I'm Shocked...

[Mr. Shizzy]

I just got homebrew running on my Dreamcast two days ago. The thing that strikes me as odd, is how much more advanced the PSP scene seems to be when compared to the Dreamcast. You would think that since the Dreamcast has been around so much longer that it would be more established.

Is it just me, or does the PSP pretty much blow it away? PSP has a playable N64 emu, CPS 1 & 2 (As far as I know Dreamcast has a pretty slow CPS1 with no sound), GBA (Dreamcast has a slow port of this).
PSP has Turbo Graphix 16, Neo Geo ( Dreamcast does have neo geo CD though).


This is not meant as disrespect to anybody. I am just a little shocked. I assumed the extra power of the Dreamcast would mean a more advanced homebrew scene? Maybe I'm just not looking in the right places? Could some offer some feedback, or useful links?

[kaffie]

Why would you be shocked that a system that has been dead in the water (*sob*) for such a long time has less advanced homebrew than a current system?

BTW the DC emulator Chankast has recently seen some update action in the form of ChankastEx. Its at http://chankex.esmartdesign.com/mainindex.html

[ACID]

Actually its like Kaffie said its a system thats over 12 y/o. First of , second if you look at most of the coders now there around the age of 25 y/o witch would have made them 13 at that specific time. So thats prety much it most coders are comming to live withing the last 6 years for the big part and there for the counsils from that point on benefitit from it the most. Just my view on it though

[SSaxdude]

No actually the PSP is 133 mhz faster than the Dreamcast, which is why the emulators are faster. Sure the DC homebrew scene has been around longer, but the PSP scene is bigger. But the Dreamcast has way better games than the PSP, so in the end they are equal.

[splodger15]

if you look at most of the coders now there around the age of 25 y/o

I am not 25. I am only 15

[the_eternal_dark]

I feel a post by quzar coming soon...

I don't get how you can say DC doesn't have homebrew as good as the PSP does. PSP has much more, but most of it is useless in my opinion.

Also, DC has a playable version of Marathon, and until Inigo Montoya finishes his version for the PSP, DC is going to be better (to me atleast). Marathon, Quake, Doom , and other classic FPS (and now dungeons) was the main reason, along with emulation, that I got my PSP in the first place.

My main reason for getting a DC was just for the games, which are still superior to most games out for the "next gen". DC=Games+Homebrew, PSP=homebrew+a few select games.

DC wins.

[m0th]

PSP has much more, but most of it is useless in my opinion.

Uhm... WOW! hey why don't you slap every PSP dever in the face and be prepared to get lynched by the rest of us?... wow... just.... WOW... I kinda like the fact I can listen to internet radio when im in range of a wifi AP, I can play NES, SNES, Genesis, Mame, GB, GBA and countless other Retro systems, I can browse the net without crippling my ability to run homebrew via DEVHOOK, ETC ETC.

[ExcruciationX]

I am not 25. I am only 15

So am I!

I have started C coding, but I really suck at it. Hopefully, it will come with time.

[JKKDARK]

Also, you can run THE SEGA SATURN BIOS on the Dreamcast

[JKKDARK]

Why would you be shocked that a system that has been dead in the water (*sob*) for such a long time has less advanced homebrew than a current system?

BTW the DC emulator Chankast has recently seen some update action in the form of ChankastEx. Its at http://chankex.esmartdesign.com/mainindex.html

Are you saying that the Dreamcast is dead? What the fcuk are you talking about? Do you have "any" idea?
In 2006, there were OFFICIAL COMMERCIAL GAMES for Dreamcast (Under Defeat, Radilgy). And in the next year (22/02/2007) will be released Trigger Heart Exelica , another official Dreamcast game.