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=The Dreamcast Dump Database=
=The Dreamcast Dump Database=
 
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Welcome to Dumpcast--the Sega Dreamcast GD-ROM dump database.
Welcome to Dumpcast--the Sega Dreamcast GD-ROM dump database.


The Dumpcast project was founded in 2007 by [[User:Darc|darc]] and [[User:az_bont|az_bont]] as a project to catalog and preserve all published Dreamcast GD-ROMs. At the time, all Dreamcast emulator users played games on their PCs with hacked MIL-CD versions of games. Dumpcast members began dumping and cataloging GD-ROMs, and soon the GDI format was established by [[Raziel]]'s [[nullDC]] emulator. After [[ackmed]] released the highly reliable [[httpd-ack]] GD-ROM dumping software, Dumpcast merged its efforts into the much larger [http://tosecdev.org/ TOSEC ISO] project. [[Maddog]] is currently the maintainer of the Dreamcast branch of TOSEC ISO.
The Dumpcast project was founded in 2007 by [[User:Darc|darc]] and [[User:az_bont|az_bont]] as a project to catalog and preserve all published Dreamcast GD-ROMs. At the time, all Dreamcast emulator users played games on their PCs with hacked MIL-CD versions of games. Dumpcast members began dumping and cataloging GD-ROMs, and soon the [[GDI format]] was established by [[Raziel]]'s [[nullDC]] emulator. After [[ackmed]] released the highly reliable [[httpd-ack]] GD-ROM dumping software, Dumpcast merged its efforts into the much larger [http://tosecdev.org/ TOSEC ISO] project. [[Maddog]] is currently the maintainer of the Dreamcast branch of TOSEC ISO. Currently, the project has verified over 1,000 GD-ROM dumps, encompassing the entire North American and European game library, as well as much of the Japanese library.


To understand more on the importance of this project, [[A History of Media and Booting on the Sega Dreamcast|read about the Dreamcast and GD-ROMs]].
To understand more on the importance of this project, [[A History of Media and Booting on the Sega Dreamcast|read about the Dreamcast and GD-ROMs]].
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Released '''October 13, 2013'''! Read more information [http://dumpcast.dcemulation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1718 in this thread].
Released '''March 24, 2017'''!


[http://dcemulation.org/dumpcast/site/dc-tosec-datfiles-2013-10-05.zip Download datfiles] -- ''(includes Dreamcast and NAOMI GD-ROM dats)''
[http://dcemulation.org/dumpcast/site/dc-tosec-datfiles-2017-03-24.zip Download datfiles] -- ''(includes Dreamcast and NAOMI GD-ROM dats)''




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The following emulators support playing from GD-ROM dumps cataloged by TOSEC:
The following emulators support playing from GD-ROM dumps cataloged by TOSEC:


'''Multiplatform'''
* [https://github.com/reicast Reicast]
'''Windows:'''
'''Windows:'''
* [https://code.google.com/p/nulldc/ nullDC]
* [http://demul.emulation64.com demul]
* [https://code.google.com/p/nulldc/ nullDC] (discontinued, work continues as Reicast)
* [http://dknute.livejournal.com/ Makaron]
* [http://dknute.livejournal.com/ Makaron]
'''Linux & Mac OS X:'''
'''Linux & Mac OS X:'''

Revision as of 11:01, 9 June 2017

The Dreamcast Dump Database

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Welcome to Dumpcast--the Sega Dreamcast GD-ROM dump database.

The Dumpcast project was founded in 2007 by darc and az_bont as a project to catalog and preserve all published Dreamcast GD-ROMs. At the time, all Dreamcast emulator users played games on their PCs with hacked MIL-CD versions of games. Dumpcast members began dumping and cataloging GD-ROMs, and soon the GDI format was established by Raziel's nullDC emulator. After ackmed released the highly reliable httpd-ack GD-ROM dumping software, Dumpcast merged its efforts into the much larger TOSEC ISO project. Maddog is currently the maintainer of the Dreamcast branch of TOSEC ISO. Currently, the project has verified over 1,000 GD-ROM dumps, encompassing the entire North American and European game library, as well as much of the Japanese library.

To understand more on the importance of this project, read about the Dreamcast and GD-ROMs.

All of the Dumpcast action takes place on our forum!

Newest datfiles!

Tosec-dc-logo.png

Released March 24, 2017!

Download datfiles -- (includes Dreamcast and NAOMI GD-ROM dats)


Dump-supporting Emulators

The following emulators support playing from GD-ROM dumps cataloged by TOSEC:

Multiplatform

Windows:

Linux & Mac OS X:

Dumping-related Tools

clrmamepro -- a ROM/ISO cataloging tool which uses the dat files above

httpd-ack version 20080711 -- a tool for dumping games via the Broadband Adapter. Recommended method for dumping with highest reliability and many options.

CDmage -- use this to verify your images' integrity using the error correction data

dc-load-ip - run this on the Dreamcast to launch code from a PC using the Broadband Adapter (e.g. to run the now-outdated BBRip)

Echelon Selfboot Toolkit - a tutorial and tools for selfbooting non-selfbooting files to MIL-CDs for use on a Dreamcast

hack4.exe - used to binhack Dreamcast binaries. Contains several binhacking functions

GD hacking tools - several binhacking tools (cdda.exe, dahack.exe, hack3.exe)

ip2post - copy game information from IP.BIN, IP0000.BIN, track01.iso, track03.iso, track01.bin, or track03.bin to a postable text file.

ipbin2win - View and alter IP.BIN information

makesort - Convert ISOBuster File List data to cdrecord sort file format.