OK so I think i've posted somewhere on here about my inconsistent Dreamcast. Has trouble loading my pristine Shenmue, but has no trouble with a scuffed 2nd hand Sonic Adventures. So anyway, I've been picking up DC games in rather quick succession lately, and now I have some other weird problems. BTW...

Well i cleaned and fiddled the lid switch, and wiped the laser with a cue tip i held over steam so it was a little damp, and Shenmue booted first go.

But then froze up the stairs of that sailor bar.

how do you know if your DC is spinning too fast or too slow?

Hold Start to select your character at SvC.

When I did this, it just went random.

Well I've already had the reset problem and fixed that today, so i might try the lid switch tute. And if i still have no success, then i may try the read error tute.

failing that, i may just peg the thing at a stray cat

I recently got a hold of a 2nd hand Dreamcast, after picking up Sonic Adventures and Shenmue six months prior. I've been able to get Neo Geo, and SNES rom cds to work, and Sonic Adventures works; and this game has seen better days, not too badly scratched but definitely scuffed up. However my pristi...

I just got myself a DC today, as I had got my hands on Shenmue. Then i remembered the DC was awesome at emulating other consoles and what not, so i was excited at the prospect of playing all my Neo Geo roms on a big screen. So I was a littled surprised to see that Neo Geo emulation is still in its i...