never used!!
If the bidding goes over $135 I will throw in a mint
Dreamcast Keyboard and a mint copy of
Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2

Dreamcast Broadband Adapter with Extras ($60)
Sega Dreamcast Broadband Adapter 10/100 Mbps ($50, used)
Sega Dreamcast BROADBAND Adapter in Box! ($41)

There is a internet browser that is on ebay too. It is the only one for DC that supports the broadband adapter and is in english. Look for it here (make sure you sort by price, makes it a lot easier to find). It costs about $30-40 on there.

August 20th, 2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Watcher

Congrats on the DC...marvelous system..be sure to check out DC DEV sites for goodies...

Samor..we do see one reason for the hassle...damn bugger GD Rom ring is so friggin sensitive...small scratch? bye bye game...We got those damn games preserved like a comic fanatic with a first edition spiderman.....

Never noticed that. but isnt it kind of difficult to back up the games..?

DB7 · August 22nd, 2003

[quote=Prafull]/me never knew games like dino crisis and RE3 nemesis were also released for DC.[quote]

Resident Evil 2 was also released on the Dreamcast, near the end of its life Capcom chucked a few of its back catalogue onto the system.

Its a shame the Dreamcast never took off, one of the reasons I think was because it was not backward compatible with the saturn, this was Sony's ace in the hole because when someone bought a PS2 they already had a massive catalogue of games to play on it.

DC was also the first machine that let me watch VCD on my TV.

Regulus · August 27th, 2003

There are LOTS of over looked DC games. theres alot of them! Good ones too!

July 20th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Regulus SEGA Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Nebraska, U.S. Posts: 1,579	I bought a DC I finnaly bought a Dreamcast despite my mom telling me she doesn't want a console in the house. I bought it for $60 and it came with Unreal tournament, Crazy Taxi, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evin:Code Veronica, and Dino Crisis for games. Then it came with one controller w/a Rumble pack dealy, and an internet link. Was this a good deal? anyways, my question is mainly for CyRUS..... Is there special software you used to back up your games on a hard drive? Or is this part of Icarus? I realize you have to use the internet link, but I still have no cluewhere to go from there, so help me out on this please. Thanks. __________________ SEGA owns you http://www.exemu.net

July 20th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,066	Re: I bought a DC thats a very good deal. i would of bought it to __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

July 25th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
Prafull Administrator, PCSX2 tester Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: India Posts: 637	Re: I bought a DC /me never knew games like dino crisis and RE3 nemesis were also released for DC. Anyways I think you will need special cable to connect your DC GD Rom drive to your pc and then back up your games. __________________ E6750, Abit ip35E, XFX 8600GT 256 MB DDR3, Transcend 2GB DDR2 800 RAM

July 25th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Kabuto Neverwinter Paladin Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Between the doors of life and death Posts: 323	Re: I bought a DC I you want to copy your backup to CD, you can use Clone C to backup your CDs, but a lot of games are bigger than 700MB to use normal CDs, so they have to be ripped. You also need the Utopia CD Boot to make your DC use normal CDs; you can download from the DC/Utilities section, or you can use a selfboot utilitie when you burn your coopy if you don´t want to use the CD Boot. __________________ Another happy owner of a Dreamcast! My PC specs: Mobo: Asrock k7vm2, Processor:Athlon XP 2400+, Memory: 512MB DDR 333 RAM (Running at 266Mhz), Video Card: nVidia Geforce 2 MX400 64 MB, Sound Card: AC 97 On board Card. HHDD: Maxtor 80Gb (7200 rpms), DVD Drive: LG DVD-R/RW, OS: WinXP SP2

August 19th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	Re: I bought a DC you cant copy a DC game to your hard drive, another CD, DVD, or anything using a CD or DVD drive. the reason is that they are on GD-Roms. your computer can only read the small first track (turn a dreamcast disc over....you can see it). anyways, if you try to copy a DC game you only get that very small first track and a wasted CD. to make ROMs for icarus you need to have a dreamcast and a broadband adapter to dump the ROM....hit up http://www.google.com for the rest __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

July 24th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Sephi Thinking outside the box Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,509	omfg hell yea its a good deal i spend maybe 500 EU on my DC and i want resident evil code veronice badly to :/ but dont have it

August 20th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Samor Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I bought a DC romstein > you can't easily back up your original DC games to your pc. it's possible but probably not worth the hassle.

