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Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:25 pm
by CD AGES
Im gonna with no, it was not win CE based. Yes its running on a low framerate but at least it has a rock solid framerate with little to no slowdown at all. Trickstyle does indeed support VGA via forced or tricked (see pcwzrd's vga video found on the vid thread) more questions please
Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:48 pm
by Neohound
dark wrote:New question: Was Trickstyle a Windows CE game? It looks pretty cool with the 3d environments and characters, I'm just greatly disappointed it seems to run at 20-30FPS (and isn't VGA compatible?)
Criterion, the company that made Trickstyle, were well known for their graphics and particularly their 'RenderWare' which was developed inhouse and licensed to many other companies. I'm fairly sure Trickstyle was made using a version of RenderWare. Other games on DC using a similar engine were Suzuki Alstares and Deep Fighter.
The graphics are indeed nice in Trickstyle as is the idea behind the game - sorta like a cross between Wipeout and Tony Hawks. Also the soundtrack will have many fans, but the actual game is mediocre.
Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:17 am
by CD AGES
As oppose to answering DC related questions, i'd like to ask one of my own...
Regarding the Official Dreamcast VGA box, did Sega ever actually market this peripheral for retail anywhere outside of japan? Basically was there ever a U.S or U.K SKU of this official Sega accessory?
Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 5:33 am
by DCUltrapro
I certainly don't recall seeing an officially licensed one in the UK, not sure about the US
Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:53 pm
by pcwzrd13
CD AGES wrote:As oppose to answering DC related questions, i'd like to ask one of my own...
Regarding the Official Dreamcast VGA box, did Sega ever actually market this peripheral for retail anywhere outside of japan? Basically was there ever a U.S or U.K SKU of this official Sega accessory?
I don't think so. I believe Sega just did the same thing they did with the light gun and licensed third parties to manufacture it in the US and UK.
Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:00 pm
by CD AGES
I thought so, I just wasn't 100% sure.. I guess that explains the expensive price tag on the official box.
Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 7:31 pm
by elmagicochrisg
Neohound wrote:* TrickStyle *
Also the soundtrack will have many fans, but the actual game is mediocre.
Go wash your mouth with soap. Now...
Also, the PAL version is VGA compatible.
Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:00 pm
by CD AGES
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Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:05 pm
by Neohound
elmagicochrisg wrote:Neohound wrote:* TrickStyle *
Also the soundtrack will have many fans, but the actual game is mediocre.
Go wash your mouth with soap. Now...
Also, the PAL version is VGA compatible.
Oops sorry, just trying to give an honest appraisal ! Actually I'm not sure what you disagree with ? The music, the game, both ? IIRC the music was by Kurtis Mantronik.......formerly of Mantronix fame and producer of The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim among others.
The last time I had my mouth washed out with soap was when I was eight years old and was caught by my mother smoking one of my dads cigarettes. I was blowing bubbles all night after that. Ouch !
Nowadays my mouthwashes tend to be of the high alcohol content variety
Re: Random dreamcast game questions
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:22 pm
by CD AGES
New Dreamcast question! Regarding the early design model Dreamcast, also known as Model "0". There are claims that they are only to be found in Japan, which isn't true because I own a US model. Does anyone anywhere own a Model "0" PAL unit or know for sure that there is model 0 PAL Dreamcast console?