Sega DREAMCAST w/ $800 in Upgrades & Improvements - Did we go too far? 

Lol. Reggie. :)

LOL, you tell him Reggie!

Lmao you tell him!

lmao you the man

Lol mj and Reggie are awesome

No appreciation for labour these days... he corrected a number of the thing that dates and ages the Dreamcast like battery and fuse replacement.

@@leganzar7831 less than 10 dollars. I did it myself.

@@leganzar7831 go pay 800 for it sucker

haha and I said that’s not ThePirateBay that’s my wife hahahahahah....

This comment is literally in every video he makes lol. Name one product he has reviewed that wasn't overpriced

😂

lmao

Use all your powers, all your skills.

LMAO. HOLY F... LMAO.

This went over so many heads dude 😂

Now sing "I'm Dream-casting of a white Christmas"

I agree the cost isnt $800 but if you go with a clear white shell you won't get a controller and vmu to match for less than $120 rn the official clear gear was a Japan only release n they're pretty rare

@@madnesshero4675 Yeah, the shell can be quite expensive. Maybe that's why the Dreamcast one in the link below is $570: www.ebay.com/itm/163719134642

​@@DannyPhanx Me? Yes! But only when it gets available for retail (I lost the Kickstarter campaing).

I got a clear purple one, with psu power mod, noctua fan mod, GDEMU (clone), black and blue cover for the GDEMU, bluetooth controller support so i can hook up my ps4 controller or xbox controller and i got it all for like $300. Easiest console mods ive ever done literally 0 soldering just gotta drop it all in and swap the shell. Only kinda sketchy part is drilling a hole in the controller port plate for the bluetooth connection button. Considering doing a HDMI mod next

indeed. having them glaring at you while playing is awful. i bought an xbox pad like that once. and that is how many times it was used.

Agreed, it's distracting, and makes the DC look as tacky as a 70's ghetto disco club.

@Bubblegum Crash Personally I don't want them behind my TV either, as I find even something like that distracting when I'm gaming, or watching content. I just want either a dark room or a dimmable lamp on low at best.

He has an app for it. He can probably turn them off

I personally like solid white dreamcast, or solid black. Maybe led lights UNDER the console which can be turned off and on?

That's what I said. Don't need a Christmas tree, or UFO

I was thinking this. No need for lights - I would go for just an upgraded, super-solid system that I know will last.

Considering a Mini ITX mobo fits inside these shells, making an emulation machine out of a dead Dreamcast would keep up exceptionally well. M.2 drives are also at 1 terabyte capacities, so you can fit the whole library onto it.

Wow that dchdmi is insane

Agreed, it's distracting, and makes the DC look as tacky as a 70's ghetto disco club.

Message received! Thanks Kyle!

I agree, this kinda stuff is just ads for people with more money than sense.

If it makes you feel any better disc based media is one of the worst investments you can make as a collector for yourself and potential resell value, every disc is going to deteriorate and it's already happening to Saturn and Original Xbox games. So these collectors with walls of disc based games are going to be in for a surprise when they can't play or resell them. They'll be completely worthless.

@Billy William Yes you can already back your games up to a hard drive or download them from the internet (pre Xbox One / PS4). That's not the problem, the problem is people spend a lot of money on these games so once they go bad they will be worthless and they will lose money. Copying a game to a disc is worthless in terms of monetary value, not to mention illegal if you don't own the original game. By backing up the game data you will always have the game, but you won't be able to sell it and your console has to be modified to be able to play it. For collectors buying disc based media of any kind is an extremely dumb idea from a financial standpoint.

@Billy William You can download backed up games all day from the internet for free, so people aren't going to be inclined to spend money on a disc that doesn't work just so they can legally play the digital backup and again is completely worthless once the data on the original disc is gone or corrupted, the discs themselves will literally begin to rot. Have you ever seen an old CD from the 90's?, many of them look dirty under the coating because they are breaking down. All consoles except for cartridge based systems and the Dreamcast require hardware modification to play backup games from a disc or hard drive / flash drive. The Dreamcast will natively support backups in .CDI format which is a butchered version of the game to fit onto a CD-R, this is due to a flaw in the copy protection used with the GD-ROM. Cartridge based systems can use a flash cart where all the games can be stored on an SD card, the console itself usually require no modification however the PSIO for the PlayStation that plugs into the serial port of earlier models requires a chip to be soldered onto the motherboard. At the end of the day if all you want to do is play games and don't care about the legality of piracy then just mod your system to play games from a hard drive (Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U, PS2, PS3), it saves space and many older games are getting insanely expensive. Panzer Dragoon Saga on the Sega Saturn sells for over $500 used so some games simply aren't obtainable outside of piracy for most people.

