WashingtonDC

7.2easy start · #2 of 9
in Dreamcast Emulators

Runs on Linux, Windows.

WashingtonDC is ranked #2 of 9 in Dreamcast emulators on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.

WashingtonDC plans and pricing

washDC Free Open-source Dreamcast emulator · GNU GPL version 3 washemu.org · 3 Oct 2026

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Product: washDC is a low-level SEGA Dreamcast emulator for playing classic Dreamcast games on a modern x86 PC.
Former name: washDC was formerly known as WashingtonDC.
Open source: washDC is open-source under the GNU GPL version 3.
Development: The maker says development began on October 14, 2016, and the emulator was made from scratch rather than based on previous emulators.
Maker: Wash Emulation says it is a one-person team and washDC is its only product to date.
Windows support: The maker says it continues to support Microsoft Windows.
Linux support: The maker describes gdisofs, a separate tool, as a way to mount Dreamcast game images as read-only filesystems on Linux PCs.
Hardware tests: The maker publishes homebrew programs used to investigate Dreamcast behavior and compare it against the emulator.
Graphics test: The culltest hardware test validates the PowerVR2's backface culling behavior.
VRAM test: The pvr2 mem test checks whether SH4 writes to PowerVR2 memory are reflected across its mirrors.
Reverse engineering tool: gdisofs is a FUSE module for mounting SEGA Dreamcast games as read-only filesystems.
Updates: The maker says project updates are provided in the site's blog section.
Contact and community: The maker lists an email address and links to a Discord server from the official homepage.
Purpose: washDC is a low-level SEGA Dreamcast emulator for playing classic Dreamcast games on a modern x86 PC.
Price from: Free

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