Emulators on Dreamcast
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| North American Dreamcast with controller and VMU | |
| Manufacturer | Sega |
|---|---|
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Sixth |
| Release date | JP: November 27, 1998 NA: September 9, 1999 EU: October 14, 1999 AU: November 30, 1999 |
| Discontinued | WW: March 31, 2001 |
| Predecessor | Sega Saturn |
| Emulated | ✓ |
- For software that emulates the Dreamcast, see Dreamcast emulators.
Arcade
[edit | edit source]MAME
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mame4all | ? | GPLv2 BSD-3-Clause |
✗ | ~ |
Atari
[edit | edit source]Atari 2600
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella DC | 0.2f | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
Atari ST
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCaSTaway | rc7 git |
? | ✓ | ✓ |
Bandai
[edit | edit source]WonderSwan
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oswan DC | 0.15 | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
NEC
[edit | edit source]PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCECast | 06/01/07 | Mid | Proprietary | ✗ | ✓ |
| DarcDC | Beta 1 Source (05-04-2002) |
? | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
Nintendo
[edit | edit source]Nintendo Entertainment System
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | FDS | Accuracy | License | 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 | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
| FrNES | git 0.60 |
? | Low | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| TuxNES-DC | 0.2 | ~ | Low | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| Gleam! | 103000 | ~ | Low | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| snes4all | beta 2 | Non-commercial | ✗ | ~ |
| DreamSNES | 0.9.8 | Proprietary | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ngine | 0.40 | Proprietary | ✗ | ~ |
| Sintendo (Sin天堂) | 10-2beta | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| Super Famicast | git | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ~ | ✓ |
Game Boy (Color)
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlutoBoy | git | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Boob!boy | 1.5.0 | Proprietary | ✗ | ~ |
| DCGNUboy | 1.0.3-0.6 Source |
GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
Game Boy Advance
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpSPDC | 0.9 Alpha | ? | ✗ | ? |
| VBA-M DC | ? | ✓ | ? | |
| VisualBoyAdvance for Dreamcast | TBD | ? | ? | ? |
Nintendo 64
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaedalusDC | 01/06/2008 | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
Pokémon Mini
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PokeMini | 0.60 | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✓ |
Magnavox
[edit | edit source]Odyssey² / Philips Videopac G7000
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odd-DC | 2001 beta | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
ASCII
[edit | edit source]MSX
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | MSX 1 | MSX 2 | MSX 2+ | TurboR | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamMSX | 0.2g | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✗ | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| FMSX DC | beta 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
Sega
[edit | edit source]SG-1000
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dream-O-Rama | v0.0002 | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
Master System / Game Gear
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS Plus DC | 0.2b | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
| Smeg | 0.84 | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| DreamSMS | 0.1 | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| DarcDC | Beta 1 Source (05-04-2002) |
? | ✗ | ✗ |
Sega Genesis
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCGenerator | 0.34 0.24 |
? | ✗ | ✗ |
| Genesis Plus SDL | 01/02/04 Source (01/02/04) |
? | ✗ | ✗ |
| Genesis Plus/DC | 06/24/04 Source (06/24/04) |
? | ✗ | ✗ |
| Gens4All | preview2 (01/02/2010) | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| ljsdcgen | 05/18/03 Source (05/18/03) |
? | ✗ | ✗ |
VMU / VMS
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoftVMS | 1.10 | Proprietary | ✗ | ~ |
Sega Saturn
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | ST-V | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yabause | 0.9.14 | ✗ | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ~ |
Sharp
[edit | edit source]X1
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | X1 | X1T | X1TZ | X1Tw | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X millennium for Dreamcast | 0.13.05.12 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
SNK
[edit | edit source]Neo Geo MVS/AES
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aes4all | beta 4 | ? | ? | ✗ | ~ |
Neo Geo CD
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| neo4all | release candidate 4 | ? | ? | ✗ | ~ |
Neo Geo Pocket (Color)
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeoPop | 1.0 | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ✗ |
| NeoPocott | 1.0 Alt |
? | ✗ | ✗ |
Sony
[edit | edit source]PlayStation
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleemcast | ? | Low-Mid | Proprietary | ✗ | ~ |
| Bloom | git | ? | ? | ✓ | ? |
| pcsx4all | ? | ? | GPLv3 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ~ |
| PcsxDC | 1.4 | ? | Proprietary | ✗ | ~ |
Coleco
[edit | edit source]ColecoVision
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColEm | 0.99 | Mid | Proprietary | ✗ | ✓ |
GCE
[edit | edit source]Vectrex
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vectrex MESS | 2003 | ? | ✗ | ~ |
Amstrad
[edit | edit source]Amstrad CPC
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamCPC (Old CaPriCe32 tech) |
1.0 Alpha 3 | ? | ✗ | TBD |
Commodore
[edit | edit source]Commodore 64
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC64 (Very old, Broken and Unused Emulator) |
Various | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
Amiga 500
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAE4ALL | ? | ? | ✗ | ~ |
Sinclair
[edit | edit source]ZX Spectrum
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DreamSpec (Very old, Broken and Unused Emulator) |
Various | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| ZX4ALL | Beta 2 | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
| ZX-ISHPECTRUM | 1.0 | Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
Acorn Computers
[edit | edit source]BBC Micro
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeebemDC | DR2 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
CHIP-8
[edit | edit source]CHIP-8
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whack-a-Mole | 0.900 | TBD | ? | ✗ | ! |
| CrabEmu | 0.2.0 | TBD | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✗ | ! |
Game engine recreations & source ports
[edit | edit source]OpenBOR
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenBOR | git | BSD-3-Clause (Permissive) | ✗ | ✓ |
Super Mario 64
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 Port | git | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
ScummVM
[edit | edit source]| Name | Latest version | Accuracy | License | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScummVM | 2026.3.0 | ? | GPLv2 (Copyleft) | ✓ | ✓ |
External links
[edit | edit source]- DCEmulation.org emulator list
- sega-dc.de PHP Directory list
- Emulation - Dreamcast-Talk.com forum
- ConsoleCopyWorld emulator list
- DCEmu.co.uk emulator list




