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Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Emulators. The Sega Genesis was one of the two great 16-bit systems of it's time, the other being the Super Nintendo. As Sega was not able to obtain the trademark in the US, the unit was called Genesis there.
Kega Fusion is a complete multiplatform emulator capable of running games made for the majority of classic SEGA consoles. It can emulate the Master System (and its predecessors SG-1000 and SG-3000), Game Gear, Megadrive/Genesis, Mega CD, and Sega 32X.
May 6, 2021 · Kega Fusion is the best Sega Genesis emulator of all time! Instead of claiming to be the fastest emulator on the market and only boasting three or four working games, Kega holds accuracy and compatibility over all the other bells and whistles that some emulators shout about.
Jul 3, 2022 · Sega Mega Drive / Genesis RetroArch Core. Genesis Plus GX is the best Mega Drive / Genesis core for Retroarch. It is focused on accuracy and also has the added benefit of emulating Mega CD/Sega CD, Master System, Game Gear and SG-1000 systems.
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BlastEm 1. Aims for cycle accuracy but unlike Exodus, aims for lower system requirements and has substantially higher compatibility. Latest stable release is quite old, use nightly or libretro core. BlastEm's own sound implementation is solid, however it's still a bit less accurate than Nuked core. Differences between them are mostly inaudible though and both are way more accurate than the old MAME sound emulation core. Genesis Plus GX 1. A solid emulator for the Sega Genesis / Sega Master Sy...
Sound emulation
There are several options to emulate the sound hardware of the Genesis, some of them are shared by more than one emulator. 1. MAME- The old variant of this core is very popular but somewhat inaccurate, however it's very fast and still faithful enough to enjoy games for players less aware of the audio intricacies of the Genesis, as the overall sound character is still there. There's also a new variant of this core, supposedly more accurate, but still not as widespread. 2. ymfm- The core aiming...
32X, CD and CD 32X
1. SegaRetro: Mega CD, 32X, CD 32X. The Sega Mega CD, 32X, and Sega CD 32X were add-ons for the Sega Genesis that expanded its capabilities with Mega CD-ROM playback (It can also play Audio CDs and CD+G discs), enhanced processing power, and a limited library of CD-based games with 32X functionality. 1. Ares supports CD+G images. 2. See this dedicated pagefor more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares. 3. See Ripping games.
MIDI Keyboard
MIDI keyboards are used in two special cartridges: Miracle Piano Teaching System, released only in US, and Wonder MIDI, released only in Japan and requires a Model 1 Wondermega (either RG-M1 or HWM-5000) to operate. While MIDI keyboards can be operated with MPTS as usual, Wonder MIDI also requires a special disc from the CD-MIDIstandard to be inserted, as the software itself is not capable to do interactions with the soundchips of both Mega Drive and Mega-CD. 1. Info on Miracle Piano Teaching...
Lock-On
Lock-On Technology is a unique feature found on Sonic & Knuckles cartridges for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis that allows a player to connect an older game to the cartridge's pass-through port for extended or altered gameplay. 1. With Sonic 3: Completes the game, and adds the Sonic and Knuckles levels as intended. This was the original usage. 2. With Sonic 2: Unlocks an alternate version of Sonic 2 with playable Knuckles. 3. With Sonic 1: Unlocks the Blue Sphere minigame with a level select for...
Firecore
Firecore is a system-on-a-chip clone hardware based on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive system, originating in the late 2000s. Most emulators have not been tested with Firecore-enhanced titles, however it is unlikely that they are supported. Emulation of this clone possible with Genesis-Plus-GX-Cyclone fork. Also there is a MAME supportas well but currently it has "MACHINE_NOT_WORKING" flag.
Pico
PicoDrive standalone version, KEGA Fusion and MAME supports this hardware. Keep in mind that PicoDrive libretro core or BizHawk core version doesn't have a stylus or turn page support, while the obsolete standalone version does. Also there is a feature requestfor ares emulator. 1. MAME 0.265 compatibility list 1. See dedicated pagefor more information.
Yamaha Copera
1. SegaRetro: Copera The latest BlastEm emulator nightly builds (version 0.6.2 WIP as of March 8th, 2024) introduce preliminary support for Yamaha Copera emulation.
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Mar 28, 2024 · MD.emu is probably the best solution for SEGA Genesis emulators. It’s an open-source project that most other SEGA Genesis emulators are based on. This one works with SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive ...
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Dec 25, 2020 · Enjoys Android, Windows, and tinkering with retro console emulation to breaking point. Here we show you how to set up Sega Genesis emulation on Retroarch so you can play your favorite games just as you remember them.
