bin likely store both content and error correction codes, which are indeed not necessary on an SDcard or flash.Ģ.a) because files are smaller, I would expect this translate into an equivalent bandwidth boost, due to no longer needing to transport the redundant checksumĢ.b) there might be a cpu saving associated too.
bin files, so it's not negligible and welcomed. The only thing I noticed is that it translated the *.bin files into *.iso files. Not my preference, but it seemed worth it.
Running the gdi optimizer under Linux wasn't successful.įortunately, for such case, I may access a derelic Windows system and do there what I can't on Linux. More generally, anyone having successfully run Ikaruga on a PAL Dreamcast ? (in case there are other ways than DreamShell region changer, such as, for example, patching the game ?) I mean, does this functionality requires to modify the BIOS to pretend being a Japan console ? And aren't original BIOS non-programmable ?Īny place where there is some information on the DreamShell region changer ? It's unclear to me how it's supposed to work, on a pristine unmodified Dreamcast. I made a quick attempt, but it did not work, but maybe it's just me which doesn't know how to make it work. I then realized that Ikaruga is Japan only, while my Dreamcast is PAL, hence a different region.įortunately, DreamShell is said to provide a region changer. I could quickly make it run Star Wars Racers, which was a nice beginning, but afterwards, making other titles work proved more challenging.įortunately, I then found an excel sheet, likely maintained by which is a gold mine of information on how to setup games with DreamShell, and it helped.Ĭase in point : Ikaruga, on Dreamcast PAL.įollowing the recommendations of the excel document is not enough : the screen remains black, the SD Card reader is inactive. While selecting and playing a game is very simple, setting up the system to get there is much less straightforward, if not poorly documented. This is my first experience with the software. I actually use RetroDream, which embeds DreamShell, so I can easily switch between the 2. That being said, I know that it comes with limitations and performance compared to more invasive gd-ide and similar mods. The external SD Card reader was selected because it doesn't require any internal modification. This is an unmodified PAL version of the Dreamcast, which works very well. I just acquired an SD Card reader on Serial port for my Dreamcast.
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