what are good games for the dreamcast?

edith head

my friend was going to throw his out so i took it. i don't really have much knowledge of systems more than 8-bit. what are some fun games? i bought ready 2 rumble, crazy taxi and resident evil veronica off of half.com. hope they don't suck. also, are there ways to find torrents of dc games and um make "back up" copies to cd?i want to get a nintendo wii but jesus these things are impossible to get.

The_Non

shenmue

Funky_Mimizu

Jet Grind Radio.

SPlDEY

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2

Soul Caliber

Sonic adventure 2

Nba 2k2

Nfl2k2

Nfl Blitz

Resident Evil 2, 3, Code Veronica

Tony Hawk 2

Phantasy Star Online

Pilot wings

Power Stone

Evil Dead: Hail to the king

Jet Set Radio

Bust a move 4

Crazy Taxi

that's all I can think of..

- spidey

SPlDEY

my friend was going to throw his out so i took it. i don't really have much knowledge of systems more than 8-bit. what are some fun games? i bought ready 2 rumble, crazy taxi and resident evil veronica off of half.com. hope they don't suck. also, are there ways to find torrents of dc games and um make "back up" copies to cd?



i want to get a nintendo wii but jesus these things are impossible to get.

Yeah those 3 are fun, but don't buy them online, either download and burn your own from Demonoid. Or, get them for the swap meet most Dc games are like 5 bucks a pop now.

- spidey

bthav

bust-a-move

numeric

Resident Evil Code Veronica was great at the time.

Seaman, MR Driller, SOUL CALIBUR!, Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Shenmue, etc.

cas

shenmue

this shit was dope!
anyone ever catch the second one?

SPlDEY

bust-a-move

http://www.ventoline.com/frozenbubble/bustamove640.html

I still play this game everyday.

- spidey

edith head

my friend was going to throw his out so i took it. i don't really have much knowledge of systems more than 8-bit. what are some fun games? i bought ready 2 rumble, crazy taxi and resident evil veronica off of half.com. hope they don't suck. also, are there ways to find torrents of dc games and um make "back up" copies to cd?



i want to get a nintendo wii but jesus these things are impossible to get.

Yeah those 3 are fun, but don't buy them online, either download and burn your own from Demonoid. Or, get them for the swap meet most Dc games are like 5 bucks a pop now.

- spidey

thanks for the titles and tips! demonoid registration is closed at the time, but i found some results for sonic adventure on xtorrent. are there any special steps to burn a dreamcast cd or do i just drag the contents and copy? i can't find any info on how to do it, if there are any special procedures...

spelunk

my friend was going to throw his out so i took it. i don't really have much knowledge of systems more than 8-bit. what are some fun games? i bought ready 2 rumble, crazy taxi and resident evil veronica off of half.com. hope they don't suck. also, are there ways to find torrents of dc games and um make "back up" copies to cd?



i want to get a nintendo wii but jesus these things are impossible to get.

Yeah those 3 are fun, but don't buy them online, either download and burn your own from Demonoid. Or, get them for the swap meet most Dc games are like 5 bucks a pop now.

- spidey

thanks for the titles and tips! demonoid registration is closed at the time, but i found some results for sonic adventure on xtorrent. are there any special steps to burn a dreamcast cd or do i just drag the contents and copy? i can't find any info on how to do it, if there are any special procedures...

There's a ridiculously elaborate process for burning Dreamcast games as I remember, involving mod chips, similar to what you had to do to burn PS2 games. That was like 4 years ago though, so I don't know if they figured out a better way.

SPlDEY

Nah, it's mad easy. I used to bootleg these games in highschool. You don't need a modchip. Sometimes you'll need a bootdisk, but eh. Usually it's download the Dreamcast game it comes in CDI format burn it with Disc juggler. If it's in any other format you gotta use a bootdisk. That's it simple.

Here's a more elaborate guide:

http://dreamlover.tecbox.com/

- spidey

prof_rockwell

don't forget to wear a jacket

SPlDEY

^hahaha now that's just over the top!

