SEGA Dreamcast Replacement Shell Swap Mod | How To Guide

[@waynecuff3140]

Fantastic video, going to buy a replacement shell now for my DC. I bought it second hand the case is so yellow its horrible. Thought i could live with it but every time i play it. It drives me mad, the DC deserves respect. Time to make it beautiful again.

[@HalfCircleForward]

Thanks for the feedback and good luck with the project, you’re going to love the results, and it’s a fun process too!

[@jeanstarwind1263]

Thanks for the upload! I just bought a Dreamcast and have been constantly thinking about switching out the shell

[@HalfCircleForward]

You're more than welcome! It's a fun little project to do for sure!

[@arthellstrobles1241]

🔥🔥🔥 I want to do this with the blue shell. Thank you soo much for this helpful vid.

[@HalfCircleForward]

You’re more than welcome! I’m glad you found the video helpful! 😊

[@DJ239]

I've used this video twice now thank you! Just got the DCHDMI from PixelFX.

[@HalfCircleForward]

You’re very welcome, I’m glad the video came in handy! I never did end up getting the HDMI mod for mine, but I’ve heard great things about it. Have fun!

[@GoldStorm07]

I just picked up an old dinged-up Dreamcast and was worried about how tricky it would be to take it apart and clean it up (seeing the word "soldering" in the video description gave me a slight panic attack), but this looks extremely easy and straightforward. Hoping to pick up a shell in the near future and take the opportunity to clean out any dust in the guts. Thanks for the instructions!

[@HalfCircleForward]

Thanks for the feedback, glad you found the video helpful! It’s a pretty painless process other than the modem shell, which is super annoying, but overall a nice little project.

[@GoldStorm07]

@@HalfCircleForward The shell showed up and I managed to switch everything over a little bit ago. It runs like a dream!

[@HalfCircleForward]

@@GoldStorm07 Awesome, glad the process went smoothly for you! Enjoy your new slick looking system! 😊

[@OmegaCromcadia]

Great video cheers! Just ordered a shell so il be attempting this using your video shortly 👍👍👍

[@robbieschweigert2700]

Great upload but if you ever do another one mention to have the faceplate on when you reassemble because I didn’t and I had to restart

[@GoldmineVideoLoot]

Top Boy! Thankyou for sharing this!

[@HalfCircleForward]

You’re very welcome! Hope you found it helpful! 🙂

[@zeroxdogma]

Nice, I bought the same shell, is time to swap it!

[@HalfCircleForward]

Awesome! It’s an excellent shell and a great little project. Have fun!

[@TonyWarriner]

Very helpful, thanks

[@richardgrayson2371]

Great video , looks pretty easy to do 👍

[@LameDadRetroGamer]

Very cool video and sweet case. Would be nice to get my dingy white one off. Your buddy HeaaapsOGamez sent me over, great channel

[@HalfCircleForward]

Appreciate the feedback, and my apologies for the incredibly late response! 😊

[@Jonnicom]

The hardest part of this shell, completely serious, is getting that modem into the new shell casing. Holy hell it took me 15 minutes!

[@HalfCircleForward]

I completely agree, it was infuriating!

[@HyperTriggerEx]

I have just took delivery of a new shell, but out of 8 screws holding the motherboard in place don’t have a thread on top of them. So I’m unable to unscrew them lol. I have a 2nd PAL DC that I’m going to do a case swap on, hopefully that doesn’t also have these weird screws. The frustrating thing is that the DC that I was going to do the shell swap on has had a couple of mods and a GDemu in it.

[@OldOneShoe]

I believe you are supposed to have the disc door open to lessen the chance of damaging the door switch in the back

[@HalfCircleForward]

That’s a good call-out. Great tip, thanks for sharing!

[@Heaaaps]

Great video m8!

[@HalfCircleForward]

Thank you, sir! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@ProwerPlaysSega]

Very helpful very good video. Subscribed

[@HalfCircleForward]

Thanks for the feedback and support, I really appreciate it! 😊

[@haunteddeandollsuk]

is it easy to change the dreamcast shell if the console has been modded? as in Dreamcast HDMI,GDEMU it replaces the disc drive for sd cards) ,ive seen modded dreamcasts online but i don’t like the yellow stained original shell 😂 so i was going to buy a modded console and fit my own shell

[@HalfCircleForward]

That’s a great question! Yes, you shouldn’t have any issues at all since most of the mods are drop in and don’t require any physical modifications to the shell itself. The only thing you may need to tweak is area for the HDMI port if the system has an HDMI mod in it, and possibly the power cable port if you’re running the PICO mod. Other than that, it should be pretty straight forward. Hope that helps!

[@prlostinshadows]

thank you - great video

[@HalfCircleForward]

Thanks for the feedback, it’s very much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the video! 😊

[@prlostinshadows]

@@HalfCircleForward honestly this and the videos on Satiator and Dreamshell...chef's kiss. Too much waffle elsewhere!

[@coskunkocagoz792]

Just a quick question...has anyone tried to use the top part of the original shell and the bottom part of the 3rd party shell or vica versa. I mean, does the 3rd party shell parts fit to the original?

[@HalfCircleForward]

That’s a great question! While I’ve not tried it myself, the 3rd party shell halves should be interchangeable with the original OEM shells, they’re pretty accurate recreations of the originals. Hope that helps, and apologies for the delayed response!

[@coskunkocagoz792]

@@HalfCircleForward It is alright Just bought one. Waiting for it to arrive. Will share the result with you.

[@johnwaltergomes3063]

Olá boa noite, como posso rodar os jogos GDI pela rede Lan do modem via Pc, como o opl PS2 faz???

[@GhostKamachiArts]

Do they have this for n64?

[@HalfCircleForward]

The only replacement shells I’ve come across for N64 are for carts, but that’s not to say that they’re not out there!