pc emulation on dreamcast

[rclements]

is there any way to port pc games to dreamcast relatively easily, any information or place i can begin?...specifically id like to port Return to castle wolfenstein multiplayer, the machine should handle it..plus with the online capabilities....

[Holly Hasney]

very VERy unlikly on so many fromts that I really cannot be bothered to go into now

[Dr Zoidberg]

This has got to be the 50th post I've moved today....urge to bring back porting requests growing stronger....spidey senses....tingling...


TOPIC MOVED TO THE MAIN FORUM

[tom61]

This has got to be the 50th post I've moved today....urge to bring back porting requests growing stronger....spidey senses....tingling...


TOPIC MOVED TO THE MAIN FORUM

If it came back, the newbies would end up posting elsewhere anyway, since they'd get ignored and/or no one ports what they ask for (even if it's imposible).

[Holly Hasney]

We ignore anyways....

or mock j/k

[Cyber Chick]

Sure, a 10 year old game was ported, so logically any game ever made can be ported, regardless that it relies on a processor or video hardware beyond the abilities of the DC.

Since my Corvette can go the same speed as a Yugo, I'm sure it can also "emulate" an F-14

E for effort though

[MagnetoMan]

im a little interested in this myself....

what is so windows comaptible about the DC that makes it such a HUGE/IMPOSSIBLE task to get RTCW as a dc playable game???

[rclements]

the only reason i thought return to castle wolfenstein m,aybe be possible to port is that it is based on the quake 3 arena engine...ive played that on dreamcast and it runs well.........just a thought...

[Heliophobe_]

Since my Corvette can go the same speed as a Yugo, I'm sure it can also "emulate" an F-14

Mine's emulating large, heavy rock these days.

[kRYPT_]

im a little interested in this myself....

what is so windows comaptible about the DC that makes it such a HUGE/IMPOSSIBLE task to get RTCW as a dc playable game???

a) You don't have the source code.
b) The binary will run only on Windows x86 systems. (read: not CE)
c) Even if you had the knowledge to reverse engineer it, It would be illegal

(I don't think iD would be too happy.. they've been very good at releasing old source code, and i think that the community owes them enough to not reverse engineer their current stuff).

[Ben Bizarro]

Sure, a 10 year old game was ported, so logically any game ever made can be ported, regardless that it relies on a processor or video hardware beyond the abilities of the DC.

Are you saying that a DC is less powerful than a modern PC?!

Will womnders never cease?

[ty]

i would like to see some classics like monkey island or indiana jones playing on dc. if it were possible i would love to see double dragon, rygar and rush and crash. arcade versions running fullspeed with good sound on dc. from what i gather these games would have more chance of running well if they were coded seperatly for dc rather than supported by mame dc.

[dcemuler]

really?

It's illegall ??

So ....



SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!
SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!
SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!
SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!
SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!





Make CDRs selfbootable is illegal

AND THE UTOPIA cd is illegal


So never ever burn a cdr and put it in your dreamcast again

[dumb_ass_dog]

dcemuler, you are fucking retarded.

[s?lidsnake]

Dcemuer, you never cease to amaze me with all that BS, if you don't have any good info or ideas, shut it~!

[Chainfist]

I don't think there is further need to talk about creating programs that are legal or not. Its hard enough to create the programs/CDs and there is no real profit for the creators of the emulation software. There is also no profit for the copywrite holders to go after every small potato that has crossed the legal line. Especialy for the likes of 10 year old games like Wolf.

The issues is to discuss ideas and theories about creating emulated software. Legal issues are easy. Programing is hard. Nuf Said.

[kRYPT_]

Wolf had the source released by it's copyright-holder, it's now GPL (as are a few other of their older games). The DC port is fully legal, and is likely the kind of thing that iD wanted to encourage by releasing the code.

I don't think there is further need to talk about creating programs that are legal or not. Its hard enough to create the programs/CDs and there is no real profit for the creators of the emulation software. There is also no profit for the copywrite holders to go after every small potato that has crossed the legal line. Especialy for the likes of 10 year old games like Wolf.

The issues is to discuss ideas and theories about creating emulated software. Legal issues are easy. Programing is hard. Nuf Said.

[Calavera]

i would like to see some classics like monkey island or indiana jones playing on dc. if it were possible i would love to see double dragon, rygar and rush and crash. arcade versions running fullspeed with good sound on dc. from what i gather these games would have more chance of running well if they were coded seperatly for dc rather than supported by mame dc.

ScummVM emulates Monkey Island 1-3 and Indiana Jones wonderfully. Here's the website http://scummvm.org/

[RMD]

Legality doesnt fucking matter anymore. Its a 7 yo dead console. Plus we use the ip.bin and boot bin all the time and all those files are illegal.

[Juan]

Plus we use the ip.bin and boot bin all the time and all those files are illegal.

Are they really?