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I just got one back finally... and was just wondering, do ppl still play it online?
I know that sega probably took down servers or what not, but I was thinking if maybe theres another way for me to play online with it...
I heard their is a way to hook up the dial up port to a dial up modem in a pc and use the pc's broadband to go online, but b4 I attempted that I wanted to see if it was worth it
or if anything go on the browser with it...
Sonicwolf
03-31-2009, 12:08 AM
You can play a select few Dreamcast games online but you need to connect to a private server and for a game like Phantasy Star Online, you need a gameshark to do so.
otoko
03-31-2009, 12:41 AM
You can play a select few Dreamcast games online but you need to connect to a private server and for a game like Phantasy Star Online, you need a gameshark to do so.
Strange.. All the tutorials I have seen to connect Phantasy Star Online to a private server never included Gameshark.
Sonicwolf
03-31-2009, 12:54 AM
Strange.. All the tutorials I have seen to connect Phantasy Star Online to a private server never included Gameshark.
I see. I heard you needed it to defeat a software-server check of some sort employed by Sega originally.
http://www.schtserv.com/connect-psodc.php
otoko
03-31-2009, 01:00 AM
I see. I heard you needed it to defeat a software-server check of some sort employed by Sega originally.
http://www.schtserv.com/connect-psodc.php
I guess that might have been my problem then.
Sonicwolf
03-31-2009, 01:07 AM
I have never gotten the DC online even once in the whole time I have owned it. :(
AlphaGamer
03-31-2009, 01:09 AM
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otoko
03-31-2009, 01:15 AM
anyone plays anything besides Phantasy Star
Online (if that...).
Usually these private servers will host PC/MAC/GB/Dreamcast.. well any that will connect. There are few servers but from what I have gathered they do have a pretty healthy online community.
As far as taking it online.. If your Dreamcast only has a dial-up modem stuck in it... Pretty useless.. You'd have to hack a few things with your PC and a phone wire to get it up and running if you have a broadband connection. So the best way to go is with the BBA... but it costs so much. Unless your absolutely serious about getting your Dreamcast online (like I was) and are not afraid of plopping down the approximately 200$(max) to get one (unless you get one by blind luck) I will agree it's pretty useless to do so. Well you can surf online but, in the long run a computer would do you much better in that respect.
nate1749
03-31-2009, 02:51 AM
is the game bomberman online for DC online only? I never tried it and have always wanted to.... I don't have a BBA, but I'd get one if there was some type of organized stuff out there where people played it online. I knew at a time private servers were around, but I guess I kind of thought they all died.
Great topic though.
Nate
lazyhoboguy
03-31-2009, 06:07 AM
www.dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com People play dreamcast games online there.
boogiecat
03-31-2009, 06:23 AM
www.dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com People play dreamcast games online there.
Thanks for that site...Wow im surprised that they still use it for online games like Phantasy Star Online..
lazyhoboguy
03-31-2009, 07:12 AM
www.onlineconsoles.com np, there are also sites for ps2 and gc as well. I am really active on the ps2 site. I do not have a dreamcast yet but plan to get one eventually. People play quake 3 through dreamcast on the site as well. I'd like to try that.
Orion Pimpdaddy
03-31-2009, 08:40 AM
Isn't the Dreamcast broadband adapter better than a dial-up connection?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast_Broadband_Adapter
otoko
03-31-2009, 09:54 AM
It is. Apparently (in my lengthy searching) supposedly there are two models of adapter. One is only a 10mbps connection and does not support the Dreamcast games because of hardware and the other has a 10/100mbps that will support the games... Can anyone confirm the existence of two BBA models though?
CosmicMonkey
03-31-2009, 11:27 AM
It is. Apparently (in my lengthy searching) supposedly there are two models of adapter. One is only a 10mbps connection and does not support the Dreamcast games because of hardware and the other has a 10/100mbps that will support the games... Can anyone confirm the existence of two BBA models though?
Indeed, there are two versions. HIT-0400 is the Broad Band Adaptor, HIT-0300 is the LAN Adaptor. The BBA is the one you want.
nate1749
03-31-2009, 12:49 PM
Oh wow, I never knew that was a lan and a broadband adapter. According to eBay there's also a japanese bba (HIT-0401) that doesn't work w/ntsc models.
c0ldb33r
03-31-2009, 12:50 PM
I used to take my DC online to download graffiti in Jet Grind Radio. Can you still do that?
CosmicMonkey
03-31-2009, 01:26 PM
Oh wow, I never knew that was a lan and a broadband adapter. According to eBay there's also a japanese bba (HIT-0401) that doesn't work w/ntsc models.
All BB/LAN adaptor hardware is universal. The part number of the BBA is HIT-0400. The part number of the Japanese packaging is HIT-0401.
otoko
03-31-2009, 05:20 PM
All BB/LAN adaptor hardware is universal. The part number of the BBA is HIT-0400. The part number of the Japanese packaging is HIT-0401.
Correct! Think I'm using a HIT-400? Nope. I'm using a HIT-0401. lolz.
lazyhoboguy
03-31-2009, 07:13 PM
I used to take my DC online to download graffiti in Jet Grind Radio. Can you still do that?
http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8740
Yep, looks like it.
Sonicwolf
04-01-2009, 02:16 AM
If only I had a Gameshark CDX, I would play PSO DC Online... Also I never could figure out how to play DC through a computer broadband.
otoko
04-01-2009, 12:41 PM
If only I had a Gameshark CDX, I would play PSO DC Online... Also I never could figure out how to play DC through a computer broadband.
Basically you do some software hacking with your modem, then you plug the modem into the Dreamcast via a phone cord, but the Dreamcast's modem would normally draw it's power from the phone line so you have to hack on a battery on the phone line.. a 9v I believe.
Sonicwolf
04-01-2009, 01:41 PM
Basically you do some software hacking with your modem, then you plug the modem into the Dreamcast via a phone cord, but the Dreamcast's modem would normally draw it's power from the phone line so you have to hack on a battery on the phone line.. a 9v I believe.
One website said that they made a discovery that certain Dreamcast modems did not require the voltage hack on the line.
otoko
04-01-2009, 01:45 PM
One website said that they made a discovery that certain Dreamcast modems did not require the voltage hack on the line.
Did the website show you how you to tell? Cause I've done the modem hack to my computers before, it was the voltage pack hack that honestly made me give up. I'm too lazy in that respect. Please direct me, I have four dreamcast modems I could choose from.
Sonicwolf
04-01-2009, 01:48 PM
http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8755&sid=589bd122b3c24d1d8cd811caf4d469e3
otoko
04-01-2009, 01:52 PM
http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8755&sid=589bd122b3c24d1d8cd811caf4d469e3
Neat! Thanks for the info~ I shall try this out when I get home.