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This isn't quite accurate... some games were based on Windows NT, but many others did not use that abstraction layer. The console itself didn't have an OS in th

This isn't quite accurate... some games were based on Windows NT, but many others did not use that abstraction layer. The console itself didn't have an OS in the 'Windows' sense of the word.

p_ing 2y ago
Here's the list of Windows CE games on Dreamcast: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916412-dreamcast/79453073 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916412-dreamcast/794530... A short list out of 556 games developed for the console per https://www.mobygames.com/platform/dreamcast/ https://www.mobygames.com/platform/dreamcast/.
- bsimpson 2y ago
  I'm surprised it's a relatively low percentage, considering the thing came with a Windows sticker (and might have shown the logo while it turned on).
  - p_ing 2y ago
    CE came on the game disc rather than the console and developers mostly preferred Sega's tooling/API. This is a decent review of what happened with CE on Dreamcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKHSlBi5qok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKHSlBi5qok
  - toast0 2y ago
    The wince logo showed up while booting a wince game. There's a field in the boot file where you can drop a logo that gets inserted in the boot splash animation. Of Sega licensed games, I think it's just blank or WinCE; but for unlicensed games there's more variation, it's a nice place to acknowledge the developer OS you used. A sticker on the front is just branding. Image search says it shows 'compatible with Windows CE' which is true. Doesn't mean it was built around it, and doesn't mean it was a good idea, but certainly some games used it. I'm sure Microsoft could have put together Windows CE for gamecube or ps2 if they wanted to, and wouldn't have needed a sticker on the front... ps1 and saturn could probably swing it too; you really just need to put drivers around the hardware and the bios functions, and maybe structure memory properly if bios functions make assumptions.
- alexjplant 2y ago
  I got a Dreamcast a few months ago and fired up Ducati World with great anticipation. The coolest part of the game ended up being the Windows CE logo on the boot screen... Moto Racer it certainly ain't. I immediately fired up Rez for some EDM-scored mainframe hacking to wash away the disappointment :-D

This isn't quite accurate... some games were based on Windows NT, but many others did not use that abstraction layer. The console itself didn't have an OS in the 'Windows' sense of the word.

p_ing 2y ago

Here's the list of Windows CE games on Dreamcast: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916412-dreamcast/79453073 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/916412-dreamcast/794530... A short list out of 556 games developed for the console per https://www.mobygames.com/platform/dreamcast/ https://www.mobygames.com/platform/dreamcast/.

bsimpson 2y ago
I'm surprised it's a relatively low percentage, considering the thing came with a Windows sticker (and might have shown the logo while it turned on).
- p_ing 2y ago
  CE came on the game disc rather than the console and developers mostly preferred Sega's tooling/API. This is a decent review of what happened with CE on Dreamcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKHSlBi5qok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKHSlBi5qok
- toast0 2y ago
  The wince logo showed up while booting a wince game. There's a field in the boot file where you can drop a logo that gets inserted in the boot splash animation. Of Sega licensed games, I think it's just blank or WinCE; but for unlicensed games there's more variation, it's a nice place to acknowledge the developer OS you used. A sticker on the front is just branding. Image search says it shows 'compatible with Windows CE' which is true. Doesn't mean it was built around it, and doesn't mean it was a good idea, but certainly some games used it. I'm sure Microsoft could have put together Windows CE for gamecube or ps2 if they wanted to, and wouldn't have needed a sticker on the front... ps1 and saturn could probably swing it too; you really just need to put drivers around the hardware and the bios functions, and maybe structure memory properly if bios functions make assumptions.
alexjplant 2y ago
I got a Dreamcast a few months ago and fired up Ducati World with great anticipation. The coolest part of the game ended up being the Windows CE logo on the boot screen... Moto Racer it certainly ain't. I immediately fired up Rez for some EDM-scored mainframe hacking to wash away the disappointment :-D