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Sega Dreamcast - Appreciation and Emulation Thread
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Kabuki Quantum Lover
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Just note that some games don't work with VGA (although it's very few of them). Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense will never bleed through my plasma.
IrishNinja
Member
yup, same adapter i have, only with the one VGA to HDMI powered converter on monoprice
if it dont play via VGA i don't fucks with it
if it dont play via VGA i don't fucks with it
FiveMinuteHero
Member
Any one remembers Super Magnetic Neo? I liked that one, a lot.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
So, Power Stone 1 vs Power Stone 2. Which should I get? What are the differences I should know about?
Power Stone is 1v1 only, while Power Stone 2 allows up to 4 players simultaneously. I would recommend the second game if you plan on playing with friends.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Only game I've owned that doesn't work with the VGA box is Last Blade 2... which was just an okay-ish port anyway, so whatever.
I forget, did Bangai-O support the VGA box, or was that s-video only?
IrishNinja
Member
yeah, the LE for Segagaga is so awesome, especially for an old-school sega fan...shame it's so damned expensive
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Sometimes I feel like actually busting out the t-shirt from that set. Not really a smart move considering how much it's worth but it's not like I ever really plan on selling the thing.
IrishNinja
Member
oh man, i'd be so tempted! especially if it's the right size. i half want that set just for the pins.
reminds me, im still salty my old roommate moved up to chicago & left my black launch Dreamcast swirl shirt at his parents somewhere down here, i wanna wear that thing alla time but it's gone & i'm too cheap to just find it on ebay in my size. at least i still have this Sonic 2 "are you up 2 it?" one, haha
reminds me, im still salty my old roommate moved up to chicago & left my black launch Dreamcast swirl shirt at his parents somewhere down here, i wanna wear that thing alla time but it's gone & i'm too cheap to just find it on ebay in my size. at least i still have this Sonic 2 "are you up 2 it?" one, haha
Power Stone is a fantastic and creative 3D fighting game. Power Stone 2 is hot garbage.
edit: ok, I'll elaborate:
Power Stone 2 simplified the controls greatly and made stages way too busy. You'll more often find yourself getting killed by obstacles and other dangers than other players.
Power Stone is a great, unique fighting game. Power Stone 2 is a mediocre party fighter where luck, confusion, and environmental hazards win out over skill.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
But I like both of those things! That was the answer I was afraid of!
A Black Falcon
Member
Power Stone 1 is two player only, while Power Stone 2 has four player mayhem. Both ways are good, but different. Just get both games, they're both worth playing.
(Also, having to avoid stage obstacles is not that bad!)
goldenpp72
Member
Anyone have experience with Mark of the wolves of Heart of the Samurai? Not sure if they are worth picking up.
What I can say with MotW is that it's the best console version available...
..if you don't want to invest into a Neo Geo. D:
Seriously, I like it, great fighting game. It gets hard quickly after a few fights in arcade mode though, I suck at it.
goldenpp72
Member
Well I'm at something like 74 games for the DC, and I thought it would be fun to dig a tad and end at 80, so stuff like that as well as Armada and such are on my list of maybes. I'm also researching EGG which looks fun.
sixteen-bit
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What I can say with MotW is that it's the best console version available...
..if you don't want to invest into a Neo Geo. D:
Seriously, I like it, great fighting game. It gets hard quickly after a few fights in arcade mode though, I suck at it.
Isn't the PS2 version of MotW better than the DC one? I remember the audio lagging behind in the DC version or something like that.
*checks on Ebay*
Oh...right...I didn't even know there was a PS2 version. D:
Japanese only though...Might grab it soon.
A Black Falcon
Member
Last Blade 2 is my favorite SNK game... but I do have a bit of an issue with the DC release, even though it's one of the few non-Neo-Geo US releases (Wii Virtual Console is the only other one) -- as with the WiiVC, US Neo-Geo, and US Neo-Geo CD releases, it's censored, with white blood, no fatalities allowed, and no special ending for Hibiki (because it requires you kill all opponents). Pretty lame. On a Japanese Neo-Geo/CD system you can play with English text and have the fatalities and blood and everything, but there's no English text option in the Japanese Dreamcast release, sadly, and the US release of course is censored as always.
There is one interesting thing, though, and that's that the US and Japanese DC versions actually can share a save file, so you can put in the Japanese version to play, then use the US one to watch the endings and such... nice feature.
As for those other games, MotW is another one of SNK's best games ever, and the DC version is pretty good. EGG is a good 2d/3d Zelda game, well worth playing. Armada's good too; it's repetitive, but quite fun and interesting. Why only 80 games though? There are more good DC games than that.
There is one interesting thing, though, and that's that the US and Japanese DC versions actually can share a save file, so you can put in the Japanese version to play, then use the US one to watch the endings and such... nice feature.
