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Change non VGA Dreamcast games to run in VGA
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Emulation_Chief »
Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:56 pm
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Greetings:
As a Dreamcast owner for years, I looked for some information regarding playing non VGA Dreamcast games in VGA mode as I have an HDTV...
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..Plasma Sword has no such mode!
Ya, simple hex edit to 1, did do that to the Quake 1 and Evil Dead CDIs but having that now just like the...
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Last post by mistamontiel
Sat Dec 22, 2018 4:40 pm
Help to repair my DC
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freddyretrogame »
Thu Nov 15, 2018 4:54 am
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Hi guys! I have a problem with my DC and i don't know how to identify where could be the problem.
It power up and the orange led stay on. The fan is...
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I've tried a lot of time, but the problem is elsewhere. Probably it overheated because inside i've found some sign of heating. I've checked che...
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Last post by freddyretrogame
Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:42 am
newbee help
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genlight »
Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:25 am
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(sry for my bad English due to Disabilities) so i Followed dc to pc windows xp guid and tryed to Connect and it wont work. i keep getting this error...
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This. Plug-n-play!!!!!!!!
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Last post by mistamontiel
Wed Nov 28, 2018 11:28 pm
Dreamcast Pico PSU issues
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Dreamcazman »
Mon Nov 12, 2018 6:55 pm
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Hi all, I'm new here so please be nice. :D
I recently started getting back in DC stuff and have done a few of the mods (GDEMU, Noctua fan, etc) &...
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I think I figured out what was going on. I had the MB power connected via the 5-pin connector that's on the Pico PSU as that is what came with it. I...
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Last post by Dreamcazman
Fri Nov 16, 2018 5:56 am
Quake III Arena Online Problems
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justawajz »
Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:54 pm
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Haven’t been online in a week or two and can’t get the master server list. Never had any problems until tonight. Tried rebooting router & dreampi and...
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So I ended up having to format the sd card and reinstall the dresmpi os. And that seemed to work. No idea what could of caused it.. Just happy to be...
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Last post by justawajz
Wed Nov 14, 2018 4:19 pm
Looking for supplier or information on the elusive 4-pin region chip
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Gords »
Tue Nov 06, 2018 8:56 pm
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Doing the full bios piggyback is a little on the edge of my soldering skills so would be far far happier doing the easy peasy 4-pin mod. i am having...
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I think I still have my four wire modchip here somewhere, need to look for it. Don't really require it anymore as I did the BIOS upgrade.
I'm from...
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Last post by Dreamcazman
Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:11 pm
Dreamcast has no sound
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DCGX »
Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:05 pm
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Ok I'm freaking out a little bit. My Dreamcast, purchased in 2001, suddenly has no sound.
My setup is: VGA box (earlier model that looks like the...
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I ended up finding this at Monoprice:
It's exactly what I need to hook up both AV and VGA for the Dreamcast, but also component for my original...
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Last post by DCGX
Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:23 am
Volgarr The Viking Image Quality Issue
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Guzman »
Fri Nov 09, 2018 6:34 pm
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Hi guys,
Need some help on my burned game Volgarr The Viking.
I downloaded the latest CDI file from the Volgarr website for Dreamcast. I burned the...
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There is.. NTSC+PAL Enforcer
Never seen maybe will pop in Monaco On-Line on my S-Vid setup and see
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Last post by mistamontiel
Sat Nov 10, 2018 6:17 pm
Disc's sometimes reads
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mynameisboop »
Sat Nov 03, 2018 12:04 am
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I was given a Dreamcast by a friend of mine. He told me that it sometimes would read discs. Upon trying it out it did in fact read one. I then turned...
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Strange thing is that it has stopped doing it. Also, I made a couple backup games because I was going to buy a Revision 1 Dreamcast from a facebook...
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Last post by mynameisboop
Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:10 am
A lot of coasters have been made...
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billythegrape »
Sun Oct 28, 2018 1:21 pm
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...and I am normally damn good at this. Trying to show my kids HOTD2 and other light gun games. I have good CDIs, but no matter what I do I am making...
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Ya guys thanks for all the suggestions!
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Last post by billythegrape
Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:34 pm
Lightgun VMU port bad
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mikeyp »
Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:30 am
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I've bought 2 Dreamcast official light guns to play House of the Dead 2. One works flawlessly and the other has definitely had a hard life. I've...
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I agree.
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Last post by The-Amazing-Mr_V
Sun Oct 21, 2018 8:20 pm
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Last post by Anthony817
Thu Oct 18, 2018 2:30 pm
GTA2 CDI Glitch?
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by
DR TEAMCAST »
Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:43 pm
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i've been playing GTA2 from CDR lately, and i noticed something that seems like it could be a CDR glitch
whenever you get into a car, the radio...
