Dreamcast GDEMU from Aliexpress + Amazon

[CORE]

Well that good you done your research so somehow your board has a fault then that sucks.

 

[Alexander1970]

It was a good time

it was a short time


The Dreamcast is/was NEVER my favorite console and "annoyed" me from the first day i had one.

-loud and noisy fan
-loud and pesky GD Rom Drive
- constantly empty Memory Unit batteries
- the shortest cable from an overelaborate Controller


I hoped with an GDEmu all is good and now gaming makes fun.
thought so...

 

[CORE]

Well there is RetroArch soon to have WinCE support too

I know what you mean about Controller leads I bought extenders off Ebay and they gave me such nostalgic feelings they even boxed in original packaging from when I seen them 20 years ago WTF has it really been so long!

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

A little update on GDEmu:

It stopped working:

https://gbatemp.net/threads/where-i...ve-fixed-modded-recently.538737/#post-8640773

I do not know what happend......

Since then I have tried to held contact with the Seller on Aliexpress.
He wants some video of the issue,but they have Problems to open/play it (maybe have to do with CHINA.....)
Tried it a couple of times with different solutions to send them the Video (no files than Pictures alllowed).
Today i tried to contact them again since the last reply was 2 weeks ago,and....
all conversations are gone because of a new Message SYSTEM instead of instant messaging.

I think thats it for now.I write to them again and let´s see.....

Thank you.

 

[shano]

Im actually looking to pick one up myself.

Probably the 5.15b version.

Think i heard this one can actually take firmware updates fine, since it uses same chips as original now, i could have heard wrong though.

@alexander1970 Thats unfortunate what has happened with your GDEMU. Do you think it was just a faulty one or maybe the Dreamcast fault? Im kinda worried to grab one now.

Anyone else had or heard any issues with the clones dying?

 

[Alexander1970]

Im actually looking to pick one up myself.

Probably the 5.15b version.

Think i heard this one can actually take firmware updates fine, since it uses same chips as original now, i could have heard wrong though.

@alexander1970 Thats unfortunate what has happened with your GDEMU. Do you think it was just a faulty one or maybe the Dreamcast fault? Im kinda worried to grab one now.

Anyone else had or heard any issues with the clones dying?

Hello.

Thank you for your participation.

I don´t think there are further updates for the GDEmu because what i know 99% of the Games including Multi Disc one works.
Its a 50:50 chance of "breaking" a clone i think.For me i can recommend it to buy a clone because its easier to get one.And 5.15 is the latest Firmware.Until the time when mine breaks the games worked perfectly with Cheats and Multidisc.

The only thing i noticed that the Power supply/the Dreamcast itself gets warmer than usual.Maybe i played a little to long D2....

Thank you.

 

[Deleted-401606]

I purchased mine from Amazon back in the summer. I use it regularly and I haven't had any problems or issues with compatibility. From what I've discovered, it's identical to the "real" GDEMU, except that you can't update the firmware. However since it already has 100% compatibility, you don't need to.

What is the price difference between the real one and the knockoff?

 

[Alexander1970]

What is the price difference between the real one and the knockoff?

Its not only the price,its the time you get an orignal.You have to wait months:

https://gdemu.wordpress.com/ordering/ordering-gdemu/

and it costs motre than the DOUBLE ! 130 Euro
Clones begins about 60 Euro on Aliexpress.

 

[CORE]

I too have noticed the Heat difference with the PSU due to the 12v excess draw because GDROM not present I now have concerns since your unfortunate mishap.

Think I will look into making some modifications to the PSU or maybe try one of those PicoPSUs.

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U maybe able to buy them off EBay too that where I bought mine.

 

[Alexander1970]

I too have noticed the Heat difference with the PSU due to the 12v excess draw because GDROM not present I now have concerns since your unfortunate mishap.

Think I will look into making some modifications to the PSU or maybe try one of those PicoPSUs.

Yes thats better.There are enough pages who discribe the Mod.

 

[shano]

@alexander1970 Has to be something on the GDEMU has died since you tried it on 3 Dreamcast systems. What colour LED is the GDEMU supposed to display when it's working correctly?

 

[Alexander1970]

@alexander1970 Has to be something on the GDEMU has died since you tried it on 3 Dreamcast systems. What colour LED is the GDEMU supposed to display when it's working correctly?

It lights red on power on and goes out again immediately if all is ok.
I think i played too long....

 

[CORE]

I can tell you that Evil Twin has some odd behaviour random crashing and rebooting and I cant proceed stuck at Ship Deck when you go outside game crashes still audio but black screen or freezes.

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Perhaps the GDEmu gets too hot a Cap or something has blown? Maybe need some shielding or Heat spreading.

 

[Alexander1970]

I can tell you that Evil Twin has some odd behaviour random crashing and rebooting and I cant proceed stuck at Ship Deck when you go outside game crashes still audio but black screen or freezes.

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Perhaps the GDEmu gets too hot a Cap or something has blown? Maybe need some shielding or Heat spreading.

The Mod with the voltage is enough to prevent this.I remember now i have played about 7-8 hours without a break. (i love D2.....)
You know/remember the reboot/shutdown "issue" on older Dreamcasts when you play too long ?

 

[shano]

Does the Dreamcast with GDEMU still run hotter than normal if the Dreamcast is powered on but not running a game?

 

[CORE]

Thankfully it nothing compared to the next gen Damn PS3 and 360 even worse 360 since there is no decent exploit for Homebrew.

 

[Alexander1970]

Does the Dreamcast with GDEMU still run hotter than normal if the Dreamcast is powered on but not running a game?

Yes definetly because of the 12v which is no longer needed (only the original GD-Rom drive needs it).
Thats why it is recommende to do the Noctua Fan Mod and place the 3D printed parts into of an optimal Airflow.

 

[TVL]

I didn't know there were clones of GDEmu. Gonna pick one of these up, and a picoPSU.

Hope they make a clone of the Saturn ODE too, or that the Satiator ever gets released.

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

A little update on the GDemu story:

The defective One is on Waiting line in support on Aliexpress.Let's see and wait.
(The "Damage Photos Handling" was a little tricky,they really do not have it easy in China to upload Videos or Pictures.....)

But today I got an before relocated Birthday present:



I have missed "D2"........

I LOVE my WIFE.

She ordered "behind my back" from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B074DYHS16/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It comes from FRANCE wiht LA POSTE (with a Tracking number) and was delivered within 7 days.

It is a China Clone labeled with Firmware V5.5.



Works perfect as the other one from Aliexpress.

What a great day.

 

[subcon959]

Congrats. Now add a battery holder mod and pico psu