tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post114443829723870600..comments2024-03-18T09:58:28.996+00:00Comments on The Dreamcast Junkyard: iPod? Schmipod!Tom Charnockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1144547908390865352006-04-09T01:58:00.000+00:002006-04-09T01:58:00.000+00:00I also thought of how interesting the VMU would be...I also thought of how interesting the VMU would be if it played mp3s, but unlike you, I'm not crazy enough to take my nice-looking see-through blue VMU apart (especially since obtaining one of those babies in a game store is especially hard nowadays). <BR/><BR/>However, much luck to you, and I can't wait to see how this all ends up!Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17761200717768270026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1144513913465198442006-04-08T16:31:00.000+00:002006-04-08T16:31:00.000+00:00You could aways glue a cheap mp3 palyer to the bac...You could aways glue a cheap mp3 palyer to the back of a VMU :)<BR/><BR/>About the only things that I am able to find around here is NFL2k or 2k1 or other similar sports titles. Occaisionally I am able to find some other titles, but hey are scratched, booklets missing or cracked cases. Even then, the stores that have them in are few and far between. Closest on to me is 25 minutes by car and then the next closest if even farther. Limited stock and even less turnover does not make it worth the trip. Still, I keep looking. Hopefully as the weather begins to get nice again, I will be able to pick some up at yard sales or fles markets.<BR/><BR/>As for Dreamkey, it is only available through Sega Europe and then only to Europeans. Funny that. Sega of America offers nothing other than repairs and some downloadable instruction manuals for the Dreamcast. Too bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1144508858116420322006-04-08T15:07:00.000+00:002006-04-08T15:07:00.000+00:00How about trying a freaky combo of the non-Sega, n...How about trying a freaky combo of the non-Sega, non-Virtual VMU, a shite mp3player and the normal VMU in order to create the ueber-Tamagotchi?gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1144499941509714472006-04-08T12:39:00.000+00:002006-04-08T12:39:00.000+00:00I have non idea how you'd pull off a VMU/MP3 combo...I have non idea how you'd pull off a VMU/MP3 combo. For strteres the only sound the VMU can pull off is beeping noises, and how would you go about getting the screen to work?<BR/><BR/>I must say I found PSO pretty unimpressive as well. Being able to make your own character is cool (mine has an afro and is about 6 foot tall), but actually getting anywhere without dying is annoying.Animated AFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550837973910959680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1144486601880603182006-04-08T08:56:00.000+00:002006-04-08T08:56:00.000+00:00PS - Patrick, if you're readin, thanks for the off...PS - Patrick, if you're readin, thanks for the offer of help but I managed to sort the problems out myself by messig with the HTML again! Thanx anyway.Tom Charnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1144485326436723192006-04-08T08:35:00.000+00:002006-04-08T08:35:00.000+00:00Pierre = you can get a copy of Dreamkey from the S...Pierre = you can get a copy of Dreamkey from the Sega website, thats where I got mine from. Although it was the Sega Europe website...don't really know if Sega of America are still supporting the DC. Saying that, Sega Europe don't support it in the traditional sense, although they do offer a technical helpline and will reply to queries if you pester them enough!! As for buying games over here - likewise, none of the major games retailers stock DC stuff anymore, but a lot of independent stores stock games and peripherals and more often than not they are in really good condition of the age - I got Virtua Tennis 2 & Daytona a few weeks back from an indie store and they were in 'as new' condition!<BR/><BR/>Squall - Geez! You should really get your ass up here man! They can't give Dreamcasts away up here. The gamestation near me has about 3 in stock for £24.99 (with about 3 games) - if your willing to send me the cash and postage costs I'd happily pick one up for you...Tom Charnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1144452587132304922006-04-07T23:29:00.000+00:002006-04-07T23:29:00.000+00:00I look forward to hearing a more in depth review o...I look forward to hearing a more in depth review of PSO from you. Especially about it being less 'O' and more just PS. As I do not have the $200 for the high speed modem nor do I have the money or where-with-all to get the Dreamkey 3.0 (or whatever it's called) I would not be able to play it online. I am very drawn to it however.<BR/><BR/>Not sure what the state of the used game market is there, but Dreamcast (and all other Sega console games) are difficult to come by here. No larger retail chains carry them at all anymore and small mom and pop stores over charge for 4 year old scratched up sports games. Anything decent is strictly an ebay affair which always makes me a little oogy (scientific term) because I can not look at the disc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1144451187919249732006-04-07T23:06:00.000+00:002006-04-07T23:06:00.000+00:00Yo, Tom, Tombraider looks btichin, yeah? Fake ass...Yo, Tom, Tombraider looks btichin, yeah? Fake ass English accent? That's bullshit. Fuck's sake, man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19634944.post-1144439243612754162006-04-07T19:47:00.000+00:002006-04-07T19:47:00.000+00:00Patrick O'Connor, if you're reading - I don't know...Patrick O'Connor, if you're reading - I don't know how to contact you with those details! Could you email me via my profile please? Your offer of help is much appreciated!Tom Charnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05593308178739317252noreply@blogger.com