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DIY Dreamcast Serial Link cable help
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Anonymouse »
Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:56 pm
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Hi there,
I am a big SEGA F355 fan and would like to make a link cable so I can play this game on 2 consoles and 2 screens.
My intention is to make...
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Can you explain to me better, is it necessary to put some resistor or just connect the pins?
Thanks.
see the diagram in the second message, no...
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Last post by megavolt85
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:01 pm
issues with openmenu and codebreaker
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dreamcast459 »
Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:38 pm
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so im pretty sure i have the ;latest openmenu downloaded to my pc and im using gdmenu card manager to install my gdemu .gdi and .cdi game files. but...
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if i press the y button while im at the openmeu screen after powering on the DC it goes straight to the bios
this means that your SD card still has...
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Last post by dreamcast459
Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:19 pm
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Last post by dreamcast459
Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:21 am
RGB fix, I need to identify a component!
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gundstaff79 »
Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:56 am
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Hello. I'm trying to maintain my board, I have a problem with the RGB signal, there is no green signal. I did a continuity test and noticed that the...
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can be soldered on either side
I came back again to report that everything went well, despite my poor soldering skills, the filter change worked,...
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Last post by gundstaff79
Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:35 pm
Dreamcast GD-IDE SSD Dreamshell/RetroDream disc swapping
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Sephiroth »
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:28 am
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How to swap discs on Dreamshell/RetroDream with GD-IDE with SSD? I've read something about automatic swap? I have also read something about...
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games with automatic swap you can download from official DreamShell forum
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Last post by megavolt85
Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:15 pm
GDEMU original Dreamcast menu
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lollysan »
Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:06 am
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Hi, I am quite new to the GDEMU universe. I've just bought a JAP Dreamcast with a GDEMU kit preinstalled, version is 5.15, I guess it's a chinese...
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Remove the SD card and the dreamcast will act as though there is no disc.
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Last post by Spleet
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:29 pm
im stumped GDEMU issues
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dreamcast459 »
Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:20 am
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so i bought a gdemu clone 5.20. & im using the latest version of gdmenu card manager to load up my sd card. so i tried a fully loaded 32 gig micro sd...
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It is most likely either a sd card issue (i would only use Fullsize Sandisk branded sd cards) or else it is the shitty sd card extender ribbon. If...
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Last post by redjeff76
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:14 pm
Hot to fix corrupted flash rom?
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zarkon »
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:23 am
Hello.
I have a dreamcast pal v1 console to which
I changed the region to Europe ntsc Spanish with
the region changer program.
I was doing some...
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Last post by zarkon
Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:23 am
Controller issues, multiple
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RobisMarshall »
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:29 pm
I just bought a madcatz dreampad, I know people say they are crap but I love the look and feel. It was listed as new old stock but was unboxed....
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Last post by RobisMarshall
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:29 pm
forcing/changing refresh rates for PC CRTs with VGA?
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creamblast »
Mon Jan 01, 2024 10:17 am
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So I'm looking at PC CRT monitors again, I used one up until 2014 until I moved. They were/are really good for games like Quake and Counter strike...
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So I'm looking at PC CRT monitors again, I used one up until 2014 until I moved. They were/are really good for games like Quake and Counter strike...
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Last post by TapamN
Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:48 am
Help creating patched backups for the capcom RGB disabled titles.
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Sisterray777 »
Sat Apr 09, 2022 12:08 pm
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So I recently found out after upgrading to an RGB set up that Vampire Chronicle for Matching Service and Street Fighter Alpha 3 (as well as some...
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You can also play the Giga Wing PAL version - you just need to select 60hz if your TV doesn't support 50.
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Last post by vs Kevin
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:45 pm
convert bin/cue to .gdi
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dreamcast459 »
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:20 am
i have some games for my gdemu that are in bin/cue format with loads of track files how do i convert them to gdi so gdmenu card manager can see them
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Last post by dubcity
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:21 am
Counter Strike Condition Zero 1.7 DC - Anyone have it working ?
