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Help with Dreamcast collection
shenske:
--- Quote from: wiggy on August 12, 2014, 09:08:17 PM ---*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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I've had one like that (i got rid of it). I think post October of 2000 is the magic date to avoid. I have 4 Dreamcasts now and they are all good to go fro reading backups
Maben:
--- Quote from: Ozzy_98 on August 12, 2014, 06:04:18 PM ---and find a VGA output box too, the games look much better on it.
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This is something specific for the Dreamcast? Interesting... Is this the kind of thing I could get a knock-off or should I go Sega brand only?
shenske:
--- Quote from: Maben on August 12, 2014, 10:29:42 PM ---This is something specific for the Dreamcast? Interesting... Is this the kind of thing I could get a knock-off or should I go Sega brand only?
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Yes, it is specific for Dreamcast. I read an article a while back comparing the SEGA vs the TOMEE cable and it held up very well. Almost no differences. I would just go with the offbrand (the SEGA brand is grossly expensive).
http://www.stoneagegamer.com/dreamcast-vga-cable.html
Maben:
--- Quote from: shenske on August 12, 2014, 10:48:12 PM ---
--- Quote from: Maben on August 12, 2014, 10:29:42 PM ---This is something specific for the Dreamcast? Interesting... Is this the kind of thing I could get a knock-off or should I go Sega brand only?
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Yes, it is specific for Dreamcast. I read an article a while back comparing the SEGA vs the TOMEE cable and it held up very well. Almost no differences. I would just go with the offbrand (the SEGA brand is grossly expensive).
http://www.stoneagegamer.com/dreamcast-vga-cable.html
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Looks like this would still be a small investment. I know I'd want this cable, and then I'd need a decent sized memory card and a game or two.
Hoggs17:
Wow. You and me are in the same boat. I just picked me up a DC from CL as well. Also looking for games. So far I grabbed Grandia II, SF3: Double Impact (backgrounds from SF3:2nd Impact and SF3:New Generation > SF3:Third Strike) and Shenmue. I know I want Skies of Arcadia but then i'm stuck. RPGs are said to suck with the exception of a few and maybe I'll grab some fighters and shoot-em-ups. Kickstarter games seem to trickle out every so often as well. I'm also looking to get a VGA box; i heard the hanzo (http://www.beharbros.com/#!hanzo/c1gph) is a good way to go (albeit twice as much as the generic ones you can find on ebay) but I'm not sure I want to spend that much when I only have a few games. sigh.