Streets of Rage 4 - Beats of Rage (Dreamcast)

[daphatty]

A friend of mine told me about this game. It's a "homebrew" project with a professional look.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~abccba77/index.html

I haven't tried it yet but the screenies look nice. And it's free! Something you CAGers should like as well. :D

[Alpha2]

oooooooh... if I had A modded PS2(and broadband) I'd so d/l this.

[Simmen Stenil]

I'll give it a go with my Dreamcast. Thanks for the link!

[punqsux]

stupid name, looks like a good game tho, too bad i left my dc at home =o\

[daphatty]

I just downloaded and burned a copy for my DC. I have to say, it's not bad at all. Definitely has the streets of rage feel. And best of all, it's free!

I used Alcohol 120% to burn the game (it's .cdi format). In order to boot the game I had to start the DC with the lid open, and then boot the game from the BIOS screen.

Enjoy!

[elprincipe]

Thanks daphatty, that is pretty cool. I downloaded it and tried it in my DC, no problem. Pretty fun for something free :)

[Mike23]

It doesn't work with my program, anyone else have any urls to others that work.

[daphatty]

It doesn't work with my program, anyone else have any urls to others that work.

Could you be a little more specific? What program are you using?

As far as links go, the one I provided is the official site. Not sure what more you would need... :-s

[tmei03]

thanks, gonna download it when i get home

[Grave_Addiction]

I used Nero and it worked and loaded perfectly fine for me.

[Mike23]

I used Alcohol 120% and both the NRG and CDI image, neither worked. I also tried booting it with the disk loader, no dice. It brings me to the screen with the CD player.

[wesley982002]

Make sure you use name brand cd's to burn dc games, otherwise they won't work

[Mike23]

I use TDK's Data CD-r's for Computer burning.

[daphatty]

Did you boot it correctly? Remember that I said you have to turn on the DC with the lid open AND THEN boot it from the BIOS screen. It wont boot otherwise.

EDIT: I used a TDK to burn the game so it can't be your media.

[Mike23]

I'm gonna sound completely dumb..but if the BIOS screen isn't the one with the four options, I have no clue what it is.

[daphatty]

That's not dumb at all. That's exactly where you need to boot the game from.

One thing I should mention. My experience with burned dreamcast games has taught me to burn them at 8x. Anything above that speed and you are risking coaster creation. A lot of people will dispute this but I honestly feel its a YMMV choice.

If max speed doesn't work for you, try 8x.

[Mike23]

Well, it has to be my burner. I'll try with a friend's but thanks for all your help.

[drae]

There are some Dreamcast;s that can't play burns. I have a Dreamcast that works beautifully, but won't play any burns at all.

[daphatty]

Well, it has to be my burner. I'll try with a friend's but thanks for all your help.

I've heard of some DC's not being able to play burns. I have two DC's and I must admit, one of them isn't very partial to burns. Out of curiosity Mike, did you try an 8x burn? Also, what brand is your burner?

[suprsaiyanMAX]

sounds good, i'll have to give it a go. Sure hope it works on my burner and my DC.

[Mike23]

I did try an 8x burn, from the BIOS screen, didn't work.and my burner is called like Compact Disc Rewriteable high speed.

[suprsaiyanMAX]

Could be cuz you are using CD-RW discs....I'd try CD-Rs cuz I dunno if any DC reads CD-RW.

[bradr]

Pretty good game. Great for the price. Does anyone else think that the characters are a little too big? Sometimes enemies get a cheap shot in because the character's so big there's not much room to manuver. Has anyone finished it yet? I can't remember how far I got but it was past the lift stage where enemies dropped down and you could throw them off. I miss the running but small price to pay. Daphatty - thanks for the game! =D>

[daphatty]

Could be cuz you are using CD-RW discs....I'd try CD-Rs cuz I dunno if any DC reads CD-RW.

I think you are mistaken. He is using TDK CD-Rs (same brand I use). The rewritable part was in the name of his burner. Prolly some generic offshoot...

[suprsaiyanMAX]

oh, ok....wonder if the burner is his problem then.

[SneakyPenguin]

just got it for my dc, used tdk cd-r's, a lite on drive, and burned at 8x. i loaded from the bios menu (didnt try it other way yet) but it works just fine. i cant believe im playing a new streets of rage, even if it isnt official. one quick question, on the dc version, is anyone elses sound really low? i had to jack my reciever volume up to 40 (by comparison, raiden trad on snes is deafening on 40). still, its a great game and if you can get it, you dont even need a modded dc.

[daphatty]

just got it for my dc, used tdk cd-r's, a lite on drive, and burned at 8x. i loaded from the bios menu (didnt try it other way yet) but it works just fine. i cant believe im playing a new streets of rage, even if it isnt official. one quick question, on the dc version, is anyone elses sound really low? i had to jack my reciever volume up to 40 (by comparison, raiden trad on snes is deafening on 40). still, its a great game and if you can get it, you dont even need a modded dc.

Wow! We must be twins. I have the EXACT same setup. TDK media. Lite-On burner. :P

Not sure about the sound issue. I'm playing my DC through my official Sega VGA adapter and running the sound through my PC. Looks and sounds fine to me.

[SneakyPenguin]

Wow! We must be twins. I have the EXACT same setup. TDK media. Lite-On burner. :P

dont worry, im the evil one :twisted:
one a side note, my game loads fine, even without going to the bios screen. just push power and it starts. i must be lucky :D

[TheRock88]

Looks like a good game, downloading it right now. :D

[SneakyPenguin]

is the link suddenly not working for anyone else? if i try to go to it i get a forbidden message

[Freshwillis]

is the link suddenly not working for anyone else? if i try to go to it i get a forbidden message

Me too. :(

[Eggplant_Wizard]

I converted the .CDI to .NRG and burned it with Nero 6. It boots and plays perfectly. I just turned the DC on with the disc in and it's perfect.

[KingDox]

get your copy of beats of rage here


http://members.rott.chello.nl/~r.vanmastbergen/index.html


great game by the way...