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[[File:Sega-Genesis-Mk2-6button.jpg|thumb|220px|Sega Genesis Model 2 w/ 6-button controller]][[File:Sega-Nomad-Front.jpg|thumb|220px|Sega Genesis Nomad, portable variation]]The '''[[gametech:Sega_Genesis|Sega Genesis]]''' is a 16-bit, fourth-generation console released by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega Sega] in Japan on October 29, 1988and in the US on August 14, 1989. It had a Motorola 68000 CPU at 7.6 MHz and a Zilog Z80 at 3.58 MHz. In other regions, it was known as the '''Mega Drive'''. It had several add-ons, including the Sega CD (a CD add-on, called Mega CD outside America) and the 32X (a 32-bit, cartridge-based add-on). The Sega CD was released on October 15, 1992 and retailed for {{Inflation|USD|299.99|1992}} and had a Motorola 68000 CPU at 12.5 MHz and 64 kbit of RAM. The Sega 32X was released on November 21, 1994 for {{Inflation|USD|159.99|1994}}. It had 2 SH-2 RISC CPUs at 23 MHz with 256KB of RAM and 256KB of VRAM.
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|title = Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
|logo = RS39200_Megadrive.png
|image = Sega-Genesis-Mk2-6button.jpg
|image2 = Sega-Nomad-Front.jpg
|imagecaption = '''Top:''' Sega Mega Drive.<br/>'''Middle:''' Sega Genesis Model 2 with 6-button controller.<br/>'''Bottom:''' Sega Genesis Nomad, portable variation.
|developer = [[:Sega]]
|type = [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]]
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Genesis emulation is very good, with a high degree of game compatibility (many of them claiming nearly 100% compatibility with commercial games, including Virtua Racing). They are available on many platforms. Many Genesis emulators also feature compatibility with the [[Master System emulators|Sega Master System]] (SMS), and the [[Master System emulators|Game Gear]] (GG) as well as earlier Sega consoles. Genesis-based arcade boards and the Sega Pico are still sketchy, however.
|[http://www.carpeludum.com/kega-fusion/ 3.64]
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|[[BlastEm]]
|Windows, Linux, macOS
|[https://www.retrodev.com/blastem/changes.html {{BlastEmVer}}]
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|[[MAME]]
|[[PicoDrive]]
|Multi-platform <small>(PC)</small>
|[http://notaz.gp2x.de/pico.php 1.92{{PicoDriveVer}}]
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|Multi-platform
|[http://www.dusers.drexel.edu/gitweb/gitweb.cgi/~korth/gens.git r7]
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|[[Exodus]]
|Windows
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|[http://dgen.sourceforge.net/ DGen]
|Multi-platform
|[http://sourceforge.net/projects/dgen/files/dgen/ 1.33]
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|[[Genecyst]]
|[[DOS emulators|DOS]]
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205202050/http://www.zophar.net/genecyst/gcystxxx.zip x.xx]
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|[[GensGENS]]
|Windows, Linux, BeOS
|[http://gens.me/downloads.shtml 2.14]
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|[[higan]]
|Multi-platform
|[http://byuu.org/emulation/higan/ {{higanVer}}]
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|Megado
|Windows, Linux
|[https://github.com/merwaaan/megado Git]
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|Regen
|Windows, Linux
|[http://aamirm.hacking-cult.org/www/regen.html 0.972]
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|[[PicoDrive]]
|Multi-platform <small>(ARM devices)</small>
|[http://notaz.gp2x.de/pico.php 1.92{{PicoDriveVer}}]
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|[[PicoDrive]]
|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PSP]], ARM Devices
|[http://notaz.gp2x.de/pico.php 1.92{{PicoDriveVer}}]
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===Comparisons===
;[[Genesis Plus GX]]:A very solid emulator for the GameCube and WiiSega Genesis / Sega Master System / Sega CD / Game Gear. The only thing things it lacks is lack are 32X and Pico support, and a native desktop port; the only way to get this emulator on the desktop is to use the libretro core, which allows for all the benefits of RetroArch like shaders, dynamic sync, and other enhancements. The version used in [[BizHawk]] adds features for speedrunners.
;[[Kega Fusion]]:The project of an employee with previous experience at Sega. Kega Fusion has high compatibility, is easy to use and has plugin-based filter support. But it has some issues on newer versions of Windows.
;[[PicoDrive]]:Strongly prioritizes performance over accuracy. Compatibility and accuracy isn't as good as Genesis Plus GX but it's useful on very underpowered systems like the Raspberry Pi Zero. Currently the first and only cross-platform option for 32X and Pico games.
;[[Exodus]]:Think bsnes but for the Genesis. Even though higan is also getting into the Genesis game, Exodus has already achieved cycle-accuracy at the familiar cost of high system requirements. It is the newest Genesis emulator and is far from complete.
;[http://aamirm.hacking-cult.org/www/regen.html Regen]:A focus on accuracy as earned it high compatibility with games, but it does not emulate the Sega CD and 32X. It also allows [[overclocking]].
;[[BlastEm]]:Aims for cycle-accuracy but unlike Exodus, aims for lower system requirements. It has substantially higher compatibility than Exodus but falls short of Genesis Plus GX.
;[[GensGENS]]:Close to Kega Fusion in features and compatibility, but has largely been surpassed by better emulators. There are many different forks and iterations of Gens, so your experience will differ quite a lot depending on which version you use.
;[[higan]]:Also developing cycle-accurate Genesis emulation, akin to its very own [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES emulator]] bsnes. It's promising but incomplete. However, it can be used in the latest builds.
;[[MAME]]:Has the parent drivers <code style="color:green">genesis</code>, <code style="color:green">sms</code>, <code style="color:green">gamegear</code>, <code style="color:darkred">segacd</code>, and <code style="color:darkred">32x</code>. Green drivers are reported as OK, where red ones are reported as not working as of version 0.200.
