<s>
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
(	O
styled	O
as	O
bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
)	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
PlayStation	B-Device
emulator	B-Application
released	O
by	O
the	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Company	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
IBM-compatible	O
PCs	B-Device
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
commercial	O
software	B-Application
emulators	I-Application
to	O
be	O
aggressively	O
marketed	O
during	O
the	O
emulated	B-Application
console	O
's	O
lifetime	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
multiple	O
controversial	O
lawsuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
was	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
emulator	B-Application
designed	O
to	O
allow	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	O
on	O
their	O
PC	B-Device
or	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
gaming	O
consoles	O
(	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
called	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
that	O
developed	O
and	O
commercialized	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
To	O
allow	O
for	O
full-speed	O
emulation	B-Application
on	O
even	O
lower-end	O
computers	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
a	O
current	O
generation	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
authors	O
coded	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
in	O
assembly	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Connectix	O
's	O
commercial	O
Virtual	B-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
Station	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
's	O
3D	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
for	O
rendering	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
enhanced	O
resolutions	O
and	O
filtered	O
textures	O
not	O
possible	O
on	O
real	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
used	O
low-level	O
memory	O
emulation	B-Application
and	O
other	O
real-mode	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
did	O
not	O
function	O
on	O
operating	O
systems	O
using	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
kernel	O
,	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
statement	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
that	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
would	O
never	O
support	O
running	O
on	O
Windows	O
NT-based	O
systems	O
,	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
was	O
the	O
dominant	O
operating	O
system	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
,	O
despite	O
having	O
lost	O
its	O
case	O
with	O
Connectix	O
,	O
continued	O
to	O
pursue	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
two	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
working	O
for	O
Sony	O
:	O
Randy	O
Linden	O
was	O
working	O
for	O
SCEA	O
on	O
porting	O
titles	O
and	O
looking	O
at	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
emulation	B-Application
of	O
previous	O
generation	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Sean	O
Kauppinen	O
was	O
promoting	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
II	I-Protocol
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Galaxies	I-Application
for	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
combat	O
redistribution	O
of	O
the	O
small	O
downloadable	O
emulator	B-Application
,	O
the	O
user	O
had	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
-CD	O
,	O
containing	O
about	O
35	O
MB	O
of	O
data	O
:	O
a	O
DirectX	B-Application
distributable	O
and	O
the	O
actual	O
version	O
of	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Further	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
emulator	B-Application
were	O
free	O
until	O
the	O
company	O
ceased	O
operation	O
several	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
independently	O
developed	O
commercial	O
emulator	B-Application
by	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
that	O
allows	O
one	O
to	O
load	O
and	O
play	O
PlayStation	B-Device
discs	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
controllers	O
and	O
steering	O
wheels	O
,	O
and	O
leverages	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
's	O
superior	O
processing	O
power	O
for	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
MIL-CD	O
security	O
hole	O
found	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
BIOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
was	O
planning	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
disc	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
any	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
,	O
they	O
developed	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Bleempak	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
software	O
would	O
boot	O
only	O
100	O
specific	O
games	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
controller	O
's	O
fewer	O
buttons	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
there	O
were	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
controller	O
somewhat	O
similarly	O
designed	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation-to-Dreamcast	O
controller	O
adapter	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
allow	O
one	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
managed	O
to	O
release	O
individual	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
bootdiscs	O
for	O
three	O
popular	O
games	O
:	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WWF	B-Device
SmackDown	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
was	O
also	O
being	O
planned	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
completed	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
screenshots	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IX	I-Application
were	O
surfacing	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
promised	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
the	O
games	O
ran	O
in	O
a	O
640×480	O
resolution	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
PS1	O
's	O
320×240	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
and	O
bilinear	O
filtering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
after	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
started	O
taking	O
preorders	O
for	O
their	O
emulator	B-Application
,	O
Sony	O
filed	O
suit	O
over	O
violations	O
of	O
copyright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
had	O
accused	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
of	O
engaging	O
in	O
unfair	O
competition	O
by	O
allowing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
BIOSs	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
as	O
this	O
would	O
ultimately	O
damage	O
Sony	O
's	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
second	O
copyright	O
allegation	O
regarded	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
screenshots	O
on	O
their	O
advertisements	O
comparing	O
the	O
native	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
emulated	B-Application
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
The	O
district	O
court	O
had	O
held	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Sony	O
regarding	O
the	O
allegation	O
and	O
issued	O
a	O
preliminary	O
injunction	O
against	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
;	O
however	O
,	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
In	O
spite	O
of	O
the	O
loss	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
caused	O
Sony	O
to	O
file	O
another	O
lawsuit	O
accusing	O
them	O
of	O
unfair	O
competition	O
and	O
patent	O
infringement	O
regarding	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
BIOSs	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
issue	O
regarded	O
the	O
financial	O
problems	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
This	O
had	O
caused	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
work	O
to	O
decline	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
only	O
managed	O
to	O
release	O
three	O
games	O
:	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
Sony	O
had	O
obstructed	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
from	O
developing	O
further	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
legal	O
fees	O
forced	O
the	O
company	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
and	O
eBay	B-Application
auctions	I-Application
of	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
possessions	O
were	O
held	O
soon	O
after	O
–	O
including	O
a	O
huge	O
library	O
of	O
worldwide	O
game	O
releases	O
used	O
for	O
compatibility	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Sony	O
ultimately	O
did	O
not	O
win	O
any	O
of	O
its	O
lawsuits	O
against	O
them	O
,	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
shut	O
down	O
in	O
November	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
Sega	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
closed	O
their	O
website	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
an	O
image	O
on	O
their	O
front	O
page	O
showing	O
Sonic	O
the	O
Hedgehog	O
tearfully	O
holding	O
a	O
flower	O
next	O
to	O
a	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
themselves	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
indirectly	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
obstruction	O
of	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
by	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
unpopular	O
(	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
intended	O
use	O
)	O
MIL-CD	O
format	O
on	O
later	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
buggy	O
and	O
incomplete	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
run	O
some	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
it	O
ran	O
would	O
be	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
this	O
beta	O
,	O
hackers	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
Bleemed	O
games	O
"	O
–	O
discs	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
title	O
with	O
the	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
emulator	B-Application
built	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
leak	O
,	O
Rod	O
Maher	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!,	O
made	O
a	O
public	O
statement	O
regarding	O
the	O
beta	O
,	O
providing	O
some	O
insight	O
into	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commercial	O
Bleemcast	B-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
release	O
was	O
notable	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
release	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
pirated	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
complex	O
copy-protection	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
Bleem	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
brand	O
name	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
retrogaming-focused	O
online	O
storefront	O
titled	O
Bleem	B-Device
Powered	O
,	O
which	O
as	O
of	O
late	O
2022	O
still	O
seems	O
to	O
be	O
under	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
