Japanese Store: "Even Shoplifting Dreamcasts Is A Crime"

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February 28th, 2007, 19:53
wraggster

Japanese Store: "Even Shoplifting Dreamcasts Is A Crime"

via kotaku

http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2...ststealing.jpg

Not much info, but this picture was taken at a retailer here in Japan with the immortal words:

Even shoplifting a Dreamcast is a crime.
And if they catch you, they'll call the cops. After that, they'll call your school, your company and your house! Gawd, what happens when you steal a DS Lite? Firing squad?
February 28th, 2007, 20:13
Shrygue

Whoa, that's sounds a bit over the top....
February 28th, 2007, 21:22
SSaxdude

They still sell new DCs in Japan?
February 28th, 2007, 22:45
JKKDARK

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Originally Posted by SSaxdude

They still sell new DCs in Japan?

refurbished dreamcasts
February 28th, 2007, 22:56
SSaxdude

No me gusta refurb DCs (new bios.)
February 28th, 2007, 23:05
baracki96

Funny, I would have thought one would be rewarded for taking a dreamcast. My question is; what if you don't have a school, company, or house?
February 28th, 2007, 23:09
JKKDARK

Quote:

Originally Posted by baracki96

Funny, I would have thought one would be rewarded for taking a dreamcast. My question is; what if you don't have a school, company, or house?

Prison ;)
February 28th, 2007, 23:11
SSaxdude

And we all know what goes on in prison...
March 1st, 2007, 03:06
Azalin

They test your emulation capabilities? :confused:
March 1st, 2007, 22:08
Christuserloeser

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSaxdude

No me gusta refurb DCs (new bios.)

Nope. They do run homebrew.
March 2nd, 2007, 15:45
SSaxdude

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christuserloeser

Nope. They do run homebrew.

Really? I heard the refurb DCs had the updated bios (no homebrew/hacks.) Or maybe it's because the DCs were refurbished by the store, and they probably don't have the tools to update the bios.
March 2nd, 2007, 15:49
JKKDARK

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSaxdude

Really? I heard the refurb DCs had the updated bios (no homebrew/hacks.) Or maybe it's because the DCs were refurbished by the store, and they probably don't have the tools to update the bios.

The Dreamcast models whcih don't run homebrew were released on America (it says 2 under the console) and the japanese Sakura Wars model
March 2nd, 2007, 17:39
quzar

Quote:

Originally Posted by SSaxdude

Really? I heard the refurb DCs had the updated bios (no homebrew/hacks.) Or maybe it's because the DCs were refurbished by the store, and they probably don't have the tools to update the bios.

not quite. the whole motherboard design for these dreamcasts is different, it's not just an updated bios. in these newer dreamcasts, the gd-rom controller is entirely integrated into the motherboard (so the entire thing is basically one board + the power supply + the controller interface board)