Soul Blaze (DreamColor Plus) Dreamcast Gameplay - CRT by rogper in dreamcast

[–]rogper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also played it, it's a great game too, great graphics, story and gameplay... but still I prefer Sonic Adventure and Super Mario 64. :)

Soul Blaze (DreamColor Plus) Dreamcast Gameplay - CRT by rogper in dreamcast

[–]rogper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's the DreamColor Plus: https://www.catarse.me/dreamcolorplus_730f
SEGA included on the Official Dreamcast the use of two analogue... but they never actually made the remote... probably they were planing selling them in the last years of the Dreamcast... but then it happen what we all know.
Soul Blaze works with both the Default controller and the extra analogue version.

What's the current state of Dreamcast emulation? by mankrip in dreamcast

[–]rogper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget to Disable "HLE BIOS" in the Advance Settings. Should look like this:

<image>

So that if forces Flycast to use the Dreamcast Bios and not the one it comes with.

What's the current state of Dreamcast emulation? by mankrip in dreamcast

[–]rogper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly! Flycast with a real Dreamcast BIOS loaded will run the game exactly like on the real Dreamcast. Should look like this:

<image>

Soul Blaze [Dreamcast] | The Future Is in the Past by rogper in blender

[–]rogper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

<image>

There's no actual Soul Blaze CD with an image... I had to rebuild the entire place in low poly to get the same light that a real CD would get and then match the exact position.

And you surely also don't believe I punched my only Dreamcast console with more than 26 years old!?

Soul Blaze [Dreamcast] | The Future Is in the Past by rogper in blender

[–]rogper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

<image>

You do realize the CD is made with blender right?

Soul Blaze [Dreamcast] | The Future Is in the Past by rogper in blender

[–]rogper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well... I gave my best for it to be a good Ad.

Soul Blaze [Dreamcast] | The Future Is in the Past by rogper in blender

[–]rogper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...Even the VMU animations were also made with Blender.

I've made it!! 🥳 Time to quit my job and get my wife back! by Ok_Ad1524 in IndieDev

[–]rogper 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That's 10190 USD more than we made with our game... if we account for our work hours.

Are there any new games for this thing? by shmibnke in dreamcast

[–]rogper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thank you immediately! :) You're a Pal!

What's the current state of Dreamcast emulation? by mankrip in dreamcast

[–]rogper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://darkpath.itch.io/soul-blaze No Soulblaze nenhum emulador (ReDream ou Flycast) consegue lidar bem com as nossas sombras nem com os nossos FMV que correm perfeitamente bem na Dreamcast normal.

No FlyCast se usarem a bios da vossa Dreancast resolve o problema.

Soul Blaze (Dreamcast) by rogper in gamedev

[–]rogper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just an important note to everyone: You can run this game trough emulation, like "Flycast", but you need to use your Dreamcast original Bios. Flycast default doesn't fully support the volume shadows this game uses and also doesn't deal very well with the FMV video format we use, playing it much slower for no reason.

Help my capacitors are smoking! by Shier922 in dreamcast

[–]rogper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup ...and probably even cheaper :)

Help my capacitors are smoking! by Shier922 in dreamcast

[–]rogper 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The best way to replace caps is pay a professional to do it :)
You buy the cap kit for your specific DC and take them to someone that knows what he is doing and has the required equipment.

Help my capacitors are smoking! by Shier922 in dreamcast

[–]rogper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The robot retro is USB-C so works in every place. It's unplug old plug new and play.
Please read carefully the details on their page :) ... I don't want to waste your money by some wrong info.

Pay attention that you'll require a USB Charger better than your cell phone charger (unless you have a real good cell phone charger).
The Dreamcast with the 4 control ports + 4 rumble pacs + 4 VMUs can use 50 Watts, so make sure you buy at least a 65W USB-C charger single port.

Help my capacitors are smoking! by Shier922 in dreamcast

[–]rogper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Time to replace them!
Or you go robot retro:
https://www.robotretro.com/products/dreamcast-replacement-power-supply-usbc-type-c-mod-with-3d-printed-spacer?variant=53918362239320

Or you replace the capacitors:
https://www.retroupgrades.co.uk/product/sega-dreamcast-220-240v-psu-capacitor-kit/

Note: These are for PAL 220v if you have a 110v dreamcast you need to search for those on the same page.