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Dreamcast

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Overview

Introduced in 1998 by Sega, the Dreamcast was a console system.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: Hitachi SH-4 32-bit RISC processor at 200 MHz with integrated FPU and SIMD extensions.
  • Memory: 16 MB main RAM plus 8 MB video RAM and 2 MB sound RAM shared with the PowerVR2 GPU/dac.
  • Display: PowerVR2 CLX2 GPU delivering 640×480 resolution with programmable T&L, 3D textures, and alpha blending.
  • Sound: Yamaha AICA chip with 64-channel ADPCM audio and a dedicated ARM7 co-processor for streaming CD-quality audio.

Supported ROM extensions

cdi, cue, gdi, chd, m3u

Emulators

  • flycast (flycast) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_FLYCAST
  • flycast (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_FLYCAST
  • flycastvl (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_FLYCASTVL

Notes

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml