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As the title says, I scored me a Dreamcast. For $20 American, no less. It came with the power cable, composite inputs, one controller, and Sonic Adventure.
So... what now? Any good game suggestions? Are these things moddable as well? Can they display in 480p at the very least?
If you've got an HDTV, then get a VGA cable for the DC. It allows you to play (most) DC games in 640x480 progressive, giving a razor sharp image.
Yes, they're moddable, but I don't know many details. My DC is an American console which came pre-modded when I bought it, so it plays anything I throw at it. From what I understand, most (older) DC's will play import games and backups without the need for modding, but with a boot-disk at most.
As for games, there's just too many to choose from... Sonic Adventure is a good start, and from my collection I'd at least recommend Grandia II, Ikaruga, Jet Grind Radio, Shenmue, Skies of Arcadia, Sonic Adventure 2, Soul Calibur, and the huge amount of great Capcom fighters available on the system: Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter III Third Strike, just to name a few.
There's already been a few threads on this forum listing the essential Dreamcast games, someone else might be able to point you at them.
Most Dreamcast games can support 480p, but some games have that mode locked, that lock can be removed hacking their iso (so, not on original games), many isos on the web are hacked already
if your dreamcast is an early model you don't need a mod at all. Just burn a iso and put the disc it in your DC if the iso you're downloading is "AutoBoot". if not you have to download the Boot Disc iso.
Dramcast have many great games, here some:
Platforms:
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure2
Jet Grind Radio
Fighting Games:
Power Stone
Power Stone 2 <----this is pure epicness
Dead Or Alive 2
Soul Calibur
Project justice: Rival Schools
Guilty Gear X
Street Fighter 3
Marvel VS Capcom 2
Racing:
Crazy Taxy
Crazy Taxy 2
le 24 Heurs du Mans
Tokyo HighWay Challenge 2
Vigilante 8 Second Offense (graphically SUCKS but it's really fun IMO)
Action/exploration
HeadHunter
Ecco the Dolphin
Rez
Horror:
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
RPG:
Phantasy Star Onlive V.2
Shumps:
Ikaruga
Trigger Heart Execlica
Border Down
Zero Gunner 2
Under Defeat <---great!!
Must Have:
Shenmue
Shenmue 2
Shenmue Passport (is not a game, but you can enjoy some impressive high detailed 3D models)
and a lot more, but these are the ones i can remember right now, i'll update this list later :p
Homebrew Heaven!
Ikaruga x10
Project Justice.
Must haves def.
Dreamcast:
Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
Originally Posted by Christuserloeser
For a (partial) list of VGA-compatible Dreamcast games, see here: http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?t=42182
You can play practically all Dreamcast games in VGA if you use the DC-X adapter - or backups.
Yeah, but not entirely all. That link shows which games work in VGA by default, which ones need to be patched (either with DC-X or backups), and which ones won't work at all. For example, one game in my collection that is sadly completely incompatible is Bangai-O. Non-VGA compatible DC games may be a small minority, but it's always good to make sure in advance.
If you get Daytona USA 2001 make sure to get a racing wheel!
Microwave it like everyone else.
Yea Marvel Vs Capcom 2 is a must(best fighter ever made), however I would get the PS2 remake of 3rd Srike instead(don't get the DC version). The remake(Street Fighter Anniversary Collection)has improved hit detection, and a Alpha esq grading system, not to mention It's a compilation disc, so you also get the special version of SF2 as well(Hyper Street Fighter 2 anniversary Edition). Also suprisenly it can be had super cheap(you can get a brand new, still factory sealed one for only $20, and that price includes the cost of shipping.Quote:
Originally Posted by Devil N
This 3rd Strike is easily the best actual Street Fighter game ever made(of course MvC 2 is better, but out of the SF games, nothing beats the PS2 3rd Strike).
Well, for starters if you're interested in buying a Naki VGA Box (for that HDTV!), "Capcom Vs. SNK" and/or "Project Justice", they're all for sale on my thread over at the Bazaar!!!:
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11222
:D
I hope you enjoy your console. :D
When I was thinking about buying one of these new in box... I looked up the prices of the games and was offset.
I decided to go with the PS2 instead... way larger base of games and the prices were more acceptable imo.
If it hasn't been suggested already, I would definitely grab Tokyo Racer (if you're into Racers)... it's bland in that it only has ONE track, BUT... the gameplay is amazing and the physics are really solid.
:enjoy:
To burn bootlegs, you just need to download an ISO in ".cdi" format and download the Padus DiscJuggler trial. The trial is NOT time limited, just minimum burn speed limited (which is what you want anyway). Download the .cdi, double click, click burn in DiscJuggler, say "yes" to the speed restriction, say "no" if it asks to "fix" the file (it will in fact mess it up), and enjoy. Don't get impatient, DiscJuggler appears to be frozen for a few seconds and then starts to burn.
To get started, coolrom.com, DCISOZONE.com, and the snesorama.us forums should get you going.