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- Sega Dreamcast News
Hello everyone and welcome to "Reicast Team / Nillware interview."
This Interview is with the creators of Reicast the worlds first working Dreamcast emulator for Android.
I'm Emulation-X I've been around the emulation community since the very beginning. I've been M.I.A for nearly a decade untill Reicast Surficed.
Welcome Reicast Team ( drk||Raziel & Psyman )
Emulation-X: Could you tell us alittle bit about yourself?
drk||Raziel: I'm 25 and I am a self taught computer guy
Psyman: I'm 30 years old networks engineer but also self-taught on other subjects, both of us are located in Greece.
drk||Raziel: I have worked around with various other projects (Pcsx2, a tiny bit with dolphin, typical gameboy/etc stuff for learning), and have worked extensively on dreamcast (a couple of private projects, then later on nullDC). I've also fiddled a little bit with Gc and ps1 but never got anything release worthy done.
Psyman: I've been in the nullDC team (before it was even named nullDC) and naturally continued being part of it as platforms changed and the project evolved.
As part of the dreamcast emulator scene, we’ve helped a bit with the mame/dreamcast/naomi backends, and shared information with other dreamcast emulator teams!
Emulation-X: When did you first get into computers and coding Emulators for both Pcs and for the Android Os? What type of background do you have?
drk||Raziel: I got a computer as a baby. Psyman had to wait until he was a teen -lol-
drk||Raziel: I got involved with emulation around 10 years old, and, amazed by how they worked. After many years of hard study, nullDC materialised in late 2005 when I was 15.
Psyman: I got involved with emulation around 15 years old. The idea behind emulation got me interested in helping with emulation projects and I ended up helping drk||Raziel with nullDC.
Emulation-X: How did you both meet? ( drk||Raziel & Psyman ) How many projects have you worked together on?
drk||Raziel: It was an accident. One night, Zezu asked Psyman to test through the IRC (#emudev at efnet). It was later found out that Psyman lives in Greece, which is also where I live! Ever since we’ve worked together on many Dreamcast related projects (nulldc, nulldc/naomi, and then later on what became reicast)
Emulation-X: Where did the name Reicast come from ? Nillware and also your own names ( drk||Raziel & Psyman )
drk||Raziel: null = 0 / missing
rei = used as part of things happening again (ie: reintroduction, reimagination, etc.), also, in japanese, it means appreciation, or zero
nill = “To be unwilling; To reject, refuse, negate”
Our own personal nicknames don’t really have any special meanings. They just happened to be like that.
We did try to keep a naming connection between reicast, nillware and nullDC though.
Emulation-X: Who makes up Nillware, What is the purpose of Nillware. How many people are on the Reicast Team? Do you have any other emulators or other projects on the horizon you would like to release on either Android Os or on the Pc.
drk||Raziel: Nillware is my company. We use it to handle the legal stuff.
On the reicast release team there’s myself and Psyman. Various other contributors have joined in to help after the source release, for more detals head over to our gitbhub page!
Emulation-X: How many hours a day do you devote to working on Reicast or being active on ( Irc/Facebook/ Twitter/Google+ )
drk||Raziel: I spend one or two days per week, mostly around coordinating and reviewing code and stuff, as well as replying on facebook/twitter and google play store.
Psyman: I spend about 1-2 hours a day of irc and reicast issue documentation/testing/debugging.
Emulation-X: How does one become a beta tester for Reicast? What qualifications are needed?
drk||Raziel: We have not decided yet. As the project is open source many people can just compile and test our latest work. We want to have an official, dedicated team of testers so we can do quality checking before releases, but we have not organised that yet.
Emulation-X: What made you port NullDc /NullDce to the Android Os? ( Why was there a 3 year delay? )
drk||Raziel: Mobile makes everything old new and shinny again, so why not?
drk||Raziel: The delays were from personal issues on my side, the greek economic crysis and a lot of other stuff.
Psyman: I also couldn’t start touching drk||Raziel code to fix known issues because it was quite half-done and mostly worked by magic… It still does actually.
Emulation-X: Do you plan on having Reicast take the place of NullDc/NullDce on Pc?
drk||Raziel: Eventually. NullDC, demul or makaron are much better choices for the foreseeable future. From what I understand demul is the most up to date pc dreamcast emulator these days!
