Emulators on Dreamcast

Dreamcast

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

MAME

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
mame4all	?	GPLv2 BSD-3-Clause	✗	~

Atari

Atari 2600

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Stella DC	0.2f	?	✗	✓

Atari ST

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
DCaSTaway	rc7 git	?	✓	✓

Bandai

WonderSwan

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Oswan DC	0.15	Proprietary	✗	✗

NEC

PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
PCECast	06/01/07	Mid	Proprietary	✗	✓
DarcDC	Beta 1 Source (05-04-2002)	?	?	✗	✗

Nintendo

Nintendo Entertainment System

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

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)

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

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
gpSPDC	0.9 Alpha	?	✗	?
VBA-M DC		?	✓	?
VisualBoyAdvance for Dreamcast	TBD	?	?	?

Nintendo 64

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
DaedalusDC	01/06/2008	?	✗	✗

Pokémon Mini

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
PokeMini	0.60	GPLv3 (Copyleft)	✗	✓

Magnavox

Odyssey² / Philips Videopac G7000

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Odd-DC	2001 beta	?	✗	✓

ASCII

MSX

Name	Latest version	MSX 1	MSX 2	MSX 2+	TurboR	License	Active	Recommended
DreamMSX	0.2g	✓	✓	?	✗	Proprietary	✗	✗
FMSX DC	beta 1	✓	✓	✓	✗	?	✗	✗

Sega

SG-1000

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Dream-O-Rama	v0.0002	?	✗	✓

Master System / Game Gear

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

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

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
SoftVMS	1.10	Proprietary	✗	~

Sega Saturn

Name	Latest version	ST-V	License	Active	Recommended
Yabause	0.9.14	✗	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	~

Sharp

X1

Name	Latest version	X1	X1T	X1TZ	X1Tw	License	Active	Recommended
X millennium for Dreamcast	0.13.05.12	✓	✓	✗	✗	?	✗	✗

SNK

Neo Geo MVS/AES

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
aes4all	beta 4	?	?	✗	~

Neo Geo CD

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
neo4all	release candidate 4	?	?	✗	~

Neo Geo Pocket (Color)

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
NeoPop	1.0	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✗	✗
NeoPocott	1.0 Alt	?	✗	✗

Sony

PlayStation

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
Bleemcast	?	Low-Mid	Proprietary	✗	~
Bloom	git	?	?	✓	?
pcsx4all	?	?	GPLv3 (Copyleft)	✗	~
PcsxDC	1.4	?	Proprietary	✗	~

Coleco

ColecoVision

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
ColEm	0.99	Mid	Proprietary	✗	✓

GCE

Vectrex

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Vectrex MESS	2003	?	✗	~

Amstrad

Amstrad CPC

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
DreamCPC (Old CaPriCe32 tech)	1.0 Alpha 3	?	✗	TBD

Commodore

Commodore 64

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
DC64 (Very old, Broken and Unused Emulator)	Various	?	✗	✗

Amiga 500

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
UAE4ALL	?	?	✗	~

Sinclair

ZX Spectrum

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

BBC Micro

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
BeebemDC	DR2	✗	✗	✗

CHIP-8

CHIP-8

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

OpenBOR

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
OpenBOR	git	BSD-3-Clause (Permissive)	✗	✓

Super Mario 64

Name	Latest version	License	Active	Recommended
Super Mario 64 Port	git	?	✗	✓

ScummVM

Name	Latest version	Accuracy	License	Active	Recommended
ScummVM	2026.3.0	?	GPLv2 (Copyleft)	✓	✓

External links

• DCEmulation.org emulator list
• sega-dc.de PHP Directory list
• Emulation - Dreamcast-Talk.com forum
• ConsoleCopyWorld emulator list
• DCEmu.co.uk emulator list

See also

Emulators on consoles(edit)

• Consoles: NES • SNES • N64 • GameCube • Wii • Wii U • Switch • Switch 2
• Handhelds: GB(C) • GBA • Pokémon mini • DS • 3DS

• Consoles: Master System • Mega Drive/Genesis • Saturn • Dreamcast

• Consoles: PS1 • PS2 • PS3 • PS4
• Handhelds: PSP • Vita

• Consoles: Xbox • Xbox 360 • Xbox One/Series X|S

• Other consoles: Intellivision • Channel F • ColecoVision • PC Engine • 3DO
• Other handhelds: P/ECE • WonderSwan • Caanoo • GCW Zero • Gizmondo • Didj • Lynx • Zodiac • GP32 • GP2X • GP2X Wiz