Pre Owned Dreamcast $14.99 @ EB

[Idex]

Bomberman

 

[woodyz]

Got mine on order. Thanks.
I got tons of games for my DC. Out of 2 that I own 1 is dead and the other one works great. Figured I might as well get another backup as these are getting scarce. Got to many games to just throw them all away.
Thanks for the offer.

 

[ttown]

linkys for the dreamcast fanatics....

http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/phpBB2/portal.php for some online-game action, plus a collection of Q3 stuff to run your own server

http://home.elp.rr.com/terlouw/DCWinMEServer.htm to use an 'ol 98 machine to connect your DC to the internets... ya, ALL of the internets

http://schtserv.funurl.com/ for Phantasy Star Online... that's right, the classic... click it

Fun multi-player/party games:
Looney toons space race -- kinda like mario-kart
south park rally -- kinda like mario-kart... but maybe not suitable for younger kids
pen-pen trilcelon -- kid oriented fun race game (too short though)
ooga booga -- one of the funniest games ever, imo
ready2rumble boxing -- funny for 2 players
Space channel 5 -- fun
bomberman -- fun
mr driller -- reminds me of Tetris, but even more addicting and fun
Toy Commander -- the whole reason i ever got into the dreamcast
samba de amigo -- only if you can find the maraccas... expensive on ebay

harder race games:
daytona usa -- good
F355 challenge -- realistic
Metropolis street racer -- hard
pod speedzone -- futuristic
test drive le mans -- you'll think you're playing an xbox
test drive v-rally -- cool, and you can design your own tracks

classics:
alien front online
crazy taxi (1 and 2) -- just fun
every "2k2" game -- excellent
Q3 arena -- why else would you set up a server?
Shenmue -- excellent story/graphics
sonic adventure (1 and 2) -- fun
starlancer -- really really good
phantasy star online -- very popular rpg
wwf royal rumble -- fun

excellent games that don't look excellent from the cover:
red dog -- most under-rated game ever, imo
mdk 2 -- hard, but it keeps pulling you back
trick style -- fun/hard race game on a hover-board
silver -- adventure rpg
Rez -- weird futuristic addicting game, unlike anything else
D2 -- just got this one... haven't played it, but it had rave reviews
deep fighter -- interesting underwater mission based game
expendable -- shooting madness
fur fighters -- fun
super magnetic neo -- fun
ms. pac man maze madnes -- fun

games that will take some effort to aquire:
half life -- if you've never heard of this.....
propeller arena -- loads of fun for up to 4 players.

games to AVOID, even if they are given to you:
ceasars palace 2000 -- lame
espn track-n-field -- lame
fatal fury -- poor
hoyle casino -- lame
jojo's bizarre adventure -- lame
seventh cross evolution -- very poor
south park: chef's luv shack -- lamest of lame
roadsters -- super lame
spirit of speed 1937 -- extremely poor
sports jam -- poor
sydney 2000 -- lame
tnn hardcore heat --very poor
who wants to beat up a millionare -- dumb and lame
virtua athlete -- poor
giant killers -- it's not even a game... you get to read text.

Pretty much every game not on my "avoid" list is worth getting -- there's about 250, not including the home-brew stuff. Plus another 5 or so "imports" that are playable without knowing japanese, another 25 if you DO know japanese.

Side notes: avoid the nyko rumble packs if you can -- they freeze starlancer for sure, and probably other games too. if the linux thing interests you, get a keyboard. get a keyboard anyway... i got one brand new for $1.99 a few months ago at gamestop (or if you're lucky, you might find a DC-->ps/2 adapter).
light-guns are worth getting for House of the Dead 2, virtua cop, plus a couple other games. the fishing reel is cool if you like the fishing games. Same goes with the steering wheel for race games; the joystick if you want to rule at Q3 arena.

If you like the idea of the Dreamcast scene, but just can't scratch up $15 after blowing your life savings on a brand new 3GHz PC with top-of-the-line graphics and a couple gig of ram.... then check this out... a DC emulator I don't have the horsepower to run it, so I can't comment regarding how good it is.

also... original DC games are not compatible with regular CD-ROM drives. I hear that some older Yamaha drives could read them, but very few.

<--- dreamcast fanatic

 

[BaNzaiDags]

Nice one Munkee boy!! thanks! just picked one up and got a memory card for 1.99... guess that's good...? free shipping is always good thou !!

 

[Brule]

Great info ttown. I've grown into a DC person recently.

 

[T2urtle]

so any DC made before June 2000 should play cd-r's

 

[John P]

Somebody posted a link to some Dreamcast games here a year or two ago but I lost the link - I believe they were some sort of fighting games in the flavor of Capcom vs Marvel. Anybody got any clue what they are?

Doing a search through the archives it may have been this post so NM I guess........

