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Direct Dial to a Dreamcast

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  • 24-02-2000 2:43pm
    #1
    bubbles
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    Does anyone out there know If i can direct dial into another dreamcast. i.e. So I can play multiplayer whitout going tru an isp.


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    Shinji
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    Nope. Although technically it's perfectly possible, the games software would have to be designed for it, and no games out over here (or for that matter, any that have been released in Japan) are designed to run with a direct dial system.



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    Paladin
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    How does the DC do for playing the likes of quake online? Pings, smoothness, playability etc?
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    Shinji
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    Q3 is a confirmed port to the DreamCast. Half-Life looks like it too. I guess we'll find out then smile.gif
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    pat kenny
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    The dreamcast only has a 33k modem as standard but a 56k is available.Half-life looks like a perfect port over to me,there considering opposing force aswell
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    SantaHoe
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    What about a direct-link kinda' thing like wot the Playstation has?
    You know the link-up cable...?
    I'd like to try that, but I don't think I want to buy a second Dreamcast.

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    DaBounca
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    yah,crazy taxy is execllent,great fun.

    not as good as soul calibur though,im unbeatable in that by the way :]

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    Shinji
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    Crazy Taxi is absolutely rockin. Not as good as SC, as DaBounca said, but stupidly good all the same smile.gif

    Yes, the DC modem is 33.6k at the moment. That's deliberate; 33.6 means slower downloads etc, but more consistent pings for netplay.

    The DC cablemodem is out in Japan, and about to be released in the US. There's talk of a DC ISDN TA, but because ISDN isn't widespread in Japan or the US (due to the proliferation of Cable and ADSL) its not likely. There will be an ADSL adapter for it, though.
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    SantaHoe
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    Cool, because could you imagine playing Soul-Calibre with a 300Ms ping??
    That would suck.
    I think a 50/60Ms ping would be more reasonable for such split-second-timing sort of games.


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