ReiCast Switch

reiCast
reiCast
General
Author	davidgfnet
Type	Console
Version	2019
License	GPL-2.0
Last Updated	2019/05/13
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ReiCast port for the Nintendo Switch. ReiCast is a Sega Dreamcast emulator developed in part by some of the developers of NullDC.

It was stated that this version of was rushed to completion and contains a number of issues, one of these is that there’s no exception handling so texture invalidation isn’t working right now which may lead to some games having odd graphical issues.

On the other hand, ReiCast port has JIT (Just-In-Time compiler) support thanks to flyinghead which means that it can run at fullspeed and some games can even run at twice the speed.

Installation

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

You will need the BIOS files at:

sdmc:/reicast/data/dc_boot.bin.
sdmc:/reicast/data/dc_flash.bin.

ROMs go into the /reicast/ directory on the SD card.

The emulator's settings can be configured at /reicast/emu.cfg.

Note: ReiCast needs some memory (512MB+), so you have to run it with title override (launch a game/any game and press the R trigger to enter the HB loader).

User guide

Game compatibility

The following games were reported to run fairly well by users in the release thread:

Crazy Taxi
Jet Set/Grind Radio
Metropolis Street Racer
Sonic Adventure 1 till Windy Valley
House of the Dead 2
Shenmue 1
Dead Or Alive 2
Virtua Fighter 3
Spawn in Demon’s Hand
Shadowman (menu issues)
Chu Chu Rocket (there are issues in the Settings menu but the game itself is fine)

These games are said to not be functioning properly: