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Windows CE games emulation is still poor and slow.
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|logo = DreamcastConsole.png
|developer = [[:Sega]]
|type = [[:Category:ConsolesHome consoles|Home video game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Sixth-generation video game consoles|Sixth generation]]
|release = 1998
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}
The '''[[wikipedia:Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]]''' is a sixth-generation console released by [[wikipedia:Sega|Sega]] on November 27, 1998 in Japan and later on 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 RAM and 8 MB of VRAM. It had a PowerVR2 GPU at 100 MHz, which theoretically was capable of pushing 3 million polygons/second on-screen. There is a 2 MB audio RAM, which 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 provided ten times the performance of the [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn's]] sound system.. Sega also released the '''[[Sega NAOMI and variants|Naomi]]''', an arcade system board with similar components to the Dreamcast. Sammy's '''[https://segaretro.org/Atomiswave Atomiswave]''' arcade board was also based on the Dreamcast and Naomi.
===Comparisons===
;[[DEmul]]: Has the highest compatibility and accuracy, but is Windows-only and 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, macOS, GNU/Linux, and Android. Compatible with [https://redream.io/compatibility 8590+% of the Dreamcast library] (no Windows CE supportnow supported), 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.
==Emulation issues==
For the emulators that are either mature or maturing, a very large percentage of games work well, but some games still have problems and glitches.
==VMU emulators==
==References==
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[[Category:Home consoles]]
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