Dreamcast goodness.

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **[PX] Nebuchadnezzar** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:42 pm

Well well well... where to begin.

I went to Cash Converters today and traded in my N64 stuff.

1 controller (yellow) $8 (Mike is buying from me)
1 memory card (gold) $2 (Mike)
2 Zelda games $15 each
F-Zero $10 (Mike)
Waverace 64 $10
ExciteBike 64 $7
Game Shark $5

Total: $72
Store Credit given of $55
Mike is giving me $20

So then I bought a Dreamcast

System with 1 controller $39.99
1 controller $12.99
Trick Style $9.99 (I will probably sell this back or return it next week)
EDIT: The games were 25% off so I got a $2.87 refund. all totals have been altered.
Total: $69.55
from EB
2 VMU units $2.99 each
bleem for Dreamcast $0.99
Total: $8.02

So in conclusion, I trade in N64 stuff that I never use, and I get a DC system with 2 controllers, and now I can burn an endless supply of games from the internet. for a net cost of $2.57. Pretty good deal if you ask me.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:28 pm

I just finished downloading Re-volt for DC 1 week ago. We have one here, too. Working on getting Soul Calibur. Bit Torrent's pretty good for getting them. So is Mydownloader (if ya get it to work, that is).

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **[PX] Nebuchadnezzar** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 8:37 pm

please bring the images/copies of any games you have then next time you're home. replacement cds will be issued.

This goes for anyone with DC games please and thank you. I will post a list of the games I have so no duplicates will occur.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 1:36 am

Jew's Current DC Game List (04/02/18):

Re-volt
House of the Dead 2
World Series Baseball 2k2

Check back for bi-weekly updates.

EDIT:

I recommend #dreamcast-backups on Undernet for downloading games.

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Mon Feb 09, 2004 11:41 pm

thanks, I'll try that.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 9:42 pm

In a week or so (Once Mid-terms have dried up) I'll post my extensive list of Burned games for you Nick.

Jason, dont bother with Soul Calibur, I have it already.

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:18 pm

thank you, and as you can see, my banner is now a link to my current (yet small) list of games. The next time we meet I would love to make copies of all of your games... mmmm, games.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 1:17 am

*** UPDATED 11-25-03! See notes about Nero 6 Ultra! ***

A brief guide on Da1m0n's Dreamcast game rips
---------------------------------------------

After putting up my first few DC games on suprnova, a lot of people in the forums complained about having all sorts of problems burning them correctly so that they would work. This rather surprised me, so to this end I'm compiling a few helpful tips in this guide. Corrections and additions are more than welcome; you know where to find me.

General info:

All of my rips are done by myself with Nero 5.5.10.42 from 100% tested and working CDR games. All of them are selfbooting and include the game music (CD audio tracks) if there ever was any. Wherever possible, I have downloaded original Echelon/Kalisto/etc. releases and applied all the important patches that can be found at http://www.dccopyworld.com/ - note, though, that all of my games are meant to run on an NTSC Dreamcast. Some have selectable 50Hz/60Hz modes, some don't, and a few may not run in RGB/VGA video modes.
Also note that all games WILL fit on 700MB/80-minute discs, though some require slight overburning. You will NEVER need 90-minute discs or other such silliness.

How to ensure a successful burn:

Use Nero 5.5.10.42 (or a newer 5.5.x.x) whenever possible. Older 5.5.x.x versions of Nero may have problems with the images, so if you encounter strange errors - particularly an "Unexpected Exception," but also misreported image sizes - you will have to update. Even 5.5.9.x is probably too old already.
Turn any and all wizards off, and ensure that Nero is running in full mode rather than Express mode (whether you use a registered version or the 30-day trial). Otherwise, important options may not be accessible to you.
To set up Nero for overburning, select the Expert Features tab in the Preferences dialog, enable overburning and set the overburn time to 82:00:00.
From the File menu, select "Burn Image," and once you load the .nrg image, !!!MAKE SURE!!! to set the write method to Disc-At-Once/96 (the 96 is key here). This is necessary for correct session offsets, otherwise your DC will not boot the burned CD (even with the help of a boot disc). Regular Disc-At-Once may in some instances work fine (depending on your PC setup and CDRW drive) but is not guaranteed. As a matter of fact, regular DAO does not allow overburning whereas DAO/96 does.

Other options:

*** UPDATE ***
According to the latest feedback I've gotten, Nero 6 Ultra DOES work well for Dreamcast games. The trick is that you have to use DAO instead of DAO/96 to burn the image correctly - the exact OPPOSITE of what you should do in Nero 5.5! This is a bit surprising, but they seem to have made changes in the burning engine fundamental enough to explain this. So, to recap: When using Nero 5.5, burn in DAO/96. When using Nero 6, burn in DAO only!
*** END OF UPDATE ***

Alcohol 120% appears to be a favorite alternative among users for burning Nero images. You should use RAW-DAO mode, rather than RAW-SAO, for burning. Since I've never used Alcohol 120%, I'm not aware of any other options that may need set.
DaemonTools may be used to mount an .nrg image and burn it with DiscJuggler or the like, if you're more comfortable with that method. Again, I know nothing about that so you'll have to post any questions to the suprnova forums.

ENJOY!!

I have alcohol 120% if you need it.

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **[PX] Nebuchadnezzar** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:27 am

you'd you link that please, I've failed 2 or 3 burns already.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 2:58 pm

What are you using to burn?

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **[PX] Nebuchadnezzar** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 7:00 pm

Nero 6 now, but they don't always work.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:48 am

http://raven.kalshadowtech.com/webstuff ... RETAIL.rar

http://raven.kalshadowtech.com/webstuff ... hol120.zip

Make sure ya follow the guidelines in the quote I put up. It usually works then.

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **[PX] Nebuchadnezzar** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:42 pm

Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /webstuff/forum/Alcohol-RETAIL.rar on this server.

Apache/1.3.26 Server at raven.kalshadowtech.com Port 80

Same for the second one.

THE JEW (RaVeN) · Post by **THE JEW (RaVeN)** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 4:11 pm

My bad.

Should be fixed now.

[PX] Nebuchadnezzar · Post by **[PX] Nebuchadnezzar** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 4:35 pm

so what's the difference between the 2?