What Do I Need To Get Started Making Back Ups ?

BULLET CATCHER · #1 07-02-2003, 15:25

i HAVE A LARGE COLLECTION OF DC ORIGINAL GAMES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BACK UP BUT I CANT SEEM TO GET ANY OF THEM TO WORK WHEN I TRY TO COPY , WHAT DO I NEED TO COPY DC GAMES ? I HAVE SEVERAL BURNERS AND SOME PROGS ( DISC JUGGLER , CLONE , BLINDWRITE) BUT NONE OF THEM SEEM TO WORK , AM I NOT USNG THE RIGHT SETTINGS OR IS IT JUST IMPOSSIBLE ?? ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED

roBx^ · #2 07-02-2003, 17:40

U can't burn GD-roms with a CD burner or with any burner at all... get a DC broadband adapter or something link the DC to the PC and upload the whole GD-rom to your PC then rip some useless files and downsample music until u got about 700 mb left then make an iso of that...

BULLET CATCHER · #3 07-02-2003, 17:46

is the equiptment easy to come buy and how much do you think it's going to cost to get up and running ?

roBx^ · #4 07-02-2003, 18:02

I don't have a clue, i only know Sega took those broadband thingies out of the market and they are being sold on ebay etc for quite some money... I did read ppl could rip games that way. But its also not easy to rip games i think.. since some files can't be downsampled and need other treatment etc etc. Maybe some1 here has knowledge with it and has a link to a faq or something.

BULLET CATCHER · #5 09-02-2003, 18:35

does anyone know if it's possible to use the serial cable to copy the games ?
or:
is there another way that i can modify a dc to connect it to the comp ? i have a couple spare that i don't mind experimenting with if it will save me money in the long run

xxlenigma · #6 14-02-2003, 13:50

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Originally posted by roBx^
I don't have a clue, i only know Sega took those broadband thingies out of the market and they are being sold on ebay etc for quite some money... I did read ppl could rip games that way. But its also not easy to rip games i think.. since some files can't be downsampled and need other treatment etc etc. Maybe some1 here has knowledge with it and has a link to a faq or something.

Oh yes true indeed the price easily goes over 100 dollars on ebay, but it would be a very well investment if your into the great DC.

clarky · #7 20-02-2003, 18:03

i remember reading there is another way to do it....tricjy to get it started but when you come to making games its piss easy

(by the way i can confirm if this works at all, i have never tried it)

anyway buy a back up gd rom laser, now if you have a hack for eletronics install it in a pc and by the luck of it your pc can now read gd roms, put a blank cdr (a 99 mins one) into your cdr drive and open up nero, click copy and overburn the disc and apparently it should copy, when the copy comes out get your boot disc out and play

yet again i will say i dont know if this method actually does work, i read somewhere some guy did this but if theres any truth to it....

fleabag711 · #8 27-02-2003, 15:38

If you want the cable to hook to your pc, you can buy it at a reasonable price from me. Im not responsible for what is done with it. I have them for sale at dream_caster711**********com

fleabag711 · #9 27-02-2003, 15:44

You can now use the dreamcast serial cable for a lot cheaper, you will however lose a little speed but big deal. You can even get them on eBay now, their are some for sale if you search for
(sega dreamcast system pc cable) or something like that. fleabag711

VoVak · #10 03-03-2003, 14:48

if you have know more about metod riping games go to here for translate use systaran sevice
for making pc-dc cble use this Faq or this
PS: sorry my awful language