r/dreamcast

As games, I don't like them very much, but I love their respective vibes. If that makes any sense.

Hey r/dreamcast,

I’m currently in England with a modded PAL Dreamcast that I love, but I’m moving to Japan soon and obviously want to bring the Dreamcast life with me. The problem is the voltage difference – my PAL unit is 220-240V and Japan is 100V, so it’s not plug-and-play.

I’d rather sell/trade my current one and get a Japanese Dreamcast that works straight out of the box over there. Ideally, I'm looking for:

* A modded Japanese (NTSC-J) console, preferably region-free (Cake BIOS or similar).

* Or one with the power supply already swapped/modded for safe 100V use.

Does anyone know good places to buy a reliable modded JP Dreamcast? (Shops, sellers on Yahoo Auctions, Etsy, specialized retro sites, etc. that ship or are based in Japan?)

Any advice on the voltage/PSU situation or recommendations would be massively appreciated. Thanks in advance!

What's your thoughts? I feel more excited about it compared to others. I like the grip idea a lot.

Hi there,

I’ve recently picked up a Dreamcast. Had one as a kid and loved it, and now getting back into it. I remember loving the controller back then, but coming back to it now - it’s not ideal for 2D fighting games at all. I’m way better at Street Fighter Alpha 3 than this Dreamcast thinks!

I’m looking for a way to use Saturn controllers on the Dreamcast. Does anybody know of a product still being produced to accomplish this? If so, I have questions:

Does it support VMU somehow? Does it add any perceptible lag? Would it work with official wired Saturn controllers as well as more modern 2.4Ghz wireless aftermarket Saturn controllers?

Thanks in advance!

I'm on a mission to put Triple Baka on everything.

My dreamcast is a Model 1.

Is there like a software to make video files compatible for Dreamcast?

I just bought a Dreamcast that didn’t read discs, and am about to install a gd emu that just arrived in the mail. I already have an sd card with every US released game(I am located in US), and I think at least a couple Japanese English fan translations, I haven’t been able to see what yet. Also some atomisware stuff. I am just curious, I’ve never had a Dreamcast before as I grew up on Nintendo, what are some games that I absolutely have to check out first? What games made the Dreamcast shine? I have such a large selection that it would be super helpful to have some suggestions from you guys!

Grab it before its to late!

https://stoneagegamer.com/thunderdream-psu-for-sega-dreamcast.html

With bosses that have hard to hit weak points, pointless rescuing of your allies in Mission 3 and 4, and there’s also a glitch in the first part of the fifth and final mission where the last enemy will remain hidden and can take shots at you while the timer goes down and you have nothing to do about it! And despite all that, I find myself addicted to this game…

I am thinking that VMU use could be, in addition to the novelty, another incentive to play new Dreamcast ports.
Not that playing them on the Dreamcast isn't a valid option otherwise.