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Dreamcast stopped reading discs
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flamingflimflam »
Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:24 pm
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Hello everyone. Well I got my dreamcast in the mail today! I played it for about 45 minutes and then out of nowhere, it stops reading discs. Whenever...
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As far as the laser looking different the dreamcasts came with Many different parts made from all over the world and came with different drive parts...
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Last post by TacT
Thu Dec 04, 2014 2:40 pm
Disc read error
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Dreamcastgaga »
Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:34 am
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Hey all,
I get this disc read error with a game I bought recently. I check the discs but I don't see any huge scratches. The thing is it only...
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Does this happen with any other games? Could be the lens just needs some proper cleaning. Remember not to use alcohol or harsh cleaners will damage...
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Last post by TacT
Thu Dec 04, 2014 2:27 pm
Hooking up a VGA connection to an HDTV
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mxlvxnn »
Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:23 pm
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I know there are some issues when hooking up your dreamcast to an HDTV through RCA connections. There have been reports of lag and the picture...
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If you take care of your stuff, it shouldn't be much of a problem.
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Last post by CD AGES
Tue Dec 02, 2014 8:53 pm
How do i make a Dreamkey3.0 that works?
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Polle »
Fri May 31, 2013 7:39 am
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Hello the description pritey mutch seys it all. ehm i dont know how to burn the program to make the game to work and not start as a music disk.
:?
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Why?! The dreamkey 3.0 is older than planetweb 3.0. No BBA support, no CSS, flash version 3 etc.
I'm not a friend of burning games but if you need a...
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Last post by BionicKoalaBoy
Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:29 pm
CD-R not working?
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LoZFTW »
Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:42 pm
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So, I accidently put a blank CD-R (I was at my cousins house and I couldn't find a permanent marker to label the discs, I had multiple purple CD-Rs...
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You use a screwdriver to turn the little screw on the laser assembly, which controls the brightness of the laser. Look for a tutorial on YouTube...
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Last post by LoZFTW
Sun Nov 30, 2014 3:29 pm
Dreamcast LED MOD Questions
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mxlvxnn »
Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:08 pm
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So I watched this video of someone modding their LED. What she did was she removed the controller port where the LED was located and de-soldered the...
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Any updates?...
I've put the project on hold because I've been busy with school and work.
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Last post by mxlvxnn
Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:34 pm
Looney Tunes: Space Race possible bug
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TuxTheWise »
Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:41 pm
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I'm using the dumpcast verified image Looney Tunes Space Race v1.000 (2000)(Infogrames)(NTSC)(US)(M3) in GDEMU.
During a race, if I press Start and...
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Aleron, it's not. I tried erasing all images and tried only this one in the card, and the exact same behavior happened. It looks like a bug that...
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Last post by TuxTheWise
Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:18 pm
play mil cds aka burned games and new games?
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rullare »
Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:30 am
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hi all... new here, sorry if this is the worng place but i thought i looked to be the best one.
ia hve tryed to get some burened game for my...
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As noted in the post you quoted, CD-Rs longer than 80 minutes severely violate the CD standard and are always sourced from low quality knockoff...
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Last post by Aleron Ives
Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:27 pm
Dreamcast Mic Region
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TuxTheWise »
Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:17 pm
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I want to buy a Dreamcast Mic to try Sea (a lot of spaces, long pause before continuing) Man.
Are they region free? Any special recomendation before...
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haha well one could perfectly butcher the DC kara microphone connector and make it compatible with the controller microphone adapter ;) This would...
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Last post by Wombat
Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:51 am
Stacking your dreamcasts
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mxlvxnn »
Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:14 pm
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Am I harming my dreamcast when I'm stacking them on top of each other?
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I know, but I'm starting to accumulate a number of dreamcasts. I just wanted some reassurance because I've decided to stack my dreamcasts as a...
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Last post by mxlvxnn
Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:15 am
Fishing Rod Motion Sensors
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TuxTheWise »
Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:09 am
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Hello guys.
I bought a brand-new official Dreamcast fishing rod, and I have a question about the motion sensors.
Some places say the motion sensors...
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I read the manuals of Sega Marine Fishing and Sega Bass Fishing, and it looks like the only motion they support are down-up and up-down , although...
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Last post by TuxTheWise
Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:04 pm
Dream Explorer: Transfer saves from PC to VMU / Memory Card?
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Kissy_Burns »
Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:36 pm
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Hi there. I am trying to transfer some Sonic Adventure 2 DLC saves from my computer to my Memory Card. It's the menu theme and costume dlc if anyone...
