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Help with Dreamcast collection
Superchop:
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From the research I did All Dreamcasts can play backups. The issue usually arises from a bad burn, weak burner, or bad Iso/cdi image.
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Not exactly true, I have a dreamcast that does not play any type of cd-r. The same burned disc runs perfectly on the other 3 dreamcasts I have so I know it's not a bad burn or bad image. It can play retail games perfect but besides that and parts, that's all the one system is good for lol Granted, those dreamcasts are rare but they do exist.
As for the date, the system itself does have an internal battery, if you leave the system plugged in, that'd be enough to keep the date saved. If you unplug it however, you'll probably have to set the date again...or just skip putting in the right date since it doesn't matter much for most of the games you'll be playing.
Maben:
Okay, cool. I probably won't keep it hooked up but we will see.
Does anyone know if Sonic Adventure (1 and/or 2) are superior on the Dreamcast or would I be better off getting the GameCube ports? It seems like the GCN ports may have some additions?
Looking at "best of" lists for titles I can kind of get a feeling on part of the reason the Dreamcast failed. It doesn't have any big AAA titles or strong IPs to make you want to go with Sega. It may have had more before it failed and stuff got ported, but there aren't a lot of must have games that pop out at me.
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--- Quote from: wiggy on August 12, 2014, 09:08:17 PM ---The DC doesn't require modification to play "backups"*, so I suggest burning copies of anything that sounds interesting and then buying legit copies of what you end up liking ;)
*I've heard people say that later models won't play CD-Rs, but I have personally yet to experience this ???
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Thanks for the suggestion Wiggy! I think I found a good site I just need to grab some CD-Rs. This will help me streamline my collection and save me from buying games I'll never play twice. As for others suggesting emulation; I'm sort of a purist and don't like going the emulation route too much. In addition it tends to be a hassle and 9 times out of 10 the emulation is inferior to the original.