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|imagecaption = '''Top:''' Sega Master System.<br/>'''Bottom:''' Sega Game Gear. | |imagecaption = '''Top:''' Sega Master System.<br/>'''Bottom:''' Sega Game Gear. | ||
|developer = [[:Sega]] | |developer = [[:Sega]] | ||
− | |type = [[:Category: | + | |type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]] |
|generation = [[:Category:Third-generation video game consoles|Third generation]] | |generation = [[:Category:Third-generation video game consoles|Third generation]] | ||
|release = 1985 | |release = 1985 | ||
− | |discontinued = | + | |discontinued = 1996 |
|predecessor = [[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]] | |predecessor = [[SG-1000 emulators|SG-1000]] | ||
|successor = [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis / Mega Drive]] | |successor = [[Sega Genesis emulators|Genesis / Mega Drive]] | ||
|emulated = {{✓}} | |emulated = {{✓}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | The '''[[wikipedia:Master_System|Sega Master System]]''' (SMS) | + | |
+ | The '''[[wikipedia:Master_System|Sega Master System]]''' (SMS) is an 8-bit console released by [[wikipedia:Sega|Sega]] on October 20, 1985 in Japan (as "Mark III". In all actuality Master System and Mark III differ a bit due to the original Japanese release having more features, such as card functionality, and backwards compatibility with '''[[wikipedia:Sega SG-1000|SG-1000]]''', which Master System lacks) and in September of 1986 in the US. It was retailed for {{Inflation|USD|199.99|1986}}. It had a Zilog Z80A at 4 MHz with 8KB of RAM and 16KB of VRAM. It had a Yamaha YM2602B VDP GPU. It was designed to be a direct competitor to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Nintendo Entertainment System]] and was technically superior to it in some ways. The Sega Game Gear was released in April of 1991 and was a competitor for the Game Boy. It had a backlit screen, color, and a nice-looking design. It retailed for {{Inflation|USD|149.99|1991}}. It had a Zilog Z80 CPU at 3.5 MHz with 8KB of RAM and 16KB VRAM. | ||
There are a lot of hardware similarities between the SMS and the Game Gear (GG). Notably, SMS game cartridges can actually be played on the '''[[gametech:Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]''' via an adapter. For this reason, most SMS emulators can also run GG games. | There are a lot of hardware similarities between the SMS and the Game Gear (GG). Notably, SMS game cartridges can actually be played on the '''[[gametech:Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]''' via an adapter. For this reason, most SMS emulators can also run GG games. | ||
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!colspan="10"|PC / x86 | !colspan="10"|PC / x86 | ||
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− | |[[Genesis Plus GX]]<ref name="GPGXLibretro">Only available on PC and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]])</ref> | + | |[[Genesis Plus GX]]<ref name="GPGXLibretro">Only available on PC and mobile as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).</ref> |
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+ | |[[ares]] | ||
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+ | |[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}] | ||
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|[[Phoenix (emulator)|Phoenix]] | |[[Phoenix (emulator)|Phoenix]] | ||
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|[[Clock Signal|CLK]] | |[[Clock Signal|CLK]] | ||
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− | |[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{ | + | |[https://github.com/TomHarte/CLK/releases {{clkVer}}] |
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|[https://github.com/notaz/picodrive/releases {{PicoDriveVer}}] | |[https://github.com/notaz/picodrive/releases {{PicoDriveVer}}] | ||
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− | |{{✗}}<ref name="PicoDrive">The Game Gear emulation doesn't work</ref> | + | |{{✗}}<ref name="PicoDrive">The Game Gear emulation doesn't work.</ref> |
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|[http://0ldsk00l.ca/smsplus/ SMS Plus] | |[http://0ldsk00l.ca/smsplus/ SMS Plus] | ||
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− | |[https://github.com/0ldsk00l/smsplus/releases | + | |[https://github.com/0ldsk00l/smsplus/releases git] |
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− | |[https://github.com/xdanieldzd/Essgee/releases | + | |[https://github.com/xdanieldzd/Essgee/releases git] |
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|[http://fms.komkon.org/MG/ {{MasterGearVer}}] | |[http://fms.komkon.org/MG/ {{MasterGearVer}}] | ||
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+ | |[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.MdEmu {{.emuVer}}] <small>(Android)</small>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/77 1.5.46.02 Pyra] | ||
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{{Sega}} | {{Sega}} | ||
[[Category:Consoles]] | [[Category:Consoles]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Home consoles]] | ||
[[Category:Sega consoles]] | [[Category:Sega consoles]] | ||
[[Category:Master System emulators|*]] | [[Category:Master System emulators|*]] | ||
[[Category:Third-generation video game consoles]] | [[Category:Third-generation video game consoles]] |
