Emulators on Dreamcast
| |
| Developer | Sega |
|---|---|
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Sixth generation |
| Release date | 1998 |
| Discontinued | 2001 |
| Predecessor | Sega Saturn |
| Emulated | ✓ |
- For software that emulates the Dreamcast, see Sega Dreamcast emulators.
Arcade
MAME
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mame4all | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Atari
Atari 2600
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella DC | 0.2f | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
Atari ST
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCaSTaway | rc7 |
? | ✓ | ✓ |
Bandai
WonderSwan
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswan DC | 0.15 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
NEC
PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCECast | 06/01/07 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| DarcDC | Beta 1 Source (05-04-2002) |
? | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Nintendo
NES
| Name | Latest version | FDS | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NesterDC SE | 1.1 (Unofficial) | ~ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
| NesterDC | 1.7Source & SDL source | ~ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
| FCE Ultra DC | 0.1 | ~ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
| DarcDC | Beta 1 Source (05-04-2002) |
~ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| CrabEmu | 0.2.0 | ~ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| FrNES | git 0.60 |
? | Low | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| TuxNES-DC | 0.2 | ~ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Gleam! | 103000 | ~ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
SNES
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| snes4all | beta 2 | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
| DreamSNES | 0.9.8 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ngine | 0.40 | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
| Sintendo (Sin天堂) | 10-2beta | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Game Boy / Game Boy Color
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlutoBoy | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Boob!boy | 1.5.0 | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
| DCGNUboy | 1.0.3-0.6 Source |
✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Game Boy Advance
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpSPDC | 0.9 Alpha | ✓ | ✗ | ? |
| VBA-M DC | 0.9 Alpha | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
| VisualBoyAdvance for Dreamcast | TBD | ? | ? | ? |
Nintendo 64
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daedalus | git | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Pokémon Mini
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PokeMini | 0.60 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Magnavox
Odyssey² / Philips Videopac G7000
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd-DC | 2001 beta | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
Microsoft
MSX
| Name | Latest version | MSX 1 | MSX 2 | MSX 2+ | TurboR | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamMSX | 0.2g | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| FMSX DC | beta 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Sega
Master System / Game Gear
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS Plus DC | 0.2b | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Smeg | 0.84 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| DreamSMS | 0.1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| DarcDC | Beta 1 Source (05-04-2002) |
✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
VMU / VMS
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoftVMS | 1.10 | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
Saturn
| Name | Latest version | ST-V | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yabause | 0.9.14 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Sharp
X1
| Name | Latest version | X1 | X1T | X1TZ | X1Tw | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X millennium for Dreamcast | 0.13.05.12 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
SNK
Neo Geo AES/MVS
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aes4all | beta 4 | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Neo Geo CD
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| neo4all | release candidate 4 | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Neo Geo Pocket/Color
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeoPop | 1.0 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| NeoPocott | 1.0[1] | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Sony
PlayStation
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleemcast | ? | Low-Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
| Bloom | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| pcsx4all | ? | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
| PcsxDC | 1.4 | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
Coleco
ColecoVision
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColEm | 0.99 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
GCE
Vectrex
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vectrex MESS | 2003 | ? | ✗ | ~ |
Amstrad
Amstrad CPC
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamCPC (Old CaPriCe32 tech) |
1.0 Alpha 3 | ? | ✗ | TBD |
Commodore
Commodore 64
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC64 (Very old, Broken and Unused Emulator) |
Various | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
Commodore Amiga 500
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE4ALL | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Sinclair
ZX Spectrum
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamSpec (Very old, Broken and Unused Emulator) |
Various | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| ZX4ALL | Beta 2 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| ZX-ISHPECTRUM | 1.0 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Acorn Computers
BBC Micro
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeebemDC | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
CHIP-8
CHIP-8
| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whack-a-Mole | 0.900 | TBD | ? | ✗ | ! |
| CrabEmu | 0.2.0 | TBD | ✓ | ✗ | ! |
Game engine recreations & source ports
OpenBOR
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenBOR | git | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Super Mario 64
| Name | Latest version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 Port | git | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
ScummVM
| Title | Latest version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScummVM | 2026.3.0 | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |