SegaXtreme

a couple of questions...

moving_terror - Jul 19, 2003

		moving_terror		Jul 19, 2003
			has anybody on here ever purchased a DREAMCAST PLAYER'S PAK? Brand new kit for Sega Dreamcast. The kit includes AstroPad, TremorPak, and 6-Foot controller extension cable. AstroPad comes in BLACK COLOR only, red is sold out. Brand new in box. ---is the controller and tremor pak shit? I need a fourth controller and this seems like a cheap solution because I could also use another rumble pak. --what's the deal with s-video?

		gameboy900		Jul 19, 2003
			It's shit. Stay away. One of the worst pads I have the misspleasure of holding in my hands. You can probably find a original sega dc pad on ebay for pennies. Same with the jump packs.

		ExCyber		Jul 19, 2003
			Seconded. Interact/Performance/Recoton are peddlers of poorly-designed crap. They stumbled onto a good thing with the original PSX Gameshark / Action Replay (for which they were nothing more than a distributor; Datel Design & Development... designed and manufactured it), but that's about it.

		moving_terror		Jul 20, 2003
			ok, thanks. so are there any good third party companies for controllers and jump/puru puru packs or is recommended to just stay with the official sega gear?

		Shitface		Jul 21, 2003
			Stick with the official sega stuff. I have had third partiy controllers ruin dreamcast controller ports on different accounts. And never buy interact hardware. It doesn't last for nothing. I bought a light gun and controller from interact, both don't work properly and the controller is what blew out 2 dreamcasts controller ports.

		SegaSaturnDDR		Jul 22, 2003
			ive been very happy with my mad catz dreamcast pads, you can rip out the crappy d-pad and replace it with a saturn one. and it has all 6 buttons on the face so its great for fighters. its a little wider, but IMO its more comfortable then the official controllers

		Shitface		Jul 23, 2003
			Well, madcatz has seem to prove worthy of a third party developer. I have yet to have problems with them.

		racketboy		Jul 23, 2003
			Nobody answered his question about S-video It's worth getting. Your picture will be a little bit clearer. If you have a few bucks to spare and your TV/reciever supports it, go ahead and get it

		fistedjustice		Jul 23, 2003
			I've never really found a 3rd party controller I liked for the Dreamcast, the madcatz ones had a cheap feel to them, kinda like playing with a fischer price controller I'd guess. As for S-Video, if you're already using RCA inputs you probably don't need to worry about upgrading to s-video unless you're really wanting to get a better picture, most of the time you won't even notice the picture quality anyway. It's something to be nitpicky about but has no long-term advantages, because regardless of what some may say, RCA isn't THAT bad.

		racketboy		Jul 23, 2003
			No RCA isn't bad at all. How big is your TV? that can make a difference probably on if you're notice a change

		crystalmethod		Jul 23, 2003
			I've been using the Performance jump pack. Good stuff! Hasn't failed me once.

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			No RCA isn't bad at all.

Blasphemy!!!

		Alexvrb		Aug 17, 2003
			Depends on the TV. On my old TV I didn't notice a significant difference. On my new TV, games look much sharper. Well, its still not a huge difference, but the cables didn't exactly cost a fortune.