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VMU says defective?
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Circuit_Hero »
Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:35 pm
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Soo I have like 5 vmu that all say they can't save because vmu is defective. I played multiple games like DOA 2, Tokyo Extreme Racer 2 and Rayman 2...
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Nope. Feel like the Damn console might be defective too
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Last post by Circuit_Hero
Mon Oct 19, 2015 11:57 am
Question about the "Innovation Dreamcast Super Game Converter"??
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georgiaboi372 »
Tue Sep 29, 2015 4:25 pm
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Will this work on an NTSC-U Dreamcast(Model 1 from June 2000)?? I've heard the DC-IE Converter wont work on a model 2 Dreamcast so i was wondering if...
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The DC-IE is good to have, but really you can achieve the same exact thing with any other boot discs and cheat devices. My recommendation is to...
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Last post by scaryred24
Tue Sep 29, 2015 8:40 pm
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Last post by mazonemayu
Tue Sep 29, 2015 5:07 am
Strange cord?
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YveltalGriffin »
Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:15 pm
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I bought a used Dreamcast from a local video game store. It works great, but it came with a sealed-in-bag cable that I've never seen before. It has a...
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Did it look something like this?
That's for connecting from a 3.5mm audio source (like a VGA box, or a computer, or your phone, or whathave you)...
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Last post by lastcallgames
Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:17 am
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Last post by masaki
Thu Sep 24, 2015 2:10 pm
Dreamcast randomly powering off?
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lastcallgames »
Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:11 pm
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One of my Dreamcasts has lately had this nasty habit of powering itself off at random times. Usually I would think it's a heat issue, but the system...
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It is a common issue and like Ives said make sure to remove PSU and clean the pins and also where the pins connect to the dc mobo.
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Last post by SMiTH
Sat Sep 05, 2015 5:35 pm
Is this normal for vga?
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Dismantled_duck »
Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:45 pm
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Hello there. I've recently purchased a vga box and cable online to use on my lcd tv. I have a sony Bravia with a vga input. When I run the dreamcast...
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I just bought a retro bit vga box and have noticed the vertical bars as well. I don't remember my previous vga box having them.
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Last post by hellhound
Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:49 pm
'No Signal" on TV
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Wych »
Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:01 am
Hi to everybody - I'm new help :oops:
Just need to confirm that I need to buy the VGA to HTMI converter to have my tv recognize the DC. I've got the...
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Last post by Wych
Sun Aug 30, 2015 3:01 am
A very strange problem in NullDC.
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WadeTH_96 »
Sat Aug 29, 2015 7:04 pm
Hi. I'm new to this forum, I don't know if this is the right place to post this or if you really talk about DC emulators in this forum, so in case...
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Last post by WadeTH_96
Sat Aug 29, 2015 7:04 pm
So I just bought a Dreamcast
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xoferwalken »
Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:02 pm
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Hey guys, I heard about this website through Adam Koralik's youtube channel, and was wondering if anyone would be able to give me some help with an...
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Hello Xoferwalker! I think your drive lens its weak to read. First check the GD disc if is cleaned from bottom and try to clean the lens with...
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Last post by DarkSynbios
Sun Aug 16, 2015 4:29 pm
Possible hardware mods?
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DR TEAMCAST »
Tue Aug 11, 2015 12:37 am
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Hey all,
I have a few spare dreamcasts laying around and have been seriously considering some hardware modding. As of now i know im doing a power...
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Interesting. Would S/PDIF - RCA/3.5mm still retain the audio upgrade? Or do you need compatible speakers/tv?
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Last post by DR TEAMCAST
Tue Aug 11, 2015 1:16 pm
Converting .lcd animation .to vmi+.vms?
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DR TEAMCAST »
Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:09 pm
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I have some animations i made a while ago but the program saved them as an lcd file and to save to the actual vmu it needs proper vmi+vms files i...
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Hey thanks, i''ll give this a try tomorrow. Though i have very little dos experience but it can't be too hard to figure out. I'll let you know if i...
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Last post by DR TEAMCAST
Mon Aug 03, 2015 1:32 am
Dreamcast/Hauppauge issue
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ch0pzta »
Fri Jul 31, 2015 4:24 pm
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Gday!
I've recently picked up a Hauppauge HD PVR2 Gaming Edition and have been happily recording Xbox360 and WiiU gameplay through HDMI with no...
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Ive run a few tests to eliminate some possibilities... this is what happened...
I ran the HDMI cord straight to the TV instead of through the...
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Last post by ch0pzta
Sat Aug 01, 2015 9:50 pm
VMU -> SD Card -> PC EMU possible?
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Anonymouse »
Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:26 pm
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Hi there,
I spend most of the year traveling with work or vacation so taking a Dreamcast with me is not always possible. But I tried a DC emulator...