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it's a bug in the game. what you can do is sit in the car for a long time and after the radio has run it's course it seems fixed for all new cars...
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Last post by gjb1985
Mon Oct 08, 2018 2:29 pm
Some games wont boot
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aciddreamer »
Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:07 pm
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Hi, im new in the dreamcast comunity i never had one and last week i got one for free, soo i burned like 20 discs and like 7 of them are working (i...
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I have my best luck with alcohol120. But I don't know much about the settings.
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Last post by The-Amazing-Mr_V
Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:54 am
Vanishing Point - help me unlock the final remaining items!
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matt »
Mon May 04, 2015 11:31 am
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Hi all.
I'm a big fan of Vanishing Point. It's basically all I kept my Dreamcast for :lol:
I return to it every year or so to try to finish it....
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That would be pretty kick ass if it could be possible.
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Last post by Anthony817
Sun Sep 30, 2018 11:21 pm
Dreamcast reads Utopia bootdisc but not burned games
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Focus »
Thu Sep 27, 2018 1:43 am
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Hi, new to Dreamcast. I have a code 0 system that should run burned discs. I burned CDIs of Virtua Tennis and San Francisco Rush 2049 to Verbatim...
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Adjusted settings a little but I know I did test burn with Toy Story 2 DCRes yet to compare with the crazy GD when I got my new hardware setup and...
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Last post by mistamontiel
Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:05 pm
Random Reset PLEASE HELP
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CattDuarte25 »
Fri Sep 21, 2018 9:25 pm
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Okay so I while ago I tried getting back into the Dreamcast but as I was playing it, the system would reset at random moments. It could be after a...
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interesting...mine seems to do this too...but only with nfl2k2 when i play online...not every time...did it more when playing wireless
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Last post by ncman071
Sat Sep 22, 2018 12:32 pm
Dreamcast scratches some discs. Any ideas?
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SpaghettiCat »
Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:17 am
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Hey guys, I got a Dreamcast and it's scratching up certain discs. I made a short demonstration video:
Discs that spin fine with no contact:...
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Thanks Tarnish, I figured it out! More details for posterity are here:
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Last post by SpaghettiCat
Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:49 pm
Dreamcast replacement cd case
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TragedySuitsUs »
Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:32 am
Im new hear, so if ther allready is a thread pleas tag mi in it
Im looking for replacement cd cases for PAL games, wear online can you bye them?
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Last post by TragedySuitsUs
Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:32 am
Convert GDI data to bootable CDI
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leelemon »
Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:46 am
I have some GDIs that I want to convert to CDI. I have looked around at alot of sites, and found FamilyGuy has a GDI2Data tool. The tool will convert...
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Last post by leelemon
Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:46 am
3d GDEmu trays help?
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arb206 »
Thu Aug 30, 2018 3:33 pm
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Hey all, where can I get the templates for the GDEmu trays, thanks guys I couldn’t find any and I don’t wanna pay $20 for it!
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I confiscated it from my nieces Happy Meal lol.
Haha you must sell your cardboard creations on ebay!
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Last post by Xiden
Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:41 am
How to burn games from TOSEC etc.
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Hilinar »
Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:06 pm
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hello I need help with burning images for Dreamcast. I downloaded Sega Rally 2 from Tosec and instead of CD images there are multiple weird files....
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You will want to burn .cdi images. You downloaded a Dreamcast .gdi game which is an exact rip from a GD-rom. Those are too big to fit on a burned...
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Last post by 2koolpa
Fri Aug 31, 2018 4:33 pm
No Signal
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HMPG »
Fri Dec 29, 2017 11:02 am
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Hello. I have had my Dreamcast for about 5 months and I've only played it twice due to my limit of games. The first and second times I have turned...
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Hello. I have had my Dreamcast for about 5 months and I've only played it twice due to my limit of games. The first and second times I have turned...
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Last post by Xiden
Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:16 pm
dave mirra and next tetris - usb gdrom
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foxhole »
Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:10 pm
Hello. I have the usb gdrom installed on my dc and working fine for most part, but i've found 2 games that are giving me issues, and i would like to...
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Last post by foxhole
Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:10 pm
Baseball 2K2 - game won't load at all!
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pinsam »
Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:00 pm
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Hi! Just registered here, maybe there are some knowledgeable folks who might have an idea what's going on. I've got a U.S. NTSC Dreamcast, and an...
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Hi! Just registered here, maybe there are some knowledgeable folks who might have an idea what's going on. I've got a U.S. NTSC Dreamcast, and an...
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Last post by Xiden
Sun Aug 26, 2018 12:46 pm
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