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HaRuMaN:
Thank you  :cheers:
DashRendar:
For those of you who have Dreamcast emulated, which emulator do you recommend?  (NullDC, Chankast, Icarus, etc)

I picked up a DC off Craigslist, but I'm thinking it would be better to emulate it in my case.  I was going to try to figure out some way to use a KVM switch (or something like it) to switch from MAME to the DC in the same cab with the same controls. 

But it just makes sense to emulate it instead and not bother with switching anything.
ark_ader:

--- Quote from: DashRendar on March 03, 2010, 10:10:51 am ---For those of you who have Dreamcast emulated, which emulator do you recommend?  (NullDC, Chankast, Icarus, etc)

I picked up a DC off Craigslist, but I'm thinking it would be better to emulate it in my case.  I was going to try to figure out some way to use a KVM switch (or something like it) to switch from MAME to the DC in the same cab with the same controls. 

But it just makes sense to emulate it instead and not bother with switching anything.

--- End quote ---

You know I had the same problem a few years back when I made my first  :lol cab.  I managed to get a DC VGA adapter and I got a VGA switch box for the PC and the DC as well as a 5 switch composite for all the consoles.  It was a PITA. It was like mission control just to lay a game.  Plus the DC was a place that it was hard to swap discs.  Now since then I figured that there should be a way to mount the DC flush inside the Control Panel, so you can swap discs to your hearts content. 

I have a broken DC and game loads without the lid......  Problem is where to put it without slicing your fingers off during play?
Goatz18:
I just scored a Dreamcast, 4 Sega controllers, 2 VMU's, and 2 random games for a whopping $51.06 including shipping on eBay. Yay. Of course I split it up, I got 2 controllers and a VMU for $19.50 and then scored big with a Dreamcast, 2 controllers, a VMU, and Phantasy Star Online and Sonic Shuffle for $31.56. No big deal.
Harakiri:
As far as Sega Dreamcast emulation goes, i don't recommend it (unless you can't afford one). You can get the console, accessories and games for bargain prices (over eBay for an instance) and they are always fun to play. I've tried every Dreamcast emulator available and none of them is very accurate. (yet)
My prediction is that ten years from now, Dreamcast will gather a cult like the NES console and people will regret not getting theirs when they were cheap and in full working condition.
You can always find a way to hack a DC gamepad hack a clone/broken  DC gamepad and connect it to a MAME cabinet. Alternatively it is possible to connect the console to a flat panel screen using a VGA Box.

I have BBCoded this topic for future generations ethic practice of arcade build and emulation.  :D
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