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Sega Dreamcast emulators

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VMU emulators: Added link to VMU page
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! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Open-Source
! scope="col"|Atomiswave
! scope="col"|Windows CE
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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!colspan="10"|PC/ x86
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|[[DEmul]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://forumdemul.emu-russiaemulation64.netcom/viewtopic.php?p=26178&sid=9d186ca9c444883bceeed6f185ed3fa9#p26178 0.7 Build 180428downloads/ {{DEmulVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[reicast#Libretro_coreredream]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://redream.io/download {{RedreamVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[Flycast|Beetle DCFlycast]]|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Android}}|[https://github.com/libretroflyinghead/flycast Git]<br /> [https://flyinghead.github.io/beetleflycast-dc Gitbuilds/ Dev Builds]|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[Flycast#Libretro_core|Flycast (libretro)]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://github.com/libretro/flycast Git]|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[reicast]]
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|[http://builds.reicast.com/ Dev Builds]
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[redream]]|Windows, Linux, macOS|[https://redream.io/download {{RedreamVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[nullDC]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://www.emucr.com/2013/03/nulldc-svn-r150.html 1.0.4 r150]
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|[[Makaron]]
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|[https://www.zophar.net/dreamcast/makaron.html T12/5]
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|[httpshttp://segaretrowashemu.org/Chankast ChankastWashingtonDC]|Windowsalign=left|{{Icon|Linux}}|[httphttps://chanka.emulatroniagithub.com/FrameSetDC_Down.htm 0.25washingtondc-emu/washingtondc Git]|{{}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|[http://www.lxdream.org Lxdream]|align=left|{{Icon|Linux, |macOS}}
|[http://www.lxdream.org/download.php 0.9.1]
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|WashingtonDC|Linux|[https://githubsegaretro.comorg/washingtondc-emu/washingtondc GitChankast Chankast]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}} |[http://chanka.emulatronia.com/FrameSetDC_Down.htm 0.25]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{}} ||{{✗}}
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|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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!colspan|[[redream]]|align="10"left|{{Icon|Android|LinuxARM}}|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.recompiled.redream 1.1.81 (Android)]<br />[https://redream.io/download Dev (Raspberry Pi)]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||Mobile{{✓}}
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|[[reicast#Libretro_core|Beetle DCFlycast (libretro)]]|[[align=left|{{Icon|Android emulators|Android]], mobileiOS|Linux|Pandora}}|[https://flyinghead.github.com/libretroio/beetleflycast-dc Gitbuilds Ci Builds]|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|[[reicast]]
|[[Android emulatorsalign=left|{{Icon|Android]]}}
|[http://builds.reicast.com/ Dev Builds]
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!colspan="10"|[[redream]]|[[Android emulators|Android]]|[https://redream.io/download {?}]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}Console
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|nulldc-360
|align=left|{{Icon|Xbox360}}
|[https://github.com/gligli/nulldc-360 Git]
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===Comparisons===
;[[DEmul]]:Has the highest compatibility and accuracy, but is Windows-onlyand closed-source. It supports Windows CE games, but in general, they run worse than standard Dreamcast titles. It's also more resource-intensive than other emulators.;[[redream]]:Runs on Windows, MacOSmacOS, Linux , and Android. Compatible with [https://redream.io/compatibility 8085+% of the Dreamcast library] (no Windows CE support), has a good user interface, is easy to set up , and can run without a BIOS. Runs on [https://youtu.be/rywLHa1i9yk?t=529 low-end machines] provided that they support OpenGL 3.1. There's a payware premium version that provides high-definition rendering;[[nullDC]]: Can run a lot of games at great speed on mid-end PC but is no longer developed.:;[[reicast]]:Made by Eventually, nullDC's author forked his own project into reicast, with the creator of NullDCmain objective to widen platform availability to smartphones and tablets. Runs While wider availability is generally a good thing, this resulted in cutting accuracy corners from the nullDC codebase to achieve the speed goals necessary to run on Androidthese platforms. Advancements in mobile hardware should have led to the removal of such "hacks"; however lack of developer resources and interest led to long delays in Reicast development, Windowsand the codebase remained virtually untouched for years before the RetroArch team began working with it as part of a "Reicast core", and Linuxlater named Flycast.:;[[reicast#Libretro_core|Beetle DCFlycast]]:Fork of reicast available as a standalone emulator and as a [[libretro]] fork similar to [[Mednafen]]'s PCE-fast and PCE-accuracy cores that backport changes from core. Libretro collaborators, primarily [https://github.com/flyinghead/reicast-emulator flyinghead's fork] of reicast, dramatically improved Reicast in areas such as graphics, input, system clock, and Dreamcast VMU. It aims to be compliant with OpenGL 2 Atomiswave and OpenGL ES 2 so that it can continue NAOMI SH-4-based arcade systems have also been added to run on mobile devices and mid-tier PCs. This fork [great fanfare<ref name="flycastnaomi">https://github.com/libretro/flycast/issues/136 partially supports] Naomi and Atomiswave hardware</ref>, along with support for MAME's popular CHD format.;[[nullDC]]:Can Even full MMU support, which is needed to run WinCE-based games such as "Armada", "Half-Life" and "SEGA Rally Championship 2", has recently been tackled through an experimental branch (anyone following Dreamcast emulation over the years understands what a lot of tough nut this is to crack). Aside from some audio stuttering issues in games at great speed on mid-end PC but such as "Looney Toons Space Race" and "Resident Evil: Code Veronica", this is no longer developeda highly compatible and accurate emulator. ;[[Makaron]]:One of the only two closed-source Dreamcast emulators that can properly play Windows CE games.
==Emulation issues==
Dreamcast emulation isn't very good. For the emulators that are either mature or maturing, a very large percentage of games work well, but many some games still have problems and glitches.
In recent times, the open-source community has gotten a better leg to stand on thanks to RetroArch's reicast cores. Their team has been integrating a version of reicast that deals with many graphical issues (elaborated on above)Windows CE games emulation is still poor and slow.
===Poor VMU emulationemulators===<!-- Update this entry if you have anything else on it -->While current some Dreamcast emulators can leverage the screen of the VMU while the game is running, none of them allow you to play the minigames developed for it so playing those minigames would require another emulator. The problem is there aren't any complete lists of See the main page on VMU emulation [[Sega VMU emulators, and the emulators that can be found are poorly documented|here]].
==Downloads==
* [[Emulator_Files#Dreamcast|BIOS]]
 
==VMU emulators==
Emulating the Dreamcast VMU is possible via use of this emulator:
[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rai7db85bqq5iz0/AAAbnQfEJpTFaHkQ8K6nP6kVa?dl=0 Dropbox link of ElysianVMU]
 
[http://forums.elysianshadows.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=9171 Link to the forum thread about it]
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