The fan-made Dreamcast port of Star Fox 64 by jnmartin84 is now available, following the development progress we covered earlier this year. The project does not include any game data, and users must build the Dreamcast version themselves using their own legally obtained N64 ROM.
This release is designed specifically for real Dreamcast hardware. Emulator behaviour is not supported and may vary, as the focus of the project is on accurate functionality when running on an actual console.
Rumble support has been implemented and confirmed to work with multiple devices, including the Sega Jump/Puru Pack, Performance TremorPak, Nyko DC Hyper Pak, and the Retro Fighters Striker DC wireless controller. Saving is also supported, with EEPROM data written to a VMU when available, requiring three blocks. The game’s training mode and in-game messages have been updated to match the Dreamcast controller layout.
Full documentation, requirements, and build instructions are available on the project’s GitHub page.
Cool, but that’s a lot of stuff to do to play this. Does the average player want to put in the effort?