@Billy William That's the point, once the data is corrupted there won't be anything there left of value, would you really find just a case and manual valuable?, even they will begin to fade and deteriorate. And that's why I think collectors are a plague to the gaming community, they drive up prices so people who just want to play them can't afford them and they just let them sit on the shelf and rot. Games are meant to be played, not used as display pieces.

Agreed for that price at LEAST DreamShell with the system. Would have been easy enough to add.

Stop following me around!! And yeah an ODE should have be done because repairing those drives isn't fun.

This was more of a "lets see how crazy we can get"... Most people will just get the DCHDMI, battery and power mods.

Except he didn’t pay $800. The total cost would have been for anyone else, but the mentioned getting a nice little discount. I imagine he payed maybe half that or less and the LED mod was thrown in. He does have 700K+ subs so it’s worth it to the seller to offer that in return for some advertisement.. And if you use the Pound with the mClassic, the results would be much closer for the comparison. Also, LED mods were an early 2010’s thing.

Exactly. Towards something else ... like retirement!

Agreed. Makes it look childish. Money wasted.

I agree. Who's idea was it to stick rainbow LEDs all over tech stuff? It looks so dumb imo

Cesar A. It’s a PRIDE DREAMCAST 🌈 Thank you very Much ! Said no one ever! 😂

For that price this guy should make dreamcast gold with gold hdmi out

Agreed, it's distracting, and makes the DC look as tacky as a 70's ghetto disco club.

How can I get your console? Price please.

i kno first thing i thought

Why would you put a GDEMU in this. It ruins the whole Dreamcast

TechandHobby Pretty easy to put that GD-ROM right back in...

I hoped it would have lived long enough to see a model 2 controller with a second stick. Just a dream...

It's the best looking console of that generation and one of the best of all time IMO.

@@Charlie-eq3dj The sega Genesis was also pretty slick looking.

Grey? How boring and ordinary. Almost as bad as beige.

What is that?

@@keithupton86ku you can use an SD card to storage your games and load the games you want using that thing directly from the Dreamcast.

Agreed, all the Dreamcast GD-ROM drives where poorly built, and will fail over time, so even if you have a large physical collection of Dreamcast games, it makes since from a longevity standpoint to have the GDEMU if you can afford it.

No kidding!😂

It's hard to know who to help. Most people just take advantage speaking from someone whos been on the street.

Get over 100 nes games with that money

@Murican Ignorance With that attitude, shouldn't you be out helping those people instead of shitposting on a Dreamcast mode video? If you have time to waste here, so do a lot of other people. Work on yourself before throwing stones you ignorant complainer.

@Murican Ignorance boo freaking hoo

Yeah, like a iPhone 11..........with cameras on it,lol!!!! Just kidding people 😂

@LaserFeesh damn I didn't mind the LED's but thats a great idea!

lit buttons would be nice

Yes really ugly

Thanks Brandon! One of these days I’ll try and create another Nintoaster doubt I could top the last one though.

haha yeah I agree 100000000000000000000000000% haha

Its like christmas tree. Not cool.

reminds me of a Simon Says

Some people like cheese. I'm lactose intolerant myself.

I never really understood the need for those LEDs, same as in high end pc cases. I prefer matte black.

lol typical. the guy modded and soldered everything on this bad boy and you complain about led strips because its the only thing you could possibly do. big man

@@karnige5804 It's really fucking terrible though, it's distracting. The price is ridiculous too.

The Karnige it doesn’t look good. Nothing against his ability to mod or solder but that aesthetic is not an improvement.

I would have thought that the main point of modding this would be to replace the optical drive with a flash memory set up. Then again idk if anyone is doing that on Dreamcast yet.

My thoughts. Red LED's through ports would be badass.

A man of culture.

Pimp My Dreamcast!

Quickly did the math for the parts required to put this together. Dreamcast console $80 (going by recent eBay sold listing) Cap kit ($9.95) DCHDMI ($140) Transparent Shell ($75.63) Noctua Fan 3D mount ($17.99) Noctua Fan ($27.99) Replacement battery and holder ($5.99) Sega Dreamcast PICO PSU Power Supply ($45) Controller port fuse ($3.28) Shin-Etsu grease ($17.99) Wifi Smart LED ($32.75) Custom 3d Printed “Metal Jesus” Logo ($?? unsure but maybe around $20-30) Region free BIOS ($50) Total $536.57 Assuming you're not paying for labor still shouldn't come close to $800!!

