Looks that way :(
Anyway I wish you luck with that and hope everything goes smoothly
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Looks that way :(
Anyway I wish you luck with that and hope everything goes smoothly
Shenmue would be the maker or breaker
I would still give the machine a good clean out anyway, for it to reset to bios could be power shorting or lid sensor thinking it has been opened, both would...
Swap it
The issue will happen with every game you play, there is an issue with that console, even if you say that this has happend with a few games, you get 30mins play then the console resets itself, should...
It is a safe assumption that it is the console, but you can try it just running the bios and or playing a music CD, I would do that before contacting the seller, it will remove any uncertainty as to...
sometimes the power board inside the console can be loose, could be worth cracking the console open and see if there are any obvious issues inside
cleaning contacts (water would not work this time...
could just be a little dusty/dirty inside, it usually is just about instant on normally
Is there a power difference between Japan and your country, because that could also make a difference
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well if you have already tried cleaning the laser lense that I would personally try first (even if you just use a clean cloth or cue tip/cotton bud with just a dab of water, then dry to do so)...
It could well be the disc itself and sounds that way to be honest
though yes if you had a CD burner you could play backups with ease on most model Dreamcasts but as you don't no point in going...