Dreamcast Roms For Redream
Aide Broeckel
I can start my own thread if needed, but Im having trouble with dreamcast. I put the bios files where they should be. The files are .cdi. Lakka wont scan them and display them like the other roms I have. Also, when I try load core, Reicast, then load content and select the .cdi file it just goes to the lakka flower screen and sits. Any ideas?
No, you do not need to modify your console. However, discs have to be burned in a very specific manner for the Dreamcast to boot off of them, so you might want to read a few guides before you try anything.
Flip your Dreamcast over. Look for a number by the serial/model numbers in a circle (it's right by where it says whether it's an NTSC or PAL console). If the number in the circle is missing, 0, or 1, it will read burnt discs. If it's 2, you're going to need a modchip.
As for burning, the best thing you can do is get Padus DiskJuggler or Alcohol 120% and download .cdi images instead of binaries or .sbi's, because then all you have to do is open the .cdi and burn it.
It's worth pointing out that such systems are very rare, and may not have even been released in North America. Also, if I'm not mistaken, there ARE ways to convince those systems to play burned discs, although it's more complicated, and I've never tried it myself.
i can play burnt games on my DC and its not modded... i dont know what version of the dreamcast i have but i doubt its rare. I ordered burnt games off the net and they all play fine, like a real game... all you need is that code in the beginning and the DC thinks its a real game.. its relaly not hard, just get a Burn Station and go at it... you know the things that look like a big computer tower but are just a bunch of disk drives... they are very expensive, but people easily pay it off when they go to blockbuster of the library and copy all thier dvd's and games to make perfect copies for relatively free...
I believe November 2000 is the cut off manufactoring date for Dreamcasts that can play CD-R games. All black sports edition ones were made before then. So I knew the black DC I bought was able to play CD-R without even checking. Just check the label on the bottom of the console. I don't know the situation in Austrailia, but in the US it's probably less trouble to find a pre Nov. 2000 DC than it is to mess with installing a mod chip.
Yeah, my advice for anyone wants to do homebrew or play burned games and is looking to get a DC off ebay for example would be to get a black sports one. That way you know for sure it will play stuff burned to CD-R. They don't really sell for that much more than a regular one.
It's not even worthwhile to worry about not being compatible. Feel free to buy any random white Dreamcast and assume that it'll work fine. Really, the chances of getting a non-CDR Dreamcast are exceedingly slim... and even if you do get one of them, you can take solace in the fact that they're probably more rare and valuable than a "normal" Dreamcast.
Btw.. if anyone would be so kind to know of a snes disk that is as extensive as the nes disk i have (every if not pretty damn close to all the games), it would be much appreciated. THANKS! Did they make ones for other systems too?
I used that site before Gregory DG, found it confusing. About the only luck I've had has been using a NES one that I put the roms into a folder, and then click on something which makes a Discjuggler image that can then be clicked on and burned. Only other things I've been able to figure out where things already done as a Discjuggler image.
If I remember right, after looking through that site, I had trouble with the .sbi files. The program you have to download to have Windows recognize them and the Selfboot Inducer didn't seem to work correctly for me.
Worst case scenario, you can create a disc the old-fashioned way... that is, using the Unix commands mkisofs and cdrecord. I'm fairly certain these commands are available for just about every operating system. Back when I was into Dreamcast emulation, I had to make all my discs this way, since that was all there was. It's relatively complicated, but as long as you follow the instructions precisely, it works. After making a few discs (And maybe a few coasters) you'll get the hang of it.
I must be doing something wrong here. I downloaded both Metal Slug 6 and Dolphin Blue and they both show up on the Redream homepage. But when I double click on them it just crashes back to the desktop...my other redream games start just fine this way though. Any ideas??
Thanks for this but I dont know what the hell is going on. I downloaded it and downloaded Dolphin Blue and it showed up in my library as it should BUT whenever I single OR double click on the game or ANYWHERE on the screen or the other tabs on the top of the screen ( you know the games, library, input, etc) it crashes right back to the desktop!?!?! I dont understand what could be causing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I got the games working in Redream but the sprites are really blocky. I have tried every resolution but they don't look anywhere like the pictures others posted above. What settings are you guys using?
free-play mode skips presentation videos.
My hope is that he will create a games with the coin button. so i can inject sram arcade mode and start with introductory videos and even the dreamcast can become a real arcade.