SA2 Birthday Pack

I got it too. I never opened the games yet though. I got my DC from a friend along with several games that I haven't played yet. Some were japanese. He left a bootdisk which was a CD-R to play the import games. I've seen him use it, so making an ISO for it shouldn't be a problem (It's like the large games that can't fit on a disc).

 

I just gave it a try. It's Utopia Dreamcast CD Loader v1.1. Still want it?

 

What are the games on it?

 

The birthday Pack is a japanese version of Sonic Adventure 2 (identical to the original, not redone, bugfixed, or with new features in any way as far as I know). It also comes with a case that contains a booklet with a timeline, a 10th Anniversary coin, and a golden cd that contains several classic Sonic songs (The classic games such as Sonic 1, Sonic CD, Sonic R, SA1, SA2, etc). I think it goes for $10. For something "only available for 2 days" (June 23rd and 24th in 2001), it's not so hard to find. At Lik-sang, you can get this or a bigger bundle deal that includes Sonic Adventure 1 (jap) and an 11 inch SA Soni figure for $10 more (The fiture alone goes for atleast $12).

 

I remember seeing this CD on Ebay one time.

 

I haven't tried it with the SA games yet (still in package; I rarely even turn my tv on among other rhings). But I played Dead Or Alive 2 last night with it. It seems to work fine. When I started the boot disc up, the system went into the GUI and wanted me to input the date and time again (don't know why, it may be coincidence). Boot up the cd, follow instructions, and change CDs when it tells you to. The save file also saved onto the memory card properly without any region formatting conflicts (I doubt any exception could be game-specific). Some systems such as the Gamecube are known for reformatting the entire memory card if the region of the save isn't the same as the existing saves on the card (in most cases, a simple hex editor in the header of the file fixes that, assuming the actual game data is the same for all regions).

 

The boot disk doesn't work? There must have been a problem when burning it. Boot CDs are a little different, and the DC probably isn't any different in that detail. An ISO should contain all that info to do it right. I can send it through AIM if you need one.