@BornIn1973 MJR did said that the guy did give him a "break" on the labor so I didn't include the cost...but I've done console modding myself and it shouldn't cost that much.

@@bolex17 The funny thing is, a few of these pieces can be gotten for even cheaper with a little bit of digging. MJR's Dreamcast is severely overpriced.

@@ComikBookG Yeah I was being a bit generous with some of the pricing.

@@bolex17 That's a lot of labor and if he sources his own caps from digikey and doesn't use console5 bundles, it will cost more.

Then don’t watch......

@@ImAlwaysFrisky Nobody knows that till after they've watched it. It's the 20th anniversary of the DC and MJR dressed it up like a Frankenstein Christmas tree. The best looking console of that generation and one of the best of all time. Seriously?!

Charlie yeah because the thumbnail wasn’t enough to tell what was in the video........

@@ImAlwaysFrisky The fans were expecting a DC dedication video since its literally the 20th anniversary of one of the greatest gaming events in history. And we got this... You're right. I knew it was going to be over the top when I clicked it, but I didn't expect it to be this absurd. Seriously, all these bells and whistles on a console are ridiculous. Nobody plays with LEDs on because it's a distraction from the game. The internal mods are nice but no GD rom clone which is the big thing right now and the only thing that would improve the gaming experience on the DC exponentially. This is like taking your car to Pimp My Ride. It's nice to look at for a 5 seconds but you're never going to drive it anywhere again because it's so stupid.

Charlie there is nothing wrong with what was done to the console for him. It’s his console right? I think it’s cool because it’s different and different is a plus in my book. It’s like bitching about someone liking a different pizza topping then you do. Let them enjoy what they enjoy.

Thanks for the comment! I do my best!

Patreon. He can.

I didn't pay $800. Nowhere close to it... like I mentioned in the video. He only charged me for parts. Matt basically built this to show all the potential options people can select for themselves.

@@MetalJesusRocks I'm sorry but this isn't even believable. As far as labor, soldering isn't some dark art, it's easy to learn if you put a little practice in. Hell, 8 year olds in china can solder iphones so I'm not impressed. I guess if he bought a new Hako station with every job I could see it costing that much. I hope you just overestimated the price, because if you're telling the truth about the cost, then he's a con artist and you've been conned, and accidentally helped him fleece others.

@@MetalJesusRocks I think he meant 'you' in the collective sense, meaning: why would ANYONE pay 800 for that?

@@boogiemanspud How would he practice? Certainly not on a live system. Also if the guy had 3D printed everything himself... might as well pay off the 3D printer, and a decent one will go for at least a thousand bucks. Also, replacing the capacitors and the fuse.

You know, you're absolutely right. I've been contemplating unsubscribing for months now. Your comment actually made me take the plunge. Thanks bud. Too many other good down to earth channels out there now to still be subscribed to this stuck-up idiot. Guy turned into everything he probably used to hate himself. Or maybe this is just how he always was, and having too much success and money made it more visible. Some of his 'friends' are nice though. Simple, but nice. But that's not what I subscribed for all those years ago. When you start feeling dread watching someone's videos, it's time to tap out...

Hes been watching too much "Worth It" videos on Buzzfeed.

@@ChrisGhysel yupppp I did it a few months back n jus check in once in a while n continue on

HAHAHAHA. I know, right?

From the 70s lols.

Damn that made me laugh

Thanks for the comment!

It's cool that you gave him something, but just because you gave it to him doesn't really mean he's obligated to use it. I'm sure he appreciates the gesture either way :)

@@shaftandsack He did a thorough pickups video of EVERYTHING that was bought/given at the con with Reggie. A thank you was the only thing I was asking for... don't think that was asking too much

@@show-me-retropeople like u are the bane of content creators. u give stuff wanting stuff in return

The only grease I prefer!

Brilliant! I bet you smiled while typing up this witty comment; counting all the likes in your head.

@@abstractheory1 If you're stupid enough to have spent $800 on this piece of shit just be happy with your decision but dont expect other people to give a shit about it just because you have really bad taste haha, bloody snowflake's these days.

@@deanthompson88Awe BLOODY EL MATE!

Heck, I could be a really nice AMD based gaming PC/HTPC for that, which could emulate the Dreamcast.

You should take the $800 and save it to move out of your parents house, instead of buying comicbook toys.

The funny thing is that the video title is asking "did we go too far?", but as usual ppl are just complaining about the price.

How would he play his original discs tho