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Thread: GET!! Colonies Freezes at Boot on NTSC-U Dreamcast

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    Default GET!! Colonies Freezes at Boot on NTSC-U Dreamcast

    Using an NTSC-U Dreamcast, I can't get the Japanese GET!! Colonies puzzle game (GD-ROM) to correctly boot. The game freezes at its very start (past the Dreamcast boot screens) with the Codebreaker demo disk (CD-R) with or without accessories (such as controller, VMU, or rumble pack). At that point, the screen is white with a thin gray vertical bar across the leftmost side of the screen. The game also freezes the Dreamcast at the 94% mark at the Utopia screen when using the Utopia Boot Disk (CD-R) with or without accessories even though Utopia correctly shows the disk's included disk art from the GD-ROM's files. The Dreamcast must then be cold-booted (power-cycled) to get it to work again. All other Japanese-region games work with this Dreamcast and either boot disk.

    Please help. Any pertinent advice is appreciated. Any information about the GET!! Colonies game could be helpful as I want to see if it is "the game's fault" or if it is due to bit rot (even though the GD-ROM appears to be pristine with no noticeable damage on either side of the disk).

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    Isn't asking for ROMs against forum policy

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    Quote Originally Posted by FoxHack View Post
    Isn't asking for ROMs against forum policy
    Yes, it's the first thing mentioned in the FAQ. This thread should be locked.
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    OK, fine, even though I own a legit copy of the game, slippery slope, yes: post edited.

    That said, has anyone here even played "GET!! Colonies?"

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    Is bit rot even a thing? Ive heard of it happening with laserdiscs but never video games

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    its a general term and yes
    floppies can be bad about it if not stored correctly

    amongst other things of course

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