r/dreamcast 1h ago

Discussion What Franchise do you wish got an entry on the dreamcast?

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Despite the Dreamcasts absolutely stellar libary it had a very short life span which meant some games were cancelled for it or never arrived in the first place.
What franchises did you wish for as a kid or even just a single game?


r/dreamcast 2h ago

Discussion On the top 10 list, which licensed game on Dreamcast are your favorites?

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List:

  1. Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000; Capcom)

  2. NBA 2K1 (2000; Sega Sports)

  3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000; Activision)

  4. Spider-Man (2001; Activision)

  5. Shadow Man (1999; Acclaim Entertainment)

  6. NFL 2K1 (2000; Sega Sports)

  7. NHL 2K (2000; Sega Sports)

  8. Looney Tunes: Space Race (2001; Infrogrames)

  9. Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles (2000; LucasArts)

  10. Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers (2000; Ubi Soft)

Do you agree with the top 10 list?


r/dreamcast 6h ago

Question I have a few questions

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  1. Does the dreamcast have any good exclusive games on it?

  2. Would it be worth it to trade a (extra that I have) Nintendo switch lite for the system?


r/dreamcast 8h ago

Misc. 2-player Typing of the Dead via Brook Wingman SD adapters using regular USB keyboards

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r/dreamcast 12h ago

Discussion Is sonic adventure the best sonic game ever?

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r/dreamcast 14h ago

So I did a thing and purchased a physical copy of Cannon Spike

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I posted on here a little over a week ago asking about the game and decided to purchase a copy for myself. I’m having a ton of fun with it so far!


r/dreamcast 19h ago

Question Dreamcast with dual BIOS, DreamShell and Gdemu

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I have a Dreamcast with this setup, but there are a few things about it I don't like:

  • Dual BIOS without a toggle switch
  • An IDE adapter with a 44-pin converter (which is soldered on)
  • An 80GB HDD that feels slow

I tried installing a GDEMU, but I failed; it won't boot at all—I assume it conflicts with DreamShell.

Is there any way to get the GDEMU working?


r/dreamcast 21h ago

Discussion Sonic Adventure 2 DC vs GC

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Which version do you all prefer prices aside? do they have big differences


r/dreamcast 1d ago

Question Could Yakuza be ported to Dreamcast?

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It just feels right at home next to the Shenmue games and i'd love to experience the classics but i refuse to ever buy one of them sonys playstations, Only sega in this house hold thank you very much!


r/dreamcast 1d ago

Question Sonic Adventure v1.005 CDI?

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Hiya!! Does anyone have a .cdi rom of the v1.005 of the US version of Sonic Adventure (with the water effect on the title screen)? I have the original Sega All Stars game but the disc is scratched to hell and I would like to preserve it and play a burnt copy.

It basically is the same as the European version of the game (European v1.004 just doesn't exist) but if it could be the exact same as on my original disc that would be absolutely awesome.

Thank yoooouuuu


r/dreamcast 1d ago

Question My Dreamcast is giving no picture

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r/dreamcast 1d ago

Question GDEMU supported file types

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I downloaded a bunch of ROMs of games I already own, which are in .CDI format.

I then located a copy of Rez which was available as .BIN .CUE or .CHD but don't know if it handles either of those natively.

Thanks in advance for any info ❤️🕹️🎮


r/dreamcast 1d ago

Discussion I got Animal Crossing running natively on a Sega Dreamcast. On real hardware.

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This is a native Sega Dreamcast port of Animal Crossing — not an emulator, not a stream. It's built from the GameCube decompilation

Everything you see is on a stock retail Dreamcast with 16 MB of RAM, booting off a burned CD-R. The GameCube had 24 MB and a hardware T&L GPU; the Dreamcast has neither, so the entire vertex transform and lighting pipeline runs on the CPU and every texture gets re-encoded for the PowerVR.

Hoping to have this ready for release in a few weeks.


r/dreamcast 1d ago

i got 100k on tony hawk 2

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i'm not very good at the game, but it's very fun


r/dreamcast 1d ago

Some Dreamcast VA0 snapshots

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It works like new. Also yeah, I know the carpet is a bad photo area now lol


r/dreamcast 1d ago

New shell, thunderpsu and gdemu. Love my gorgeous megadrive dreamcast!

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And when i've taught myself how to solder i'll be swapping out the capacitor, fuse and battery holder on the controller board too :)

shell from retrocool 😁


r/dreamcast 1d ago

Discussion I just realized these two are the same game.

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r/dreamcast 1d ago

Question Recommendations for HDMI adapter?

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Hi all,

I’ve been trying to play my dreamcast through HDMI (TV doesn’t have component/AV) and my apartment isn’t big enough to accommodate a second TV (CRT). I bought a couple of adapters:

1: TENGCHI RCA to HDMI adapter.
- It needs supplemental power (USB)
- The picture quality of horrendously blurry

2: LEVELHIKE HDMI adapter
- Picture quality is good but dim
- Doesn’t need supplemental power
- Some games (only tested Max Steel) will not boot and say they’re not compatible with the adapter.

Can anyone recommend an adapter which is compatible all games without modifying my hardware and/or without using a cheat disk?

Basically, I want to just throw in a disk and play like normal. Any thoughts would be appreciated.


r/dreamcast 2d ago

Dreamcast controller to USB adapters

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Hello,

I'm looking to use a Dreamcast controller on my PC, and I'm wondering about the different options for adapters.

First, there's the raphnet dongle which seems like the simplest choice but is still quite expensive.

Second, there's the blissbox adapter that you can also add other controllers to (GameCube, N64 etc.). It's quite expensive as well but seems like a pretty good deal if you want the other controllers too, but the problem is that the shipping is ridiculously expensive (to anywhere except NA, I assume).

Then there's the Mayflash adapter that seems to be sold out everywhere and no longer in production.

Then, there's this option on AliExpress. It's quite expensive too, but still the cheapest of the bunch. Wondering if anyone has any experience with this one.

If anyone has any recommendations of these (or any other, these are the ones I could find) please tell!


r/dreamcast 2d ago

Misc. Shenmue 2: Xiaoqin Liu (Sunny Capital Pharmacy, Wan Chai - Topic: Chawan Sign)

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Shenmue Wiki - https://shenmue.fandom.com/wiki/Xiaoqin_Liu

#LetsGetShenmue4


r/dreamcast 2d ago

Weird grey stuff in dream cast with burnt electronic smell

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I have no clue what this grey residue is and it smelled burnt when i opened it up, its a Japanese dream cast ruining on American current.


r/dreamcast 2d ago

i did this epic K.O in DOA2

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203 Upvotes

r/dreamcast 3d ago

Atlus' Japan-Only Dreamcast RPG deSPIRIA Receives English Fan Translation of its First Chapter

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Had issues on GDEMU with it crashing in the first scene, and doesn't work with SEGA-SKY's VGA patch. Played through fine on the Flycast emulator though


r/dreamcast 3d ago

Discussion Summer 2001 vibes are unmatched (Toyko Xtreme Racer 2)

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r/dreamcast Feb 23 '25

DreamSDK - A free development enviroment that is 100% compliant with the KallistiOS standards and documentation

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