Help furnish a Dreamcast noob with info & links please.

[VR46]

Only ever owned a DC once (for 2 months last year just to play Psyvariar 2 then sold it on), now looking to pick one up and start collecting game for it, used google and found a few useful sites but am sure there are much better ones the DC guys here can suggest, mainly looking for any useful info such as; second hand hardware/game guide prices, games lists (all regions if poss), good and bad of which region console to buy, and whether to buy a chipped one or just use DC-X.

Not after much eh,
Many thanks.

[charlesr]

I've got a pal one using DC-x.
Works a treat.

Occassionally some DC games dont work with RGB, but I dont think this is fixed with a chip.

You will need a vga adaptor for 640x480 lovelyness.

If you want to try emulation and homebrew, try www.dcemulation.com

[charlesr]

And dont forget to get yourself a DC arcade stick.

[Resonance]

Is there any way to kill the huge ass dead zone on the arcade stick?

[anephric]

What dead zone? I've never noticed it. Best arcade stick I own (prefer it to my Horis).

[Lyris]

https://www.dreampast.com

https://www.dreamcasthistory.com

I recommend buying an NTSC one (any version) and mod chipping it, if you can find a chip. It's only 4 wires to solder to the main board and works like a charm. DC-X works very nicely too, but disc-swapping gets a bit tedious. The reason I say get an NTSC and not a PAL is because on a mod chipped PAL console, some NTSC titles will try to play in 50hz which isn't as fun. I believe Lik-Sang even sell new mod-chipped NTSC consoles, which makes things nice and simple.

[gossi the dog]

www.segalife.com is pretty good for Dreamcast reviews

[charlesr]

If you get a 2nd hand DC and it starts reseting, dont forget to come back here for the solution - its a common problem with an easy solution.

[VR46]

thanks for all info, anyone know of any "rough" game price lists ?

Ta.

[roobarb]

I have a bunch of PAL DC games you can buy off me for cheap if you want...

[charlesr]

I normally just look up completed items on ebay and average the prices.

[Tom Salter]

Check the valuation thread for games you find interesting.

I love the Dreamcast because hardly any of the games have reached Saturn prices yet. And them orange boxes =

[Concept]

Yeah. I'm trying to rack my brains, but I think the only DC title that goes for insane prices is still Samba De Amigo.

[RLench]

I'm selling a DC arcade stick/steering wheel/keyboard and mouse/pads etc in the trading forum. Hell I'll sell you all my games and my DC as well if you're looking for some I've wanted to sell it for a while now tbh but never got round to doing it