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Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

So, I finally got the VGA box for my Dreamcast. I can't believe it took me this long. I'm an idiot. As an visual quality otaku, this is one of the few oversights in my life that I simply can't forgive.

The quality is so nice, it makes me want a DC library ... since I have none. Any suggestions?
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dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

Typing of The Dead.

Like you wouldn't believe.

Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

How does Typing of the Dead hook up? With the serial port in the back? To any keyboard? Oooooohhhhhhh ....
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dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

You need one specifically made for the dreamcast, but thanks to the web browser, they made more than enough of them to go around. You could probably score one with the game included on ebay for not a lot of money (maybe ten dollars?).

Jet Grind Radio would look real good with the VGA box, I bet.

Don't get Grandia 2. I mean it.

Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

Okay! Keyboard Goal Check! I know a place where I can pick them up.

Yahooooooo! Dreamcast!
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J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

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dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

AWW BANGAIOH AWWWW

Oh well. Nothing else you'd really miss unless you're a big JoJo fan.

SuperWes · Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject:

Mars Matrix. It's probably my favorite shooter ever (Shaper hates it).

-Wes
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SuperWes · Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:03 pm Post subject:

Also Powerstone 2.

-Wes
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SuperWes · Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:03 pm Post subject:

Actually, just get everything Capcom ever put out for the system (Except for Star Gladiator 2/Plasma Sword. That game is horrid).

-Wes
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Gunshinji · . Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 16

Street Fighter Third Strike if you can find it.

Gunshinji · . Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Posts: 16

Giga wing 2 was also ok and Under Defeat. Radirgy...

GSL · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:22 am Post subject:

Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

It used to be able to boot CDRs ...
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Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

Ikaruga is pretty badass. I remember watching runs of this game on Youtube a while ago, and thinking, "That Game Looks Amazing!"

And it still does.

This was a stupid story.
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GSL · Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject:

Basically, I only mentioned the CD-R thing because the Utopia disc is a homebrew program and not available on a commercial GD-ROM. 'Tis true that if you play CD-R games frequently, your Dreamcast's laser motor will burn out fast, but if you're only using a boot disk, it's not worth worrying about.

Persona-sama · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:02 am Post subject:

PHANTASY STAR ONLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINEEEEEEEEEEEEE~!!
Version 2.
Next, burn a Gameshark disc and find a free server to play on!

Also, don't get Bust A Move 4 as it has annoying loading times and there are better versions available elsewhere.

Also: fighters. The system was amazing for fighters, though the controller did tear at my thumbs a lot.

Sonic Adventure 1/2? Chu Chu Rocket? These games have all been ported to other systems but it's still cool to play the originals in their glory. If you really want the Sega-SEGA library, you're going to have to hit up these other games:

-Jet Set/Grind Radio
-Space Channel 5 (and part 2 if you can find it. Hell, Rez for DC too.)
-Seaman
-Crazy Taxi
-Shenmue
-Samba de Amigo
-Phantasy Star Online (ver. 2)
-Sonic Adventure 1 (and part 2)
-House of the Dead 2
-Typing of the Dead
-Outtrigger
-Confidential Mission

..and I can't think of the rest. I'll add more later!
If you can find torrents for Japanese titles, I can give you a bigger list later!
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J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

PSO has been ported to other systems as well obviously.

I liked PSO 1 better than 2. That may be because SEGA wanted to charge me to play 2.

I hear that the PSO server software has been released into the wild, so you might even still be able to play online.
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Persona-sama · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:20 pm Post subject:

There are indeed servers online! Problem is you'll need a Gameshark code to access them. Thankfully, the Dreamcast underground scene still seems to be around so getting that, a Gameshark disc, and other things shouldn't be too hard!

But yeah, PSO was meant to be free to the world. And also on a Dreamcast.
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dhex · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject:

shouldn't this thread title be "the amazing technicolor dreamcast" ?
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dessgeega · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject:

ohh, a dreamcast thread!!

EXPLOSION INVINCIBLE BANGAIOH!!!

it is my favorite treasure shooter on the dreamcast.

yeah. you heard.
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J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

I think that, like their Saturn catalog, it is a reasonable thing to disagree over which title was the best. Although there is definitely a strong argument on the Saturn front to be made in favor of Radiant Silvergun over Silhouette Mirage and Guardian Heroes.

All in all, I think RS and GH got about equal playtime when I was in college. Embarassingly, I have not yet played SM.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Ok, Mars Matrix is good, it is just not the best stg on the console. Quit mis-quoting me.