Old Dreamcast Thread

 

[SearchMaster]

Originally posted by: picardal

Originally posted by: SearchMaster
You can't copy a production game (easily), but if you have an already backed up game, it can be copied. The date on not playing backups is December 2000 and later - I have one manufactured 12/2000 that will not work and one manufactured before that and it does work.

here is a quote from the dcemulation website that says that all dreamcasts do work for playing backup games: "It has been determined all models, that were previously thought un-working, infact do work that were in this list. So this concludes that so far, all DC's work "

I have a feeling that they know what they are talking about since they have been dealing with dreamcasts day in and day out since their release. At first, I thought one of my dreamcasts didnt work since it was manufactured after the cutoff date mentionned above but in fact it did work. The only reason it didnt work at first was due to my stupidity and my lack for understanding information on the web on how to backup a cd!

Like I said, I have two Dreamcasts...one manu'd Dec 2000 and one in Sept 2000. I also have a stack of CDs that the former will not play but the latter has no problems with. This goes for the DCLinux CD, all the emulator CDs, etc. as well. The former has no problem with production discs. Draw your own conclusions.

 

[Pakky]

I purchased my DC after the price dropped to $50 so it must be one of the new ones. However, it will play CD-Rs just fine.

-Pak

 

[huesmann]

Your post-2000 DC won't even play CD-Rs with a boot disc?

 

[SearchMaster]

Originally posted by: huesmann
Your post-2000 DC won't even play CD-Rs with a boot disc?

I haven't tried with a boot disk. I tried following the instructions on the website for creating the CDs, but I only have Nero and I don't think that's the recommended burner program. Frankly it wasn't worth the effort to try to reformat the images, etc. - it was a whole lot easier to go spend $15 on an older model that worked "out of the box". I might have been able to get my Dec 2000 model to work but I don't have a whole lot of time to spend on it, and having to use a boot disk was not an acceptable option because it really was for my young kids.

I ordered another one of these for the van, and I'm hoping it's an older model.

 

[lordbob99]

Price on the DC Memory card VMU seems to have dropped to $1.99 for those interested.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/224569.asp

 

[picardal]

thx for the advice on game selection ttown
You forgot virtua tennis 1 and 2 though

 

[Juice Box]

Nie Price, good product

 

[Juice Box]

my bad, double post

 

[ttown]

ok... there seems to be some question regarding the cut-off date for the dc's being able to run your backed-up games.

I researched this topic heavily 2 years ago, and every source I could find at the time indicated October 2000 as the cut-off. You want BEFORE 10/2000.

hth

 

[Flavius]

Thanks for the tip...

I miss my days of playing Metropolis Street Racer. Sure, Project Gotham looks prettier...but MSR just made you feel like you really were in those different countries, racing down the street. Oh, and Test Drive Le Mans was fantastic!

 

[ttown]

Originally posted by: picardal
thx for the advice on game selection ttown
You forgot virtua tennis 1 and 2 though

ya, virtua tennis is really good. I pretty much equate virtua tennis and tennis 2k2, so i didn't mention it seperately.
Good game, and I've seen it recently at TRU for $4.99 (federal way, wa store) -- i think it may even be green-stickered for 50% off -- making it maybe $2.50.

 

[Emulex]

can u still get game iso's online? I got burglared and they took my dreamcast but not the guns or my old book of games (cracked), so i donated the games to a poor family who had a DC but only like 1 or 2 games cause it seemed like a nice thing to do (all the games, lol over 120 i know). They were like impovershied section-8 kinda folks who probably to this day play the DC if they havent had to pawn it for food or something.

(dont know where they live now , didnt keep up with the story).


anyhoo i loved my DC, house of the dead, crazy taxi. I'm just curious if its possible to get the cd's any more since its a dead platform. I wouldn't mind paying 1-4 bux for used games but the prices eb has are uber inflated actually , but some games were not sold in the usa that i enjoyed too and nowhere to be found..

 

[MunkeeBoy]

Originally posted by: Emulex
can u still get game iso's online? I got burglared and they took my dreamcast but not the guns or my old book of games (cracked), so i donated the games to a poor family who had a DC but only like 1 or 2 games cause it seemed like a nice thing to do (all the games, lol over 120 i know). They were like impovershied section-8 kinda folks who probably to this day play the DC if they havent had to pawn it for food or something.

(dont know where they live now , didnt keep up with the story).


anyhoo i loved my DC, house of the dead, crazy taxi. I'm just curious if its possible to get the cd's any more since its a dead platform. I wouldn't mind paying 1-4 bux for used games but the prices eb has are uber inflated actually , but some games were not sold in the usa that i enjoyed too and nowhere to be found..

Try www.dcforums.net.

 

[MunkeeBoy]

FYI, EBGames has the Rumble Packs (currently backordered) for $1.99 each.

 

[bjohns]

Thanks everyone for all the great info and recommendations. I just ordered a system and 6 games. As someone mentioned, the rumble packs are backordered, but they have the VMU's and extra controllers in stock.

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: Brule
Great info ttown. I've grown into a DC person recently.

I read that as "I've grown into a DC recently." LOL!

 

[dozer]

cool beans, just ordered one, thanks for the post good sir!

 

[lordbob99]

Seems to be out of stock now. Hope everyone got in on this deal. Mine says it was shipped on Friday