Emulation-X: What is your thoughts about a Reicast Gold Edition so people can buy to support development vs Crowdfunding like Kickstarter?
drk||Raziel: Gold editions are unfair ways to make money, imo. Open source developers shouldn't be forced to monetize their projects, that diverts from the original purpose of making something great.
Gold editions also scale the wrong way, you don’t get the money during development, only after - and you don’t get paid based on the effort spent.
Psyman: what drk said more or less.
drk||Raziel: We’re gonna go for the crowdfunding way so we can really put some of our working hours into making this extra awesome. It’s up to the community if this will work out or not
Emulation-X: Will Reicast be Android Only? Do you have plans to port Reicast to Apple Ios / Windows/ Blackberry Os or even Psp / Ps vita via Total_Noobs TN-V eCFW or to Nintendo 3DS via the Gateway exploit.
drk||Raziel: Your coffee maker will be able to run reicast at some point. mark our words. With enought time and hardware donations we can be on every possible platform.
Emulation-X: What's your overall view regarding Emulators ( Homebrew vs Piracy ) for newer consoles or handhelds being sold currently. ( Wii/ Psp/ Ds )
drk||Raziel: That’s one of the other reasons we don’t want to make a gold edition. While many people do use emulators in a legal way, we know a significant fraction will not.
We of course don’t support such activities. As a team, we have 4 dreamcast (2 broken) and a ton of original games. The gdi format was introduced by nullDC so that we could test with our own game dumps.One of the major problems is the requirement of the dreamcast bios. If we do manage to secure funding, we plan to develop an open source bios replacement so we don’t need sega’s one!
Emulation-X: Do you think that the Saturn / Ps2 / Gamecube could also be ported to Android and run at a good speed like Reicast? Currently Dolphin for Android runs on very specific hardware for now and slow.
drk||Raziel: As android gets more mature, and hardware faster, it will happen. It can’t happen on current hardware, at least not for ps2.
It’s important to mention that the effort put in optimizing reicast made requirements very low. But android is a general purpose -mostly mobile- platform that is not designed to work efficiently.
For the record, on the same hardware, if you used Linux instead of Android to run reicast, you’d get a major speed boost.
Emulation-X: Do you think it would ever be possible to port PCSX2 to android? Might Nillware release it in the future?
drk||Raziel: PCSX2 is a much bigger project, and will require much more work. As hardware gets more capable I’m sure people will eventually port it over. While we are quite familiar with the source, there are no plans for something like that right now
Emulation-X: What features / Options do you hope to add to Reicast in the future?drk||Raziel: Everything!
Better stability and compatibility are our primary focus. We also want to add support for naomi and other dreamcast derivatives. Some other ideas we’re interested in is a bios replacement, software rendering for perfect visuals, dsp emulation, and a lot more.
Emulation-X: Would you consider having someone donate a new Reicast logo so you can use it for your site and for the Reicast icon on Android? Something along the lines of say ( SuperGnes & Mupen 64 plus Ae )
drk||Raziel: We don’t know yet. We’re still thinking on this.
Emulation-X: What devices have you tested Reicast on? ( I personally love it on my JXD7300B Tablet and my Samsung Galaxy S4 connected via Otg cable to a PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller ) I have been told its beautiful on a Ouya.
drk||Raziel: We don’t really have much up to date hardware, mostly due to its cost. Most of the testing is done in an LG Optimus 2x and a Galaxy Plus 7. We got some more hardware after the release (some donated, some brought by us) but we haven’t started using it thoroughly *yet*.
This concludes my interview with the Reicast Team
Thank you Reicast Team for bringing Dreamcast to Android ( It's Still Thinking )
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Coming Soon : The Smea Interview ( Homebrew Channel for Nintendo 3DS )........by Published on August 28th, 2014 16:08- Categories:
- PS4
PlayStation 4 Destiny Bundle Release Date, Pre-orders LIVE!
Pre-orders for the upcoming release of the PlayStation 4 Destiny Bundle have kicked off and are back in-stock at Amazon!
This limited bundle features a white PS4 console with matching Dualshock 4 controller and Destiny The Game. The bundle retails for $449.99 which saves you around $10, while giving you the distinctive looking white PS4... Not a bad deal overall....
The PlayStation 4 Destiny Bundle has a scheduled release date of September 9, 2014.
Check it out: Amazon - PlayStation 4 Destiny Bundle ...by Published on August 28th, 2014 16:06- Categories:
- Xbox One
Cheap Xbox One Console Deals!
