tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post1002522940449901789..comments2024-03-24T20:07:02.400+00:00Comments on The Dreamcast Junkyard: The Bugs Of MSRTom Charnockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-83732767202773002018-03-18T14:52:55.291+00:002018-03-18T14:52:55.291+00:00My version of msr doesn't like to load the mul...My version of msr doesn't like to load the multi round races...For example the timed runs where there's two tracks to be timed on... Or the championships, it goes into the load screen, but just doesn't do anything at all. It means I'm not able to win the car at the end of the chapter. Annoying! Any suggestions? CHewDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916754140657831686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-90314513425418121222017-10-20T10:14:42.786+00:002017-10-20T10:14:42.786+00:00I read somewhere that the USA version had the repl...I read somewhere that the USA version had the replay function but having got hold of one, it does not. So, did you find out if the JAP NTSC version does ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175972282062627474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-88927569790878119192017-10-20T10:13:19.998+00:002017-10-20T10:13:19.998+00:00I read somewhere that the USA version had the repl...I read somewhere that the USA version had the replay function but having got hold of a copy, it does not. So did you find out if the JAP NTSC version does ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175972282062627474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-36170527946385892882015-11-08T22:50:48.392+00:002015-11-08T22:50:48.392+00:00Wow - thanks for this RJAY63. Really cool to hear ...Wow - thanks for this RJAY63. Really cool to hear how it went down. Next time I visit my mate who owns the NTSC-J MSR, I'll check it out for you :)Tom Charnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-80553597949944485302015-11-08T21:17:45.982+00:002015-11-08T21:17:45.982+00:00Hi there Tom, here's a brief rundown on how Se...Hi there Tom, here's a brief rundown on how Sega dealt with the recall<br /><br />At first Sega denied there was a problem with MSR. When people intially complained via their helpline, they were simply told to take the game back to the point of sale if they encountered any problems. However they eventually relented and on 13 November 2000, customers were told to send their buggy disks (not the case) to Sega Consumer Services along with their name and address. A Freepost address was provided for this service. Here is an email response a player got back from Sega at the time:<br /><br />"In response to your query about MSR, we are aware of the problems with this game and are currently producing another bug-free copy to send to those customers affected by this problem. Please reply to this e-mail including note of your name, address and telephone number, and also note of the MK code on the back of the MSR disc, and we will contact you when the new disc is ready to be sent out. This is expected to be on or around the 12 December [2000]."<br /><br />You can also read the public statement from Sega Europe on my blog:<br /><br />http://msrdreamcast.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/sega-europe-statement-regarding-bugged.html<br /><br />Also Sega-dc.de have listed the 3 different ringcodes found on each version of the PAL discs:<br /><br />MK-51022-0146SS: v1.001 (10.10.2000)<br />MK-51022-0146SA: v1.002 (20.10.2000)<br />MK-51022-0146SB: v1.009 (21.11.2000)<br /><br />http://www.sega-dc.de/dreamcast/Metropolis_Street_Racer<br /><br />I have 3 copies of the first disc ending "SS" and can confirm that most of the major bugs have actually been fixed. I would therefore guess that only the first batch of these discs had all the bugs present.<br /><br />BTW I note you have seen a test pressing of the Japanese version of MSR as displayed on your Facebook site. If you get the chance to play it, can you confirm if the replay function is available. I doubt that it is but it's worth asking! ;)RJAY63https://www.blogger.com/profile/12850076894301016839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-21062951383150640662015-09-23T10:42:16.739+00:002015-09-23T10:42:16.739+00:00I've owned MSR 4 times since it came out... Th...I've owned MSR 4 times since it came out... There seems to be far more copies of the first iteration out there then people think. I'm pretty sure 3/4 of the copies I've owned have been the first iteration. <br /><br />The first time I bought it, it was second hand about a year after it came out and straight away I noticed so many bugs. I then happened to read about the game being bugged and copies being recalled, so I went back to the shop and exchanged it for another copy of the game. But when I got it home, I noticed that the other copy they'd given me had the exact same bugs. I decided to just keep it in the end, since I really loved the game.<br /><br />Years later I ended up selling it I think and re-bought it from Gamestation. Again, this had loads of bugs and seemed to be the first iteration.<br /><br />Finally, last year I bought a brand new, sealed copy of the game off Ebay and what do you know? It has very few of the identified bugs. I presume it must be the final release. It only took me, like, what? 13 years to finally get a decent copy haha.<br /><br />The other option, BTW, for others in the PAL region, is to just buy the North American version, since that's the same as the final PAL release, with most of the bugs fixed.Reprisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832818513964988446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-70348196253968227352015-04-17T14:37:40.126+00:002015-04-17T14:37:40.126+00:00I'm not sure I ever sent my copy back. Pretty ...I'm not sure I ever sent my copy back. Pretty sure I had a first batch copy though.ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301668947438575056noreply@blogger.com