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|title = Nintendo SwitchSega Dreamcast|image logo = nintendo-switch.png|image2 = switchdockedDreamcastConsole.png|imagecaption = The Switch in its two forms, portable (above) and docked (below).|developer = [[:NintendoSega]]|type = [[:Category:ConsolesHome consoles|Home video game console]]|generation = [[:Category:EighthSixth-generation video game consoles|Eighth Sixth generation]]|release = 20171998|discontinued = 2001|predecessor = [[Wii U emulatorsSega_Saturn_emulators|Wii USega Saturn]]|emulated = {{~✓}}

While Nintendo intended to step up the security of the The '''[[wikipedia:Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]]''' is a sixth-generation consolereleased by [[wikipedia:Sega|Sega]] on November 27, vulnerabilities were still found early 1998 in Japan and later on that allowed tons September 9, 1999 in NA. It retailed for {{Inflation|USD|199.99|1999}}. It had a Hitachi SH-4 RISC CPU at 200 MHz with 16 MB of system files to be dumpedRAM and 8 MB of VRAM. It had a PowerVR2 GPU at 100 MHz, including dumps which theoretically was capable of games in the form of romfspushing 3 million polygons/second on-screen.istorage archivesThere is a 2 MB audio RAM, an exefs folderwhich complemented a powerful 67 MHz Yamaha AICA sound processor, with a 32-bit ARM7 RISC CPU core. The audio chip could generate 64 voices with PCM or ADPCM codec and license filesprovided ten times the performance of the [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn's]] sound system.. These game dumps eventually got shared online by scene groups except for their licenses but were missing important files to run Sega also released the '''[[Sega NAOMI and even if they had been completedvariants|Naomi]]''', there were no custom homebrew apps let alone solutions an arcade system board with similar components to load unofficial game dumps for the systemDreamcast. Sammy's '''[https://segaretro. A number of prominent hacking teams (starting with shuffle2 org/Atomiswave Atomiswave]''' arcade board was also based on the Dreamcast and fail0verflow in collaboration) all came across a new exploit independently of each other that allowed complete control over the system, later officially recognized by Nvidia as CVE-2018-6242Naomi.

A "debugging emulator" for Sega collaborated with Microsoft on the Nintendo SwitchDreamcast's development, CageTheUnicorn (now and this partnership would continue later with the [[https://github.com/reswitched/Mephisto MephistoXbox emulators|Xbox]]), popped up not long after the first components were dumped. It What came out of this was designed the possibility for games to emulate sysmodules be developed for an optimized version of '''Windows CE''' (with "no support DirectX) on each disc. However, Windows CE wasn't mandatory to use and most developers opted for graphics, sound, input, or any kind Sega's development tools instead out of even remotely performant processing [...] by design"convenience. It was then revealed that members of both the [[Citra]] and [[Dolphin]] teams were already working on [[yuzu|their own emulator]] Even in secretmajor emulators, followed by another developer releasing an emulator named [[Ryujinx]]this aspect isn't implemented (or implemented well).

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! colspan="510"|PC / x86

|[[yuzuDEmul]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[httpshttp://yuzu-emudemul.orgemulation64.com/downloads/ Nightly{{DEmulVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~✓}}

|[[Ryujinxredream]]

|[https://ryujinxredream.orgio/download {{RedreamVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[Flycast|Flycast]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}|[https:/#/Build Nightlyflyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds/ Builds]|{{✓}}||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[reicast]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[http://builds.reicast.com/ Dev Builds]|{{~✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|NSEmu[[nullDC]]

|[httpshttp://githubwww.emucr.com/RKX12092013/nsemu Git03/nulldc-svn-r150.html 1.0.4 r150]|{{✗}}||{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|[[SphiNXMakaron]]

|[https://www.zophar.net/dreamcast/makaron.html T12/5]|{{✗}} (WIP)||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}||{{✗}}

|Mephisto[http://washemu.org/ WashingtonDC]|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}|[https://github.com/washingtondc-emu/washingtondc git]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|[http://www.lxdream.org Lxdream]

|[httpshttp://githubwww.comlxdream.org/reswitched/Mephisto/releases v1download.php 0.29.1], [https://github.com/reswitched/Mephisto Git]|{{✗}}||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|CageTheUnicorn[https://segaretro.org/Chankast Chankast]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://chanka.emulatronia.com/FrameSetDC_Down.htm 0.25]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|[[MAME]]

|[httpshttp://githubwww.commamedev.org/reswitched/CageTheUnicorn Gitrelease.html {{MAMEVer}}]|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{✗}}||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

|[[redream]]|align=left|{{Icon|Android|LinuxARM}}|[https://eggnsplay.wordpressgoogle.com Egg NS/store/apps/details?id=io.recompiled.redream 1.1.98]<small> (Android)</small><br/>[https://redream.io/download Dev]<small> (Raspberry Pi)</small>|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[Flycast]]|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|Pandora}}|[https://driveflyinghead.github.io/flycast-builds CI Builds]|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[reicast]]|align=left|{{Icon|Android|Pyra}}|[http://builds.reicast.com Builds][https://play.google.com/ustore/0apps/ucdetails?id=15jYpgxZZKcstAqxZYg5_znDiXS41Shep&export=download 1com.reicast.0emulator r20.204]</br>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/122 Pyra Build]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}||{{~}} ||{{✗✓}}

