GDEmu, Sega Dreamcast ISO loading add-on device

Another World · Apr 5, 2014

tbgtbg said:
Forget ODDE or SD or whatever, where do you get a tiny Dreamcast like that? It looks neato.

it is from yujin's history collection. they did nintendo (with a bunch of famicon stuff) and sega mega drive. i've also seen gameboy, playstation, etc, but i'm not sure if they are by the same company. i do believe that the dc opens and can accept miniature discs.

here is the DC for sale: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yujin-SR-Se...2751?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item258b30fa2f

-another world

XDel · Apr 5, 2014

About time someone did this! :-)

tbgtbg · Apr 6, 2014

Another World said:
it is from yujin's history collection. they did nintendo (with a bunch of famicon stuff) and sega mega drive. i've also seen gameboy, playstation, etc, but i'm not sure if they are by the same company. i do believe that the dc opens and can accept miniature discs.

here is the DC for sale: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yujin-SR-Se...2751?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item258b30fa2f

-another world

Cool cool cool. The Genesis even comes with a little power base convertor! Too bad they all seem to be pretty expensive, guess I better get on winning that lottery first.

Closer to being on topic, ode is a great step, but we also need to get some way to get VMU saves transfered to and from modern computers. Connecting a third party VMU via a parallel port cable was fine back in the DC's lifetime, but man, it sure sucks in 2014.

Mr_Pichu · Apr 6, 2014

tbgtbg said:
Forget ODDE or SD or whatever, where do you get a tiny Dreamcast like that? It looks neato.

You can buy them on eBay, not so cheap as it is a collectable.
http://www.segagagadomain.com/miss/segahistory-gacha/dreamcast.htm

sharkie545 · Apr 6, 2014

I would have got this but i already burned the whole usa collection

Clarky · Apr 6, 2014

tbgtbg said:
Cool cool cool. The Genesis even comes with a little power base convertor! Too bad they all seem to be pretty expensive, guess I better get on winning that lottery first.

Closer to being on topic, ode is a great step, but we also need to get some way to get VMU saves transfered to and from modern computers. Connecting a third party VMU via a parallel port cable was fine back in the DC's lifetime, but man, it sure sucks in 2014.

I recall you could email saves to a pc and back. Not sure how ways it is to get online with a DC now a days but there are ways

Magnus87 · Apr 7, 2014

I liked but I prefer a VMU with SD to backup saved data

MalayZN · Apr 7, 2014

I like the idea vmu to SD sound great.

i went to the installation section and not really any details there as i have a version 0 console.

wangtang32000 · Apr 7, 2014

am i the only one that wants to eat that tiny dreamcast because it looks like candy?

jmjohnson85 · Apr 11, 2014

trumpet-205 said:
Dreamcast and PS2 ODDE (if it ever will be one) are what I'm looking for right now.

I definitely understand the need for a Dreamcast ODE but why PS2?

trumpet-205 · Apr 12, 2014

jmjohnson85 said:
I definitely understand the need for a Dreamcast ODE but why PS2?

For PS2, to avoid using disc requires either USB, SMB, or HDD loading. They all have their cons. USB is speed limited, causing gameplay to be choppy. SMB requires a networking device, either PC or network drive. HDD is limited to PS2 FAT or very early PS2 Slim.

Not to mention that neither of them have the best compatibility. Best compatibility comes from disc loading from ESR loader.

jmjohnson85 · Apr 13, 2014

trumpet-205 said:
For PS2, to avoid using disc requires either USB, SMB, or HDD loading. They all have their cons. USB is speed limited, causing gameplay to be choppy. SMB requires a networking device, either PC or network drive. HDD is limited to PS2 FAT or very early PS2 Slim.

Not to mention that neither of them have the best compatibility. Best compatibility comes from disc loading from ESR loader.

Hmm.. I wonder which games worth playing don't work well from HDD? I have a SCPH-70012 with HDconnect installed and I have yet to find a game that doesn't work pretty much perfectly.

Edit:
Also, just wanted to point out that ESR's compatibility is actually quite poor in comparison to HDD loading with OPL.

fixingmytoys · Jun 4, 2019

okay some one might know i have a JAP VA0 and i am looking at getting a GDEMU yes i know VA0 is 5V where the VA1 is 3.3 and a GDEMU on a VD0 can be mad , is there a "mod"one can do t drop the 5V down to 3.3v to use a GDEMU safely ??

Alexander1970 · Jun 4, 2019

fixingmytoys said:
okay some one might know i have a JAP VA0 and i am looking at getting a GDEMU yes i know VA0 is 5V where the VA1 is 3.3 and a GDEMU on a VD0 can be mad , is there a "mod"one can do t drop the 5V down to 3.3v to use a GDEMU safely ??

Hello.

No,there is no Mod.You can use an USB-GD Rom instead.

USB-GDROM: This device is more costly, but perhaps easier to order directly from the developer’s web page. USB-GDROM supports USB devices up to 2TB. You can hold the entire Dreamcast collection easily on a single USB stick or HDD. Its easy to transfer files and has no restrictions on folder or file names and even has LongFileName support. One downside, current GUI is very basic looking. USB-GDROM supports only GDI and CDI formats. It also supports both VA0 and VA1 Dreamcast revisions making it more likely to work on your console. Neither USB-GDROM or GDEMU support VA2 Dreamcast models.

fixingmytoys · Jun 4, 2019

dam, i am thinking my DC is VA0 as it says that on the side of the PCB could nit find any other markings on my JAP unit

Alexander1970 · Jun 4, 2019

One of the identification feature is on the GD-Rom itself:

Sega-Dreamcast-GD-ROM-Drive-laser-Controllerboard-100-working-condition.jpg

fixingmytoys · Jun 4, 2019

okay will have a look , i know it plays cd-r
s

fixingmytoys · Jun 4, 2019

okay will have a look , i know it plays cd-r's

fixingmytoys · Jun 4, 2019

I think I am out of luck

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