August 20th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
Dark Watcher Coffee Demon Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Darkness, Unknown Posts: 2,896	Re: I bought a DC Congrats on the DC...marvelous system..be sure to check out DC DEV sites for goodies... Samor..we do see one reason for the hassle...damn bugger GD Rom ring is so friggin sensitive...small scratch? bye bye game...We got those damn games preserved like a comic fanatic with a first edition spiderman..... __________________

August 20th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
Regulus SEGA Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Nebraska, U.S. Posts: 1,579	Re: I bought a DC Do i NEED the BBA? cant I just use the modem? I know it would be insanely slow, but would it work? __________________ SEGA owns you http://www.exemu.net

August 20th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	Re: I bought a DC im sure it would work...but wow, can you imagine how slow that would be? you would probably have to let it go for about 2 or 3 days straight. i remember back in my 56k days, to download a movie it was about 25-30 hours... __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

August 20th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Regulus SEGA Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Nebraska, U.S. Posts: 1,579	Re: I bought a DC so? isnt it worth it? I think it is......I have 11 DC games tho.....thatd take a month or so.... __________________ SEGA owns you http://www.exemu.net

August 20th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	Re: I bought a DC wow dude, are you really planning to put 11 DC games on your hard drive waiting for an emulator that you have no idea when it will work? im not gonna kill your hopes and dreams, you certainly have enough hard drive to store those 11 GB...but you would spend soooo much time...... by the way, why exactly dont you want to get the broadband adapter? __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

August 20th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
OK-OK I'm back... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,484	Re: I bought a DC I got a few online dc games that i got for free but I never played em cuz cable internet dont work with the DC. __________________ Don't let the beautiful eyes trick you before they eat you alive.

August 20th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
Regulus SEGA Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Nebraska, U.S. Posts: 1,579	Re: I bought a DC >>>wow dude, are you really planning to put 11 DC games on your hard drive waiting for an emulator that you have no idea when it will work? im not gonna kill your hopes and dreams, you certainly have enough hard drive to store those 11 GB...but you would spend soooo much time...... by the way, why exactly dont you want to get the broadband adapter? well, i wasnt planning on doing it until Icarus came out and I knew it would work. Ill probably just rip the game that will work. I just wanted to be prepared with the proper equipment. And I dont want to buy a BBA because...um......theyre expensive? (are they?!?!?!) I thought they were like $40.... __________________ SEGA owns you http://www.exemu.net

August 20th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Takmadeus The Legendary Journey Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: In real life Posts: 4,040	Re: I bought a DC Well ROMstein, congratulationson your new DC, actually for 60 USD, it was a pretty damn good deal, in my case I want to get a DC, but they are too expensive for my tastes, but a DC would worth the price (you know, emus, internet connection, good software to use it on, entire operating systems to work on it) actually, a DC with a keyboard can make a good, cheap PC.... __________________ Made with the GIMP

August 22nd, 2003	#19 (permalink)
DB7 Miserable Bugger Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 968	Re: I bought a DC [quote=Prafull]/me never knew games like dino crisis and RE3 nemesis were also released for DC.[quote] Resident Evil 2 was also released on the Dreamcast, near the end of its life Capcom chucked a few of its back catalogue onto the system. Its a shame the Dreamcast never took off, one of the reasons I think was because it was not backward compatible with the saturn, this was Sony's ace in the hole because when someone bought a PS2 they already had a massive catalogue of games to play on it. DC was also the first machine that let me watch VCD on my TV. __________________ An optimist believes we live in the best possible world A pessimist fears that is true. A pessimist is never disappointed.

August 27th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
Regulus SEGA Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Nebraska, U.S. Posts: 1,579	Re: I bought a DC There are LOTS of over looked DC games. theres alot of them! Good ones too! __________________ SEGA owns you http://www.exemu.net

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode