I didn’t replace my PSU when doing my GDEMU, but I might have modded it in some way.
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Apparently PAL PSUs are known to have heat issues with GDEMU, but as matt has done re-routing the airflow is also a recommended way to flow heat internally better.
That said dreamPSU is cheap and I’m now running Saturn and Dreamcast from an external power supply for heat reduction and ease of use. I’m quite interested in these USB-C power supplies that are now turning up for consoles (I’ve seen Dreamcast and Gamecube), universal power cables for old consoles would be fantastic for ease of set up.
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Self-hosted, web-based VMU cloud saves
Can run directly on DreamPi
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This is right up my alley, thanks
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BTW, does anyone have experience with a DreamConn? I’m thinking of splurging but it’s a pretty niche item and would prefer not to toss $200 out the window.
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Not personally, but I found this video review by a member of the Dreamcast dev server:
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Personally it costs far too much for what is still not the greatest controller lol. No good for fighters, not that great for 3D games, really only great for racing games due to the analogue?
As above I found using an 8bitdo mod kit Gamecube controller via blueretro, which supports the analogue shoulders perfectly, is fantastic. And I sync up a bluetooth Saturn pad for all 2D games.
Very good effort by an obviously indie manufacturer however!
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Well, you convinced me to dig up an old, white WiiU Pro controller I had, pair it with a Brook Wingman and call it a day. Now if only I could find a small Dreamcast logo sticker that I could use to replace the WiiU logo, I’d be set. 
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SEGAGAGA translation patch coming soon! (hopefully, almost done)
social link:
Link to page on Dreamcast-talk forum topic (also linked inside social post above):
https://www.dreamcast-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12746&start=290
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I’ve been away from the DC scene for a bit but recently got the urge to revisit my setup. I was originally thinking about getting a VGA box to connect the DC to my OG OSSC, but then I found this newer option. Am I correct in assuming this is the best way to connect to a 4K TV (assuming I don’t want to pay for a new Retrotink 4K)?
You could just go with this from Behar Bros. I have some of their pure analogue boxes for Dreamcast and have had great results.
Thanks, saw that option, too, but concerned a little about compatibility. (“Gekko is not an upscaler so some non VGA games may not work.”) With the SCART cable it sounds like nearly everything will work? Plus, the I think the OSSC gives me the option to line double to 960p (?) which would be an added benefit?
I got an Aliexpress HDMI box that uses the VGA signal. There are mods for the non-VGA compatible games.
My LG OLED scales the 480p pretty damn well and it’s an extremely cheap setup.
Finally got another blue controller, swapped out some parts with a regular PAL one for the blue swirl, for an all-blue setup again.
It’s a shame I can never get these shells to match the shade of the official controllers perfectly. My previous all blue setup was a more aqua colour but didn’t match either the Japanese or US clear blue controller. Oh well, first world problems.
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Hmm maybe the plastic matches but the colour of the PCB inside throws it off?
Hmm, interesting thought.
They do look slightly closer if the PCB is taken out of the equation, but no they’re still diferrent. The controller is a bit more aqua and the case is a bit more purple.
Here they are in sunlight from the side. It makes them look slightly closer than in real life, but there is a clear ‘richer’ colour to the console.
Superior blue swirl gang
Always preferred the blue Swirl, it’s the Sega colour.
Now with a GDEmu I can flash the PAL firmware via the region changer for the blue intro but still just run all the NTSC images without annoying boot discs etc.
I’m with you - I never even knew about the orange swirl until much later.
I had no idea you could use the GDemu to flash firmware. I have a PAL console and a GDEmu already are there any advantages to modifying the firmware? I exclusively run NTSC games and GDEmu seems to do a pretty good job in getting them to run at 60hz.
Ah, I meant ‘now with GDEmu the region games boot from doesn’t matter’
You can use a GDEmu with an image to flash the firmware, or you can also burn the disc. It needs one wire soldered to two points.
The advantage for me back in the day was that most of my games were Japanese, so running Japanese firmware meant I didn’t need a boot disc for most games, and used DC-X for PAL games.
Now using no discs, and using a Japanese console, the advantage is a nice blue logo on boot up.
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