Playing foreign games on your dreamcast?

[santanime]

There are all these awesome games that the Dreamcast has to offer, but many of them (Shenmue 2, REZ, Cosmic Smash, etc.) can't be played on a North American DC. Is there anything simple I can do to get passed region coding?

[nightrnr]

You need this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Dreamcast- ... 5ae07880e1

Disregard the cheat feature. It acts as a boot disc. Just load the disc pick whatever "play game" option there is and change it out for your game when prompted.

Not too sure which Pal games are NTCS (US/60Hz) compatible though. I just play Japan releases.

[ExedExes]

I've got a DC-X boot disc for imports -



It works on Japanese and European DC games (I've got 1 of each). Put it in first, watch the screen, take it out, then insert your import.

[nightrnr]

My recommendation is probably the cheapest option though
As for Euro releases, I'm sure they'd load just as well as with anything, I just am unfamiliar which games offer both 50hz/60hz, and which only do the Pal 50hz thing.

[SpoonyBard]

If the system will play burned discs, can't you just use a burned utopia disc?

[ninjainspandex]

I used a burned copy of Gameshark, works great.

[ZenErik]

I got a modded DC from a forum member. Still going strong. CD-Rs will likely work too? Maybe?

[theclaw]

dreamcast is weird. simpler to pirate than import.
while there's selfboot CD-Rs, the same result for imports must use a mod.

[BoneSnapDeez]

You need this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sega-Dreamcast- ... 5ae07880e1

Disregard the cheat feature. It acts as a boot disc. Just load the disc pick whatever "play game" option there is and change it out for your game when prompted.

Not too sure which Pal games are NTCS (US/60Hz) compatible though. I just play Japan releases.

This is precisely what I use. Works perfectly.

I only own one import game though (so far) - Sorcerian.

[KDub]

Yeah just burn a boot disc. You can probably grab one at Iso Zone.
While you're at it burn a boot disc for PS1 games too

The simplest though is that eBay link.