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| --- NEWS --- JANUARY 2001 --- NEWS --- |
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Added the latest DC Emulators:
- Boob!Boy v1.5b
- DreamSpec v0.3
- NeoPocott DC v1.0
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Added the Following DC Utilities:
- BIN2Boot beta
- CDI Burner v1.3b
- DCi v1.1
- GD Ripping Toolbox v1.0
- TrackMerge v0.5
Added the Following DC Backup Tools:
- DiscJuggler v3.00.758
- PlayBackup v2.1
This is a tool which enables playing SecuROM & the latest SafeDisc v2 protected games from a backup CD! It works similar to DAEMOn Tools but this tool works in combination with CloneCD!
Thanks to Beavis, FATMAN & DDS for sending the utilities!
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| PSX/Console Backup World Birthday! |
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We forgot our own 2 years anniversary as PSX Backup World, which later became Console Backup World was created on the 20th of January 1999! |
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- Sony halves its profit estimates
Sony PlayStation 2 game console continued to wreak havoc on the company's financial position as the Japanese conglomerate cut its fiscal 2001 profit forecast in half and posted a sharp 23% drop in third-quarter earnings...
- PlayStation 2 Woes Still Dragging Down Sony
Sony announced that its earnings for the December quarter were down 23% from a year ago, mainly because of poor performance in its video game unit...
- Sega set to license Dreamcast to set-top box builder
If Sega has indeed decided to end Dreamcast production, the console may yet live on as the basis for a new product being developed by UK set-top box maker Pace...
- Sega to cease Dreamcast production
Sega has brought its Dreamcast project to an end, according to a report in Japan's Nikkei newspaper. The article claims production will cease come 31 March, not coincidentally the last day of Sega's current fiscal year...
- Console Dream Is Over For Sega
It only took Sega ten years and more than $1 billion in losses to figure out that it should focus on what it does well--creating and selling game software...
- Sony cuts PS2 shipment forecast for 2000/01
Sony said it expects to ship 9 million PlayStation 2 game consoles in the current business year to March 31, down from its previous forecast of 10 million units....
- Sega mulls stopping production of game consoles
Sega is considering stopping production of its Dreamcast console and withdrawing from the game hardware market, as rivals Nintendo and Sony have devoured its market share over the last few years. The move would help the beleaguered company concentrate on its profitable software business...
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Added the following DC Patches:
- Fighting Vipers 2 [DC/JAP/NTSC] +16 Trainer
- Ready 2 Rumble [DC/US/NTSC] Selfboot Fix
- Sega GT [DC/US/NTSC] Internet Fix
- Sonic Adventure [DC/US/NTSC] Internet Fix
Thanks Realmofevil & DDS for sending the patches!
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Added the Following DC Backup Tools:
- CDR Identifier v1.62
- DiscJuggler v3.00.757
Added the Following DC Utilities:
- El Barto's ADX Player v1.0 - Play Dreamcast ADX files with WinAmp 2.x!
Thanks to Pyrodex for sending the tool!
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Added the following DC Patches:
- Jet Grind Radio [DC/US/NTSC] Internet Fix & Costume Change
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2 [DC/US/NTSC] Save Bug Fix
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| More GD-ROM Ripping Software |
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| A second tool called Catrip which can also rip the data & audio tracks from a Dreamcast GD-ROM to an ISO or RAW image using a DCxferCard!
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Added the Following DC Backup Tools:
- CDR Identifier v1.61
- DiscJuggler v3.00.755
Added the Following DC Utilities:
- Catrip v1.5 - GD-ROM ripping software using a DCxferCard!
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Added the following DC Patches:
- Evil Dead: Hail to the King [DC/US/NTSC] VGA-Box Fix
- Metropolis Street Racer [DC/EURO/PAL] Online/Browser Fix
- Pop 'n Music 2 [DC/JAP/NTSC] RGB Fix
- Pop 'n Music 4 Append Disc [DC/JAP/NTSC] RGB Fix
- Speed Devils Online Racing [DC/US/NTSC] 60Hz Fix
- Vanishing Point [DC/US/NTSC] +6 Trainer
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| A Japanese guy called Bero contacted us with some VERY exciting news that he has developed a working solution, called DreamRip, which can rip the data & audio tracks from a Dreamcast GD-ROM to an ISO image using a PC-DC serial cable!
Because a serial port is being used it can take up to 1 full day to download an 1 GB GD-ROM at 115kbps to your PC!
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Added the Following DC Backup Tools:
- CDRWIN 3.8D [03-01-01]
- CloneCD Database 2.0.0.2
- EasyCD Creator 4.03 & DirectCD 3.03
- Feurio! 1.54ß
- IsoBuster 0.99.6
- Nero Burning Rom 5.0.3.8
- NTI CD-Maker 2000 4.2.65
Added the Following DC Utilities:
- ADX2WAV 1.0 - DreamCast ADX-2-WAV Converter
- DreamRip 1.0 - GD-ROM ripping software using a PC-DC serial cable
- Pvr2Bmp 1.0 - DreamCast PVR-2-BMP Converter
- PvrLib 1.02 - Visual C++ 6.0 source for decoding DC Textures
- SFD2MPG 1.0 - DreamCast SFD-2-MPG Converter
- Susie Dreamcast Texture Plugin
Thanks to Bero for his DreamRip, ADX2WAV, SFD2MPG & Gzav for sending the PvrLib & Prv2Png tools!
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- Seagate lands PS2 hard-drive contract
Seagate has landed the contract to become the primary provider of hard drives for Sony's PlayStation 2 game console, which is looking more and more like a computer every day...
- Microsoft to Demonstrate Xbox Gaming System
Microsoft will unveil the first demonstration of its new Xbox video-game console's technology on Saturday at a Las Vegas electronics conference...
- Nintendo President Says No Chance of Buying Sega
The president of Nintendo said there was no chance the Japanese video game maker would buy Sega Corp., denying a report that Nintendo was in talks to buy its rival for about $2 billion...
- Game Over for Sega?
Sometimes, there just aren't enough game controllers to go around. The Asian Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sega is bowing out of the console market. The company has lost money in each of the last four years, all because of its hardware pursuits...
- Microsoft video game may bring 5,000 jobs to Hungary
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that plans by software giant Microsoft to build its new Xbox video game console in Hungary could generate 5,000 jobs...
- Microsoft recruiting testers for Xbox games
Wanted: Test subjects 13 and older. No experience necessary. Salary: Zip. Benefits: Be the first kid on your block to experience Microsoft's Xbox game console...
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Added the following DC Patches:
- NBA 2001 [DC/US/NTSC] Fix
- Test Drive V-Rally [DC/US/NTSC] CDDA Fix
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Added the Following DC Emulators:
Added the Following DC Utilities:
- DCMP3 1.12 - DC MP3 Player
Thanks Rudi Ratlos for sending the latest DCMP3!
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| Sega puts a stop to Pirated Games! |
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| Sega has recently released a new version of the Dreamcast console called the Sakura Taisen Dreamcast for Internet, a limited edition of Dreamcast with the popular Sakura Taisen characters painted on the console. This version of the Dreamcast does not run any CD-ROM software, as it only recognize the Dreamcast GD-ROM software and audio CDs, this effectively prevents any pirate Dreamcast CD-ROM games to run on the machine. It is believed that Sega will be replacing the old models of Dreamcast with the new model soon...
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