A*****, see if this link works for you.

http://isohunt.com/torrents/?ihq=dreamcast

http://dc-scene.wrzhost.com/

- spidey

edith head

thanks, i just got an invite code for demonoid. i don't think i'll be able to burn these though, because they only make discjuggler for windows. thanks for the help anyway

noz

you got the best video game system ever. no bullshit i nearly wrote an essay on this shit, but here's a few quick favorites:

basically any capcom fighter, but especially power stone 2 is the best "wacky" four player fighter ever made (think smash brothers, but in 3-d, with more complex combo based fighting, dynamic levels and customizable weapons).

if you're down to get your importing on (or, as some other suggested - burning) there's a slew of bizarre and beautiful end of generation joints - Ikaruga, rez and cosmic smash are all basically works of art. they really went balls to the wall near the end of their run. to give you an idea of the sort of genius/madness they were working with - as dreamcast was failing they released a a satirical rpg called segagaga, where you run a failing video game company. unfortunately it was never translated. here's a clip:



also sega was able to make terribly boring sports like tennis (virtua tennis) and fishing (bass fishing and marine fishing, if you've got the rod) into really fun games.

TheBeatGoes

i bought one on 9/9/99 and it's still #1 system

Typing of The Dead - sega took a game where you shoot zombie and replaced the guns with a computer keyboard.

Soul Calabur, Street Fighter Alpha 3, & Marvel vs. Capcom 2 are some of the best fighting games ever made

Space Channel 5 is a really fun game too

noz

Typing of The Dead - sega took a game where you shoot zombie and replaced the guns with a computer keyboard.

YES

noz

button

Great and tragic system. I can't recommend Mr. Driller because it's the videogame incarnation of hard drugs. You'll waste your life away playing it because its so addicting and fun. Definitely gotta give a nod to Street Fighter Alpha 3 though.

masaru

shenmue

this shit was dope!
anyone ever catch the second one?

Shenmue 2 is (if you can believe it) about 1000x better than the first one. It's literally the best video game experience I've ever had. Utterly absorbing and...shit, the last disc/segment is unreal for what it achieves.

Completely devastating that the Shenmue saga will probably never finish.

The_Non

shenmue

this shit was dope!
anyone ever catch the second one?

Shenmue 2 is (if you can believe it) about 1000x better than the first one. It's literally the best video game experience I've ever had. Utterly absorbing and...shit, the last disc/segment is unreal for what it achieves.

Completely devastating that the Shenmue saga will probably never finish.

Yes, yes yes yes yes.

SPlDEY

Shenmue 3 on X-box, even though I was secretly hoping for a Shenmue Online. Damn you Yu suzuki.

- spidey

Mondeyano

I'll cosign on Shenmue and most of the games mentioned here. Been trying to find Shenmue 2 on the cheap for the last few months but it's something like $40-$50 on eBay. Madness.

Ex-Boyfriend

chu chu rocket!!!!!!!!!!

masaru

Shenmue 3 on X-box, even though I was secretly hoping for a Shenmue Online. Damn you Yu suzuki.

- spidey

think you got that backwards... Shenmue Online is for real: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenmue_Online

Shenmue 3 is very likely never going to come out.

Snagglepus

bust-a-move

This is a great two-player game ... one player is fun too, but its very addictive in competitive mode. Very playable ... almost Tetris status.

edith head

I'll cosign on Shenmue and most of the games mentioned here. Been trying to find Shenmue 2 on the cheap for the last few months but it's something like $40-$50 on eBay. Madness.

i have these shenmue II 4-disc copies that my friend had from his friend who gave him the DC console. i cannot for the life of me figure out how to make them work. since i guess they are import games, i am guessing something special needs to happen for them to load? i spent a lot of time last night figuring out how to make a boot-cd and when i finally was able to burn one that worked, it still didn't allow the shenmue discs to load. if you have any ideas i wouldn't mind hooking you up with copies, if they indeed are capable of loading.

TheBeatGoes

chu chu rocket!!!!!!!!!!

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

slush

bomberman!!!!!

skies of arcadia
shenmue 2 of course
worms armageddon
power stone 2

there was a new christmas edition of the nes emulator last year. it included online play and a bunch of other stuff.

The_Non

I'll cosign on Shenmue and most of the games mentioned here. Been trying to find Shenmue 2 on the cheap for the last few months but it's something like $40-$50 on eBay. Madness.

i have these shenmue II 4-disc copies that my friend had from his friend who gave him the DC console. i cannot for the life of me figure out how to make them work. since i guess they are import games, i am guessing something special needs to happen for them to load? i spent a lot of time last night figuring out how to make a boot-cd and when i finally was able to burn one that worked, it still didn't allow the shenmue discs to load. if you have any ideas i wouldn't mind hooking you up with copies, if they indeed are capable of loading.

You need a PAL to American conversion CD. I can consult a friend on this one, cuz I wouldn't know where/how to do this either.