This morning, Amazon has matched the Target deal on the new Xbox One Madden NFL 15 Bundle. Grab the newly released Xbox One Madden NFL 15 Bundlefor $399.96 and score a$35 Amazon Credit with Promo Code!
Steps:
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- Apply promo code 7A3XYB99ZZ
- $35 Amazon Credit will be applied when you submit it during check out
by Published on August 28th, 2014 16:03- Categories:
- Online Deals
Amazon Video Game Deals of the Week!
This morning, Amazon refreshed their cheap PS Vita, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, 3DS, PC and Xbox One video game deals of the week with sales and deep discounts!
Here is the rundown of their top video game deal promotions!
- Murdered Soul Suspect - $39.99
- Sacred 3 - $39.99
- Turtle Beach Call of Duty Ghosts Ear Force Shadow Limited Edition Headset - $49.99
- Disney Infinity Play Sets - $24.96
- PLUS MORE...
Check it out: Amazon Weekly Video Game Deals ...by Published on August 28th, 2014 16:01- Categories:
- Online Deals
Get a $10 Amazon Credit on your next purchase by changing your 1 Click Payment setting with your Citi credit card!
Steps:
- Login to Amazon
- Click here with your mobile device: Amazon $10 Off Promo
- Click on the 'Change your 1-Click setting' and follow instructions
- A $10 Credit will apply towards your next purchase with your Citi card!
by Published on August 28th, 2014 15:58- Categories:
- DCEmu
Amazon Digital End of Summer Sale LIVE!
Amazon has kicked off their digital End of Summer Sale!
The sale runs this weekend (Aug. 28 - Sept 1) and features 100's of titles including these highlights:
- Titanfall - $20
- FIFA 14 - $10
- Metro Last Light Complete Edition - $5
- Tomb Raider - $8
- Sim City - $15
- MANY MORE
Check it out: Amazon End of Summer Sale ...by Published on August 28th, 2014 15:32- Categories:
- DCEmu
Diablo III Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition is a new entry on the UK chart and enters at the top. Diablo III originally appeared on the chart in May 2012 at number two, but this new edition gives the franchise its first ever all formats number one.
Gamers favoured the Playstation 4 version of the game, with sales split 47 per cent on PS4, 32 per cent on Xbox One, 13 per cent on Xbox 360 and 8 per cent on PS3.
Bandai Namco's JRPG Tales of Xillia 2 was the only other new entry this week at 10, but Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare deserves a special mention for jumping from 15 to 3 with the release of PS3 and PS4 versions of the game.
UKIE Games Charts courtesy of GfK Chart-Track.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-souls-is-uk-1 ...by Published on August 28th, 2014 15:30- Categories:
- DCEmu
There were four new entries in the Japanese software top five this week and yet still nothing could overthrow Yokai Watch 2 as it nears 2.3 million sales.
The Last Of Us: Remastered was the closest contender but managed just half the unit sales of Yokai Watch 2 for the week.
- [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke - 77,465 (Lifetime sales - 2,289,983)
- [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered - 30,587 (New entry)
- [PSV] Bullet Girls - 29,690 (New entry)
- [PS4] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition - 17,832 (New entry)
- [PS3] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition - 15,816 (New entry)
In hardware sales dropped across the chart but still left the 3DS XL way out in front.
- 3DS XL - 28,788 (Last week - 42,365)
- PlayStation Vita - 15,309 (20,825)
- Wii U - 8,985 (18,161)
- 3DS - 6,914 (9,429)
- PlayStation 4 - 5,923 (6,913)
- PlayStation 3 - 2,376 (6,260)
- PlayStation Vita TV - 1,118 (1,491)
- PSP - 324 (416)
- Xbox 360 - 177 (160)
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...japanese-chart ...by Published on August 28th, 2014 15:21- Categories:
- PC News
Have you been holding out for a price cut on the Surface 2 before taking the plunge? You now have your chance. Microsoft has slashed $100 off the price of its second-gen Windows RT tablet, regardless of the model you buy. It now costs as little as $349 for a base 32GB WiFi edition, while splurging on the 64GB LTE slate is slightly more reasonable at $579. Just be aware that the folks in Redmond aren't doing this out of the kindness of their hearts. The Surface 2 is nearly a year old -- Microsoft is very likely clearing inventory, whether it's ahead of a new model or just to focus more attention on the Surface Pro 3.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/...ctID.286867200 ...
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