can somebody help me please...

XAiViOR · #1 15-12-2001, 10:48

I was wondering what i need to play burnt off gaes on my dreamcast... my friend says i dont need a modchip, but i'm not sure... so can soeone tell me what i need and where to get it.

Thanks.

Wayne · #2 15-12-2001, 11:54

Your friend is correct.

You only need the game backup discs and possibly a boot-disc for any backups that aren't bootable.

The boot-disc will also permit you to play imported titles on your machine.

XAiViOR · #3 15-12-2001, 12:26

Quote:

Wayne (15-12-2001 19:54):
Your friend is correct.

You only need the game backup discs and possibly a boot-disc for any backups that aren't bootable.

The boot-disc will also permit you to play imported titles on your machine.

ok.. well can you explane it to me a little more, what exactly do i need to do? i know that DC games cannot be CD to CD copied.... but i dont know how to go about burning it the right way, or where to get te things i need to do it. I want to burn of Sonic Adventure 2.

Thanks

jo_riff · #4 15-12-2001, 13:26

i have the same problem. i have downloaded a boot disk prgm from megagames (utopia). i put it in the dc and the screen comes up saying insert cd. i then put in my copied cd and it cant read it.

i simply done a 1:1 copy. i need help jo_riff2**********com.

XAiViOR · #5 15-12-2001, 18:43

well i dont even know how to start.... i dont even have a boot disc yet..

Wayne · #6 16-12-2001, 03:03

Big *BIG* no-no!!!! It is impossible to copy Original Sega Dreamcast CDs (GD-ROM discs) with a CD burner. These discs contain up to a gigabyte of information on them and they're in a totally different format that standard CDROM discs. If you look at one on the recorded side, you'll see a band near the inner spindle of the disc. This is the dividing line between CDROM-readable and GD-ROM data. The only part that's CD-ROM readable is the part next to the spindle and it only contains a boot header and such.

You will either have to do to DC CopyWorld and read *EVERYTHING* there is to read about Serial-Slave copying, and acquire a PC-DC serial cable, and try to copy the discs yourself by ripping them from DC to PC, *OR*, you'll have to acquire the already ripped and converted games from someone else.

**DO NOT ASK WHERE TO FIND THEM HERE ON THE MESSAGE FORUM!!**

You will be banned for asking such questions. My best suggestion is that you do a Browser search or look on the newsgroups. Maybe you'll find something that way.