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Flycast is a multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave emulator derived from [https://github.com/skmp/reicast-emulator reicast].
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Information about configuration and supported features can be found on [https://github.com/TheArcadeStriker/flycast-wiki/wiki TheArcadeStriker's flycast wiki].
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==Installation==
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Place the .nro to the /switch/ folder on the SD card.
{{cleanup|article|Needs cleanup}}
 
Flycast is a multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave emulator.
A Dreamcast BIOS file is optional but NAOMI and Atomiswave [https://github.com/TheArcadeStriker/flycast-wiki/wiki/Getting-started-with-Flycast BIOS files] are required. You can add them in any folder and select the folder in the settings.
 
Dreamcast main files:
*dc_boot.bin - Main BIOS.
*dc_nvmem.bin - Console internal memory data; like clock, language.
*VMU_save_XY.bin - VMU save files; X for controller port and Y for slot (for example, A1, C1, D2).
 
NAOMI/Atomiswave BIOS files (see also [https://github.com/TheArcadeStriker/flycast-wiki/wiki/Verifying-your-BIOS-and-Arcade-ROMs verifying BIOS files]):
*naomi.zip - Almost all NAOMI games.
*hod2bios.zip - The House of the Dead 2.
*awbios.zip All - Atomiswave games.
*f355bios.zip - Ferrari F355 Challenge (twin/deluxe).
 
Flycast supports the following:
*SEGA Dreamcast games (CHD, CDI, GDI, CUE) including games based on Windows CE.
*SEGA NAOMI games (.zip, .7z, .dat/.lst).
*SEGA NAOMI GD-ROM games (.zip, .7z, .dat/.lst and .chd).
*Sammy Atomiswave games (.zip, .7z).


==Media==
(Doesn't support SEGA NAOMI 2, Hikaru, or SEGA System SP games.)
<youtube></youtube>


Optionally you can install the [https://gbatemp.net/threads/flycast-standalone-for-nintendo-switch.593111/post-9681560 nsp forwarder] made by TheNintendoEnthusiast (tested with FW 12+ and Atmosphere 1.2.5).


==Screenshots==
==Screenshots==
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastswitch-01.png
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastnx2.png
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastswitch-02.png
 
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastswitch-03.png
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastnx3.png
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastswitch-04.png
 
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastswitch-05.png
==Media==
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastswitch-06.png
'''Dreamcast Emulator Flycast Standalone - (Nintendo Switch) - Testing Windows CE Games''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H02LxLyXtPI Pixelacos Gameplays]) <br>
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastswitch-07.png
<youtube>H02LxLyXtPI</youtube>
https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/switchhomebrews/flycastswitch-08.png


