DREAMNEOCD vs NCDZPSP

DREAMNEOCD is a Sega Dreamcast emulator for Neo Geo CD games, including selfboot games. It can also be used through DreamShell with an SD card, without CDDA. The project was ported to Dreamcast in 2004 and its maker describes it as the first working Neo Geo CD emulator for the console. It is based on Foster's NeoCD/SDL; the README credits libSDL, using its sound component. To run, it needs a 512 KB system BIOS from an original Neo Geo CD console, named neocd.bin. The README warns that a smaller BIOS will not work with version 1.0 onward, and the repository cautions that the BIOS is copyrighted and users are not entitled to a copy unless they own an original Neo Geo CD console. The program is free, but the maker prohibits selling it and limits source-code and technical-knowledge reuse to noncommercial purposes. The repository lists a GPL-2.0 license. It does not support AES or MVS emulation, related SNK arcade games, netplay, or save states.

NCDZPSP is a Neo-Geo emulator within NJEmu, a collection covering CPS1, CPS2 and NEOGEO (CD) emulators for PSP. It is listed for PSP, PlayStation Vita and PPSSPP, with Neo Geo CD support and save states. The latest listed release is version 2.3.5, published May 11, 2018, with an NCDZPSP2.3.5.zip download. That release records a game-list limit of 512, cheat support, multilingual support and command hotkeys. Its ROM set uses MAME 0.152, with some hack and bootleg sets added. The README maps O to OK, X to Cancel and SELECT+START to the emulator menu. The 2.3.x series is described as experimental; its notes warn that added features reduce free memory, some games may require cache files and some may fail to start. AdHoc online play does not apply to NCDZPSP, so netplay is unavailable. The project is GPL-3.0 licensed, and source builds require PSPSDK 0.11.2, MSYS and Makefile edits.