Revision as of 17:16, 1 May 2022
Top: Sega Master System. Bottom: Sega Game Gear. | |
Developer | Sega |
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Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Third generation |
Release date | 1985 |
Discontinued | 1996 |
Predecessor | SG-1000 |
Successor | Genesis / Mega Drive |
Emulated | ✓ |
The Sega Master System (SMS) is an 8-bit console released by Sega on October 20, 1985 in Japan (as "Mark III". In all actuality Master System and Mark III differ a bit due to the original Japanese release having more features, such as card functionality, and backwards compatibility with SG-1000, which Master System lacks) and in September of 1986 in the US. It was retailed for $199.99. It had a Zilog Z80A at 4 MHz with 8KB of RAM and 16KB of VRAM. It had a Yamaha YM2602B VDP GPU. It was designed to be a direct competitor to the Nintendo Entertainment System and was technically superior to it in some ways. The Sega Game Gear was released in April of 1991 and was a competitor for the Game Boy. It had a backlit screen, color, and a nice-looking design. It retailed for $149.99. It had a Zilog Z80 CPU at 3.5 MHz with 8KB of RAM and 16KB VRAM.
There are a lot of hardware similarities between the SMS and the Game Gear (GG). Notably, SMS game cartridges can actually be played on the Game Gear via an adapter. For this reason, most SMS emulators can also run GG games.
Internally the Master System extends Sega's older SG-1000 by adding more RAM and a single new video mode; since the SG-1000 was built from the same CPU, video and audio chips as the ColecoVision many Master System emulators also run ColecoVision games.
Emulators
Name | Platform(s) | Latest Version | SMS | GG | Libretro Core | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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PC / x86 | |||||||||
Genesis Plus GX[1] | 1.7.5 RC1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Very high | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
MAME | 0.264 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | High | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Emulicious | 2024-03-31 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Very high | ✗ | ✓ | ~ | |
BizHawk | 2.9.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Very high | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | |
higan | v110 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | High | ✓ | ✓ | ~ | |
ares | v137 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | High | ✓ | ✓ | ? | |
Phoenix | 2.8.JAG | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Very high | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | |
TwoMbit | 1.0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Very high | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
CLK | 2024-01-22 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Very high | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Gearsystem | 3.5.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | High | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | |
MasterGear | 4.9.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | High | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Pantheon | 13.640 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | High | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Kega Fusion | 3.64 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
PicoDrive | 1.93 | ✓ | ✗[2] | ✓ | Mid | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
FreezeSMS | 4.6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Very high | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
DarcNES | 9b0401/9b0313 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Low | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | |
MEKA | 0.8-alpha (2023-08-26) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
SMS Plus | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Osmose | 1.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | |
HiSMS | 0.01 beta | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
nemulator | 4.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Essgee | git | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | |
Mobile / ARM | |||||||||
Genesis Plus GX[1] | 1.7.5 RC1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Very high | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
MasterGear | 4.9.3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | High | ? | ✓ | ✓ | |
MD.emu | 1.5.77 (Android)1.5.46.02 Pyra | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | High | ? | ✓ | ✓ | |
PicoDrive | 1.93 | ✓ | ✗[2] | ✓ | Mid | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
GearMasterPlayer | 1.0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ? | ✓ | ✓ | |
Consoles | |||||||||
PicoDrive | 1.93 | ✓ | ✗[2] | ✓ | Mid | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Genesis Plus GX | 1.7.5 RC1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | |
MasterBoy | 2.10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | |
Virtual Console | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Consoles: SG-1000 • Master System • Genesis / Mega Drive • CD • 32X • Pico • Saturn • Dreamcast Handhelds: Game Gear • VMU / VMS Arcade: System series • Model 1 • Model 2 • Model 3 • NAOMI |