==Changelog==
==Changelog==
'''v.1.0'''
'''v2.4 2024/10/23'''
* First Release.
*What's Changed
**RetroAchievements support
**UI improvements with save state thumbnails
**Force Feedback support for some arcade games (F355, 18 Wheeler, Maximum Speed, Faster Than Speed, Initial D, Club Kart, King of Route 66, Tokyo Bus Guide, Sega Driving Simulator)
**Discord Rich Presence (Windows, macOS, linux)
**Android: gamepad rumble, custom Adreno drivers and many bug fixes and improvements
**Vulkan optimizations by @Wunkolo
**Various fixes by @vkedwardli
**Many upgrades by @scribam
*Fixed Games
**Beach Spikers
**Capcom vs SNK 2000 Pro
**Irides: Master of blocks
**Mars TV
**Metropolis Street Racer
**Mortal Kombat
**Quake III
**Red Dog Superior Firepower
**Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling
**Soul Surfer
'''v2.3 2024/03/16'''
*What's New:
**Battle Cable support.
**SystemSP hopper games: kingyo, manpuku, shateki, magicpop, unomedal, puyomedal, ochaken and westdmrg.
**Club Kart card reader support.
**Gamepad dead zone and saturation settings.
**Switch: touchscreen and joycon rumble support, bug fixes, performance improvements.
**HID barcode scanner support for card games (Mushi King, Dinosaur King, Love & Berry).
*Fixed Games:
**Initial D v2/v3.
**Melty Blood: Act Cadenza.
**Confidential Mission.
**The Maze of the Kings.
**Spikers Battle.
**NBA Showtime.
**NHL 2K2.
**Ready 2 Rumble Boxing.
**Monkey Ball.
**Crackin'DJ 1 and 2.
**F355 (Naomi).
**Samurai Shodown VI.
**Shenmue.
**Test Drive Le Mans.
**Sakura Taisen 3.
**Death Crimson 2.
**Force Five.
**NHL 2K2.
**Shakatto Tambourine.
**Xtreme Sports.
**Blue Stinger.
**RevolveR.
**Kaen Seibo.
**Nittere Shiki! Mirai Yosou Studio.
**Shakatto Tambourine Arcade.
'''v2.2 2023/08/28'''
*What's New:
**Naomi F355 multiboard.
**Sega SystemSP emulation.
**Virtua Fighter 4 RFID card support. VF.Net emulation server.
**Naomi touchscreen (Manic Panic Ghosts, Touch de Uno 1 & 2, Touch de zunou).
**Hopper for Kick'4'Cash, Shootout Pool and Club Kart Prize.
**F355 Deluxe and Touch de Uno 1 & 2 printer.
**Sega Driving Simulator.
**Android Scoped Storage.
**SH4 under/overclock option.
**Mushiking series.
**Naomi Alien Front worldwide ranking server.
**NetDIMM 3.7 networking high-level emulation.
**Racing Controller, Fishing Controller, Maracas, Densha de Go controller, Pop'n'Music Controller (@AltoRetrato).
**Real time Video Routing for streamers (@vkedwardli).
**SystemSP RFID chip emulation: Dinosaur King, Love & Berry.
**Dreamcast 32 MB RAM option (@cepawiel).
*What's Improved:
**Support for Windows CE games on 32-bit x86 arch.
**Hotkeys for Save and Load State.
**Force feedback info netcast to Boomlangnz's FFB plugin: F355, 18 Wheeler, Club Kart, King of Route 66.
**Use a gamepad with arcade lightgun games.
**Per-game VMU A1 option.
**Improved detection of Windows CE games.
**Latin-1 and Asian fonts support in HLE BIOS.
**Video centering support (San Francisco Rush 2049, Street Fighter III - 3rd strike, Metropolis Street Racer).
**Daytona USA networking.
**Eldorado Gate 4 to 7 compatibility.
**Implement dithering in Full Framebuffer Emulation mode.
**Upgrade dependencies, build improvements, and more thanks to @scribam.
**And many, many, many bug fixes thanks to @kihato and all bug reporters.
'''v2.1 2023/02/16'''
*Full framebuffer emulation (Densha de Go 2, homebrew).
*Linux AppImage builds.
*Automatic crash reporting with [https://sentry.io/ Sentry].
*Broadcast arcade digital outputs (lights, force feedback) over the network.
*Android keyboard support.
*Various GDB fixes and improvements, CPU graphs, Profiler by @BigEvilCorporation in [https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/pull/832 #832].
*Texture Upscaling for iOS by @vkedwardli in [https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/pull/805 #805].
*And many, many, many bug fixes and performance improvements.
 
'''v2.0 2022/08/29'''
*Naomi 2 support.
*Card reader emulation (Initial D).
*Better Naomi networking. Network support for club kart, initial D, king of route 66.
*Maximum Speed cabinet linking emulation.
*Auto configuration of Naomi EEPROM (region, cabinet type, free play, etc.).
*Naomi widescreen cheats.
*macOS: breakpad support.
*<code>Native Depth Interpolation</code> option fixes many rendering issues with AMD GPUs.
 
'''v1.3 2022/04/10'''
*GGPO netplay.
*UWP/Xbox support.
*New DirectX 11 renderer.
*New & improved input configuration, per-game inputs.
*Single-threaded mode.
*Lua bindings.
*VMU beep support.
*GameShark cheat codes.
*Vulkan support on macOS.
*Support for 120+ Hz monitors (Vulkan, DX9, DX11).
 
'''v1.2 2021/12/17'''
*iOS support.
*Nintendo Switch support.
*New Libretro core.
*DirectX 9: Support for VSync.
*Open GL: Support for high refresh rate monitors (120+ Hz).
*Support for Windows CE games on 32-bit ARM platforms.
*Crash reporting system (breakpad).


