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can we get a Sega CD Emulator to run on the dreamcast?

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 4:34 am
by Gary_b
Does anyone know if we can get Sega CD games to run on one of the Genesis emulators? It would be nice to play Popful Mail on my Dreamcast. I am able to play it on my pc, but it would be cool to play it on the Dremcast. a few other Sega CD RPG's would be nice too. I know the Sega CD didnt have a lot of good games, but it did have a few gems. I wish someone would try to make this happen for the RPG's alone.

Re: can we get a Sega CD Emulator to run on the dreamcast?

Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 12:50 pm
by dark
Don't quote me, but I think the sega cd had its own processor, ram, etc. So although a genesis emulator would be a logical starting point to work from towards sega CD emulation, it would still require a substantial programming effort and knowledge of the sega CD to create a sega CD emulator... and so far there isn't one to my knowledge.

Re: can we get a Sega CD Emulator to run on the dreamcast?

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:04 pm
by Dreamcast_Ninja
Yeah I too would like to play shit like Popful Mail, Keio flying squadron, jpn Sonic Cd and Dennin Aleste on my dreamcast aswell, but have a feeling it's not going to happen.

Re: can we get a Sega CD Emulator to run on the dreamcast?

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 3:06 pm
by BlueCrab
There's no way to get SegaCD games to run on a Genesis emulator that doesn't have special support for the SegaCD's extra hardware (CPU, RAM, Video Scaler chip, etc).

Being that we don't have a Genesis emulator that runs perfectly (full speed, no frameskipping, etc) on the Dreamcast, I wouldn't count on having a SegaCD emulator any time soon. That, and most people seem to have moved on from making emulators for the Dreamcast at this point, sadly.

That said, this was quite the necrobump that was done on this thread prior to my post... :lol:

Re: can we get a Sega CD Emulator to run on the dreamcast?

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:37 pm
by exawatt
up! any news in the meantime?!

Re: can we get a Sega CD Emulator to run on the dreamcast?

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 3:37 pm
by bjankins1
No but alternative workarounds for allowing some of the unique features of a sega cd, like 44.1khz audio and FMV can and probably will be added at some point, so while sega cd games probably wont be playable, the possibility of using the MD+ Enhancement will be possible

There are only a handful of sega cd games that are worth playing anyways, final fight CD, Aleste, snatcher, and sonic CD

Re: can we get a Sega CD Emulator to run on the dreamcast?

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 3:52 pm
by exawatt
bjankins1 wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 3:37 pm No but alternative workarounds for allowing some of the unique features of a sega cd, like 44.1khz audio and FMV can and probably will be added at some point, so while sega cd games probably wont be playable, the possibility of using the MD+ Enhancement will be possible

There are only a handful of sega cd games that are worth playing anyways, final fight CD, Aleste, snatcher, and sonic CD
thanks for your reply
(I'd like to play with the isos of Silpheed and Heart of the alien - Another World Sequel - on a real machine!)

Re: can we get a Sega CD Emulator to run on the dreamcast?

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 5:24 pm
by bjankins1
https://mega.nz/file/Up1jjbYC#eR4Gi8dGE ... L0LEYpILGc


Heart of the alien, from 2014, actually cannot find any info on this because the original site is gone

Most likely is a PC port, pixelheart has another world HD for dreamcast

Re: can we get a Sega CD Emulator to run on the dreamcast?

Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 6:00 pm
by exawatt
Wowwwwwwwww

Thank youuuuuuuu
bjankins1 wrote: Sun Feb 02, 2025 5:24 pm https://mega.nz/file/Up1jjbYC#eR4Gi8dGE ... L0LEYpILGc


Heart of the alien, from 2014, actually cannot find any info on this because the original site is gone

Most likely is a PC port, pixelheart has another world HD for dreamcast