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: To improve seek times and reduce strain on the Dreamcast's aging laser, verified collections often include "dummy files" that push the actual game data to the outer edges of the disc.

The Ultimate Guide to Building a Verified Dreamcast CDI Collection

Early Dreamcast consoles could read standard audio CDs containing data structures (Mil-CDs). Developers exploited this to boot homebrew software and backups directly from CD-Rs without a modchip.

Once you have acquired a verified collection, you have two primary avenues for playback: On Original Dreamcast Hardware