== External links ==
== External links ==
* Gbatemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/flycast-standalone-for-nintendo-switch.593111/
* GitHub - https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast
* Github - https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast
* Flycast wiki - https://github.com/TheArcadeStriker/flycast-wiki/wiki
* Reddit -
* GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/flycast-standalone-for-nintendo-switch.593111/
* Emulation General Wiki - https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Flycast

Latest revision as of 23:58, 26 October 2024

Flycast
Flycastnx.png
General
Authorflyinghead
TypeConsole
Version2.4
LicenseGPL-2.0
Last Updated2024/10/23
Links
V2.4 - CI Builds Download
Website
Source

Flycast is a multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave emulator derived from reicast.

Information about configuration and supported features can be found on TheArcadeStriker's flycast wiki.

Installation

Place the .nro to the /switch/ folder on the SD card.

A Dreamcast BIOS file is optional but NAOMI and Atomiswave BIOS files are required. You can add them in any folder and select the folder in the settings.

Dreamcast main files:

  • dc_boot.bin - Main BIOS.
  • dc_nvmem.bin - Console internal memory data; like clock, language.
  • VMU_save_XY.bin - VMU save files; X for controller port and Y for slot (for example, A1, C1, D2).

NAOMI/Atomiswave BIOS files (see also verifying BIOS files):

  • naomi.zip - Almost all NAOMI games.
  • hod2bios.zip - The House of the Dead 2.
  • awbios.zip All - Atomiswave games.
  • f355bios.zip - Ferrari F355 Challenge (twin/deluxe).

Flycast supports the following:

  • SEGA Dreamcast games (CHD, CDI, GDI, CUE) including games based on Windows CE.
  • SEGA NAOMI games (.zip, .7z, .dat/.lst).
  • SEGA NAOMI GD-ROM games (.zip, .7z, .dat/.lst and .chd).
  • Sammy Atomiswave games (.zip, .7z).

(Doesn't support SEGA NAOMI 2, Hikaru, or SEGA System SP games.)

Optionally you can install the nsp forwarder made by TheNintendoEnthusiast (tested with FW 12+ and Atmosphere 1.2.5).

Screenshots

flycastnx2.png

flycastnx3.png

Media

Dreamcast Emulator Flycast Standalone - (Nintendo Switch) - Testing Windows CE Games (Pixelacos Gameplays)

Changelog

v2.4 2024/10/23

  • What's Changed
    • RetroAchievements support
    • UI improvements with save state thumbnails
    • Force Feedback support for some arcade games (F355, 18 Wheeler, Maximum Speed, Faster Than Speed, Initial D, Club Kart, King of Route 66, Tokyo Bus Guide, Sega Driving Simulator)
    • Discord Rich Presence (Windows, macOS, linux)
    • Android: gamepad rumble, custom Adreno drivers and many bug fixes and improvements
    • Vulkan optimizations by @Wunkolo
    • Various fixes by @vkedwardli
    • Many upgrades by @scribam
  • Fixed Games
    • Beach Spikers
    • Capcom vs SNK 2000 Pro
    • Irides: Master of blocks
    • Mars TV
    • Metropolis Street Racer
    • Mortal Kombat
    • Quake III
    • Red Dog Superior Firepower
    • Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling
    • Soul Surfer

v2.3 2024/03/16

  • What's New:
    • Battle Cable support.
    • SystemSP hopper games: kingyo, manpuku, shateki, magicpop, unomedal, puyomedal, ochaken and westdmrg.
    • Club Kart card reader support.
    • Gamepad dead zone and saturation settings.
    • Switch: touchscreen and joycon rumble support, bug fixes, performance improvements.
    • HID barcode scanner support for card games (Mushi King, Dinosaur King, Love & Berry).
  • Fixed Games:
    • Initial D v2/v3.
    • Melty Blood: Act Cadenza.
    • Confidential Mission.
    • The Maze of the Kings.
    • Spikers Battle.
    • NBA Showtime.
    • NHL 2K2.
    • Ready 2 Rumble Boxing.
    • Monkey Ball.
    • Crackin'DJ 1 and 2.
    • F355 (Naomi).
    • Samurai Shodown VI.
    • Shenmue.
    • Test Drive Le Mans.
    • Sakura Taisen 3.
    • Death Crimson 2.
    • Force Five.
    • NHL 2K2.
    • Shakatto Tambourine.
    • Xtreme Sports.
    • Blue Stinger.
    • RevolveR.
    • Kaen Seibo.
    • Nittere Shiki! Mirai Yosou Studio.
    • Shakatto Tambourine Arcade.

