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'''Mil-CD''' was a compact disc storage format created by [[Sega]] in 1998 to add multimedia features to normal CDs for use on the [[Sega Dreamcast]]. The extent that Mil-CD was used is unknown, however as code was not authenticated, [http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/threads/26670-History-of-Dreamcast-Hombrew-%28retrorevival-co-uk%29 it allowed hackers to run their own code on the Dreamcast], opening the way to [[:Category:Unlicensed Dreamcast games|homebrew games]] and demos from the Dreamcast's early years.
 
  
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Later models of the Dreamcast in North America and Europe are said to lack Mil-CD support.
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{{sub-stub}}'''Mil-CD''' was a compact disc storage format created by [[Sega]] in 1998 to add multimedia features to normal CDs for use on the [[Sega Dreamcast]]. It was present 8 title in only Japan.
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==Known Discs==
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As code was not authenticated, it allowed hackers to run their own code on the Dreamcast, opening the way to [[:Category:Unlicensed Dreamcast games|homebrew games]] and demos from the Dreamcast's early years.
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:''note: this list may be incomplete''
 
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*'''''[[Space Channel 5 MIL-CD]]''''' (1999)
 
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*'''''Kita e. White Illumination: Pure Songs and Picture'''''<br>A soundtrack and character art/profile CD for [[Hudson]]/[[Red]]'s Dreamcast game ''[[Kita e. White Illumination]]'' released by an unknown company [http://www.generasia.com/wiki/%22Kita_e.%22_White_Illumination_Pure_Songs_and_Picture presumably] on 25 June 1999.
 
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*'''''Heartbreak Diary'''''<br>a CD single by Japanese pop group [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deeps dps]. [http://www.generasia.com/wiki/Heartbreak_Diary_%28deeps%29 Supposedly] released by an unknown company on 22 July 1999. It is also believed (same source) that the song ''Heartbreak Diary'' was used to promote the Mil-CD format in Japan.
 
  
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Later models of the Dreamcast discontinued support for Mil-CD.
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== Discs ==
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*''[[Nine Chairs]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Kita e. White Illumination Pure Song and Pictures]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Heartbreak Diary]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Checkicco no Miru CD]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Hang the DJ]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Himitsu Original Sound Track]]'' (1999)
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*''[[D2 Original Sound Track]]'' (1999)
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*''[[Space Channel 5 Ulala The Movie]]'' (1999)
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== External Links ==
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20010314190533/http://www.sega.co.jp/milcd/home.html About Mil-CD (Sega)] (Japanese Archive)
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*[http://www.dricas.com/special/milcd/index.html About Mil-CD (Dricas)] (Japanese)
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*[http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/threads/26670-History-of-Dreamcast-Hombrew-%28retrorevival-co-uk%29 Dreamcast Hack]
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[[Category:Mil-CD]]
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[[Category:Hardware]]

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Mil-CD was a compact disc storage format created by Sega in 1998 to add multimedia features to normal CDs for use on the Sega Dreamcast. It was present 8 title in only Japan. As code was not authenticated, it allowed hackers to run their own code on the Dreamcast, opening the way to homebrew games and demos from the Dreamcast's early years.

Later models of the Dreamcast discontinued support for Mil-CD.

Discs

External Links

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