This is what I read:
"Dummied games and dummy files refer to the practice of filling out the center of the CD with empty space so that the game data is pushed to the OUTSIDE of the CD. CD-ROM readers read the data on the OUTSIDE of a CD faster than on the inside... Non-dummied games take longer to boot, load, and sometimes have the ill effect of not being able to load the game textures fast enough during play, resulting in missing textures, slowdown, and general visual weirdness. "
Usually I just play mounted backups on Chanka, but if you eventually want to burn them to CD then you don't want to delete the dummy files? Does anyone know how fast the DC's GD-ROM drive is? Maybe current CD drives are faster so you don't need dummy files anymore...
"Dummied games and dummy files refer to the practice of filling out the center of the CD with empty space so that the game data is pushed to the OUTSIDE of the CD. CD-ROM readers read the data on the OUTSIDE of a CD faster than on the inside... Non-dummied games take longer to boot, load, and sometimes have the ill effect of not being able to load the game textures fast enough during play, resulting in missing textures, slowdown, and general visual weirdness. "
Usually I just play mounted backups on Chanka, but if you eventually want to burn them to CD then you don't want to delete the dummy files? Does anyone know how fast the DC's GD-ROM drive is? Maybe current CD drives are faster so you don't need dummy files anymore...