v2.2 2023/08/28

  • What's New:
    • Naomi F355 multiboard.
    • Sega SystemSP emulation.
    • Virtua Fighter 4 RFID card support. VF.Net emulation server.
    • Naomi touchscreen (Manic Panic Ghosts, Touch de Uno 1 & 2, Touch de zunou).
    • Hopper for Kick'4'Cash, Shootout Pool and Club Kart Prize.
    • F355 Deluxe and Touch de Uno 1 & 2 printer.
    • Sega Driving Simulator.
    • Android Scoped Storage.
    • SH4 under/overclock option.
    • Mushiking series.
    • Naomi Alien Front worldwide ranking server.
    • NetDIMM 3.7 networking high-level emulation.
    • Racing Controller, Fishing Controller, Maracas, Densha de Go controller, Pop'n'Music Controller (@AltoRetrato).
    • Real time Video Routing for streamers (@vkedwardli).
    • SystemSP RFID chip emulation: Dinosaur King, Love & Berry.
    • Dreamcast 32 MB RAM option (@cepawiel).
  • What's Improved:
    • Support for Windows CE games on 32-bit x86 arch.
    • Hotkeys for Save and Load State.
    • Force feedback info netcast to Boomlangnz's FFB plugin: F355, 18 Wheeler, Club Kart, King of Route 66.
    • Use a gamepad with arcade lightgun games.
    • Per-game VMU A1 option.
    • Improved detection of Windows CE games.
    • Latin-1 and Asian fonts support in HLE BIOS.
    • Video centering support (San Francisco Rush 2049, Street Fighter III - 3rd strike, Metropolis Street Racer).
    • Daytona USA networking.
    • Eldorado Gate 4 to 7 compatibility.
    • Implement dithering in Full Framebuffer Emulation mode.
    • Upgrade dependencies, build improvements, and more thanks to @scribam.
    • And many, many, many bug fixes thanks to @kihato and all bug reporters.

v2.1 2023/02/16

  • Full framebuffer emulation (Densha de Go 2, homebrew).
  • Linux AppImage builds.
  • Automatic crash reporting with Sentry.
  • Broadcast arcade digital outputs (lights, force feedback) over the network.
  • Android keyboard support.
  • Various GDB fixes and improvements, CPU graphs, Profiler by @BigEvilCorporation in #832.
  • Texture Upscaling for iOS by @vkedwardli in #805.
  • And many, many, many bug fixes and performance improvements.

v2.0 2022/08/29

  • Naomi 2 support.
  • Card reader emulation (Initial D).
  • Better Naomi networking. Network support for club kart, initial D, king of route 66.
  • Maximum Speed cabinet linking emulation.
  • Auto configuration of Naomi EEPROM (region, cabinet type, free play, etc.).
  • Naomi widescreen cheats.
  • macOS: breakpad support.
  • Native Depth Interpolation option fixes many rendering issues with AMD GPUs.

v1.3 2022/04/10

  • GGPO netplay.
  • UWP/Xbox support.
  • New DirectX 11 renderer.
  • New & improved input configuration, per-game inputs.
  • Single-threaded mode.
  • Lua bindings.
  • VMU beep support.
  • GameShark cheat codes.
  • Vulkan support on macOS.
  • Support for 120+ Hz monitors (Vulkan, DX9, DX11).

v1.2 2021/12/17

  • iOS support.
  • Nintendo Switch support.
  • New Libretro core.
  • DirectX 9: Support for VSync.
  • Open GL: Support for high refresh rate monitors (120+ Hz).
  • Support for Windows CE games on 32-bit ARM platforms.
  • Crash reporting system (breakpad).

External links

Retrieved from ‘https://www.gamebrew.org/index.php?title=Flycast_Switch&oldid=190746’

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