there were blank ''GD-R's'' available which can be burned on using a cd writer?

i didnt even think about it like that lol. ''backups are horrible, homebrew? right on!" lol It's the same damn thing on a CD-R so they do the same amount of 'damage'. Reading an original GD-ROM disk does 'damage' too if you think about it, just less. CD-R's cause more damage cuz they were never...

oh ok. I bought it from some Serbian people that were moving away, so that means they had it for about 2 years. They probably used backups 24/7 or something to be able to really deplete the life span of the DC like that, though i doubt it cuz they didnt seem to be...technically savvy. It's impossibl...

easy
(f)*ck your (disk) up if u dont know what your doing

The Oracle of Time was the best Zelda game ever, I spent half of a whole summer playing it when it just came out, 12am - 12pm :mrgreen: The minigames, especially the fishing were very entertaining. Since they started with Majora's Mask/Mask of Mujala, then the other cel-shaded thing for Gamecube..it...

yeah..ONE button, no control, no joybad, just ONE button and a screen, and this is supposed to be a happy meal

(yet another reason why the dreamcast is dead is now)

u can rely on at least 100 people playing on the japanese ships at most times...still.
a little less in europe
and a good few in the US, although everyone should know that all the hackers are on the US ships
and i know cuz im still playing online

are u all insane?
WD-40 on your dreamcast??

http://www.kyric.com/products/blankcdrs.html

@ 80 cents each

this isnt spam , just something I thought would be interesting

who said anything about backups?

u can get original games for $2.99 at EB (NBA 2K1, Tomb Raider LR)

well..all the more reason to buy a dreamcast!!..

thanks farrell and systematic
i cleaned the lens with a cd i got from fye (standard lens cleaner)
it only IMPROVED the situation cuz i now get like 20 mins of gameplay before it starts making the noise again. My next step is to use higher quality cds like sony or tdk, i guess imation isnt good enough.

i rest my case
that's like what? NINE rpgs? the GAMEBOY had more rpgs than that!

i cant even get this damn game to work so this subject sickens me........

In case u all havent realise, the Dreamcast doesnt really have a decent amount of rpg's, which the PSX has to its name. Come to think of it, try naming a few hits Sega made as a whole : sonic.................ok and phantasy star, and the sports titles. Nintendo has mario,zelda,donkey kong,final fant...

yeah
i found this out 3 days ago
atleast PSO is still there

hmm..
i thought about that heat issue when mine started giving trouble with homebrew games, cuz its similar to pentium 1's when u use them too long with no pc fan, it reboots much like the dc 'reboots' when trying to read from a homemade cd.

thank you. no scratches on any of them, how do i clean the lens? (newbie)

I made quite a few cds since i got my dreamcast last year, but it's been the same since. I definitely know how to burn them since i read about 25 tutorials on doing it, and they work. However the problem is that they either not work at all sometimes or they work right after i finish burn them and th...