James8BitStar
06-06-2007, 05:30 PM
First, CD-Repair:
I never owned a Sega CD when it was new, so every game I own was second-hand--mostly from pawn shops, and in varying conditions. One game I have (Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective) was all-but-unplayable the day I got it. I attribute this to a large amount of blemishes on the disc.
Now, is there any way to have this game repaired? I would rather not have to buy a replacement copy which for all I know might be in just as bad a shape.
Second, backups:
Owing to the above experience I've been kinda paranoid about wanting to protect my CD-based games (meaning PC-Engine and Sega CD). So yes, I've tried to make backups. I've read like three how-to guides on the internet (Racketboy's, the guide at fantasyanime, and one on a Sega fanpage that escapes me at the moment) as well as having asked at Eidolon's Inn, and yes I know about tools like Sega Cue Maker and Turborip and I've used them and practically every darn ripping-burning program recommended to me (including that Alcohol %120 thing and CDRWin), but the results have been the same.
To make a long story short, two of the backups I tested ended up being one-level "demos"--I'd beat the first level, then they'd just get stuck trying to find the next data track or something. The other worked but had trouble finding the music tracks and got stuck if I waited for an opening cutscene to load (note that I'm trying to play these backups on the actual system--they're absolutely worthless to me if I have to use an emulator). So like, I'm absolutely stuck for any idea as to what I might be doing wrong.
Any suggestions?
I never owned a Sega CD when it was new, so every game I own was second-hand--mostly from pawn shops, and in varying conditions. One game I have (Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective) was all-but-unplayable the day I got it. I attribute this to a large amount of blemishes on the disc.
Now, is there any way to have this game repaired? I would rather not have to buy a replacement copy which for all I know might be in just as bad a shape.
Second, backups:
Owing to the above experience I've been kinda paranoid about wanting to protect my CD-based games (meaning PC-Engine and Sega CD). So yes, I've tried to make backups. I've read like three how-to guides on the internet (Racketboy's, the guide at fantasyanime, and one on a Sega fanpage that escapes me at the moment) as well as having asked at Eidolon's Inn, and yes I know about tools like Sega Cue Maker and Turborip and I've used them and practically every darn ripping-burning program recommended to me (including that Alcohol %120 thing and CDRWin), but the results have been the same.
To make a long story short, two of the backups I tested ended up being one-level "demos"--I'd beat the first level, then they'd just get stuck trying to find the next data track or something. The other worked but had trouble finding the music tracks and got stuck if I waited for an opening cutscene to load (note that I'm trying to play these backups on the actual system--they're absolutely worthless to me if I have to use an emulator). So like, I'm absolutely stuck for any idea as to what I might be doing wrong.
Any suggestions?