Community Forums => General Chat => Topic started by: HiTmaN on July 21, 2003, 06:14:59 PM
Title: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: HiTmaN on July 21, 2003, 06:14:59 PM
Alright tonight I have made my decision. Being owner of a PS2 and GC I had to get rid of my Dreamcast which was a HUGE mistake. The only way to get it back, is to trade in my ps2 with all the games to get enough cash to buy another Dreamcast. I'm not trading my GC because I must have Mario Kart and Mario Tennis. Anyway, I heard there is a way to play VCD's on your Dreamcast. How do you do this? Do you put a mod chip in it? Do you buy software? What exactly is a VCD? If anyone could provide me with a link to a site or explain how I can do this I would be extremely greatful. After I trade my PS2 I have to convince my parents to get me an Xbox which I have wanted forever....I can already hear the yelling "We took you to GameStop 100 times and you said you were positive you wanted the Gamestation!!! Now you want PlayBox?!?! I have to go aaaaallllllll out of my way for you!!!!!!!" Anyway thx for any info.
Title: RE: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: PIAC on July 21, 2003, 06:21:50 PM
well, if you can avoid it, dont get rid of your PS2, getting rid of games/consoles is a MITAKE! as you have learnt with your dreamcast, i cant say this enough!
also, to play VCD's on dreamcast, you have to get a program, i forget what one, but you DL that, burn it to cd, and it acts as a boot disc for VCD's, which are Video CD's. you burn an MPEG to CD in a special way, (use nero or something, ive never done it) and you have got your self a nifty VCD, the quality usually isn't that stunning, and most movies (depending on length/quality) take atleast 2 Cds, they are good for Cartoon Series' and Anime.
Title: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: Molobert on July 21, 2003, 07:23:36 PM
Hitman, if you're going to sell/trade in your PS2 and games DO NOT use Gamestop. They rip you off horribly. My friend sold his PS2 on Ebay with 9 games for about $250, which is at least double what Gamestop would give you.
Title: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: ThePerm on July 21, 2003, 07:34:28 PM
what the hell are you talkign about...you can get a dreamcast for a meer $20
Title: RE: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: HiTmaN on July 21, 2003, 07:36:41 PM
I dont want my ps2 though, its useless I cant stand it. It takes up so much room its loud, clunky, ugly and the only game I like for it is Devil May Cry. I could sell it on ebay but I dont know if my parents would let me.
Title: RE: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: PIAC on July 22, 2003, 09:52:14 AM
you might not want it now, but i would hang onto it. a game could come out for it that you must have, or you might discover a great PSX game which you also could play on your ps2, unless your absolutely sure, dont get rid of it!
Title: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: DRJ on July 22, 2003, 10:04:08 AM
Do not sell at gamestop. I took some old N64 and Gameboy Color games in there to sell and they offered $50 ish. This was with a Gameboy color, Monopoly 64, Super Mario 64, Zelda OOT, Pokemon Red,Yellow, and blue and some others.
Dont sell any systems, you may want them later.
I got a DC on ebay for $55 with 10 games. It is pretty cheap to pick up another one.
Title: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: ThePerm on July 22, 2003, 11:16:58 AM
yeah iv seen them for 20 at eb games....they were never known for lense problems or anything.. Most peopel got rid of them for the money to buy another system. I bought mine because it was cheap and n64 was on its way out and i needed soemthign to tied me over for gamecube.
Title: RE: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 22, 2003, 12:20:38 PM
Dreamcast is awesome. I play Super NES games on it!
Title: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: Jdub03 on July 22, 2003, 04:47:07 PM
Hey professional666 how did you get your dreamcast to play snes games. I tried but failed multiple times. I have about thirty snes games in my collection and I want to back them up using dreamcast emulation. If you dont want post it in hear you can email me at send me a private message.
Title: RE: Dreamcast Pro's
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 22, 2003, 05:55:08 PM
Well, this is the most I'm willing to help out: http://www.dcemulation.com/dcemu-dreamsnes.htm
