I’m never going to let go of the Sega Dreamcast hacking. When I was playing around with Dreamcast hacking early last year, I became aware that there is such a thing as that plugs into the port normally reserved for the odd DC link cable. Of course I wanted to see what I could do with it. The primary software that leverages the DC SD adapter is called. Working with this adapter and the software requires some skill and guesswork.

Searching for these topics tends to turn up results from various forums where people are trying to cargo-cult their way to solutions. I have a strange feeling that this post might become the unofficial English-language documentation on the matter. Use Cases What can you do with this thing? Undoubtedly, the primary use is for backing up (ripping) the contents of GD-ROMs (the custom optical format used for the DC) and playing those backed up (ripped) copies. Presumably, users of this device leverage the latter use case more than the former, i.e., download ripped games, load them on the SD card, and launch them using DreamShell. Potty Racers 3 New Space Missions Hacked Online. However, there are other uses such as multimedia playback, system exploration, BIOS reprogramming, high-level programming, and probably a few other things I haven’t figured out yet. Delivery I put in an order via the dc-sd.com website and in about 2 short months, the item arrived from China.

This marked my third lifetime delivery from China and curiously, all 3 of the shipments have pertained to the Sega Dreamcast. Click for larger image I thought it was very interesting that this adapter came in such complete packaging. The text is all in Chinese, though the back states “Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP, Mac OS 9.1, LINUX2.4”.

That’s what tipped me off that they must have just cannibalized some old USB SD card readers and packaging in order to create these. Closer inspection of the internals through the translucent pink case confirms this. Usage According to its change log, has been around for a long time with version 1.0.0 released in February of 2004. The current version is 4.0.0 RC3. There are several downloads available: • DreamShell 4.0 RC 3 CDI Image • DreamShell 4. Driver For Ethernet Controller Windows Xp Professional. 0 RC 3 + Boot Loader • DreamShell 4.0 RC 3 + Core CDI image Option #2 worked for me.