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The short answer is yes, yes you can. However doing it for the SD card adapter can be a bit of a pain. The problem is that when you save the file...
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Last post by killbot80k
Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:02 pm
Super Sonic in Sonic Adventure 1?
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SonicBoom83 »
Fri Nov 01, 2013 2:30 pm
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I have heard that once you beat the game with all 6 characters you can play freely as super sonic. is this true? ive seen some videos on youtube but...
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Sir, I'm afraid we don't have enough time to implement Super Sonic as a normal playable character!
Darn...well thank god we had time to do the...
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Last post by hudsthinking1999
Fri Jul 31, 2015 11:14 pm
Seaman microphone
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Gionzn »
Sun Jul 05, 2015 8:27 pm
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Hello everyone, I recently bought a used dreamcast and I'm thinking about trying Seaman because I've always been kind of curios about it. I found a...
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Just tried recording a video in Visual Park using a standard desktop PC microphone and it worked but the volume was extremely low. I had to...
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Last post by pcwzrd13
Fri Jul 31, 2015 7:41 pm
Diagnosing issues with games.
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ChrisR »
Wed Jul 22, 2015 4:29 am
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I am a collector fairly new to Dreamcast, and I already own approximately 20% of the system's North American library. To protect my investment in my...
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I'm pretty sure httpd-ack only works with the BBA. You'd be better off using the SD card adapter than trying to dump games with the modem.
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Last post by Aleron Ives
Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:47 pm
pal console thinks its japanese
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kingmonkey75 »
Sat Jul 25, 2015 3:09 pm
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I have an issue with a PAL console, it seems to think it's Japanese.
I bought it as a never used console to keep as a spare. When I started using it...
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It seems an awful lot of effort to go to, considering its probably worth more being Jap compatible out of the box. I can't see a Jap motherboard...
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Last post by krssn
Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:34 pm
JAP Vampire Chronicle SCART+Composite problem
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ryzom »
Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:33 am
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Hi,
I hope I'm posting this in the right section:
I'm having issues running Vampire Chronicle from Capcom (japanese version) on my brand new...
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Vampire Chronicle most definitely supports VGA. Ran casuals sessions on VGA and Svideo before without any issues. Tho keep in mind, I reside in the...
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Last post by CD AGES
Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:15 pm
Copy VMU files from SDCARD GDEMU
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nickbailuc »
Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:05 pm
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I have a GDEMU and I want to copy Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure DLC's and save files directly onto my VMU from the SDCARD. How can I do this?
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@nickbailuc, although the GDEMU reads SD-cards, it can't do anything with this storage with the exception of running images of games as if it were...
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Last post by Wombat
Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:26 am
I just broke 3 dreamcasts this week.
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Washp »
Sat May 23, 2015 7:30 pm
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I just got a dreamcast from my cousin last christmas. Last week I got a few new games for it. while playing mvsc2 i accidentally dropped my...
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I hope you still have all those Dreamcast's 'cos you can still use them for parts.
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Last post by Paspie
Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:11 pm
Issue: pal shenmue 2/vgabox/lcd monitor
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rent-a-hero »
Sun Jul 05, 2015 12:58 pm
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Hi there!
Need some help here. I just remembered that I never again had finished Shenmue 2 since I bought an original PAL version. I started it a...
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Issue resolved!
I tried the codebreaker. It was hard to find a working file, until I got the one from this link:
The interface isnt intuitive,...
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Last post by rent-a-hero
Thu Jul 09, 2015 7:25 pm
Properly compiling a cdi
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DR TEAMCAST »
Fri Jul 03, 2015 10:47 pm
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Hi all
I found some potential cool stuff in a game and was trying to edit in some scripts to test it further to see how far it goes. I mounted the...
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I found is that my Windows XP machine works fine but Win7 does not
So what do you suggest? I could partition one of my spare computers to winxp,...
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Last post by DR TEAMCAST
Sat Jul 04, 2015 1:26 pm
HELP!!!!
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bil_drk »
Thu Jul 02, 2015 3:23 pm
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Hi,
I recently bought Sonic Adventure. I tried to play it on my Dreamcast, and it would get to the Station Square screen, then freeze. The CD still...
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See your other post...
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Last post by Bob Dobbs
Sat Jul 04, 2015 12:44 am
DREAMCAST GRAPHICAL GLITCHING ON ALL GAMES AND MENU
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Koren »
Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:32 pm
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:cry: guys I need your help, my dreamcast suddenly has glitched visuals!! The menu screen went yellow randomly and whenever I play a game it's a...
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Ouch, that's nasty, and definitely more than a faulty VGA box or other cable...
Still, if you have a different cable, try that...
If you don't,...
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Last post by krssn
Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:59 pm
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