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The easiest way would be to get your dreamcast online and visit bswirl or a ftp server, or a very old mail server (the planetweb does not support...
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Last post by Jenkins
Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:58 am
Dream Explorer doesn't recognize memory card?
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Kissy_Burns »
Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:45 pm
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Hi. I'm trying to use Dream Explorer to put a Sonic Adventure 2 save on my memory card:
It's that orange one. When I am saving a save file to my...
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Don't spend more time on 3rd party stuff. You can buy an original VMU for a few bucks. This should work flawless.
Or format your VMU and try it...
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Last post by Jenkins
Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:53 am
Analog Thumb Pad - Directional Pad Swap?
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mattp »
Mon Oct 13, 2014 7:00 pm
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Hi all,
I'm using Reicast (a Sega Dreamcast emulator for Android) to play Daytona USA and loving it!
I use this Bluetooth controller to play lots...
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Thanks lastcallgames,
I went ahead and tried out Saturn.emu for Android. I was able to load Daytona but it was very slow and ultimately crashed.
As...
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Last post by mattp
Tue Oct 14, 2014 8:10 pm
Dreamcast scratches discs
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DrNo0 »
Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:21 pm
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My Dreamcast keeps scratching my discs and I can't find out why the spindle and laser are fine and I already cleaned the lense . the scratches look...
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Please take a picture of the Dreamcast drive/lens (GD drive lid open).
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Last post by Jenkins
Sun Oct 12, 2014 6:26 am
Total control 3
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Dreamcastgaga »
Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:47 am
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I have been using the Total Control 3 on Dreamcast with a Saturn pad for a few months now until last week when it suddenly stopped working. I get the...
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have u tryed a dreamcast controller by itself yet? the fuses on the controller board my have went out
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Last post by grimmythereaper
Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:43 am
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Last post by Raen
Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:15 pm
Methods of preserving the life of GD-Rom Drive?
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mxlvxnn »
Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:18 pm
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So my last dreamcast's GD-Rom Drive blew out on me. I got a new dreamcast and its working great! Now I want to make sure I get the most out of the...
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are those interchangeable?
Yep!
The only GD drives that are not all compatible with other model drives are the last version of the Samsung Drives...
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Last post by CD AGES
Fri Sep 26, 2014 4:53 am
Dreamcast Fan Modding Help!
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by
JROKXOFFICIAL »
Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:02 pm
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YOU CAN VIEW ALL OF MY PHOTOS FOR MY PROJECT HERE:
Also I believe I posted the pictures on this page.
I am currently working on modding my Sega...
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Thank you for that Captain Obvious...
yup no prob bob
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Last post by grimmythereaper
Fri Sep 19, 2014 11:16 pm
New Dreamcast, graphic problems?
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adam262 »
Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:52 am
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Hi everyone, I'm new to this board. I recently purchased a Dreamcast via ebay after not having played one for about 10 years now, and as a huge Sega...
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here's my personal day to day seaman report, in case something goes wrong
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Last post by mazonemayu
Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:28 am
VGA Box Repair
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lastcallgames »
Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:39 pm
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So I got a VGA box, a Pelican one, and it won't power on when I turn on the system.
How would I go about fixing it (once I can open the thing...
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lol its all good, i did the same thing when i got my vga cable for some reason the input was slighty bigger then the av cable input, lol
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Last post by grimmythereaper
Wed Sep 10, 2014 11:19 pm
Sega Bass Fishing: Sonic Lure
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bcaulf »
Fri Dec 27, 2013 3:47 am
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I finally got around to beating the Original Mode in Sega Bass Fishing (fun game by the way. Just bought it last week with a bunch of other goodies...
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I found several references, and one does say you have to come first in each tournament. Other say just to reach the final however. In the new Xbox360...
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Last post by BionicKoalaBoy
Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:38 am
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Last post by krssn
Tue Sep 02, 2014 6:24 pm
Dreamcast Resetting & Controller Port Cleaning
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Wools »
Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:29 pm
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I've just picked up a Dreamcast and it's immediately got 2 problems. First is that it sometimes resets to the main menu and the other is that...
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Does the DC really resets itself or just exists to the menu?
If the console resets itself (the logo animation is shown), the issue are those metal...
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Last post by Raen
Tue Aug 26, 2014 4:28 pm
DreamShell 4.0 RC 2 Error!
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dave_van_damn »
Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:33 pm
Hey everyone,
I've been trying to load DreamShell 4.0 RC 2 but I can't get to the main menu when my SD reader is plugged in. Instead I get the...
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Last post by dave_van_damn
Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:33 pm
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