Burning Dreamcast Games

[Betamax001]

Because I forgot how I did it before. I downloaded Nero 9 (free version) but I forgot what kind of files I needed from the games I downloaded from a bit torrent site. Or how to do it and stuff. It would be nice to get some more DC games.

[Lokkenjawnz]

Well first off, go get an older version of Nero. I believe that Nero 5.5 is the latest version that works perfectly with DC games; the newer versions do work I believe, but they're much more of a hassle.

As far as actually burning them, most of the games come in .cdi format, which is a DiskJuggler format, and, in my opinion, is crap. I use cdi2nero to change them to .nrg files, then I burn them with Nero 5.5, and I don't think I've had a single coaster.

The other way to burn .cdi files (aside from actually using DiskJuggler) is to use BootDreams, which will also let you build SBI homebrew discs, and is a pretty cool program. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure how to burn .cdi games with it because I use Nero, but I'm sure someone else here can chime in on it, and anything else I've missed.

One thing I recommend though: go out and get a new spindle of CD-Rs. You're going to need it.

[Betamax001]

Do the older version of Nero work with Vista though? and is cdi2nero a seperate program?

[tgod]

Use Alcohol 120%. It will burn pretty much any image type you throw at it.

[Betamax001]

I had a free trial at one point. Would a new free trial work again?

[Lokkenjawnz]

Do the older version of Nero work with Vista though? and is cdi2nero a seperate program?

I actually don't know if they'll work; I'd assume they would, or at least should, but, knowing Vista, you may have to sacrifice a small animal or two to get it to work. Alcohol 120% should work though, so try them both. I'm not sure if a new free trial will work though, you might have to mess with your registry, and/or get to cracking the program. And yes, cdi2nero is a separate program, some quick googling should bring it right up, but if you have trouble finding it just PM me and I'll see if I have the site written down somewhere or something.

[Hobie-wan]

CDI2nero is a separate program. Just google for it.

Burn at slow speeds. 4x if you can, though my current desktop burner won't go below 16x. My laptop has a slower burner so I use that.

[Betamax001]

I'm curious, any reason why to bun at slow speeds?

[opticledilusi0n]

it's to avoid errors

[Betamax001]

Oh, thats good. No one likes errors hah.