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DreamPi chassis
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Dostuff »
Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:05 pm
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Has anyone seen a mod that places the DreamPi in the Dreamcast chassis and can draw power from the native Dreamcast power supply? It seems with the...
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Yeah, just go with a Pi Zero or Zero W. Those are by far the smallest and afford much more space when paired with something like GDEMU. However, you...
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Last post by Anthony817
Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:05 pm
how to patch a game
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247 »
Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:28 am
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wanted to play wwf attitude but unfortunately is not vga compatible, anyway i found on the web that japanese cake has created a patch for it...maybe...
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Can't see why not? It's how some people were getting around protections on some newer games
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Last post by Vince86
Wed Mar 13, 2019 2:26 pm
Might have a broken sonic adventure disc
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UltimatumXV »
Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:15 am
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For anyone who has played Sonic adventure, you will know that stages are separated into sections, or acts, and usually have a slight load time in...
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For anyone who has played Sonic adventure, you will know that stages are separated into sections, or acts, and usually have a slight load time in...
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Last post by Xiden
Tue Mar 12, 2019 1:04 am
Remove 12v Resistor From Power Supply
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wolfpacleader1986 »
Tue Jul 04, 2017 8:41 am
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I just got my USB GDROM in and I heard it runs cooler and less hot if the 12V resistor is removed. I’m new to the whole soldering thing so I need...
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All you need is a 300 ohm resistor.
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Last post by Agnostic X
Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:39 am
Best 256gb USB stick for USB-GDRom
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RetrogamerX »
Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:53 am
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I have a 128gb and it works great, but have loads more games I would like to add on. Does any one know which are the best 256gb usb flash drive for...
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i've got a SanDisk Cruzer 256GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive it works great with my USB-GDRom check it out
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Last post by sonic02
Sat Mar 09, 2019 11:52 pm
Dreamcast Setup Issue
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Stummy »
Fri Mar 08, 2019 12:37 pm
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I'm fairly sure this question has been asked a few times, but I'm stuck with a non-working Dreamcast atm. So I just bought a 2nd hand dreamcast, and...
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You probably need a new controller board for your dreamcast. You might find a replacement on ebay
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Last post by Xiden
Fri Mar 08, 2019 1:33 pm
Driver for USB Modem?
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Scrungo »
Tue Mar 05, 2019 5:26 pm
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Hello!
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What brand of modem? What OS you using? 98?
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Last post by -drez01-
Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:27 am
Va2 Region Free Bios Mod Help
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ModzvilleUSA »
Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:43 am
Greetings lads!
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Last post by ModzvilleUSA
Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:43 am
VMU Keeps Resetting
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Kakujo »
Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:22 pm
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Hi. I have a problem with a brand new translucent green VMU I added to my collection. It works fine, other than that it resets the clock (and makes a...
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A few months ago I put batteries in my VMU, and it felt like something was missing whenever I turned it on.
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Last post by Ragfish
Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:19 pm
dreamcast region free or not
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247 »
Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:03 am
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So, two days ago i've discovered my pal dreamcast is region free, but in reality it's not. While it is, or maybe not...
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maybe its haunted?
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Last post by HuntrRose
Sun Feb 24, 2019 10:01 am
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Last post by Anthony817
Fri Feb 22, 2019 4:49 pm
Anyway of converting a PAL VMU save to an NTSC one?
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retrolinkx »
Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:04 pm
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Sorry if this is in the wrong place, joined up just to ask. (Hope that's okay :D )
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To my knowledge it can't be done, but I'm no expert and know no code.
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Last post by retrolinkx
Sun Feb 17, 2019 11:26 am
HDMI Upgrades/Cords
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TheTechBrosRepair »
Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:45 am
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What cord do you use?
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I follow what Adam said Gekko with mCable looks good
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Last post by MikeStutzzzz
Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:58 pm
Burned/Backup games "megathread"
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AeonAscension »
Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:15 pm
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Hey everyone, I'm new here, recently picked up my first Dreamcast, gave it a good cleaning, and long story short, had to order a replacement GDROM...
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well the reason for slow burns is that this way the dreamcast laser will have less strain and last longer.
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Last post by 247
Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:05 am
Burning Backups
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TheTechBrosRepair »
Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:10 am
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What is better to burn Dreamcast games with? Imgburn or Discjuggler
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All by sweet Padus DiscJuggler. When I had to install Win10 instead of digging through my pics there is tutorial thread somewhere here by the great...
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Last post by mistamontiel
Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:38 pm
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Last post by baraksha
Fri Feb 01, 2019 10:11 am
Reading Discs
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Paspie »
Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:30 pm
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Hi there, I've had my Dreamcast for more than three years but as you can tell from the title, I have a pretty old issue with it. To put it plainly,...
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Inconsequential as it seems now, I discovered that one of the GD-ROM discs I owned (which never worked since I got it in 2009) had been suffering...
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Last post by Paspie
Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:31 am
Dreamcast Capacitor Replacement
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djanice1980 »
Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:19 pm
I want to replace my Dreamcast capacitors. Just want to make sure I am going to be using the right ones.
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Last post by djanice1980
Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:19 pm
DC Potentiometer issue / Dodgy laser
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mattjeh »
Thu Jan 24, 2019 5:07 pm
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I just bought my first DC recently, 3 games tried and played without issue. SonicAd2, Tomb Raider and MSR. I took it apart to clean, all carefully...
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All I can tell you is to just try and figure out where it was originally. Isn't there some rel lacquer or something on it that would show you the...
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Last post by mattjeh
Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:32 pm
burn dreamcast games correctly
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247 »
Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:55 pm
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hi everyone,
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YEH! There's the guide I used when I had to switch to Win10
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Last post by mistamontiel
Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:30 am
phantasy star online v2 jap
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247 »
Mon Jan 21, 2019 4:28 am
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considering i'm getting a DreamPi, i started looking for some games, had a look at phantasy star online v2 and noticed the japanese one has...
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thanks for the info, will check that then :)
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Last post by 247
Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:49 am
Wrong colors in my dreamcast
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vadodetago »
Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:30 am
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Hi all,
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Looks like a faulty VGA cable. I've had 2 standard VGA cables do this. Jiggle it and it might temporarily fix the picture or try a different cable
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Last post by -drez01-
Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:33 am
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Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:56 pm
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Last post by XVO
Sat Jan 19, 2019 9:23 am
Solving the DMZ issue
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tripletopper »
Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:03 am
I heard according to pcwzrd13, that for the Dreamcast to work, you need a DMZ path straight to the dreamcast (or is that the DreamPi) Someone told me...
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Last post by tripletopper
Sun Jan 13, 2019 6:03 am
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