n00b burning Dreamcast backups question

[Fickieboy]

Hi there. Im sorry if I ask something that has been answered million times before.
I tried seraching in the forum but found nothing.

Thing is : I got my Dreamcast yesterday, and also DOA2, Jet set radio and Capcom vs Snk.
I needed to burn an utopia disc for the JPN DOA and SNKVSC so I Googled for it and etc; after browsing a few pages I found also selfbooting backups and said to myself "hey, do this and you'll never scratch an original". I burnt DOA and it works great, but SNK VS Capcom is bigger than a regular cd-r (+700 mb) . Is there any way to compress isos or whatever for burning backups, or am I screwed?

Thanks in advance.

[KDub]

I don't know what program you are using or how big the actual file is
But if you are using Disk Juggler and if the file isn't like nearing 1 GB in size you just click Overburn in the burn options and that will do it.

[Fickieboy]

I don't know what program you are using or how big the actual file is
But if you are using Disk Juggler and if the file isn't like nearing 1 GB in size you just click Overburn in the burn options and that will do it.

Thats exactly what I needed, Im using Juggler but didnt knew about that option.

Thaaaank you.

[jinn]

SNK VS Capcom is not over 700MB so you don't need to check overburn.
The actual games is 250MB the rest is a dummy file to push the data toward the end of the disc.

[s8n]

hiya Fickieboy , Dreamcast games go by Time not Size........so a Selfboot game might be 800MB but the Time will be under 80Mins therefore perfect for 80Min CD-R.


hope this helps

s8n

[Fickieboy]

Oi boys, thats pretty helpful. The iso I downloaded for SNK is actually 704, i got some 650mb cd's around my place, but now that I know that Im giving them a try.

I dont know how people in this forum feels about chaging topics in a thread, but I guess my next question is : what shall I buy next?

Im interested in virtua fighter, altho i dont know if it is a good version or not, and the obvious choices Samba, Space Channel5, Skies of arcadia, Shenmue (hope I find a cheap one for this), etc. Im probably missing a lot of hidden stuff, so, what do you guys recommend? I checked Racket's articles about this already (the survival horror ones and the fighters) but probably someone can bring more titles.

Thanks again everyone

[s8n]

hiya Fickie , VF3 on Dreamcast is terrible i think it uses WinCE from memory. The Arcade version hammers compared to the DC ver.

I recommend getting a 50 pack or 100 pack of Taiyo Yuden 700MB 80min CD-Rs to burn games , also burn at X4 speed as higher rates will eventually destroy your DC GD-Rom Drive.

Some downloaded DC isos require 74min or 80min i recommend just getting a pile of 80min Taiyo's , the Taiyo are good quality CD-R's and run very well with the Dreamcast. For example burn on cheap media and listen to the Drive how loud/slow and how the Drive Motor struggles reading the Data with the Taiyo's the sound from the Drive is tight.

I also recommend getting Official Scene Release rips from Underground Gamer or another site , non Scene Release rips can be problematic.


chat soon

s8n

[s8n]

btw , dont buy CD-R media off of eBay as they will be fake. Find a reputable Online Shop/Retailer to get Taiyo Yuden from.


s8n

[jinn]

btw , dont buy CD-R media off of eBay as they will be fake. Find a reputable Online Shop/Retailer to get Taiyo Yuden from.


s8n

JVC and Taiyo Yuden are the same company

Get the JVC branded media, the're around $20 for 100 and $38 for 100 or the blank/printable

http://www.digitalpromo.co.uk/jvccdr80h ... -5273.html

http://www.meritline.com/jvc-cd-r-52x-p ... 39417.aspx

[Fickieboy]

Youre really helpful mates. Theres a shop in here with loads of cd-r options so I'm checking JVC stuff this week.