Need advice

[Dr. Pariolo]

Im seriously planning on getting a DC, probably next month (it will depend on the budget). Im a complete noob. Had a DC when it was its time, but everything legit. Just bought it at the local store, with games, accessories and i was done. It was completely legit.

First question, what would it be better, getting a japanese, or an european system?

Do i need to mod chip it or not?

Does vga boxes work well for a dvi monitor? Ive read things like some games were not compatible.. If thats the case, would i need to get a tv? O_o thats not a option, it just wouldnt fit on my desktop..

And finally, im highly tempted with this article:
http://www.hardcore-gamer.net/tienda/pr ... ts_id/7747

Its a limited edition i do like (sakura sucks balls, but the black color owns) i cant find anywhere else(places i trust). Its a bit pricey, but apparently its really rare. They got left only one piece left, so i assume that justifies the price.

Do you guys think its worthy, or i just should get a normal dc on ebay?

thanks

[Dr. Pariolo]

Would i bet able to run ALL games(from all regions) using bootdisk on a japanese console?

And what about the question ive asked about the vga box? Are they really issues with it on some games? Or not?

[mazonemayu]

there's a bunch of games (both pal & ntsc us) that don't work in vga, but can be tricked into vga by using a bootdisk some games really don't work (not that many), but most of those stink anyway

here's a list.

to work round this problem I've hooked my dc up to my hdtv with the vga box & for those few games, I simply switch to a scart cable

[Dr. Pariolo]

Cheers! Indeed theres very few games that arent compatible, i dont think im gonna miss any..

But how does the patching work? I mean, is it worth it? Feels like playing a normal game? Or is it that buggy its barely playable?

Thanks.

[Impulse]

Cheers! Indeed theres very few games that arent compatible, i dont think im gonna miss any..

But how does the patching work? I mean, is it worth it? Feels like playing a normal game? Or is it that buggy its barely playable?

Thanks.

If you live in Europe I recommend buying a European Dc. That way you can get the games for your region and for the japanese ones you can use a boot disc. But If you do download any Japanese games, they are usually self boot(doesn't require boot disc) anyways.

f you really want the Japanese console you could use boot discs to play other region games on it.

[Dr. Pariolo]

Cheers! Indeed theres very few games that arent compatible, i dont think im gonna miss any..

But how does the patching work? I mean, is it worth it? Feels like playing a normal game? Or is it that buggy its barely playable?

Thanks.

If you live in Europe I recommend buying a European Dc. That way you can get the games for your region and for the japanese ones you can use a boot disc. But If you do download any Japanese games, they are usually self boot(doesn't require boot disc) anyways.

f you really want the Japanese console you could use boot discs to play other region games on it.

I forgot to mention, im only planning on using "backup" disks. No store here sells dreamcast anymore.. And i read somewhere "backuped" games act like they had no region code. Is that true?

EDIT: Another problem i need to be solved is the inet access.
What i have:
An ugly adsl router for tv/pc(this piece of shit with weird phone adapters: http://images.kapaza.com/photos/18500000/18571215.jpg ) Yes i know phone jacks in developed countries doesnt look like this, i hope it wont be an unsolvable issue.

Problem is, its downstairs. And no phone line upstairs. Im using wifi, and plugging a cable down to the router is REALLY the last option. To make it a nice instalation, it would require like 30 meters of cable or something..

But thats in the case i would have a bba. Which probably never gonna happen.

Dial up also requires a close phone jack.. Same situation as before..

Googling ive came over that:
http://www.maturion.de/dreamcast/mterlouw/

Does this really work? I dont mind tweaking my OS as long as this gives the results.

Dont mind the slow speed either, games were designed to be ran on that speed.


EDIT2: FOUND THIS!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWNX:IT

[Dr. Pariolo]

Im sorry if the above post is confusing, im confused myself. Ill ask the question clearly. What version should i pick? JAP, USA, or EU? Im planning on playing exclusively downloaded games. Not a single original game.

[Dr. Pariolo]

Thanks for the answer. Regarding the internet connection, i got myself a bba was shipped this morning. Just one question regarding it: as i mention before, my adsl router is located downstairs. I was thinking, can i make my windows share the internet? by plugging an ethernet cable from the pc to the bba. Would that work? Or does it HAVE TO be connected to the router?

[Dr. Pariolo]

yea that was what i was going to try, just asking if it was known to be working or if i should start looking for an uber long cable.

will post results as soon as i get my dc and bba

[Dr. Pariolo]

quick offtopic question:
I went on a games downloading rampage and the fact is that most games, once uncompressed obviously, takes in between 700-900. When cdrs are 700. Do i need to get higher capacity cdrs? Or is there a way to easily remove the dummy files?