Alternatives to redream
Dreamcast emulator that runs games in high definition with no setup. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
redream
Dreamcast emulator that runs games in high definition with no setup.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as redream.
Flycast
Emulate Dreamcast and related Sega arcade hardware.
Flycast is free and open source under GPL-2.0 and also covers related Sega arcade hardware, but game and firmware files must be supplied separately where required.
RetroArch
One front end for dozens of emulators, with unified settings, shaders and a controller setup you only do once.
RetroArch is a free, open-source front end running many emulator cores with shared settings and shaders, but it needs more setup, core downloads and sometimes BIOS files.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Dolphin
The GameCube and Wii emulator, running those games at higher resolutions than the consoles ever managed.
Ymir
Fast, accurate Sega Saturn emulator with high compatibility.
PCSX2
The PlayStation 2 emulator, twenty years in development, now running most of the library at full speed.
MAME
Documents and recreates thousands of arcade machines, consoles and old computers, with accuracy as the point.