As for those other games, MotW is another one of SNK's best games ever, and the DC version is pretty good. EGG is a good 2d/3d Zelda game, well worth playing. Armada's good too; it's repetitive, but quite fun and interesting. Why only 80 games though? There are more good DC games than that.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
I spent most of my time with Power Stone 2 using the alchemy mode to create all sorts of insane weapons.
sixteen-bit
Member
Is any Bangaioh multiplayer?
ThEoRy...
Member
Armada is pretty great in co op. Be prepared for the dreaded "Armada Finger" as it became known amongst my friends.
kunonabi
Member
I probably shouldn't have bought it either since I'm not actually going to play it(can't stand the jp voices) but I've been obsessed with it ever since I saw it in an arcade a few years back.
I just splurged on more games I shouldn't have.
Picked up Treasure Strike, Giant Gram 2000, and Mobile Suit Gundam EFF vs. Zeon & DX
Prices were good and the sellers were American so I went for it.
That leaves Segagaga and the El Dorado series as my main interests. I might get the first Power Stone, Armada, and Gaia Master Kessen as impulse buys somewhere down the line though.
I just splurged on more games I shouldn't have.
Picked up Treasure Strike, Giant Gram 2000, and Mobile Suit Gundam EFF vs. Zeon & DX
Prices were good and the sellers were American so I went for it.
That leaves Segagaga and the El Dorado series as my main interests. I might get the first Power Stone, Armada, and Gaia Master Kessen as impulse buys somewhere down the line though.
Yes, the sequels to Bangai-O.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I just thought I'd drop in and help some fellow Dreamcast fanatics. I bought this cable: http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/215915918.html and while it took like over a month to arrive it worked perfectly and outputs in shiny, shiny 480p
Diablohead
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Woah hang on, a direct cable works? I thought the DC needed some kind of special pass-thru box as part of the vga output like you see with the official vga adapter or 3rd party ones on ebay.
Or is that just a spare cable thing?
I thought it needed a box too, but I have an unmodded dreamcast and it worked perfectly.
Do you intent to play PSO with it?
Because if you ever manage to make it work on the schthack servers, let me know how you managed to do it, I tried but never achieved to connect.
kunonabi
Member
Do you intent to play PSO with it?
Because if you ever manage to make it work on the schthack servers, let me know how you managed to do it, I tried but never achieved to connect.
Yeah, I'm going to try. I'm pretty computer/internet illiterate but I really want to get online with it. If I succeed I'll let you know. At the very least I should finally be able to transfer my shenmue data to part 2.
Do you intent to play PSO with it?
Because if you ever manage to make it work on the schthack servers, let me know how you managed to do it, I tried but never achieved to connect.
I managed to get it work a couple times.
Wasn't there a FAQ on how to do it on the server itself? I remember following it and not having much problems.
Watching some videos...Sturmwind really does look good. Soundtrack isnt that bad either.
Speaking of new DC games, how was Gunlord? The only new DC i've got coming for sure in the future, is Pier Solar from the kickstarter...but i'm still kinda on the fence about buying games like these.
Speaking of new DC games, how was Gunlord? The only new DC i've got coming for sure in the future, is Pier Solar from the kickstarter...but i'm still kinda on the fence about buying games like these.
KDash31987
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Well, if you're really curious, here's Classic Game Room's review of Gunlord: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXiDHriOJUw
It was his game of the year last year, if I remember correctly.
It was his game of the year last year, if I remember correctly.
A Black Falcon
Member
It was indeed, and it deserved it. The only problem is that the game is getting more expensive, since for some incredibly stupid reason NG.Dev Team have refused to reprint the game or something. It's not available for sure, anyway, and hasn't been for some time. It would sell if they sold it again, no question.
I can attest to both being really really good and absolutely worth picking up. Bought both and my only regret is not playing them enough because of backlog.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
So I've played through roughly the first 10 minutes of Space Channel 5.
...
...Is there anything more to this game?
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...Is there anything more to this game?
KDash31987
Member
What more would you need?
But yeah, it's all about pressing what they tell you to in time with the music. Basically, Simon Says in video game form. There's not much "more" to it than that.
Personally, I freaking LOVE it, but it might not be for everyone. I like the sequel more, though.
I'm a big Ulala fan. I have customs of her in every game I can figure out a way to make her in...I used to rock an avatar of an Ulala customized Lili in Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Hah.
Lightning Count
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Getting frustrated with Headhunter, I'm so close to finally finishing it.
I've reached the final battle with Adam and he is kicking my ass, all the cover gets wiped out early and many of his attacks are unavoidable, also the guy is a damn bullet sponge.
RoryDropkick
Member
My copy of Border Down came in on Monday.. so goooood
My copy of Border Down came in on Monday.. so goooood
Made by G.Rev right? Easy to find?
EDIT: Amazon prices say nope
sixteen-bit
Member
Border Down is good, but yeah. As a commercial Dreamcast game released after commercial production of the Dreamcast console itself ceased, the prices are quite inflated
