Kao The Kangaroo [PAL]

[TuxTheWise]

Kao The Kangaroo
Dream Resurrection

Dream Resurrection or DCRES is a project maintained by TuxTheWise. The goal is making high quality releases with custom optimization techniques. Please always see readme files of each game, they always have important information.



Review by IGN

Readme file:

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                           Dreamcast Resurrection - 2010 (since 2008)
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Check for more releases at these forums (search for user "TuxTheWise"):
snesorama.us (all releases, see my signature)
segahub.org (recent releases)
dreamcast-talk.com (recent releases)
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NOTE: I've seen some people uploading my releases in other servers. I recommend you always getting
my releases of my uploads in the forums above, because sometimes I release fixes or re-launch some
games that have problems. If you get my uploads you'll be sure of having the latest releases.
Additionally, you'll get the original package, not images made from discs, so you'll be sure that
nothing is corrupted.
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Kao The Kangaroo (PAL)
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Ripped: Nothing.
Downsampled: Nothing.
Source: GD dump.

=== ATTENTION: ===
You need to execute the "unpack.bat" before burning, it will unpack the .ecm file and create your
.cdi image.

If you need to apply any patch, do it in the unpacked .cdi file, not in the .ecm file.
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Although it's the PAL version, it will work fine in NTSC-U consoles with or without VGA-Box as
usual.

Pal users, apply the included patch to make the game boot in 60hz in your consoles.

=== Read only if you're having trouble ===

(...)
=== End of trouble section ===

Enjoy.


Features of my release:
- Not corrupted files at all, it was made with GD dump files.
- Used custom DCRES optimization techniques. It means faster loadings and less Dreamcast reader
noise.
- Selfboot.

About the game:
- It has VGA Box support.

Other comments:
- "Extras" folder in the pack contains some useless stuff.
Download:

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Total size: 457mb
http://rapidshare.com/files/334563537/kao_dcres.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/334594379/kao_dcres.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/334533933/kao_dcres.part3.rar
Files inside 7z archive:

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    [\]

  < disc.cdi.ecm >
    File Size:                    800.368.880 bytes

  < Kao The Kangaroo - DCRES - PAL 60hz Patch.exe >
    File Size:                    242.279 bytes

  < Kao The Kangaroo - DCRES.nfo >
    File Size:                    7.067 bytes

  < Kao The Kangaroo - DCRES.sfv >
    File Size:                    616 bytes

  < unecm.exe >
    File Size:                    7.680 bytes

  < unpack.bat >
    File Size:                    453 bytes


    [Extras\]

  < 0GDTEX.BMP >
    File Size:                    196.662 bytes

  < 0GDTEX.PNG >
    File Size:                    46.709 bytes

  < ABSTRACT.TXT >
    File Size:                    12 bytes

  < BIBLIOGR.TXT >
    File Size:                    12 bytes

  < COPYRIGH.TXT >
    File Size:                    12 bytes

  < TRACK02.MP3 >
    File Size:                    1.718.120 bytes


    [Remastering\]

  < IP.BIN >
    File Size:                    32.768 bytes

  < kao.txt >
    File Size:                    88 bytes

  < script.bat >
    File Size:                    702 bytes


    [UNECM\]

  < format.txt >
    File Size:                    6.353 bytes

  < gpl.txt >
    File Size:                    18.349 bytes

  < readme.txt >
    File Size:                    1.740 bytes

  < unecm.c >
    File Size:                    10.643 bytes
Checking files:
Save the text below with .sfv extension and open with any SFV checker. I recommend RapidCRC.

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kao_dcres.part3.rar 9B42DC48
kao_dcres.part1.rar C4D7FE83
kao_dcres.part2.rar 1B25E47B

Extracting files:
Use 7-zip. For unpacking the RAR files inside archive, you can use WinRAR.

Burning files:
Alcohol 120% probably can burn all extensions, but I recommend Disc Juggler for CDI files.