Chankast

Infobox_Software
name = Chankast



caption = Chankast running on Windows XP with "Sonic Adventure 2" running.
developer = Chanka
latest_release_version = Alpha 0.25
latest_release_date = July 7, 2004
operating_system = Windows 2000 and XP
genre = Emulator |
website = [http://www.chanka.org/ Chanka.org]

Chankast is a freeware Sega Dreamcast emulator for Microsoft Windows. It was the first released Dreamcast emulator to successfully run commercial games. The emulation speed varies depending on which system the emulator is run. The first release was on May 29, 2004. The current version, Alpha 0.25, is the last release from the team to date, and the last show of activity from Chankast Utilities. Using Chankast, commercial games can be played at a decent speed with a 2 GHz CPU.Chankast is also the first emulator to run a Sega NAOMI game.

Version history

Alpha 0.10 (first release, May 29, 2004)
* Emulation of several commercial gamesAlpha 0.2 (June 12, 2004)
* GFX core capable of games like Shenmue 1&2 and Soul Calibur
* Compatibility for Dead or Alive 2, Virtual On and others
* Support for PAD pluginsAlpha 0.2a (June 12, 2004)
* Vga/NTSC bug fixed
* Control pad input fixed
* Video rendering bug that caused games to crash fixedAlpha "WIP" (June 17, 2004)
* Full screen implemented
* Compatibility for Windows 2000
* NAOMI Virtua Striker no longer causes crashesAlpha 0.25 (July 7 2004)
* Full screen for multiple resolutions added
* CPU core bugs fixed
* LCD CMU support
* LCD VMU emulation
* Rumble pack emulation
* Control and CD plugin support
* ASPI driver (Windows 2000) support
* Command line support

External links

* [http://www.chanka.org/ Developers' Official Site]
* [http://www.emutalk.net/forumdisplay.php?f=101 Chankast Official Forums]
* [http://chankast.1emulation.com/ Chankast Utilities Homepage]
* [http://demul.emulation64.com/ DEmul] - Another recently released Dreamcast emulator
* [http://icarus.boob.co.uk/ Icarus] - A never released Dreamcast emulator.