Redream Sega Dreamcast Emulator For Mac
The Mac is fairly poorly served with emulators for the Sega Dreamcast, which like the Xbox was designed by Microsoft, but why that might be is not very clear. It’s possibly because it was not a success as a console due to annoying technical problems. Redream is Sega Dreamcast emulator for Linux, Windows and Mac OS. It can successfully emulate about 80% of the Dreamcast games in HD 1080p resolution. It offers controller support and there is no need of additional bios or other extra files to play the games.
Latest Version:
Redream Dreamcast Emulator 1.5.0 LATEST
Requirements:
Windows 7 / Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 / Windows 8 64 / Windows 10 / Windows 10 64
Author / Product:
Anthony Pesch / Redream Dreamcast Emulator
Old Versions:
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redream.x86_64-windows-v1.5.0.zip
MD5 Checksum:
300627491e160ea26d1bd0d9899b0cff
Details:
Redream Dreamcast Emulator 2020 full offline installer setup for PC 32bit/64bit
Now, fans of the system can use a Dreamcast emulator called Redream Dreamcast Emulator to play their favorite Dreamcast games on their computers in HD.
Controller Configuration, BIOS and Flash Files Are Not a Problem
Immediately after you download the application onto your computer, you can activate it. There is no installation, configuration, or setup to deal with either. Just place the application in the same directory as your games. Once you run the application, it’ll detect those games automatically.
The program has some settings that can be adjusted, such as the video settings for changing the screen size and aspect ratio. If you use the Premium version of this application, the game resolution can be changed too. Meanwhile, the network settings can be chosen if you want to stream games with the proper amount of bandwidth for your particular game.
Compatible with Most of the Dreamcast games
Compatibility issues with different Dreamcast games are constantly being fixed. On the app developer’s website, you will find their updated compatibility list on the homepage. It’ll let you know if a particular Dreamcast game can work with this great emulator. About 80% of all Dreamcast games will run on the emulator from beginning to end without any issues.
Any major Dreamcast fan will definitely want to try out Redream and replay their favorite games from that console on their computer.
Note: You can get High-definition rendering in the Premium version.
| Developer(s) | Anthony Pesch |
|---|---|
| Latest version | 1.5.0 |
| Active | Yes |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Raspberry Pi |
| Emulates | Sega Dreamcast |
| Website | http://redream.io/ |
| Source code | GitLab(Closed) GitHub(Former source) |
redream is a closed-source Sega Dreamcast emulator. It was formerly licensed under GPLv3, but then went closed-source in January 2018.[1] There are two editions of redream: Lite and Premium. Lite is free to everyone while Premium is payware but added high-definition rendering compared to Lite. The emulator is one of the few if not the only Dreamcast emulator that can run without a BIOS; however, using a BIOS is highly recommended as some games may have bugs as the replacement BIOS is not currently perfect.
Download[edit]
| Stable and Dev builds How to manually unlock Premium |
| Premium Payware $5. See above. |
| Google Play store Free to download, offers in-app purchases. |
System Requirements[edit]
Operating system: Windows 7+ 64-bit, macOS 64-bit or Linux 64-bit
Processor: x86_64 compatible with AVX2 or SSE2 support
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.1 support (Order-independent transparency support is only available in OGL 4.3 or higher)
Android: Android 5.0+, OpenGL ES 3.1
Overview[edit]
On July 2018, inolen introduced a major change to redream's audio/video synchronization in version 1.2.3 by utilizing a feature called, in his words, 'MultiSync'. This helps to prevent audible crackling, unexpected latency in audio and skipped or torn frames in video output. The solution does involve some added code complexity and memory bandwidth to handle the extra bits.
'It also has a few more subtle benefits:
- Lower spec machines have more time to do actual emulation work as the main thread is never blocked by vsync.
- If the user has vsync force disabled in their control panel, emulation still runs at the correct speed since it's being driven by the audio sync.'
References[edit]
- ↑Statement from inolen. GitLab (2018-01-08)
External links[edit]
- Discord chat channel for redream
- Twitter news feed for redream
- Youtube channel (Test PL)
- Showcase - Order Independent Transparency implementation on Redream (Jun 3, 2018)
- nullDC 1.0.4 vs. Redream 1.2.6 - Emulator Comparison (Hyper. Aug 13, 2018.)
- Shenmue - PC vs Dreamcast Emulators (REDREAM, DEMUL) Comparison video #1 (Emulators for PC. Aug 24, 2018.)