News NullDC emulator new updates!

[Kremiso]

What a curious news, do you remember NullDC?
It was almost a lone choice for a reliable Dreamcast emulation back then, expecially if on a potato PC.
Well, seems that is getting new updates!
I haven't tried it yet, this is the builds download page :

nullDC - Build Artifacts

i feel younger atm :)

 

[Felipe]

The emu got a discord server:

Join the devcast / nullDC Discord Server!

devcast & nullDC community and development server. Forums: https://www.ngemu.com/forums/nulldc.83/ | 4620 members

discord.gg

Too bad it doesnt have a github.

 

[Cu1tur3D_Gam3R]

Damn, I honestly forgot about NullDC. Haven't used that in a very long time.

 

[Clippy]

Whoa. What the heck. this was the first viable DC emulator way back circa 2008 that ran most games at acceptable framerates on mid-range hardware of the time. Such a massive upgrade from Chankast.

To be fair, resurrecting it now is kinda pointless especially since the current premier emus started out as NullDC forks iirc, with the exception of DEmul which has been inactive for quite a while now itself. What are the devs gonna do, reinvent the wheel almost 20 years after the fact?

With that said, while I probably won't use NullDC in the foreseeable future I still wish the devs all the best in their endeavor.

Speaking of the devs - is it the original crew or is it some newcomers that got their hands on the source code and decided to rock n roll with it? I don't particularly mind either option but I think it would be that little bit more legitimate if it was the original team.

 

[Kremiso]

The emu got a discord server:

Join the devcast / nullDC Discord Server!

devcast & nullDC community and development server. Forums: https://www.ngemu.com/forums/nulldc.83/ | 4620 members

discord.gg

Too bad it doesnt have a github.

Official Github page :

GitHub - emudev-org/nullDC: A (hopefully) accurate Sega Dreamcast Emulator to be written in Rust | Official Forum @ https://www.ngemu.com/forums/nulldc.83/

A (hopefully) accurate Sega Dreamcast Emulator to be written in Rust | Official Forum @ https://www.ngemu.com/forums/nulldc.83/ - emudev-org/nullDC

github.com

Speaking of the devs - is it the original crew or is it some newcomers that got their hands on the source code and decided to rock n roll with it? I don't particularly mind either option but I think it would be that little bit more legitimate if it was the original team.

mostly original team :)

 

[Nelson2001 Nelson2001]

I'm surprised that this SEGA Dreamcast emulator called NullDC had a major new update!

 

[Ferik]

Rewriting it in Rust is certainly a choice. Seems unnecessary for an emulator, but who am I to tell them what to do?

 

[secreto7]

Ah, yes, I think I saw the dev talking about it.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I remember using NullDC to play PSO.

I know that ReDream and FlyCast were the better ones.

Such a massive upgrade from Chankast.

Chankast, it brings me memories when I first tried emulating on it before switching to NullDC hahaha!

 

[CheesyExplosive]

I'll make video about this emulator later on...

 

[petran79]

I remember each emulator had different formats. You had to get lst versions for NullDC

 

[Kremiso]

...Chankast, it brings me memories when I first tried emulating on it before switching to NullDC hahaha!

lol, liked Chankast, exp it used real cd;
the video output was imo great, with that a bit dirt and antialiased effect, it seemed to play on a tv more than on a monitor

NullDC old versions also had the Chankast video plugin

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

lol, liked Chankast, exp it used real cd;
the video output was imo great, with that a bit dirt and antialiased effect, it seemed to play on a tv more than on a monitor

NullDC old versions also had the Chankast video plugin

I'm thankful that Dreamcast emulation has become much better.

I'd be tempted to redownload NullDC if the update is good.

By the way: is ReDream really good?

 

[Kremiso]

I'm thankful that Dreamcast emulation has become much better.

I'd be tempted to redownload NullDC if the update is good.

By the way: is ReDream really good?

the first new build doesn't work on my PC , i'll wait next releases

yes ReDream and Flycast are surely the best choices atm, i use both; maybe more Flycast as you can customize many gfx settings, i.e. for some homebrews.

I know Flycast doesn't work on some PC's, expecially the last releases, v1.x to v2.0/3 were imo more compatible also in not fresh new machines

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

the first new build doesn't work on my PC , i'll wait next releases

yes ReDream and Flycast are surely the best choices atm, i use both; maybe more Flycast as you can customize many gfx settings, i.e. for some homebrews.

I know Flycast doesn't work on some PC's, expecially the last releases, v1.x to v2.0/3 were imo more compatible also in not fresh new machines

I really wish the Dreamcast got its own PCSX2/Dolphin because the 6th gen is already retro enough to fit in a handheld tablet.