reicast is a multi-platform Sega Dreamcast emulator.
This is a developer-oriented resource, if you just want bins head over to http://reicast.com/
For development discussion, join #dreamcast in the r/EmuDev slack, https://slofile.com/slack/emudev
The source is a mess, and dragons might eat your cat when you clone this project. We're working on cleaning things up, but don't hold your breath. Why don't you lend a hand?
If you are interested into further porting/adapting/whatever, please don't fork off. I hate that. Really.
Let's try to keep everything under a single project :)
For small/one-off fixes a PR from a github fork is alright. For longer term collaboration we prefer to use namespaced branches in the form of <username>/<whatever> in the main repo.
Before you work on something major, make sure to check the issue tracker to coordinate with other contributors, and open an issue to get feedback before doing big changes/PRs. It is always polite to check the history of the code you're working on and collaborate with the people that have worked on it. You can introduce yourself in Meet the team.
Everything goes to master via PRs. Test builds are run automatically for both internal and external PRs, and generally should pass unless there's a really good reason for breakage. You might want to check our CLA, which is required to have your changes merged.
If you are looking for somewhere to start, look for issues marked good first issue or help wanted
Tools required:
- Latest Android SDK
- NDK r8b or newer
- https://developer.android.com/tools/sdk/ndk/index.html
- If are not using r9c+, comment the "NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION := 4.8" in shell/android/jni/Application.mk and shell/android/xperia/jni/Application.mk
- Android 5.0.1 (API 21) & Android 2.3.1 (API 9)
- http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/adding-packages.html
- note that API 9 is hidden (you must check to show obsolete in SDK manager)
- Ant
From project root directory:
export ANDROID_NDK=/ # Type the full path to your NDK here
cd shell/android/
android update project -p . --target "android-21"
ant debug
Requirements:
- iOSOpenDev if developing without an official Apple certificate
| iOS | Mac |
|---|---|
| An iOS device | A Mac |
| iOS 5.x ~ 7.x | macOS 10.13.3 (17D102) |
From project root directory:
| iOS | Mac |
|---|---|
cd shell/ios/ |
cd shell/apple/emulator-osx |
xcodebuild -configuration Release
Or open the .xcodeproj in Xcode and hit "Build".
Requirements:
- build-essential
- libasound2
- libegl1-mesa-dev
- libgles2-mesa-dev
- libasound2-dev
- mesa-common-dev
- libgl1-mesa-dev
From project root directory:
cd shell/linux
make
New and updated translations are always appreciated! All we ask is that you not use “regional” phrases that may not be generally understood.
Translations can be submitted as a pull request
| Platform | Status | Downloads |
|---|---|---|
 Android |
 |
Reicast CI Builds |
 iOS |
 |
TODO |
 Windows |
Reicast CI Builds | |
 Linux |
TODO | |
 OSX |
TODO | TODO |
Additional builds (iOS & android) can be found at angelxwind's buildbot and Random Stuff "Daily/Nightly/Testing" PPA (for Ubuntu).
Well, glad you liked the project so far!
We're currently short on hardware.
If you would like to donate some devices, get in touch at [email protected]. GLES3 capable stuff, some mainstream hardware and rarities would be extremely appreciated. Keep in mind we're located in Greece for the most part
This has been tested/developed on
- Galaxy tab 7.0 Plus
- LG P990
- Archos 10G9
- Some Chinese tablet
- OUYA
- Various development boards
- GCW Zero
We had to buy all of these, except the GCW Zero and a BeagleBone which were donated (Thanks! You rock!)
Apart from that, we don't accept monetary donations right now. We also don't plan to be releasing a premium version at any store. Most of the project has been developed by drk||Raziel (aka, skmp, drk, Raz, etc) but it has been based on the works of multiple people. It would be extremely unfair to charge for it and get all the credit :)
We're planning for an indiegogo campaign later on to help with sustained development and running costs, so follow @reicastdc on twitter for updates
Devices tested by the reicast team:
- Apple iPhone 4 GSM Rev0 (N90AP)
- Apple iPhone 4 CDMA (N92AP)
- Apple iPod touch 4 (N81AP)
- Apple iPod touch 3G (N18AP)
- Apple iPhone 3GS (N88AP)
- Apple iPhone 5s
- Apple iPad 3
- Sony Xperia X10a (es209ra)
- Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 (tate-pvt-08)
- Nvidia Shield portable
- Nvidia Shield tablet
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- LG Nexus 5
- LG Nexus 5X
- Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
You can check the currently active committers on the pretty graphs page
Our IRC channel is #reicast @ chat.freenode.net.
The original reicast team consisted of drk||Raziel (mostly just writing code), PsyMan (debugging/testing and everything else) and a little bit of gb_away
In previous iterations a lot of people have worked on this, notably David Miller (aka, ZeZu), the nullDC team, friends from #pcsx2 and all over the world :)
