* Buying

Shaun Forever · Post by **Shaun Forever** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:12 am

I've searched this, but could not find anything, so please forgive me if this has been asked, and please feel free to lock the thread and direct me to another.

Just wondering if it is possible for me to purchase some of the emulators that you burn? I would burn them myself, but despite being a retro collector, I am quite useless with a PC. I have a large collection, but my carts will not last forever, and I do need backup for quite a few.

Thank you for your time.

curt_grymala · Post by **curt_grymala** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:40 am

Have you checked out DCHelp?

Most of us were pretty useless when it came to this stuff when we all started. However, with a little practice, you, too can be a master.

Shaun Forever · Post by **Shaun Forever** » Tue May 03, 2005 8:26 am

Just been reading through it now, also been reading about linking my Dreamcast up to my PC to share broadband, I'm going to attempt it shortly, I'll let you know how I get on. While on the subject, do you still play online with the dreamcast?

abydos1000 · Post by **abydos1000** » Tue May 03, 2005 9:04 am

I'm useless with this since I am a mac owner, but on top of knowing how to burn a disc for your DC, you will need special hardware to transfer the contents of your game carts to your PC first.

curt_grymala · Post by **curt_grymala** » Tue May 03, 2005 9:37 am

Shaun Forever wrote:While on the subject, do you still play online with the dreamcast?

Actually, I, personally, never have put my DC online. I thought about it when I first got my DC, but I had MSN at the time, so it wasn't really feasible. I haven't really thought about it since.

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Tue May 03, 2005 2:58 pm

Certain games can still play online, but they require a trick. Not too bad, though.

If you have a bba, then there is really no trick.

Selling emus on a cd was discussed, but it was decided that would be unallowed, seeing as it could lead to warez/commercial roms being sold. However, most people would just burn the emu for you(by itself, useless if the emu does not support disc swapping) at the cost of shipping, which might be at most 2 bucks if you live on the continental United States. Anyways, ask nicely and dont ask for roms.

LyingWake · Post by **LyingWake** » Tue May 03, 2005 3:00 pm

I thought about it when I first got my DC, but I had MSN at the time, so it wasn't really feasible.

You could of done it still. IIRC, you had to put msn/[username] without the @msn.net or whatever it was. Your password should have been the same.

Sweater Fish · Post by **Sweater Fish** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:13 pm

Selling emus on a cd was discussed, but it was decided that would be unallowed, seeing as it could lead to warez/commercial roms being sold. However, most people would just burn the emu for you(by itself, useless if the emu does not support disc swapping) at the cost of shipping, which might be at most 2 bucks if you live on the continental United States.

I recently sent out compilations of DC homebrew to a bunch of people I know from another forum and within the U.S., shippiing was 60 cents per disc. I sent one to Canada and that cost 83 cents and one to Belgium that was like $1.43 or something. The cost of media is negligible these days. I did it for free, it's barely worth having someone Paypal you 75 cents or whatever what with the fees and all.

By the way, does anyone know if ChuChu Rocket is still playable online? Last time I checked a little over a year ago, it still was. Ironic that the first online DC game is/was among one of the last standing, too.

...word is bondage...

curt_grymala · Post by **curt_grymala** » Wed May 04, 2005 5:01 am

LyingWake wrote:
I thought about it when I first got my DC, but I had MSN at the time, so it wasn't really feasible.
You could of done it still. IIRC, you had to put msn/[username] without the @msn.net or whatever it was. Your password should have been the same.

Yeah, but I didn't know about Dreamcast Help back then (since it didn't exist at the time).

Vik Abominae X · Post by **Vik Abominae X** » Wed May 04, 2005 9:19 am

Are there any Phantasy Star Online v. 1 or 2 servers still up? I was wondering if it would be worth it to purchase the game and a BBA...I have always wanted to check out PSO but don't have a GameCube or Xbox...and didn't have a DreamCast when it was popular for DreamCast.

Also, I just wanted to clarify that I was talking about ANY servers, not just Sega-run, because I KNOW that all of those got shut down...are there any fan-run servers up or anything?

Hawq · Post by **Hawq** » Wed May 04, 2005 12:54 pm

This thread has info on pso servers & how to get on them, also how to get your dc online if needed

LyingWake · Post by **LyingWake** » Wed May 04, 2005 1:24 pm

curt_grymala wrote:
LyingWake wrote:
I thought about it when I first got my DC, but I had MSN at the time, so it wasn't really feasible.
You could of done it still. IIRC, you had to put msn/[username] without the @msn.net or whatever it was. Your password should have been the same.
Yeah, but I didn't know about Dreamcast Help back then (since it didn't exist at the time).

Dreamcast Help doesn't have that information

The thread Hawq posted should work just fine

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Wed May 04, 2005 2:45 pm

Try online consoles for help getting the dc online.

No wonder single dc games are 7 bucks on ebay. Damn paypal fees!

Vik Abominae X · Post by **Vik Abominae X** » Wed May 04, 2005 6:04 pm

Hawq wrote:This thread has info on pso servers & how to get on them, also how to get your dc online if needed

Thanks for pointing that out to me....I might actually decide to pick up a cheap $5 copy of PSO v.1 and/or 2 and a DreamCast BBA...that would be cool....

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Wed May 04, 2005 7:47 pm

pick up a bba? Are you on crack? They cost a 100 USD! Freakin wilin', son.

Unless your rich, in which case, pick up two, one for you and one for your best friend Dark Savant0

Vik Abominae X · Post by **Vik Abominae X** » Wed May 04, 2005 8:20 pm

Dark Savant0 wrote:pick up a bba? Are you on crack? They cost a 100 USD! Freakin wilin', son.

Unless your rich, in which case, pick up two, one for you and one for your best friend Dark Savant0

darnit...too expensive....but I want to play PSO and don't want to use our phone lines and tie them up...damn, damn, damn...

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Wed May 04, 2005 8:41 pm

You can connect your dc modem to a modem on your pc, and the pc has broadband. There is a tutorial on it somewhere. Search for "DC to PC Server" on these boards.