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Last post by haruda
Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:05 am
Revived Dreamcast, Paint job + Power Led
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viroth100 »
Mon May 09, 2011 7:30 am
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Correct me if im wrong but I couldnt find a modding section on the website forums. If there is one could an admin move this over.
Pictures at...
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This is cool.
My dreamcast is NTSC, but I think the PAL vresion of the blue logo and blue LED is really cool.
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Last post by haruda
Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:19 am
Some discs don't load
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mike_sheree »
Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:13 am
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I have some discs that refuse to load. After spinning for a bit, it goes back to the dreamcast menu. Soul calibur, Who wants to be a Millionaire,...
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GD cancause major problems even with small damege.
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Last post by haruda
Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:07 am
Shut down when opening the lid
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Nepenthe »
Thu Jul 04, 2024 12:52 pm
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Hi guys, hows it going?
I just bought my first Dreamcast, which is (of course) used.
When I turn it on, it boots without issues; can navigate the...
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Nevermind, I used some 96% alcohol in the contacts of the av cable and it just worked. I guess it was just bad timing.
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Last post by Nepenthe
Mon Jul 08, 2024 6:42 pm
Possible to run OpenMenu on USB-GDROM?
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twistedsymphony »
Sun Jul 07, 2024 11:14 am
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I've got a GDEMU running on one of my Dreamcasts and it's setup perfectly the way I want it with Open Menu and all of the games I want on the...
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Thanks for the clarification on that. I didn't realize these menus relied on an ODE API to function.
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Last post by twistedsymphony
Mon Jul 08, 2024 11:06 am
Broadband Adapter
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upsetbatman »
Fri Jul 05, 2024 11:39 am
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I did a quick search and got no hits on this topic, but does dropping the money on a broadband adapter have any real worth outside of online play? I...
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bba is great for quake 3 and almost required for driving strikers.
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Last post by Holsten
Fri Jul 05, 2024 4:01 pm
Dreamcast not booting burned games.
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mario3216 »
Tue Jun 25, 2024 11:23 am
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Hi all, recently purchased another Dreamcast after my last one bit the dust. While I'm waiting for my GDEmu to come in, I figured I'd burn some CD-Rs...
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record the laser trimmel..while it lasts.. you're already waiting for the gdemu :lol:
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Last post by segalover08
Thu Jun 27, 2024 2:52 pm
Does the akura box change vga picture into hdmi picture?
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Dreamcastingline »
Tue Jun 25, 2024 11:13 pm
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Considering buying an akura box. Curious though, am i getting the same image id get if I used a vga cable only? Or is it converting the vga image...
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Yeah but sometimes hdmi adds an extra shinyness to the color. Where vga is truer and darker.
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Last post by Dreamcastingline
Wed Jun 26, 2024 7:44 am
Dial-tone question...
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turtlepower_1986 »
Tue Jun 18, 2024 9:18 pm
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Using a custom dreamcast browser CD, I can get online and can hit google.com no problem. Using the dreamcast browser cd 1.0, I can get connected my...
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Thank you for your reply. I eventually did more research and discovered that Quake 3 doesn't do blind dialing. I appreciate you giving the...
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Last post by turtlepower_1986
Tue Jun 25, 2024 6:17 pm
Svideo Cable For DC
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MountainDewFKR »
Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:10 am
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I read that the japanese Svideo cable is one of the best you can get for the DC.
But they are pretty expensive. I was looking around on amazon/ebay...
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It's been a while, are there any new svideo cable options?
Would it accomplish anything to take VGA out and convert it back down to svideo with an...
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Last post by evanretro
Tue Jun 25, 2024 12:12 am
I Need Help With An Error On DreamPi
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Chrimsonreaper360 »
Mon Jun 17, 2024 10:04 pm
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Yea, I’m Still New To Connecting via DreamPi And I Can’t Seem To Connect With It. I Did Find Out That One Of The Services Failed, But When I Went To...
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That error is not a problem. Do you have both lights up on modem?
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Last post by Scrivani
Wed Jun 19, 2024 10:56 pm
Jet Grind Radio VMU "Game"???
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7ElevenKevin »
Mon Jun 17, 2024 10:22 pm
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I recently burned Jet Set/Grind Radio's .cdi file onto a blank cd and found that it created a...
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Suppose to be a updated patch file for the Game itself. Fixes up some camera angle mistakes. You know the original Japanese release had few major...
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Last post by Dirge Of Ram
Tue Jun 18, 2024 6:24 am
Why did my laser replacement attempt not work?
