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| autobot:
--- Quote from: scarmullet on December 30, 2012, 05:30:38 PM ---Careful about doing that....such actions can wreck the Dreamcast's laser. --- End quote --- Not so much the laser as it is the motor that moves the laser from the edge to the center. Burning at low speed as possible, having dummy files, etc. minimize the motor movement. I do appreciate the warning though! ;D The SNES is my main system anyways, that gets more play than any other system I own... |
| Moviefan2k4:
--- Quote from: autobot on December 30, 2012, 05:26:37 PM ---First, a great bit of news that I'd like to share: Talked to my grandmother, and the doctor told her that she does not have cancer! This was a true Christmas gift, as we were thinking back in Thanksgiving that she might not have much longer, and that these might have been some of her last holidays with us. Now, she'll undergo very minor surgery, and remove what was giving the false alarm, and move on with her life. So awesome! --- End quote --- That's a true miracle, straight from God. Thanks for sharing! :) |
| wiggy:
--- Quote from: palmer6strings on December 30, 2012, 10:21:58 AM --- --- Quote from: Moviefan2k4 on December 29, 2012, 07:50:53 PM ---I picked up a GBA SP 101 model today, but the outer shell is moderately scratched. Is there any way to buff it smooth again? --- End quote --- Even if you did get it smooth again, It would still look like poo. The only way to make it look nice again would to be buy a new shell or repaint it. --- End quote --- This. ALL GBA SP shells have a painted finish from the factory, so any buffing will just worsen the situation. --- Quote from: scarmullet on December 30, 2012, 05:30:38 PM ---Careful about doing that....such actions can wreck the Dreamcast's laser. --- End quote --- Bah, I've got two launch DCs (JP and US) and have never had such issues. --- Quote from: autobot on December 30, 2012, 06:05:35 PM --- --- Quote from: scarmullet on December 30, 2012, 05:30:38 PM ---Careful about doing that....such actions can wreck the Dreamcast's laser. --- End quote --- Not so much the laser as it is the motor that moves the laser from the edge to the center. Burning at low speed as possible, having dummy files, etc. minimize the motor movement. I do appreciate the warning though! ;D The SNES is my main system anyways, that gets more play than any other system I own... --- End quote --- No need for 1X burns anymore or anything like that. That hasn't been a concern for years. |
| irvgotti452:
--- Quote from: autobot on December 30, 2012, 05:26:37 PM ---First, a great bit of news that I'd like to share: Talked to my grandmother, and the doctor told her that she does not have cancer! This was a true Christmas gift, as we were thinking back in Thanksgiving that she might not have much longer, and that these might have been some of her last holidays with us. Now, she'll undergo very minor surgery, and remove what was giving the false alarm, and move on with her life. So awesome! Okay, pickups! I went to a Salvation Army while I was visiting in Michigan, and my fiance finds a Sega Dreamcast Carrying Case! Of course, I snatch it, and open it up, and ask if I could test it. The worker takes me to the backroom, and I see a tub of just cables and controllers. I ask the guy if I can rummage through, and he said it was ok. I find an N64 controller, and Nintendo Composite cable. We test the Dreamcast, and the guy was cool enough to just throw in the composite cable in the bag and didn't price it! Also didn't know there was a student discount at the Salvation Army, so bring your Student ID with you! So here's what I got all for $17 and some change! My cocker spaniel, Brock, is in the corner, helping out by chewing on his toy... - Dreamcast system with all hookups, two OEM controllers, OEM Memory Card, OEM Carrying Case. Oh, and Armada in the cd bay! - OEM Yellow Nintendo 64 Controller. One more, then I have 4! - OEM Nintendo Composite Cable. These are getting hard to find for whatever reason... Bag was DIRTY, threw it in the washer set it on Delicates/Hand Wash, voila! The Dreamcast, a very photogenic console! It's an earlier revision model, so I can...um...do whatever a tech savvy person with a cd burner would do... ::) --- End quote --- Awesome pick ups. What camera/lens do you use? Your pics are always awesome |
| Dr.Agon:
--- Quote from: autobot on December 30, 2012, 06:05:35 PM --- --- Quote from: scarmullet on December 30, 2012, 05:30:38 PM ---Careful about doing that....such actions can wreck the Dreamcast's laser. --- End quote --- Not so much the laser as it is the motor that moves the laser from the edge to the center. Burning at low speed as possible, having dummy files, etc. minimize the motor movement. I do appreciate the warning though! ;D The SNES is my main system anyways, that gets more play than any other system I own... --- End quote --- chipping (for imports) is the way to go... ...no idea about homebrew, but is there any decent hb besides emulators?? |
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