| Title - Space Channel 5 MIL-CD (スペースチャンネル5 MIL−CD) |
Maker - Sega Catalogue No. - Unknown |
| Type - Music Video |
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MIL-CD's are Japanese exclusive discs and very rare to find as many Dreamcast collectors know but for those who don't know what a MIL-CD is, let me explain. Basically a MIL-CD is a standard audio CD that contains video data or other data that can be read via a Dreamcast. Basically it was Sega's answer to the aging CD+G format. And it was a very good idea for a format. High quality full screen music videos, high level graphics (for it's time in 1999) and CD quality audio. Unfortunately only a handful of releases ever made the MIL-CD format including this special promotional Space Channel 5 disc. The disc features 2 mixes of the main theme used in Space Channel 5, the Mexican Flyer. These can be listened to in any audio CD player. However, place the disc in to a Dreamcast and you'll be presented with 2 music videos featuring Ulala dancing around. You can see them over in the Dreamcast Movie Vault. Not all Dreamcasts can play MIL-CDs though. The reason for this is because of the security hole MIL-CD compatible Dreamcasts have. This security hole will allow the system to boot CD-R discs or in other words, pirate games. It's said that the later models of Dreamcast sold in the states and Europe were mostly effected by this MIL-CD support being removed. As far as I'm aware on the Japanese front only the Sakura Taisen limited edition Dreamcast can not play MIL-CDs.
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