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Ro Magnus Larsson »
Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:03 am
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I found a CDI in the web that says is a Dreamcast version and looks very good but can not make it boot
Anyone have this game working for Dreamcast...
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I remember struggling to get it working myself once upon a time. It was frustrating, to say the least. But you know what helped me out with similar...
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Last post by RozCasty
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:16 am
Gdemu troubles
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HOTDOGS_COMINURWAY »
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:33 pm
Sup, hate to be a sign up and immediately ask a question that almost definitely been addressed before but here I am. A dumb dude
So I recently got...
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Last post by HOTDOGS_COMINURWAY
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:33 pm
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Last post by fraggle200
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:45 pm
So I Decided To Forget About Emulation
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martyd82 »
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:25 pm
And just set up my newly bought Dreamcast with an old HDTV we have lying around (I bought the Kaico HD Adaptor for upscaling the system’s graphics)....
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Last post by martyd82
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:25 pm
Ripping DC Games To PC
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martyd82 »
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:55 am
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I bought a used optical drive (Samsung TS-H352C) and a universal IDE/SATA to USB 3.0 adapter on Ebay and Amazon just now, so I can start ripping DC...
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Not much point since all the games have been dumped your game will match 100% exact to the ones that been dumped. Above is not 100% and takes hours .
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Last post by Ian Micheal
Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:48 pm
Dreamcast Emulation Questions
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martyd82 »
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:55 am
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Hi everybody,
Unfortunately, I don’t have the space in my house for a DC console setup, so I’m planning to use emulation to play DC games. I have a...
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Daytona cannot be played online with emulators. It crashes for all players involved
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Last post by redjeff76
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:51 am
copy dreamcast action-replay cds
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darius »
Tue Mar 28, 2023 6:31 am
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Good morning :)
Need help :
before selling these action-replays and others I would like to make a copy to offer them for download on my forum (and...
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Good morning :)
Need help :
before selling these action-replays and others I would like to make a copy to offer them for download on my forum (and...
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Last post by JrZ84
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:59 pm
Controller port A not working: a mistery to be solved
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murmandamus »
Tue Jun 14, 2022 3:15 pm
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Hey guys
I'm trying to debug a situation here. I've seen some similar topics but the setup or the output isn't exactly the same, so I'm going to...
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Might sound dumb, but my issue was after doing a battery mod and plugging the ribbon cable in- I didn't realize I got a little debris in the...
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Last post by AwakeEthelwulf
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:51 am
Cannot get PSO to boot
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hakurei3 »
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:52 pm
Hi,
I recently got a Dreamcast, a Japanese model HKT-3000, 670-13748A, got it to run and display video and output audio and everything. I have a...
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Last post by hakurei3
Fri Mar 15, 2024 7:52 pm
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Last post by Al_Balog90
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:09 pm
Artifacts on screen with VGA cable
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Meathax »
Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:11 am
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Just got a Japan Dreamcast, put it into a new shell and put in a DreamPSU, pluged it all back together, and I am getting these static type artifacts...
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Hi, i have the same problem too, can you indicate what power adapter chose for fix it ?
thank a lot.
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Last post by belzebu
Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:56 am
Data transfer in VMU
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baddys »
Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:58 pm
I am new to VMU and want to understand if there is a way to investigate data movement between VMU's ROM and RAM. i know it is a weird request. Thanks...
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Last post by baddys
Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:58 pm
Dreamcast component cable on amazon
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xaeroxcore »
Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:05 pm
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Hey folks! How are you?
I´ve seen this product on amazon, from a chinese retailers and wanna know if somebody has tested it yet and how it works,...
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i've been waiting to buy a dreamcast component cable for years now.
waiting for retro gaming cables in uk to restock, hopefully sometime this decade
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Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:23 pm
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