!colspan="10"|Console|-|[[nullDC PSP]]|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}|[https://github.com/skylinePSP-Archive/nulldce-emupsp git][https://archive.org/details/skyline SkylinenullDC-PSP 1.2.1]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}|-|nulldc-360|align=left|{{Icon|AndroidXbox360}}|[https://github.com/skylinegligli/nulldc-emu/skyline/releases 0.3360 git]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}||{{✗}} ||{{~}}

 ===Comparisons===;[[yuzuDEmul]]:An openHas the highest compatibility and accuracy, but it' Windows-only and closed-source cross. It supports Windows CE games, but in general, they run worse than standard Dreamcast titles. It's also more resource-platform emulator made by the intensive than other emulators.;[[Citraredream]] team. yuzu has had an extremely fast development pace : Multi-platform and easy to the point that many games are now fully playable.<ref>[https://yuzuuse, but it's closed-emusource.org/game/ yuzu - Compatibility list] </ref> Originally only available Compatible with an OpenGL renderer, Vulkan support was added to yuzu in December 2019.<ref> [https://yuzu-emuredream.orgio/entry/yuzu-vulkan/ New Feature Release: Vulkancompatibility 90+% of the Dreamcast library] </ref> Many 2D games (Windows CE now show correct graphics and have supported), has a good speed. Many 3D games are playableuser interface, is easy to set up, and some are running at full speed.It can play almost over than 450 games at perfect/great and okay -compatability levels run without a BIOS.A lot of Nintendo Switch exclusive games are playable already but can't be considered perfect yet.<ref>Runs on [https://twitteryoutu.combe/yuzuemu/status/1057781359639490560 Yuzu rywLHa1i9yk?t=529 low- Super Mario Odyssey now playableend machines] (Oct 31, 2018)</ref><ref>[https://twitterprovided that they support OpenGL 3.1.com/yuzuemu/status/1063573285391294465 Yuzu - Pokémon LetThere's Go Ingame on release day] (Nov 16, 2018)</ref>a payware premium version that provides high-definition rendering. :The development team continually works to improve the emulator compatibility and ;[[Emulation Accuracy|accuracynullDC]]. Note that top tier hardware is required to get decent speed in most : Can run a lot of games at great speed on mid-end PC and it's open-source, however, it's no longer developed and the moment. The developers offer Early Access to new release for those who support them on Patreonmore recent forks have improved upon it.:;[[Ryujinxreicast]]:An open-source public domain emulator programmed in C#. Compared Eventually, nullDC's author forked his own project into reicast, with the main objective to widen platform availability to its early days<ref>[https://msmartphones and tablets.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5rwaENaDLQ Ryujinx - This Emulators Progress While wider availability is INSANE] (Jul 24generally a good thing, 2018)</ref>, it has now slower development than yuzu but seems this resulted in cutting accuracy corners from the nullDC codebase to achieve the speed goals necessary to focus run on full system accuracythese platforms. Most 2D games are now booting Advancements in mobile hardware should have led to the removal of such "hacks"; however lack of developer resources and running at comfortable speeds and some 3D games are playable. Ryujinx also supports resolution upscaling interest led to 4Klong delays in Reicast development, though this requires and the codebase remained virtually untouched for years before the RetroArch team began working with it as part of a powerful computer"Reicast core", later named Flycast.:;[[SphiNXreicast#Libretro_core|Flycast]]:A closed-source Fork of reicast available as a standalone emulator in the work since late July/August 2018. It can boot some homebrews and as well as the title screen of one commercial game. This is more a one person project for personal training at the moment.;Skyline:The first attempt at an [[Androidlibretro]] emulator by core. Libretro collaborators, primarily [https://github.com/Cyuubiflyinghead/ Cyuubireicast-emulator flyinghead], a developer known for the 3DS emulator [dramatically improved Reicast in areas such as graphics, input, system clock, and Dreamcast VMU. Atomiswave and NAOMI SH-4-based arcade systems have also been added to great fanfare<ref name="flycastnaomi">https://github.com/Cyuubilibretro/LemonLimeflycast/ LemonLime]. Originally known as [https:issues/136</gbatempref>, along with support for MAME's popular CHD format.net/threads/mononxEven full MMU support, which is needed to run WinCE-an-experimentalbased games such as "Armada", "Half-nintendo-switch-emulator-for-android.531427/ MonoNX] Life" and previously called Lightswitch"SEGA Rally Championship 2",Skyline replaced has recently been tackled through an experimental branch (anyone following Dreamcast emulation over the project due years understands what a tough nut this is to Xamarin framework's limitationscrack). This new project Aside from some audio stuttering issues in games such as "Looney Toons Space Race" and "Resident Evil: Code Veronica", this is being written in C++ a highly compatible and Java using JNIaccurate emulator.  ;[[Makaron]]:This emulator actually displays no graphics at all making it useless for endOne of the only two closed-users at source Dreamcast emulators that can properly play Windows CE games. ==Emulation issues==For the momentemulators that are either mature or maturing, a very large percentage of games work well, but some games still have problems and glitches.;Egg NSIt's ==VMU emulators==While some Dreamcast emulators can leverage the screen of the VMU while the first emulator able game is running, none of them allow you to play games the minigames developed for it. See the main page on VMU emulation [[AndroidSega VMU emulators|here]] device, able to run 81 titles while 73 titles are still crashing, at the moment there are no screen buttons require you to have Gamesir-X2 controller as well requires Qualcomm Snapdragon 855/855+/865/865+ also. ==Downloads==* [[Emulator_Files#Dreamcast|BIOS]]

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