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{{Main|Master System emulators}}
|title = Sega Dreamcast
 
|logo = DreamcastConsole.png
 
|developer = [[:Sega]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Sixth-generation video game consoles|Sixth generation]]
 
|release = 1998
 
|discontinued = 2001
 
|predecessor = [[Sega_Saturn_emulators|Sega Saturn]]
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
 
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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.
 
  
Sega collaborated with Microsoft on the Dreamcast's development, and this partnership would continue later with the [[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]. What came out of this was the possibility for games to be developed for an optimized version of '''Windows CE''' (with DirectX) on each disc. However, Windows CE wasn't mandatory to use and most developers opted for Sega's development tools instead out of convenience. Even in major emulators, this aspect isn't implemented (or implemented well).
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This category lists Sega Master System (SMS) emulators. Most of them can also emulate Game Gear (GG).
  
==Emulators==
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[[Category:Emulators]]
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[[Category:Console emulators]]
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[[Category:Home console emulators]]
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Open-Source
 
! scope="col"|Naomi
 
! scope="col"|Atomiswave
 
! scope="col"|Windows CE
 
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
!colspan="10"|PC
 
|-
 
|[[DEmul]]
 
|Windows
 
|[http://forum.emu-russia.net/viewtopic.php?p=26178&sid=9d186ca9c444883bceeed6f185ed3fa9#p26178 0.7 Build 180428]
 
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|[[reicast#Libretro_core|Beetle DC]]
 
|Multi-platform
 
|[https://github.com/libretro/beetle-dc Git]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|[[reicast]]
 
|Windows, Linux
 
|[http://builds.reicast.com/ Dev Builds]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|[[redream]]
 
|Windows, Linux, macOS
 
|[https://redream.io/download {{RedreamVer}}]
 
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|[[nullDC]]
 
|Windows
 
|[http://www.emucr.com/2013/03/nulldc-svn-r150.html 1.0.4 r150]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}
 
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|[[Makaron]]
 
|Windows
 
|[https://www.zophar.net/dreamcast/makaron.html T12/5]
 
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|[https://segaretro.org/Chankast Chankast]
 
|Windows
 
|[http://chanka.emulatronia.com/FrameSetDC_Down.htm 0.25]
 
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|Lxdream
 
|Linux, macOS
 
|[http://www.lxdream.org/download.php 0.9.1]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|WashingtonDC
 
|Linux
 
|[https://github.com/washingtondc-emu/washingtondc Git]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|[[MAME]]
 
|Multi-platform
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
!colspan="10"|Mobile
 
|-
 
|[[reicast#Libretro_core|Beetle DC]]
 
|[[Android emulators|Android]], mobile
 
|[https://github.com/libretro/beetle-dc Git]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|[[reicast]]
 
|[[Android emulators|Android]]
 
|[http://builds.reicast.com/ Dev Builds]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|[[redream]]
 
|[[Android emulators|Android]]
 
|[https://redream.io/download {?}]
 
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
===Comparisons===
 
;[[DEmul]]:Has the highest compatibility and accuracy, but is Windows-only. 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, Linux and Android. Compatible with [https://redream.io/compatibility 80+% 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.
 
;[[reicast]]:Made by the creator of NullDC. Runs on Android, Windows, and Linux.
 
:;[[reicast#Libretro_core|Beetle DC]]:[[libretro]] fork similar to [[Mednafen]]'s PCE-fast and PCE-accuracy cores that backport changes from [https://github.com/flyinghead/reicast-emulator flyinghead's fork] of reicast. It aims to be compliant with OpenGL 2 and OpenGL ES 2 so that it can continue to run on mobile devices and mid-tier PCs. This fork [https://github.com/libretro/flycast/issues/136 partially supports] Naomi and Atomiswave hardware.
 
;[[nullDC]]:Can run a lot of games at great speed on mid-end PC but is no longer developed.
 
;[[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 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).
 
 
 
===Poor VMU emulation===
 
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While current 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 VMU emulators, and the emulators that can be found are poorly documented.
 
 
 
==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]
 
 
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
 
 
 
 
{{Sega}}
 
 
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Sega consoles]]
 
[[Category:Sega Dreamcast emulators]]
 
[[Category:Sixth-generation video game consoles]]
 

Latest revision as of 03:28, 14 October 2021

Main article: Master System emulators

This category lists Sega Master System (SMS) emulators. Most of them can also emulate Game Gear (GG).