What games/consoles have you bought this week??

[Megamixer]

Its been ages sine I looked at any of the mods and repairs as im a bit wary of using my own consoles just in case. The sd card loader looked like a good idea to save wear on the laser but if the reset thing still happens then at the moment id probably give a mod a go.

Isn't there also an issue with controller ports blowing up?

Must admit that I was quite lucky when I used to have a Dreamcast. Bought it used and un-yellowed and it never broke down at all before I sold it.

[Sephiroth81]

Its been ages sine I looked at any of the mods and repairs as im a bit wary of using my own consoles just in case. The sd card loader looked like a good idea to save wear on the laser but if the reset thing still happens then at the moment id probably give a mod a go.

Isn't there also an issue with controller ports blowing up?

Must admit that I was quite lucky when I used to have a Dreamcast. Bought it used and un-yellowed and it never broke down at all before I sold it.

How easy was it to "unyellow" it?? Is there a way without pulling it apart, and dipping it in acid?!

[speedlolita]

Nope.

[Sephiroth81]

Nope.

Have I ever told you how much I just love my beautiful yellow Dreamcast?

[speedlolita]

Wanna trade? Mine in a pure white.

Eh, Dreamcast looks sooo boring next to my lovely grey Saturns. mmm

[Space_turnip]

Do the SD card drives help with the sudden resets? Or is that an unrecoverable condition.

As for my dreamcast it is a uk console in a NTSC Sega Sports black console case I got for £1.00 from a boot sale. The innards appeared to have lost a battle with a uk mains supply but the case was immaculate so I swapped it out. Sure I got a black controller with it but cant really remember.

Looks nice next to my PS3.

You'd still need a CD to run the SD though, so the reset issue would still be a problem. Also, there's not a massive amount that works just on the SD card yet (although I've got to admit I've not really dipped my toes a huge amount into using the SD card yet, and haven't checked anything in a while).

Have 5 Dreamcasts set up at the moment, 1 lovely white one downstairs that sounds like a Helicopter constantly, my main one which has yellowed badly, a Sega Sports one which is the quietest DC I own, and 2 Japanese ones, but no reset problems on any of them currently. Constantly worrying that one will go on the blink though, just waiting to find a cheap 6th to have on stand by!

[speedlolita]

I used to have reset issues so I soldered the motherboard to the power supply. Problem solved.

[gmintyfresh]

Gunstar Heroes - Japanese MD

These arrived on Friday:



Panzer dragoon Zwei - Saturn



Daisenpo (Twin Hawk) - MD



Soldier Blade T-Shirt

[gmintyfresh]

I also had confirmation that my Japanese retail copy of Strider (2014) is on the way

[SoupDragon]

Picked up Little Big Planet Karting for a £1 in a charity shop, never seen a PS3 in a charity before. Someone must have gotten bored lol

[stayAwhile]

Got gears of war collectors edition for 4 quid in cex. Expecting my next big bargin when car boot
Starts up

[Gibberish Driftwood]

The recent article in Retro Gamer about Wind Waker made me go out an buy this:

Its a limited edition with Ocarina of Time as an added bonus.

[The Hardest of All Freds]

Star Ocean for the 360 for a measly pound.

[slacey1070]

Rock of Ages for £1 something on XBLA...

[gmintyfresh]

Super Shinobi 2 - Japanese Megadrive