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Tengato »
Fri May 31, 2024 5:26 pm
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Hello, I have a Dreamcast that won't read discs. I tried the trick where you adjust the laser potentiometer; alas, no luck. I came across some...
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Made a nice breakthrough here... First, that solder blob was definitely an anti-static point, but the laser itself was not my problem. I learned that...
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Last post by Tengato
Mon Jun 10, 2024 4:07 pm
SNES4ALL Lightgun Support?
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Toader The Toad »
Sat Jun 08, 2024 9:48 pm
Hey! I recently got a VGA CRT monitor and was wanting to check out some of the Dreamcast lightgun games since the Dreamcast has lightgun-compatible...
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Last post by Toader The Toad
Sat Jun 08, 2024 9:48 pm
USB-GDROM - Hard drive stops reading after a few minutes
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Noobcamper »
Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:09 pm
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Hello,
I have a USB-GDROM board and it seems to mostly work ok with a USB thumbdrive, but if I try to run games off a USB hard drive they start, but...
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That's what I thought was happening too. It's just weird that it happens while the HD is being actively read (in this case it was actively streaming...
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Last post by Noobcamper
Sat Jun 08, 2024 12:09 am
IMGBurn giving tons of miscompare errors after building new PC
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Talkashie »
Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:43 pm
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I'm using the same disk drive as before, although I have tried multiple other disk drives. I've tried many different CDI images, and they are all...
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Just thought I would add to this thread what I learned on a different thread. It helped a lot.
What you need:
Paddus DiscJuggler 6
Backup...
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Last post by Lew3030
Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:18 pm
AV Output and 5v pin
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Flavio-Neves »
Mon Jul 08, 2019 2:27 pm
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Hello guys,
I hope you all are pretty awesome today.
I searched a lot over Google and even risked to try to find some way to do it myself, but I'm...
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What wire gauge is recommended for this solder job? I want to attempt this on my console.
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Last post by Moonmarooned
Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:08 pm
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Last post by Moonmarooned
Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:52 pm
Dreamcast Dreamshell and Noctua fan mod
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SteveRM »
Tue May 14, 2024 10:22 am
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Hi,
i would like to install noctua fan on on dc jap with dreamshell, but there's not enough space, the dreamshell pcb is too big.
Any suggestion ???...
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Sorry, I didn't know internal Dreamshell existed. Take some pictures to show others how much space is there so maybe they can help.
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Last post by niZ
Wed May 29, 2024 12:46 pm
What is the maximum size for flashcarts on GDemu (clone)?
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gjb1985 »
Mon Dec 16, 2019 5:22 am
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I just received my GDemu clone and I read on the official website 32 gb is the maximum size, but I see all over youtube people using larger carts,...
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Ive been trying to search google to no luck, i have multiple versions of the same game, how do i know which version to keep and which to delete?...
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Last post by fraggle200
Tue May 28, 2024 9:16 am
GDEMU/PSU heat issues?
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PrinceOfBrains »
Mon May 27, 2024 9:10 pm
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Hey everyone!
Running into a somewhat surprising issue with my GDEMU-modded DC, hoping maybe someone smarter than me can shed some light on it....
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I have a GDEMU Cooke with an original PSU and haven’t had heat issues. I don’t use the 3-printed enclosure either (mine didn’t fit). I am using an...
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Last post by leotju
Mon May 27, 2024 10:16 pm
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Last post by fraggle200
Mon May 27, 2024 2:39 pm
Getting Dreamcast HKT-01 to Boot
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TheControlVoice »
Thu May 23, 2024 2:28 pm
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Hello, I have finally been able to buy a Dreamcast HKT-01 debugger and when I turn it on I only get a black screen. I followed the SDK getting...
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The settings seem about right. Do you get any audio? Are you able to connect it to a computer to confirm that you can see the drive and run a program...
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Last post by Red Ring Rico
Fri May 24, 2024 1:47 am
RetroDream Shaded Titles
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nowloading »
Tue May 21, 2024 6:42 pm
Does this mean the game is not fully compatible?
UPDATE: I realized that games are shaded when they are placed in a folder.
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Last post by nowloading
Tue May 21, 2024 6:42 pm
Issue reading certain games
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thehagman90 »
Fri May 17, 2024 7:27 am
Hey y'all. Been a DC guy since the console launched. I wanted a PSOne, but they were on national backorder so my dad bought me a DC instead and man I...
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Last post by thehagman90
Fri May 17, 2024 7:27 am
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