flyinghead

Develops Flycast, building on the nullDC and Reicast lineage.

In the emulation story

flyinghead maintains Flycast, an open-source Dreamcast and related arcade emulator derived from Reicast. A June 2019 forum reply identifies Flycast as the new name of the former Reicast core. Continuing upstream work has expanded platform support, compatibility and networking features. Project record.

A fork with its own future

A June 2018 development report credited flyinghead with graphics fixes as the Reicast-derived Libretro core gained NAOMI support. A tennis ball appearing properly or an explosion rendering correctly was a small visible result of deeper work.

In a June 2019 support thread, he helped a user whose old setup had become confusing after the core’s rename to Flycast. That exchange shows the ordinary work around a project split: somebody still had a game to load and files to sort out.

flyinghead in the History of Video Game Emulation

Dreamcast emulation: 2018-2019 — Develops Flycast, building on the nullDC and Reicast lineage.

Related People

Deunan — Developed Makaron and later the GDEMU optical-drive replacement.

Anthony Pesch (inolen) — Created redream, emphasizing an approachable way to play Dreamcast games.

blueminder — Develops Flycast Dojo for online matches, practice and replays.

Sources and Further Reading

• github.com/flyinghead/flycast
• www.libretro.com/index.php/reicast-libretro-now-supports-naomi-other-additions/
• forums.libretro.com/t/help-needed-to-reicast-core-no-longer-accessible/22914

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