Dreamcast - Worth $20?

[titanzguard]

I have a friend who is selling a dreamcast - Has 1 controller and all cables. Comes with NFL 2K1 and another racing game.

Wondering if its worth $20 bucks to pick up as a spare?

[Lostdwarf]

If it is a predated October 2000 version then yes because it is very easy to mod and play any game on

mike

[titanzguard]

Hmm.... I am not sure. How about Post Oct 2000. Still worth it?

[mailman187666]

well if you want a spare, then I'd say $20 is worth it. If its a friend of yours then why not? its better than spending $20 on one and paying a complete stranger. Dreamcast is a good system and I'd pay $20 for one any day.

[Lostdwarf]

like the above says either way it's still a good system and i would if i were you

mike

[modest9797]

Quick question: What do you mean by easy to mod to play ALL game?
What games fall into the catagory of ALL?

Also, where does it say the date?

[Lostdwarf]

if you have a dreamcast pre october 2000 you can burn games to a cd-r and play them. There are a ton of emulators that are already established. I got my dreamcast about 2 weeks ago and have done nothign but burn the torrents for the snes, nes, genesis, mame, and other emu's and games. very easy. Just make sure you have a prog called Disc Juggler, it helps alot

mike

[jonjandran]

if you have a dreamcast pre october 2000 you can burn games to a cd-r and play them. There are a ton of emulators that are already established. I got my dreamcast about 2 weeks ago and have done nothign but burn the torrents for the snes, nes, genesis, mame, and other emu's and games. very easy. Just make sure you have a prog called Disc Juggler, it helps alot

mike

ALL Dreamcast will play burned cd-r games. :roll:

http://dcemulation.com/article-supported.htm

I personally have tested this on SEVERAL Dreamcasts manufactured after October 2000.

[Lostdwarf]

yea but do you need a boot disc?

[jonjandran]

yea but do you need a boot disc?

Nope , pop in the burned CD-R and off you go. I mean really that rumor was started back in 2003 or 2004 and it just won't die.

I bet I can find an old thread where I've had this same discussion 4 years ago. LOL

[modest9797]

Nope , pop in the burned CD-R and off you go. I mean really that rumor was started back in 2003 or 2004 and it just won't die.

I bet I can find an old thread where I've had this same discussion 4 years ago. LOL

I love my dreamcast even more.

[jonjandran]

I bet I can find an old thread where I've had this same discussion 4 years ago. LOL

Found it , from February 2003 :

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-7690.html

Look about half way down at my posts.

Same exact discussion. ROFL

[The 1 2 P]

I think you can play the majority of Dreamcast imports with one of the various boot disc available. As for the sale, a Dreamcast is definitely worth $20. You will find many good games for it as well so it will all be worthwhile.

[Lostdwarf]

it may take a week or so but i have the US complete collection of dreamcast games on dwld right now =)
can't wait and i found all the case covers and cd labels so this should be a fun next couple of months printing these out. 300+ games here i come! =).

i love my dreamcast

mike

[otaku]

of course its worth it. I had over 200 games via burning saved a ton of money and played alot of great games.

[otoko]

I agree, I had my original Dreamcast die on me for no reason awhile ago and a spare was a great choice.

I got a small amount of burned games I admit, but they came from dreamcasts from goodwill and friends.

[jcalder8]

I would buy one for 20 bucks although I already have one.

A side note don't download games. After I bought the DC I probably d/l'd 75 games and have put everyone into the system to make sure it worked but that's about it. I have no love for the games since they don't mean anything to me and did not cost me anything. There you have my thoughts on the matter.

[dao2]

It's not an amazing price but yeah that's about what a dreamcast is worth.

[8-bitNesMan]

I mean really that rumor was started back in 2003 or 2004 and it just won't die.

I think it goes back farther than that even...

[Dreamcast]

Actually, its very hard for me to find a Dreamcast that cheap. for me, i can only find $40 to $60 ones :(

[cyberfluxor]

About 2 years ago a pawn shop was dumping off their DC systems for $10 with hookups and 2 controllers each, just too bad they only had 2 units. But even so, $20 is the current going rate around here at just about everywhere.

As for the burning of games, it's up to you. I much rather run off original discs than burned copies. Even if it's a system no longer available, burning images just feels wasteful and would be better off mounting the images and emulating off a computer. A burned DC game disc is worth less than the disc that hasn't been written to.

[OldSchoolGamer]

Nope , pop in the burned CD-R and off you go. I mean really that rumor was started back in 2003 or 2004 and it just won't die.

I bet I can find an old thread where I've had this same discussion 4 years ago. LOL

That started because the first game rips to appear DID require a boot disc, I know because I have some, but as the method improved later releases and all following releases no longer required the boot disc, I beleive even the titles that originallt required the boot disc we're even re-ripped so they didn't require it either.................

Even better though, besides commercial rips are several emulators, homebrew and even un-released commercial titles that showed up ready to burn and play!

[Aussie2B]

Personally, I'd pay $20 for just about any home console if I don't already have it. As for a spare, I wouldn't bother. It's not an unfair price, but you could probably find a Dreamcast for 5 or 10 bucks at a thrift without too much effort. Granted, you may not get the cables, controller, and games that way, though.