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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: bLaDe on May 09, 2003, 01:43:00 PM

Title: Playing Dreamcast Cds on the computer
Post by: bLaDe on May 09, 2003, 01:43:00 PM

Is there a way one can play Dreamcast Cds on the computer?  

  -{bLaDe}

Title: Re:Playing Dreamcast Cds on the computer
Post by: Black_Smoke on May 09, 2003, 10:58:43 PM

nope dont think u can dogg

Title: Re:Playing Dreamcast Cds on the computer
Post by: elneckio on May 10, 2003, 01:29:21 AM

AFAIK not possible.  Dreamcast CD's are in a different format known as 'gd-rom' which won't be read by a standard PC.  I have read some discussions talking about what is necessary to do it, but not seen it done yet.

This is worth a look though : http://icarus.boob.co.uk/  in progress PC DC emulator (which I dont think is a fake).  But I'm guessing he is running Discs which have been ripped to hard drive by reading them on a dreamcast connected to a PC.

Title: Re:Playing Dreamcast Cds on the computer
Post by: KING VerbalAssaulta on May 10, 2003, 07:19:37 AM

you can get emulation roms though and play them on your pc  :D

Title: Re:Playing Dreamcast Cds on the computer
Post by: elneckio on May 10, 2003, 09:15:24 AM

Quote from: VerbalAssaulta on May 10, 2003, 07:19:37 AM

you can get emulation roms though and play them on your pc  :D

Any idea of the name of the emulator - I haven't seen a released one yet ?

Title: Re:Playing Dreamcast Cds on the computer
Post by: On The Edge of Insanity on May 12, 2003, 11:26:47 AM

I got the emulator on my computer somewhere elneckio, so if you get at me on AIM: thedonone02 then i'll send you the file, it's only like 500k.