How is your Dreamcast gaming going on?

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^some jealous stuff in there. Cannon Spike, Bust-A-Move 4, the toilet paper.

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mjmjr25 wrote:@ferret - do you have a second DC you can try the disc on?


Nope, unfortunately it is my only one. :(

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FerretGamer wrote:I'm assuming the GPU is failing since they usually start with strange problems like this. I remember my 360 did the same thing way back.

Any ideas and has anyone seen this before with Dreamcast?

Those pics definitely look like graphics artifacts. I think your assumption of the GPU is correct. Not really sure why you're only having that problem with Cannon Spike. What were the other games you tested?
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I'm gonna go with the GPU on that because the same exact thing happened with one of my Gamecubes. I believe I had it poorly ventilated and it had something to do with it. The graphics looked like glass shards on screen. I was lucky enough to find an exact replacement system board on eBay (one that has the component output) and swapped it out no problem. It has been working fine for 2 years.
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FerretGamer wrote:Any ideas and has anyone seen this before with Dreamcast?

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How do you get such a sharp Dreamcast picture? It looks like its in HD
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He's using the VGA cable; it makes the Dreamcast look great.
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GSZX1337 wrote:
FerretGamer wrote:I'm assuming the GPU is failing since they usually start with strange problems like this. I remember my 360 did the same thing way back.

Any ideas and has anyone seen this before with Dreamcast?

Those pics definitely look like graphics artifacts. I think your assumption of the GPU is correct. Not really sure why you're only having that problem with Cannon Spike. What were the other games you tested?


My Wii GPU did the same... artifacts in a few newer games @ first. All eventually. Luckily DC consoles arent pricey.
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Unbelievable. Had a box waiting for me today - knew I hadn't ordered it...was sorta confuzzled:

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mjmjr25 wrote:Unbelievable. Had a box waiting for me today - knew I hadn't ordered it...was sorta confuzzled:

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GSZX1337 wrote:He's using the VGA cable; it makes the Dreamcast look great.


I didn't know it looked THAT good. Unfortunately my tv has no VGA input
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