USB-GDROM Controller to load dreamcast games from an external Hard Disk

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 · 5 years ago

The USB-GDROM Controller is a device that allows users to load Dreamcast games directly from an external USB Hard Disk. It emulates the original Dreamcast GD-ROM unit.

The main characteristics are:

• compatible with USB 2.0 Hard Disks


• supports any USB media up to 2 TBytes: USB Flashstick, USB HDD, USB-SD


• supports FAT32 and long file names


• unlimited sub-directories with any names


• fast loadings


• 100% compatible (about 600 games was tested by DC community)


• CDDA implemented


• alphabet sorting


• supported Images: GDI, cdi, also GDI with data tracks 2048 bytes per sector


• «Region free» can be ON or OFF (you can launch any GDI images(NTSC/PAL/JP/EU/US) at your console)


• flexible «Swap Image» feature


• compatible with VA0 & VA1 model (VA2 has integrated GDROM Controller)

The USB-GDROM is installed in the dreamcast. An USB Stick is connected to the USB port.

Here how the USB-GDROM looks like.

Front:

and back.

Here the USB-GDROM compared with the popular GDEMU.

Front

and back

The USB-GDROM is installed inside a Dreamcast an a USB external Hard Disk connected to it.

Operation interface:

Test of the USB-GDROM with Skies of Arcadia.