Dreamcast emulators

Emulators can be very handy when you want to test code quickly, but can't be totally relied on. Some emulator are closer to the original console while some will run your game even if a real Dreamcast can't.

Reicast

• Official page: [1]
• Developed by: skmp, others. Derived from nullDC.
• Status: Active, Under rewrite
• Platform: Android, Windows, Linux, macOS, html5

Known issues

• Extremely buggy

Redream

• Official page: [2]
• Developed by: inolen
• Status: Active
• Platform: Android, Windows, Linux, macOS

Known issues

• No sound support for homebrew with HLE bios

NullDC

• Official page: [3]
• Developed by: skmp, ZeZu, PsyMan
• Status: Inactive
• Platform: Windows

lxdream

• Official page: [4]
• Developed by: nkeynes
• Status: Inactive
• Platform: Linux and macOS

Supported feature

-DEV Console support (printf)

lxdream-nitro

• Official page: [5]
• Platform: Linux and macOS
• A community-improved version of lxdream

Demul

• Official page: [6]
• Developed by: Wind, CaH4e3, ajax16384, DreamZzz, MetalliC
• Status: Inactive
• Platform: Windows

Supported feature

• MMU, Naomi 2

WashingtonDC

• Official page: [7]
• Developed by: snickerbockers
• Status: Active
• Platform: Linux, Windows

Supported feature

• Console support (printf) via serial port
• remote GDB debugging

Known issues

• game compatibility
• Z-Fighting

MAME

• Official page: [8]
• Developed by: MAME community
• Status: Active
• Platform: Linux, Windows

Known issues

• game compatibility
• speed

Chankast

• Chankast is a Dreamcast emulator for Windows. Released on May 29th, 2004, Chankast was the first publicly-released Dreamcast emulator to play commercial games playably. It is now considered outdated.
• Authors: baktery, unai and garrofi
• Homepage
• Latest version: Alpha 0.25, 07/07/2004

DreamEmu

DreamEmu running DC Space Invaders

• Developed by Lord Cheese, DreamEmu is an early Dreamcast emulator that can only run some tech demos and homebrew, last released on 10/28/02.
• Downloads: 0.0.4.1, v0.03 - 08/03/01, v0.02, v0.01a
• Homepage

Other older emulators

Swirly running Dan Potter's Stars demo

These emulators are listed mostly for historical/archival reasons.

• [DreamEmu](http://www.dreamemu.net/)
• [Dreamer](http://emulatronia.com/dcemu.htm)
• Makaron
• [Swirly](http://swirly.sourceforge.net/)