Please note : the attached VM2 in the images above is for reference only. The controller comes without a VM2.
The Dreamconn is the world's first Bluetooth wireless Dreamcast controller.
Internal modifications have been done to an official Dreamcast controller to reverse engineer Bluetooth technology inside, with a rechargeable battery giving up to 12 hours use on a full charge.
In addition, one virtual memory card (VMU) has been added, virtually occupying the Slot[2] on the controller and a battery level indicator visible when plugging a physical VMU into Slot[1] on the controller.
Included with the Dreamconn S is a Bluetooth receiver dongle, which plugs into one of the controller ports on the front of the Dreamcast to receive and interpret the signal sent from the Dreamconn S.
Worth noting that the DreamConn is the only wireless controller that gives an experience closest to the original wired one:
It fully supports physical VMs plugged into Slot[1] and Rumble Paks into Slot[2]
IMPORTANT: The DreamConn is not compatible with overclocked Dreamcast, and won't work properly.
Internal modifications have been done to an official Dreamcast controller to reverse engineer Bluetooth technology inside, with a rechargeable battery giving up to 12 hours use on a full charge.
In addition, one virtual memory card (VMU) has been added, virtually occupying the Slot[2] on the controller and a battery level indicator visible when plugging a physical VMU into Slot[1] on the controller.
Included with the Dreamconn S is a Bluetooth receiver dongle, which plugs into one of the controller ports on the front of the Dreamcast to receive and interpret the signal sent from the Dreamconn S.
Worth noting that the DreamConn is the only wireless controller that gives an experience closest to the original wired one:
It fully supports physical VMs plugged into Slot[1] and Rumble Paks into Slot[2]
IMPORTANT: The DreamConn is not compatible with overclocked Dreamcast, and won't work properly.
General Specifications
- Empowered with Bluetooth technology.
- Built-in rechargeable battery with operating time of up to 12hrs
- USB-C charging from the bottom side of the controller
- Power ON/OFF from the START button
- Custom dongle in small form factor, with the Dreamcast logo on it
- Battery icon overlayed with the VMU screen, and always visible
- Full support of VMUs at Slot[1] (Saving, LCD, Buzzer, Date/Time).
- Full support of Rumble Pak at Slot[2]
- Internal virtual VMU at Slot[2] which hot-swaps with the Rumble Pak
- Controller can be paired & connected to a PC for VMU data management
- Controller compatible with Windows® PC for using with Steam, games & emulators
New Features (compared to previous DreamConn+)
- USB-C charging
- New high-quality molded shell (OEM white / matte black)
- Faster and seamless VMU synchronization
- Upgraded internal electronics & firmware
- Re-designed analog thumb and D-Pad
- Original hall-effect analog stick and triggers
- Remove copy-protection from save files (hold L+R+START for ~3secs)
- Slot1 now also supports OEM Sega 4x and 3rd party memory cards
- Additional support for VMU buzzer (for games that made use of it)
- Full VM2 support, including per-game VMU create & switching [*]
- Two swappable faceplates to match the OEM VMU or the VM2 screen
- Officially supported by Flycast : full utilization of LCD, Buzzer and Rumble Pak
* VM2 automatic switching works only via GDEMU openMenu or Terraonion MODE.
For any other method (i.e. GD-Rom), VM2 switching has to be done manually.
For any other method (i.e. GD-Rom), VM2 switching has to be done manually.
Windows Application
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Older versions (DreamConn+ / DreamConn V4)
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| DreamConn V4 Utility |
Flycast (native DreamConn support)
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Any of the later Windows® versions from CI Builds or Stable Releases
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The DreamConn S comes with two faceplates
One matching the OEM VMU and one matching the VM2 screen size.
One matching the OEM VMU and one matching the VM2 screen size.
The faceplates can be easily swapped without opening the controller
Integration with Flycast
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DreamConn S video review
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