Entertainment/Gaming Consoles

Oh man.

I just pulled out my old Dreamcast that was ruined in the fire. The "Power" button is melted shut, and I figured it was a goner. Well, I took it apart and basically sat the guts of it on my TV stand.

Put in NFL 2K1 (one of the few games I have 2 copies of) in case it spun out of control and shot off.

Hit power.

Disc didn't spin.

I thought "well, shit." It was disappointing, because the system booted up and everything. I set the time and date, could see VMU's in the controller, etc.

Then it dawned on me - there's a mechanical switch that the door closes.

Grabbed an old VMU (also saved from the fire) and depressed the switch - bam! Disc spins up.

So now I've got a spare Dreamcast.

I've seen replacement cases for them, and as it is, ncsx.com sells them for $19. That's cheaper than a new Dreamcast, so I think I'll order one and stick it in there. Ooooh boy, purple Dreamcast.

(I love that console so bad. Jesus.)

(vsp - you didn't answer me on whether or not you'd sell. )

(And yeah, I use Nero, so you can send me whatever will work in that. I can give you an anonymous FTP to upload to if you want - or you can stick it on your server. Whatever works for you works for me.)