Difference between revisions of "Windows CE"
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Revision as of 14:46, 8 March 2012
Windows CE is an operating system developed by Microsoft developed with embedded systems in mind. It was originally developed for handheld computers, with the first release debuting in 1996.
The Sega Dreamcast is known for running an optimised version of Windows CE (with DirectX) as an operating system. It was developed between Microsoft and Sega over a period of two years, with the original intention of being the primary operating system of the console. It was Microsoft's first meaningful foray into the video game console market, which would continue with the Microsoft Xbox a few years down the line.
In the end, Sega chose to go down a different route than what was originally planned - bundling simple operating systems within the discs themselves. Running games through Windows CE was still an option for developers, but most games used Sega's proprietary software instead. The limited adoption of Windows CE is often blamed on console programmers lacking the experience to deal with the OS, and a lack of advantages that Windows CE offered over the competition.
It is estimated that roughly 50 games in the Dreamcast library use the Windows CE operating system, and it is a top choice for homebrew software.
Dreamcast Software Which Use Windows CE
Note: this list is incomplete
- Armada
- Atari Anniversary Edition
- Bang! Gunship Elite
- Bust-A-Move 4
- Caesars Palace 2000: Millennium Gold Edition
- Championship Surfer
- Densha de Go! 2
- Ducati World Racing Challenge
- Get!! Colonies
- Giant Killers
- Hidden & Dangerous
- Hundred Swords
- Hoyle Casino
- Jimmy White's 2: Cueball
- KISS: Psycho Circus: The Nightmare Child
- Kita e. White Illumination
- Maximum Pool
- Morita no Saikyou Reversi
- Morita no Saikyou Shogi
- The Next Tetris
- NFL QB Club 2001
- NFL Quarterback Club 2000
- Nightmare Creatures II
- Q*bert
- Railroad Tycoon II
- Resident Evil 2
- Rune Jade
- Sega Rally 2
- Sno-Cross Championship Racing
- South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
- Spirit of Speed 1937
- Starlancer
- Super Producers
- Super Robot Taisen Alpha for Dreamcast
- Super Runabout
- Super Runabout: San Francisco Edition
- Taxi 2
- Tomb Raider: Chronicles
- Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- UEFA Striker
- Urban Chaos
- Virtua Cop 2
- WebTV for Dreamcast
- Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire
- Wild Metal
- World Neverland Plus: Orurudo Oukoku Monogatari
- Worms Armageddon
- Worms World Party