Ok im new and i need some help

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gamerjr
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Re: Ok im new and i need some help

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Ok... well im not having any luck with anything but the boot disc, i want to burn sonic adventure 2, I can see that it is 2 sessions so i use mode 2 right? then i goto block 2336 and TOC: CD-XA and none of the things you said need to be disabled were check.

Edit: nvm it was just luck that the first disc was bad.. Ikaruga is working fine now off to do some massive downloads.

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Anthony817
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Re: Ok im new and i need some help

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Haha see there! Welcome to the Dreamcast scene! :D Enjoy the most underrated and inovative console ever! 8-)
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Re: Ok im new and i need some help

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Well as my games download im am getting my ass kicked at ikaruga, sometimes making it through the 1st chapter w/o using a coninue sometimes not, working on getting pass 2nd chapter now. Normally i only play on the hardest settings but this is the one game where you need to practice a lot on easier difficulties.

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Re: Ok im new and i need some help

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I would also suggest Zero Gunner 2, my favorite Shmup, and then Border down, both really great looking shooters, and Zero gunner has a unique controll scheme where you can rotate the chopper in any direction, and straife the screen facing any direction.

I really get lots of enjoyment out of its gameplay.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWr5p7TaYK4[/youtube]

Also, always get the DCRes versions from Tuxthewise, as your GDrom reader will be very quiet. He optomizes the folder structer on the discs so they play and load smoother.
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Good Job (Not To Sound Sarcastic) Yeah You Should Also Try And Get Last Hope:Pink Bullets If You Like Classic Arcade Style Shmups.

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Re: Ok im new and i need some help

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Ok well im having some problems again, though im pretty sure you can answer this. I got Marvel vs capcom 2 (metal mix), and there isnt any files to extract or burn. What do i do? there is a sfv file. and a par2 file. (i hate asking these kind of questions because it sounds like common knowledge to someone as computer savvy as me)

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Anthony817
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Re: Ok im new and i need some help

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A part 2 file you mean? Well, I am sure you already know you need all parts in a single folder, and then you open the files. Sorry, not saying you are dumb, but I am pretty sure you already knew this, but just making sure.

Lets see here... Try this version, its a Power metal mix, so you might like it, and good news, its a single link.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WR7H8LHV

Bad news, it needs a boot disc, which you already have! Yea! :lol:

Its not all mainstream metal, but hey, it might be kool eh?

Track list:
pirate ship stage: luca turilli- i'm alive (helloween cover)
desert stage: yngwei j. malmsteen- far beyond the sun
inside factory: warmen- salieri strikes back
carnival: saint seiya- pegasus fantasy
bridge: galneryus- struggle for the freedom flag
blue cave: heavenly- virus
clock tower: x japan- x
ice boat: avantasia- no return
abyss 1: endless- shades of night
abyss 2: endless- running to be free
abyss 3: kenziner- into the light
training : steel attack- heading for the lair
here comes a new challenger: edguy: save us now
intro: aquaria- neo
game over: aquaria- neo
credits: ride the sky- a smile from heavens eye
menu: dragonland- contact
winner: unicorn- avylonia
continue: symphony x- damnation game
rankings: freedom call- palace of fantasy
character select: lost horizon- world through my fateless eyes.

Edit: Did you happen to get your Dreamcast at the Comicon in Dallas this weekend lol? My vietnamese friend was there this weekend, and said I wouldn't believe the Role Playing nerds there lol.
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Re: Ok im new and i need some help

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Nope im up in ohio. And ill go try that now thanks.

Edit: ok i got dead or alive 2 and it just reboots me whenever i goto play it, its a 2 session GDI file. i use juggler to burn it the way you say and it fails me... I hate wasting discs.

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Re: Ok im new and i need some help

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hey, gamerjr. where did you get the DOA 2 file? was it from tux?

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Re: Ok im new and i need some help

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I got it in a torrent, I found my problem though, i misread your tutorial for settings and i thought you ment diable overburn and raw read. I have gotten everything to work now thanks. (atleast hopefully everything)