Bad luck with Dreamcast

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Bad luck with Dreamcast

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Hey guys,

Just wana keep yeah updated on my process of getting back to playing the DC. Like I said when I joined, I pulled out my Dreamcast from sitting in storage for a couple of years thinking "Hey it worked then it's just gotta work now...right?" Heh I was wrong didn't work seeing that nasty R1 fuse went just as I plugged a controller in I had a couple seconds of fun then I waved good bye to my older DC oh and the controller that blew the R1 fuse. After attempting to fix it and ultimately failing at it I went on good old Ebay and was able to buy one paid $40 with shipping and came with a OEM DC controller still sealed so I couldn't complain. It just arrived yesterday and I plugged her up put in Sonic shuffle since it was lying around and was able to play a few games it was great good old memories. Now coming to the climax today my copy sealed and un-open for 9 year vintage glory on a disc Evolution: World of Sacred Device arrived and I couldn't wait got home from work put it in, powered it up and WHOA! ......nothing happened just a little message saying "Please Insert Disc" can you come up with worse luck? I do have a Warranty from the seller he will replace ii. I tried everything from re seating the disc to blowing on it, Yelling at it.....threatening to play the PS3 yet like a broken record it played continued to pop up that message :cry: .

So I'll be playing my game soon enough like maybe in 2 weeks with the mailing rush for X-mas and all but I'll just have to wait, like I said before "You win some you lose more" lol. I'll look on the brighter things like I still have my Dreamcast embroidery design couple ppl at Gamestop wanted to know where I bought the jacket X_X lol

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Re: Bad luck with Dreamcast

Post by Bob Dobbs »

I bought a 5th DC for $27.00 including shipping from ebay (with two controllers). It had the same problem your 1st DC had. I really did not buy it for that, I wanted the upper assembly being the motor died in the DC Radkin uses to play PSO. I did the laser swap and all was well again.

What you could do is swap out the A-D controller port section of the newer DC with the original DC. Now you would have a working DC and a dead DC. Then send back the other "bad" DC. They should have never sold that one to you.

Good luck.
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lol I can't my Ebay seller was smart he put a special warranty strip that tears when you take it off right across the modem so I can't heh thought of that. Hey I'll get a new one anyways when his warranty goes though I still have my bad DC that I'll swap for parts Thanks.

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Sorry to hear about your bad luck, Volg. Hang in there, things will work out for you when you get that other DC. Keep us updated.
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Hey guys,

I'm looking around getting some of the best DC games I grew up with and when I was looking around for Virtual-on the option to use the twin sticks for the arcade mode came up. I just wanted to know if the rumors of them blowing the controller ports more easily are true cause if they are I'll just stick to the reg controllers. Thanks

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P.S. I also heard rumors about Evolution's first appearing on the Saturn?!?! I couldn't find any truth to this but thought I'd throw this one out there who knows truth is stranger then fiction right.
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Hey again,

Just re-got my DC back from the ebay guy worked great ...for 10 min yeah that's right 1/2 threw my first dungeon on floor 1 and got hit with it returning back to the menu screen. I was so mad (mainly cause I hit lv 2 yeah Victory Fanfair tune) that I ripped off his warranty sticker and swapped the controller boards =) I win. Worked great even got to the 4th floor then my goofy dog walked threw the controller wire like it was a finish line banner and knocked it right over. After that It wouldn't read the disc unless I applied slight pressure to the top so I took it apart again and notice that when you shut a DC the little gear hits a small switch. Well it must be off by just enough cause 1x twisty tie and 3x scotch tape later and now it thinks the lid is always closed but it played no problem. Just to update I did beat the first dungeon in Evolution I and my Evolution II copy just arrived can't wait to get to it!!

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Sorry to hear of your troubles, at least you beat the first dungeon in Evolution. :)
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Wow, Volg that's some bad luck. At least you managed to get it working :) . Have fun with Evolution I & II.
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