Rex Dart Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I'm gonna bring a topic back to life here.. I just got back into the Dreamcast again. But that's a story for another thread. I remember be excited for a Dreamcast port of Half-Life back in the day. My computer played the demo really slow. It was a sad day when it got cancelled. Anyone want to help me out? I'd love to play it.... -rick The same answers from years ago still apply today (torrents, USENET). However, there are places like Rapidshare now that might have such files. Downloads will be slow and will likely be multipart RARs with dozens of parts, and even though it's a pain, it's often better than torrents that require you to share the file with others. Not that I don't like the idea of sharing, I just don't like countless hundreds of TCP/UDP connections to my PC from unknown places (type netstat next time you're downloading torrents and prepare to be shocked.) Or just check the Peers section of your BT client. What's to be shocked about? That's the whole idea. But yeah, the web's been a lousy place to pirate games for, oh, the past thirteen years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Screw it. Here is a direct link to the Half Life Gold ISO for the Dreamcast. http://nzbclub.com/search.aspx?q=half_life_USA_DC-XANADU and/or http://nzbclub.com/search.aspx?q=half_life_usa_dc-muds Both are on a.b.dreamcast and are nearly 2 years old now (540+ days as of today) so you will need a premium Usenet provider to snag it. Worked fine for me from Astraweb (which has a $10 for 25 gigs plan which is real nice for the occasional downloader since it never expires) and took a mere 4 minutes to download. Else if you'd rather go the torrent route, I found it easily on demonoid.me. However I think it's an invite-only site and I don't have any invites. I'm sure there are other torrent sites with it though. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Or just check the Peers section of your BT client. What's to be shocked about? That's the whole idea. But yeah, the web's been a lousy place to pirate games for, oh, the past thirteen years or so. I don't like the idea of hundreds of pirates, hackers and who knows who else knowing your IP address. Yes, I know that's the whole idea behind P2P, but I prefer more anonymous methods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Thanks! you're awesome!!! now i just gotta figure out how to burn 'em. Screw it. Here is a direct link to the Half Life Gold ISO for the Dreamcast. http://nzbclub.com/search.aspx?q=half_life_USA_DC-XANADU and/or http://nzbclub.com/search.aspx?q=half_life_usa_dc-muds Both are on a.b.dreamcast and are nearly 2 years old now (540+ days as of today) so you will need a premium Usenet provider to snag it. Worked fine for me from Astraweb (which has a $10 for 25 gigs plan which is real nice for the occasional downloader since it never expires) and took a mere 4 minutes to download. Else if you'd rather go the torrent route, I found it easily on demonoid.me. However I think it's an invite-only site and I don't have any invites. I'm sure there are other torrent sites with it though. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Thanks! you're awesome!!! now i just gotta figure out how to burn 'em. All you need: Make sure to use regular CD-r (not re-writables) ImgBurn, free, light and easy as it gets. http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) I tried it twice with CDburnerXP, but it didn't work. it said the file was to big to fit on the CD-R.I tried to overburn it... fail! I'm trying an older version of ImgBurn... when i try the write img file to disc it says it's an unsupported format. If i try the optoion to the right> "write files/folders to disc" it lists 4 or 5 half life releated files... I'm not sure if i should even try this option. HELP! -rick Edited April 30, 2011 by Zeptari1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 ok... i downloaded the newest version of imgburn.. and the needed dll's. burned the cdi and 4x speed... and got this messeage at the end... W 23:01:19 Session 2, Track 1 is smaller on the disc than it is in the image file. W 23:01:19 Disc's Track Sectors: 347007 (TOC Sectors: 347009) W 23:01:19 Image File's Track Sectors: 347009 (TOC Sectors: 347009) I guess i'll eject it and see if it works... maybe it's the brand name of CD-R's i'm using..Fujifilm 80min/700mb any idea's? -rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 It Worked!!!!! I can't believe it! So far anyways... who's know what will happen later in the game. I like control option "C" the best, i think. I really, really, really wanted this game on the Dreamcast. Thanks again... now i just gotta figure out how to make a pro-grade label for the Cd and case for it. -rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amiman99 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I played Half Life for DC and it made me sick (nauseous), there is some thing wrong with the 3D engine. The PS2 version does not have that effect on me. Maybe DC version is too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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