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flyinghead / flycast

Flycast is a multiplatform Sega Dreamcast, Naomi, Naomi 2 and Atomiswave emulator
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Should we wait for the Flycast version 1.2 update? In the future, will it be possible to run Windows ME programs on the Flycast lite version? #1501

Closed Temixson closed 2 months ago

Temixson commented 2 months ago

There are no analogues to the Flycast program version 1.2, and the presence of emulation for running Windows programs will turn the TV box into a full-fledged PC

Temixson commented 2 months ago

Flycast version 1.2 has two main problems.

  1. Poor gamepad support.
  2. Dark screen if you have root rights.

All these problems were solved in new versions of Flycast.

flyinghead commented 2 months ago

The current version of Flycast is 2.3. Version 1.2 is more than 3 years old. I don't understand your request.

Temixson commented 2 months ago

sorry, I mixed up the windows version

Windows CE was created for mobile devices, so it's more about emulating mobile games and programs.

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CarterJBurke commented 2 months ago

this does not make sense at all. you assume flycast is a type of winulator from the fact that some games use a custom windows CE OS, but it isnt. what is programmed to do is run NAOMI1/2 Dreamcast, anything with a SH4 and a PVR2 GPU. so no, unless it was ported to dreamcast, i do not see this happening at all.

flyinghead commented 2 months ago

As CarterJBurke rightly said, Flycast emulates the Dreamcast/Naomi architecture and nothing else.

Temixson commented 2 months ago

In the Emuelec environment, we could see not just console emulators, but also some kind of operating systems using their software. https://github.com/flyinghead/flycast/issues/1502 The Nintendo Wii and Wii U consoles live precisely because enthusiasts still create software for them; if you give people an environment for creativity, people will flock to you.

CarterJBurke commented 2 months ago

you realize flycast is not like MAME or retroarch at all, it is a emulator for sega naomi and dreamcast based systems. and for developing drivers for other systems takes ALOT of work, the reason flycast even emulates NAOMI 2 at all is the fact the SDK for it got leaked. i do not believe you sincerely know how emulators are created. its not like you could wave a magic wand and you have a flawless working program, it requires you to study game code and BIOS code to see what writes where, and hopefully, some documentation in the form of an SDK or ref sheet pops up to help with how the machine works.