PC emu for DC?

Jason Hart Maivia · Post by **Jason Hart Maivia** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:32 pm

Is there an emulator that lets you play translated pc dating sims for the Dreacmast, like True Love?

I've always wanted to play it at home on my Dreamcast because I don't own a computer.

Thank you for your time.

Jason Hart Maivia · Post by **Jason Hart Maivia** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:25 pm

Please say whatever you have on your mind.

BaldMonk · Post by **BaldMonk** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:50 pm

I think there was... but I never really paid attention if there was...

And how would you burn the emulator without a PC?

evanft · Post by **evanft** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:11 pm

Ya know, this sort of thing has always intrigued me: Could you make an individual game emulator for a PC game whose source code hasn't been released?? If it was possiblt, it would certainly be a fantastic thing to try. The problem would be that it probably couldn't be used for anything other than really old games, like adventure games, simple RPGs.

Still, if someone could somehow do it, it would be one of the coolest things seen on the DC.

Jason Hart Maivia · Post by **Jason Hart Maivia** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:16 pm

Do you think any of the dating sims are playable on the Dreamcast?

Maybe not the brand spakin' new ones, but some of the other ones floating around everywhere?

I don't have a computer. I may have to ask someone to help me with it and I'll pay her/him.

typoEDR · Post by **typoEDR** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:16 pm

I believe it was bhole, but its compatibility is way low and it will not emulate what you want (i.e..... ... ...dating... sims....)

Post by **Quzar** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:23 pm

I ported a simple dos emulator called bhole, plays something like 8 games.

Individual game emulators would be possible, but i doubt anyone here wants to recreate a game's engine from scratch.

evanft · Post by **evanft** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:24 pm

A DOS emulator, eh?? Did you ever try to expand on it?? I know you're pretty high up there in programming prowess.

Post by **Quzar** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:35 pm

no i didnt, im not very up there in programming prowess in that area. Then again i havnt looked at it in months.

evanft · Post by **evanft** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:41 pm

I think you should give it a shot.

MetaFox · Post by **MetaFox** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 11:09 pm

there's MilkDC, that is a interpreter for a PC dating game.

The name of the game escapes me for now...

Orange_Ribbon · Post by **Orange_Ribbon** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:05 pm

There is a Sierra Inturpeter also.

Sweater Fish · Post by **Sweater Fish** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:57 pm

Bill McMurray wrote:there's MilkDC, that is a interpreter for a PC dating game.

The name of the game escapes me for now...

The name of the game is Mark. So MilkDC is sort of a Japanese pun.

I think MilkDC works with a number of dating sims from that same company, actually.

They're all in Japanese, though, so it may not be very interesting to the original poster. If he wanted Japanese dating sims, the Dreamcast already has plenty of those.

Speaking of the Sierra interpretters (there's two: SarienDC and FreeSCI), I suppose the Liesure Suit Larry games could be considered dating sims. Sort of.

...word is bondage...

lynx44 · Post by **lynx44** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:07 am

It would be easier to just buy an old computer that could run the programs. I'm sure you could get one that runs that stuff for $100. It would be cool if the DC could do it, but the likelyhood that it will happen, or at least happen any time soon is very low.

-Matt

DARKGATE · Post by **DARKGATE** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:50 am

can be beautifull see a pc emu for dreamcast and play to EYE OF THE BEHOLDER SAGA

, mah : | for now dream.
However an emu pc for dreamcast to part BHOLE, (never work to me) is great project =| , we have great coders QUZAR, CHUN&RUI, SCHERZO, BLACKHAURA, JMD, and others wich at this moment don't remember, i think wich are fantastic peoples, genial can make an project for DREAMCAST all togheter ^_^.
Today there are 1000 and more emu for PC, wich run well, thanks to power the pc "RAM, SPEED PROCESSOR" but think wich peoples wich make program s for a console (DREAMCAST) more limited are more greats coders of others.
Excuse me but i would tell this, at all the coders of the dreamcast, you are the numbers one ^_^.

DarkLegion · Post by **DarkLegion** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:32 am

If the dreamcast was x86 based it could have been as easy as running dc-linux with wine on top,which would allow you to run many bishoujo/dating sim games (albeit with minor/major niggles with most of them).However running wine on xbox-linux is quite feasable if you are willing to buy an xbox and get your hour hands dirty with linux.

Post by **Quzar** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:33 am

My grandmother used to have a saying which is an appropriate reply to the first part of your comment: If I had wheels I'd be a bicycle.

SANiK · Post by **SANiK** » Mon May 16, 2005 3:49 pm

An x86 emu would need Windows DLLs to run Win32 programs on the Dreamcast.
ReactOS-DC anyone?

I also have a small x86 emu I'm writing which will allow me to run 16-bit programs in 64-bit mode (for a custom OS)