Just ordered a....

[Nibbler]

....Dreamcast, because I cannae afford a PS2 or GC etc. and the Dreamcast has sooo many AAA titles. and so I have a few questions;

Can you play "backups" without a chip?

....er, that's about all really.

Thx,

Nibbler

PS Any brilliant games to consider? On my list so far I want:

Crazy Taxi 2
Soul Calibur
Shenmue 1/2
Jet Set Radio
Sonic Adventure

 

[Hashmonster]

hey nibbler,

consider Powerstone cos thats pretty good multiplayer and definately Virtua tennis cos thats good too. I think a sequel is out to it too

how much was your DC?

 

[Nibbler]

69.99 for DC, Jet Set Radio and Sonic adventure. Wish that £42 thing was still around. I've searched high and low and this is the best (first hand) deal i can find. I can still cancel, but d'ya think its a good offer?

 

[old.Kez]

JSR is great :/

Yes, you can play backups without a chip, with bootable burns or utopia, as I recall.

 

[Embattle]

Powerstone kicks royal ass

 

[MYstIC G]

Powerstone is mucho good

 

[Ono]

Any self respecting gamer should own a DC.

And, yes, you can play backups without chipping.


But, and this is important, you must own the orginals.

 

[Embattle]

Or just the boot CD

 

[Ono]

Originally posted by Embattle
Or just the boot CD

Utopia works fine. Some are Self Booting though.


So I've heard.

 

[Sir Frizz]

Skies of Arcadia

 

[Wij]

Top game. Did j00 finish it frizzo ?

 

[Sir Frizz]

Havent had the time, but from what i've played, its been great.

 

[Hashmonster]

sounds like a good deal LN, you'll need to buy a memory card (VMU) too cos saving is useful does that deal come with a second joypad btw?

 

[Wij]

Originally posted by the-frizz
Havent had the time, but from what i've played, its been great.

You've got the big fuck-off ship tho now right ?

 

[Nibbler]

Originally posted by Hashmonster
sounds like a good deal LN, you'll need to buy a memory card (VMU) too cos saving is useful does that deal come with a second joypad btw?

No and no. But it's top of my to buy list. Thx for the replies all

 

[Nibbler]

Bah, I can't seem to find Soul Calibur online anywhere. Anyone know where i can get a copy?

 

[Ono]

Nibbler.

Private Messages?!

 

[Hashmonster]

it's amazing how many most online shops have hardly any games left Ono u know of any places then?

 

[Nibbler]

Ono PM -->

 

[Wij]

Good tip. Try imprting an ASCII fighting pad or two. They are quite like the old Megadrive pads but with six normal buttons (no shoulder ones) and the rumble built in. Very responsive

 

[nath]

for your backup games, you can use a boot cd, and that works for everything, but the majority of games you download (with a future plan to buy, of course) you burn using discjuggler. these are selfbooting. which is good because the bootcd is bloody annoying and a hassle.

 

[Nibbler]

IT STILL HASN'T COME!

I rang 'em up yesterday and 'Dean' said: 'I don't know what the problem is but we should be despatching one in the next few days'

 

[Hashmonster]

crappy service! u ordered it ages ago! I can't believe that the demand for the DC is that bad

cancel your order and get it somewhere else? that'll teach em

 

[Ono]

If any of you guys want me to recommend good DC games to buy then let me know. I have over 80 of them.

 

[Nibbler]

Yes please. And I got 4 games through your guy t'other day: Crazy Taxi 2, Soul Calibur, Marvel Vs Capcom 2 and Virtua Tennis 2. And yes, it is a crappy service, but i aint cancelling, cause it's the cheapest deal i could find and ordering from some other place will probably prolong the delay.

 

[Ono]

Other than the ones you already have I would recommend these with my personal scores:

• 
  Skies of Arcadia 8/10
  Guilty Gear X 8/10
  Ferrari F355 Challenge 8/10
  Daytona USA 2001 8/10
  Shenmue 7/10
  Shenmue 2 7/10
  Headhunter 8/10
  Capcom vs SNK2 Millenium 7/10
  Samba de Amigo 2000 6/10 (10/10 with Maracas!!)
  Dead or Alive 2 Ltd Edition 7/10
  Rival Schools 2 8/10
  Sonic Adventure 7/10
  Sonic Adventure 2 8/10
  Rez 6/10 - but worth a look if you like Dance music
  Jet Set Radio 9/10
  Metropolis Street Racer 9/10
  NFL2K2 9/10
  Outtrigger 7/10
  Powerstone 2 7/10
  Resident Evil Code Veronica 8/10
  Space Channel 5 8/10
  Tokyo Bus Guide 8/10
  Virtua On 7/10
  Zero Gunner 2 7/10
  Mr Driller 8/10
  Chu Chu Rocket 8/10
  Bangai-O 8/10
  Aerowings 2 8/10
  Phantasy Star Online 2 9/10
  Cosmic Smash 7/10
  Grandia 2 7/10
  Fighting Vipers 7/10
  Ready 2 Rumble 2 6/10
  Sega Bass Fishing 2/ Sega Marine Fishing 4/10 (8/10 with rod)

Bear in mind that I am NOT generous with my marks and all are based on actual play from my collection.

Gamespot and IGN have good DC review sections too.

 

[MYstIC G]

IGN definatly have one of the best review sections imho.

 

[suicide121]

You can boot using the Utopia Boot Disk, i heard you can run Linux on the DC somewhere...

 

[Nibbler]

I got a bootdisk now

 

[Nibbler]

It's here! It's here! It's fkin amazing! Jet Set Radio + Vitua Tennis 2 are meh faves. The controller is comfy too and doesn't suck cock ()