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|version = {{Version|Flycast}}
|active = Yes
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>Linux<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br/>[[Emulators on iOS|iOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Switch|Nintendo Switch]]<br/>[[Emulators on Xbox One|Xbox One]]<br/>[[Emulators on PS Vita|PS Vita]]|target = [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast]]<br/>NAOMI<br/>NAOMI 2<br/>GD-Rom models<br/>Sega System SP<br/>Atomiswave<br/>Windows CE
|developer = flyinghead
|compatibility = Almost all Dreamcast, Windows CE, NAOMI , NAOMI 2 and Atomisware Atomiswave games|website = [https://flyinghead.github.com/flyingheadio/flycast -builds Site]
|source = [https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast GitHub]
|support = [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/FlycastEmu PayPal]
|license = GNU GPLv2
}}
'''Flycast''' is an a free and open-source [[Sega Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast emulator]] currently available for [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]], Linux, [[Emulators on macOS|macOS]], [[Emulators on Android|Android]], [[Emulators on iOS|iOS]] and [[Emulators on Switch|Nintendo Switch]]. It is a fork of [[reicast]] - another Dreamcast emulator for Windows, Linux and Android. It has a work-in-progress wiki available [https://github.com/TheArcadeStriker/flycast-wiki/wiki here], complete with guides and information about various features.
==Downloads==
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|'''[https://flyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds CI Builds]'''<br>
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==Overview==
Flycast requires a GPU that supports OpenGL 3.0 or OpenGL ES 2.0. A Dreamcast BIOS file is optional, but NAOMI , NAOMI 2 and Atomiswave BIOS files are required. It has support for almost all Dreamcast, Windows CENAOMI, NAOMI 2, NAOMI /NAOMI2 GD-Rom, Sega SystemSP, Atomiswave and Atomiswave Windows CE games. It also has support for the following features:
*Emulating standard Dreamcast controllers, Keyboard, Mouse, Light-Gun (with your mouse), Twin Sticks, and even the ASCII Mission Stick
*Widescreen Game Hack (Auto-applying codes/patches to certain games to do Widescreen instead of using the hack)
*Compatible with NAOMI games that use analog sticks (Monkey Ball, Gun Survivor 2) and trackball (Outtrigger)
*VMU Support for compatible NAOMI games (Street Fighter Zero 3 Upper, Virtual-On,F355twin and 2, etc)*[https://github.com/libretro/flycast/issues/136 flycast 's NAOMI arcade Compatibility list]*SH4 under/overclock option*32 MB RAM option* Emulation of Printers (F355 Deluxe variants, Touch de Uno) * Card emulation (VF4, Initial D, Club Kart 2001, Mushiking)
==Netplay==
* Networked Dreamcast & NAOMI games are supported natively with [https://dreamcastlive.net/ Dreamcast Live] configured by default for supported games.
* Local multiplayer netplay support available in the netplay fork, '''[https://github.com/blueminder/flycast-dojo/ Flycast Dojo]'''fork. Peer-to-peer, delay-based and rollback netcode with spectating available. 2 Players only. Featured as a part of [[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/FightCade]Fightcade].
* For '''Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon & DX''', a custom fork of Flycast and private game server is maintained [https://github.com/inada-s/gdxsv here].
===Availability of versions===
*Windows , macOS (Intel and ARM) and Linux (64-bit).*Mobile devices (Android and ARM hardware. NAOMI arcade hardware also supportediOS).)
*Nintendo Switch.
*Xbox One.
Also in the works is the [https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/pull/1440 PS Vita release]
===Supported GPU features===
==Forks==
* [https://github.com/blueminder/flycast-dojo flycast-dojoFlycast Dojo]: A fork of Flycast, with a focus on netplay features and replay.
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