Persona hit on some great titles. Might as well add some though:

Dynamite Deka 2
House of the Dead 2 (needs guns, preferably 2 with a second player)
Under Defeat (probably the best STG on the console, anyone who says otherwise is insane)
King of Fighters - Dream Match '99 (really this is KoF '98 with 3D backgrounds, still one of the best 2D fighters ever made).
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Rival Schools
Cannon Spike
Record of Lodoss War
Shenmue I/II (may/maynot be your thing. My wife loves them but I can't stay focused enough for them. And, the Euro release of SII is much better than the Xbox version because of the pretty good Japanese voice acting with subtitles.)

I left some stuff off that was either mentioned, or can be had much cheaper/better version on another console.
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J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

Deka2 I recall as being one of those games that was good, but overpriced at the time (it happens with Arcade conversions).

The value ratio has definitely shifted in it's favor now.

And Record of Lodoss War is amongst my favorite games. My fond memories of Record of Lodoss War probably prompted me to get far more entertainment out of Dungeons and Dragons Heroes than I was rightfully entitled to.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I am pretty sure that I got DD2 when it first came out in Japan for the going price and I enjoyed every second of it. Then again, before I found out that it was the sequel to the game that came out as Die Hard in US Arcades I had no interest in it, but after finding that out I was sold. I mean, did we ever get a proper port of the game that came out as Die Hard in the US? I remember that we got some game that I was duped into buying called Die Hard Trilogy or something for the PS1 and when it wasn't the arcade game I was pissed!

But yea, Deka2 is pure arcade awesome, with a hilariously outrageous story.
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

I know it was mentioned at the top of the thread, but Typing of the Dead is amazing. It makes me feel better about humanity, I also love Toy Commander, mainly because the concept of driving small vehicles around a large house is executed so well.

dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

GSL · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:36 pm Post subject:

SuperWes · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:41 pm Post subject:

dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

If it does run on saturn arcade hardware, it's arcade hardware with a hell of a lot more ram.

Man, level 2 in zombie revenge is so bad.

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dessgeega · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject:

i like shenmue a lot. i keep meaning to find a copy of shenmue 2 and play it.
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J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

Well, the other thing to remember is that there are technical reasons that CDRs don't play nicely with GDRom drives.

1. GDRom is designed to operate in CAV mode, CDs are CLV.
2. GDRom is designed to be read at 12x, but it still only spins at 6x.
3. Orange Book II and III discs have special characteristics for reading that typically require an 8x drive to work properly.

So basically, don't use CD-Rs in a Dreamcast. The later models don't even have the CD player application, IIRC, and don't read CDs at all.
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J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

Can anyone give me a review / argument to spend sixty bucks on Radilgy or Under Defeat?

Also, what's the deal with Senko No Ronde Rev X?

I've never played a Senko No Ronde game.
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J.Goodwin · . Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 297 Location: North Shore, MA

I'm used to the credit release thing from Radiant Silvergun.

They sound like games that I would like to play, but I'm probably going to end up passing on them unless I can get them for under sixty (I don't buy Sony consumer electronics, and if I did, you'd have to add the price of a PS2 to the thirty, so that's not really an option).

I find that I pass on a lot of games at their initial prices now. Like a lot of people, I've got a queue of "games to play" already...so it makes it more difficult to justify plopping down fifty or sixty bucks on a new game. The last few games currently at retail that I bought at full price were Prey, Oblivion, and GRAW. I love Oblivion and don't regret it at all, I like Prey, but should have waited, and I still haven't played GRAW yet (came out at the same time as Oblivion, and went into my queue, and hasn't emerged yet). If anything, sixty dollar games are re-teaching me the value of waiting a few weeks.

Particuarly combined with reviews not coming out online until the game has already hit shelves and then the reviews not matching up with the experience of the general public.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

The Gamecube version is only $40.
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Persona-sama · Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject:

By the way, I noticed that the Utopia disc doesn't work with the VGA box for a lot of Japanese games.

Said games being: Segagaga, Sonic Adventure 2, and Sakura Taisen 1.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

A mate of mine had a DC VGA out which I borrowed for a while. Ikaruga looked incredible on it. Also, playing SFIII3 on my computer monitor is oh ho ho! (this is a reference to Ladoo Shop)

If no-one's mentioned it already, Space Channel 5 part 2 is brilliant. About a thousand times better than the first one. More variety, more songs, more characters, more bosses. More Michael Jackson. Some of the best graphics I've ever seen on the Dreamcast. I love it.