I'm officially a Dreamcast Dummy.....

[bsoder52]

Bought Street Fighter 2 X for my DC and now findout I can't even play the game cause it's NTSCJ and my DC is NTSC. 

So anyone know, do I need to buy a NTSCJ DC or is that any other way to play this game?

Thanks,
Bsoder52

[versapak]

All you need is a boot disc.


Do a little googling, and you should come across one fairly easy. ;-)

[HaRuMaN]

ahh... the dreamcast is like UTOPIA...  *hint hint*

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner, things got kinda hectic after the car accident.

[bsoder52]

Sorry to hear you were in a car accident, are you ok?>?

So got a boot disk and DJuggled it to CD.

I'm getting a prompt that says:

"The game doesn't support the AV cable that is currently connected to the main counsel."

I think this means that the boot disk isn't VGA compatible?

Correct?

[versapak]

Sorry to hear you were in a car accident, are you ok?>?

So got a boot disk and DJuggled it to CD.

I'm getting a prompt that says:

"The game doesn't support the AV cable that is currently connected to the main counsel."

I think this means that the boot disk isn't VGA compatible?

Correct?

Yep

I'm pretty sure there are some out there that are vga compatible. You might even be able to just do a quick hex edit to the image you already downloaded (I know such is the case with some games).

[bsoder52]

I found this one that's VGA compatible.

http://www.megagames.com/dc/dc_utils_bootcd.shtml

I installed, used DJ, and it allowed me to bring up the main menu screeen of my game, but I can't seem to select a character and get going.

Any suggestions?

[horseboy]

Are you trying the D-pad and the analog stick. I know you probably have, but sometimes it's the easy stuff.

[bsoder52]

I'm using a hacked controller with arcade controls, there is no anology (spinner control), only the LRUD inputs.

[horseboy]

I'm using a hacked controller with arcade controls, there is no anology (spinner control), only the LRUD inputs.

Well analog isn't a spinner. 

Anyhow you might try a regular controller to see if you have to use the analog stick to select a character. I am begining to think that this IS your problem here.

[HaRuMaN]

The analog control can be hacked.  However, what you get is "full on" or "full off".  Nothing in between.  Also, are you sure that your hack is working properly?

If its not a Haruman Quality Hack (Tm), you could have problems...   

[ChadTower]

The analog control can be hacked.  However, what you get is "full on" or "full off".  Nothing in between.  Also, are you sure that your hack is working properly?

You're converting it to a digtal control if that is the case.

[HaRuMaN]

You're converting it to a digtal control if that is the case.

Yes.  This would allow you to play games that require use of the analog control, such as Beserk.

[ChadTower]

But not in the way that they were meant to be played.  Does that often cause issues with in game abilities?

[HaRuMaN]

But not in the way that they were meant to be played.  Does that often cause issues with in game abilities?

It could.  To be honest, the only game I've played on the DC that requires use of the analog stick is Beserk.

[horseboy]

But not in the way that they were meant to be played.  Does that often cause issues with in game abilities?

It could.  To be honest, the only game I've played on the DC that requires use of the analog stick is Beserk.

Required, maybe... useful is a different story.

Take Gauntlet Legends for example. You can have a perfectly fun game using just the d-pad, but it is much much better with the analog stick. Running full speed all the time can screw you big time, like if you have to walk right up to a ledge/enemy/etc. If you are going full-on, you can overshoot it.

Virtual Tennis is the same way. Running full-on can make you overshoot the ball. Not enough to miss the ball all the time, but enough to where you can't have precision placement over where you hit the ball. (Someone on here a while back said VT didn't utilize the analog controls, but this is just not true.)

There are many more games with these same kinds of problems.

[Grasshopper]

Virtual Tennis is the same way. Running full-on can make you overshoot the ball. Not enough to miss the ball all the time, but enough to where you can't have precision placement over where you hit the ball. (Someone on here a while back said VT didn't utilize the analog controls, but this is just not true.)

Are you sure about that? Virtua Tennis is an arcade port and the arcade version definitely uses a digital joystick.