Dreamcast emulator released

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 01 Aug 2007, 04:46

Not a hoax, despite what common sense told me.

Way behind the times, this is months old news but it's still shocking today. To me anyway. I thought I should post about it since it's a relatively "underground" subject and therefore the word doesn't get around as quickly as, say, PS3 sucking.

Someone's got a 100%-speed Dreamcast emulator for PC working. Compatibility's got a long ways to go as you can imagine, but it's still a major feat to get it working at all.

It's called NullDC.

For instance here's Biohazard Code Veronica in action:

Here's the compatibility list:
http://www.1emulation.com/forums/index. ... opic=21524

This is great for me, since my DC's drive motor died.

Ishach · Post by **Ishach** » 01 Aug 2007, 06:58

I used nullDC for a bit and its pretty good, far better than Chankast.

Although:
Dreamcasts are only $AU100 off ebay

Considering how easy it is to pirate games for it its a pretty good buy, although the controller is kinda a peice of shit.

I bought one and I only play Street Fighter 3rd Strike and CvS2 and MvC2 and it was worth it

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 01 Aug 2007, 07:19

Now, I want a good Sega Saturn emulator.

Quanto042 · Post by **Quanto042** » 01 Aug 2007, 07:35

My dreamcast still works, and its the model that runs burned discs, so i don't need an emulator :D

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 01 Aug 2007, 08:03

Ah, Caydr: Always knows the latest news on copyright infringement!

Comp1337 · Post by **Comp1337** » 01 Aug 2007, 10:34

KDR_11k wrote:Ah, Caydr: Always knows the latest news on copyright infringement!

Oh shaddap you
It is for the greater good

SwiftSpear · Post by **SwiftSpear** » 01 Aug 2007, 11:02

Cause we own all the games we're playing emulated anyways TBH.

Relative · Post by **Relative** » 01 Aug 2007, 14:24

KDR_11k wrote:Ah, Caydr: Always knows the latest news on copyright infringement!

The emulators themselves are not copyright infringement. Its the ROMs, ISOs, and firmware that are copyright infringement, which Caydr made no reference to.

Caydr wrote: Dreamcast emulator

YAY... again!

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 01 Aug 2007, 16:00

Is there any reason at all for a dreamcast? Was there even one good unique game on it which wasn't released to several other consoles/platforms before?

Dragon45 · Post by **Dragon45** » 01 Aug 2007, 18:59

phantasy star

Relative · Post by **Relative** » 01 Aug 2007, 19:22

Dragon45 wrote:phantasy star

That on the gamecube, I think. I believe most of the good dreamcast games were ported onto the gamecube and PS2.

Pxtl · Post by **Pxtl** » 01 Aug 2007, 19:31

Idunno which of these are ported to the GC, but I know that these are the ones that still get play on my DC:

Virtual On: Oratio Tangram (damnit, I want a Wii version of this).
Powerstone 2 (a must for Super Smash fans)
Puzzle Bobble 4
OutTrigger (good, solid, fast-paced FPS deathmatch)
Canon Spike (Smash TV remake with Capcom characters)
Chu Chu Rocket

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 01 Aug 2007, 21:13

Dragon45 wrote:phantasy star

PSO? I played the PC version of it for a while as long as it was free.

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 01 Aug 2007, 23:33

rattle wrote:Is there any reason at all for a dreamcast? Was there even one good unique game on it which wasn't released to several other consoles/platforms before?

"Before"? Dunno about that. For whatever its failings are (I'm no expert on the DC, I just know it's a lot prettier than anything before it, and it was very good for its time), it's a very powerful console compared with what came before, Playstation and N64. I ignorantly doubt that very many N64/PS games got posted to DC.

"After"? Well a lot of DC games have been ported to other platforms iirc, for instance Crazy Taxi. But show me a decent PS2/GC/Xbox emulator please.

Regardless, let's get to the important thing: NullDC is the only way to play Soul Caliber on a PC. I win, admit it biatch.

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 02 Aug 2007, 00:00

Well I've never played anything besides Chu Chu Rocket on the DC, maybe that's where I got the impression from. :P

Quanto042 · Post by **Quanto042** » 02 Aug 2007, 00:07

The DC version of Starlancer Still gets played online IIRC

SinbadEV · Post by **SinbadEV** » 02 Aug 2007, 14:14

#1 reason to emulate DC? 0 load times... worst problem with the DC in my opinion was like 2 minutes load times between scenes... which for a game like Sonic Shuffle meant 2 minutes load time every 3 minutes of play time...

There are a number of games that were awesome on DC that ended up getting ported to GC or other, but some had bits left out (for example any VMU interaction... which I doubt is ported in the emulator... yet)

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 03 Aug 2007, 04:55

SinbadEV wrote:#1 reason to emulate DC? 0 load times... worst problem with the DC in my opinion was like 2 minutes load times between scenes... which for a game like Sonic Shuffle meant 2 minutes load time every 3 minutes of play time...

Sound like PSP!

Ishach · Post by **Ishach** » 03 Aug 2007, 05:12

I use my DC for playing arcade ports, but if you're emulating you are probably better off emulating an arcade machine instead.

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