Propellor Arena Link-Up?

zilpha · 01-21-2005

Apologies in advance for this question as I realise the answer is probably NO!..................Is it possible to link-up two DCs so you can play 2 player Propellor Arena on two seperate TVs? :smt067 I'm pretty sure this can't be done but just thought Id check :smt045

**Yakumo** · 01-21-2005

Nope unless it's a hidden feature.

Yakumo

zilpha · 01-21-2005

Didn't think so :smt022 Just a thought, as it seems so near to compleation I thought maybe the networking feature maybe disabled but on there somewhere...........oh well guess it will have to be split screen :smt067 :smt067

**madhatter256** · 01-21-2005

Originally Posted by Yakumo

Nope unless it's a hidden feature.

Yakumo

Didn't some ppl here help out in the release of the game? I betcha they might know if that feature exists or not.

**Divine Evolution** · 01-21-2005

Yeah, that was Belokk, haven't seen him around in ages, probably lurking...
~Krelian

**wombat** · 01-21-2005

Belokk, Megalexx and a bunch of testers made everything possible (and offcource all the peeps who ......) :prayer: I'm still thankfull for the release of this beatifull game...

and oooooooh if linkplay was possible that would be TO cool :smt022

QATTY · 01-21-2005

There is a version of Daytona on the DC which supports linkplay. It was released by drastic appar.

That also would hav been cool

**wombat** · 01-21-2005

Originally Posted by QATTY

There is a version of Daytona on the DC which supports linkplay. It was released by drastic appar.

That also would hav been cool

we'll I have been on the look out of that speficic release... and actually found it after 2 years... but its FAKE!!!!

SuperFunkNinjaYoshiiKun · 01-21-2005

Originally Posted by QATTY

There is a version of Daytona on the DC which supports linkplay. It was released by drastic appar.

That also would hav been cool

I thought the Jpn version of Daytona had link-play, but they removed the option from the title screen on the US version. You needed a Gameshark code to unlock it or something. Same with Virtual-ON: OT, afaik.

What games do actually have link-pay? We should start a list. I'm sure theres not that many. Now if there was somesort of tunneling software like XBConnect, so I could play Virtual-ON against someone, that'd be great.

**Perkunas** · 01-21-2005

Sega of America and Sega Japan once did a Propellar Arena match over the internet, including microphones and keyboard chat. If someone were to obtain that build/software, you could do it, in theory. But I highly doub anyone is capable of sneaking into the AM2 offices or R&D department and sneak out with the correct discs... So 4-player multiplayer is as far as you can go. :-)

ShadowofBob · 01-21-2005

Originally Posted by Perkunas

Sega of America and Sega Japan once did a Propellar Arena match over the internet, including microphones and keyboard chat. If someone were to obtain that build/software, you could do it, in theory. But I highly doub anyone is capable of sneaking into the AM2 offices or R&D department and sneak out with the correct discs... So 4-player multiplayer is as far as you can go. :-)

The current build is quite capable of playing online, it's just the servers are no longer up. :smt009 It ran on the same server software that Outtrigger ran on. And they shut that down just a few months prior to Propeller Arena being released. :smt022

**Perkunas** · 01-21-2005

Originally Posted by ShadowofBob

Originally Posted by Perkunas

Sega of America and Sega Japan once did a Propellar Arena match over the internet, including microphones and keyboard chat. If someone were to obtain that build/software, you could do it, in theory. But I highly doub anyone is capable of sneaking into the AM2 offices or R&D department and sneak out with the correct discs... So 4-player multiplayer is as far as you can go. :-)

The current build is quite capable of playing online, it's just the servers are no longer up. :smt009 It ran on the same server software that Outtrigger ran on. And they shut that down just a few months prior to Propeller Arena being released. :smt022

Yeah, I was talking about Sega's server software.

Isn't it called SNAP? Sega Network Application Package? And wasn't it recently sold to Nokia?

ShadowofBob · 01-21-2005

Yeah, that's what happened, so getting ahold of it would be pretty difficult.

einbebop44 · 01-21-2005

Reverse engineering the Sega Dreamcast game server system (middleware or something), known as Sega Snap, is impossible. PA will never be able to be played online, unless something amazing happens. And considering Sega Snap was sold to Nokia...no.

Purge · 01-21-2005

one of my initial projects on the DC was to reverse engineer P.A.'s network system, I havent done much but it looks doable from what I've seen. Why do you think it's impossible?

**Perkunas** · 01-21-2005

I highly doub someone at Sega or Nokia would leak SNAP to the outside, since quite a lot of money was paid and invested.

Unless someone from Sweden would like to take on an infiltration mission? ;)

AntiPasta · 01-21-2005

Originally Posted by ShadowofBob

Originally Posted by Perkunas

Sega of America and Sega Japan once did a Propellar Arena match over the internet, including microphones and keyboard chat. If someone were to obtain that build/software, you could do it, in theory. But I highly doub anyone is capable of sneaking into the AM2 offices or R&D department and sneak out with the correct discs... So 4-player multiplayer is as far as you can go. :-)

The current build is quite capable of playing online, it's just the servers are no longer up. :smt009 It ran on the same server software that Outtrigger ran on. And they shut that down just a few months prior to Propeller Arena being released. :smt022

Image the heart attack they would've had on the sudden influx of people connecting with PA :-D

einbebop44 · 01-21-2005

Originally Posted by Purge

one of my initial projects on the DC was to reverse engineer P.A.'s network system, I havent done much but it looks doable from what I've seen. Why do you think it's impossible?

It uses Sega Snap. It will be nearly impossible to reverse engineer Sega Snap. Tunneling software might be actually possible.

SuperFunkNinjaYoshiiKun · 01-21-2005

Xlink-Kai supports Xbox, GC and PS2. If they could include DC support that'd be amazing. But all link games use the actual link port, not the DC BBA (that was only for online games). So you'd need to make a DC linksocket - ethernet adaptor. But surely DC tunneling must be possible?

Just checked, the DC link cable is a serial cable. Just found this too; you can get a normal serial-ethernet cable (need to mod the cable) and the software converts the signal from serial to ethernet. Surely, it must then be possible to tunnel DC.

http://www.taltech.com/products/tcpcom.html

:prayer:

**Perkunas** · 01-21-2005

Originally Posted by SuperFunkNinjaYoshiiKun

Xlink-Kai supports Xbox, GC and PS2. If they could include DC support that'd be amazing. But all link games use the actual link port, not the DC BBA (that was only for online games). So you'd need to make a DC linksocket - ethernet adaptor. But surely DC tunneling must be possible?

Just checked, the DC link cable is a serial cable. Just found this too; you can get a normal serial-ethernet cable (need to mod the cable) and the software converts the signal from serial to ethernet. Surely, it must then be possible to tunnel DC.

http://www.taltech.com/products/tcpcom.html

:prayer:

LAN adaptor good enough? I remember seing one once in a shop...