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Old 11-18-01, 04:21 AM
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Will a New Dreamcast Play Backup Games?

I am getting a new DC this weekend, will the new ones play DC backups?
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Old 11-18-01, 06:30 AM
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IIRC, any DC made (sold?) after January 2001 will not play backups (or any CD-R, for that matter)

I could be wrong, though.
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Old 11-18-01, 09:50 AM
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Is there some way to tell exactly when your Dreamcast was made? I recently bought a Dreamcast off a guy on Ebay (haven't even received it yet). It's "New in Box," but I don't know when it was made.
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I would be conservative and not buy any after October 2000. There have been conflicting reports as to which manufacture date is correct.

There is a VERY easy way to tell. Pick up the box, and peer up in the hole in the back. You should be able to see the label, and it will say the manufacture date.
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Originally posted by Boot
Is there some way to tell exactly when your Dreamcast was made? I recently bought a Dreamcast off a guy on Ebay (haven't even received it yet). It's "New in Box," but I don't know when it was made.
Check under your DC. The second to the last bar, it'll say the manufactur date. Mine says October 1999.
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Old 11-23-01, 08:09 AM
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If you get one that will read CD-Rs its a nice way to experiment with Linux.

Or lots of cool emulators like MAME for that matter.
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Just bought 2 today @ Toys R Us, Sept 2000 manufacture date
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October 2000 here.. Sports pack Now i just have to figure out how to Backup my games. wink wink
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I actually just tried to make a copy of my virtua tennis. It only came up with the Dreamcast sign and then doesn't go any further. How do I get the game to load?
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I actually just tried to make a copy of my virtua tennis. It only came up with the Dreamcast sign and then doesn't go any further. How do I get the game to load?
illegal backup info removed. -namja
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j00 k'int pirate g@meZ becAuse y00 have t0 Be a l33t haxor d00d, 1t w0nt \/\/0rk §0 d0n't ax how
t'pir8 here kuz 1ts I113gal t0 d0Wnl0ad gamez.
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illegal backup info removed. -namja
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illegal request removed. -namja
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Originally posted by Outlaw
j00 k'int pirate g@meZ becAuse y00 have t0 Be a l33t haxor d00d, 1t w0nt \/\/0rk §0 d0n't ax how
t'pir8 here kuz 1ts I113gal t0 d0Wnl0ad gamez.
What the hell? Is that supposed to be a cool way to type or seomthing?
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