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Dreamcast
Emulator

Dreamcast Overview
Dreamcast

The Dreamcast is a home video game console released by Sega in November 1998. It was released as the successor to the Saturn. This was the last game console released by Sega.

To compete with the PlayStation series, the company proposed a new way to play the game by offering Internet connectivity as a standard feature, which was advanced at the time, but it failed miserably.

  • Website:Wikipedia
  • CPU/GPU:SH4 128bit 200MHz/NA
  • Resolution:640x480/16 million colors
  • Price:US$199
  • Units sold:10.6 million
  • Number of titles:633
Dreamcast Emulator Overview

Flycast and redream are the current mainstream. Both of them can play a large number of games. They work without delay even on PCs with integrated graphics.

Some emulators require a BIOS to operate.


Dreamcast Emulator list
Feature Demul Flycast nullDC REDREAM
Save State x x
Gamepad x x x x
Video Filter x x
Fast forward
Netplay x
BIOS required yes no yes no
Platform Windows WindowsLinuxMac Windows WindowsLinuxMac
Recommended ranking 4th place 1st place 3rd place 2nd place
Demul icon Demul 4th place
Demul screen

Plug-in format is used. Several games are available to play.

Flycast icon Flycast 1st place
Flycast screen

It has the most software running and the most functions. This emulator is continuously being updated with bug fixes and additional functions.

High image quality can be achieved by setting "Internal Resolution" and "Texture Upscaling" in the Video settings.

There is also a fork called "Flycast Dojo" with an easier to understand interface and enhanced netplay and replay.

  • Updated:2024/03/17(Flycast)/2024/03/25(Flycast Dojo)
  • Version:2.3(Flycast)/6.10(Flycast Dojo)
  • Platform:Windows/Linux/Mac
  • Website:Flycast,Flycast Dojo
  • Download:Flycast,Flycast Dojo
  • Compatibility List:none
nullDC icon nullDC 3rd place
nullDC screen

It uses a plug-in format and was a popular emulator until around 2010.

REDREAM icon REDREAM 2nd place
REDREAM screen

About 96% of games run without problems. The settings are simple and few.

This emulator itself is completely free, but an $8 donation entitles you to high-definition mode and other benefits.