Master System emulators
Revision as of 20:08, 24 June 2015 by 198.91.182.245 (talk) (Kega Fusion's emulation of the Master System & Game Gear isn't nearly as good when compared to TwoMbit, Genesis Plus GX, and MAME.)
The Sega Master System (SMS) was an 8-bit console released by Sega in 1985-1989. It was designed to be a direct competitor to the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as being technically superior to it. There is a lot of technical similarities between the SMS and the Game Gear (GG). Notably, SMS game cartridges can be played on the Game Gear by use of an adapter. For this reason, most SMS emulators can also run GG games.
Emulators
Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | SMS | GG | Mega Drive | Sega CD | 32X | Libretro Core | Accuracy | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TwoMbit | Windows, Mac, Linux | 1.0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Cycle | ✓ |
Genesis Plus GX* | Multi-platform | 1.7.4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Very high | ✓ |
Kega Fusion | Windows, Linux, OS X | 3.64 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | Mid | ✗ |
MAME | Multi-platform | 0.264 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | High | ✓ |
PicoDrive | Windows, Linux | 1.80 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ✗ |
BizHawk | Windows | 2.9.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ |
HiSMS | Windows | 0.01 beta | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ |
*Only available on PC as a libretro core (e.g. RetroArch).
Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | SMS | GG | Mega Drive | Sega CD | 32X | Libretro Core | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genesis Plus GX | Wii, Gamecube | 1.7.4.7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
MasterBoy | PlayStation Portable | 2.10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
PicoDrive | PSP, ARM Devices | 1.80 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |