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|imagecaption = '''Top:''' PAL Sega Mega Drive.<br/>'''Middle:''' Sega Genesis Model 2 with 6-button controller.<br/>'''Bottom:''' Sega Genesis Nomad, portable variation.

|type = [[:Category:ConsolesHome consoles|Home video game console]]

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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|[[BlastEmKega Fusion]]

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|[[Kega Fusionares]]

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|[[FinalBurn NeoPicoDrive]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[httpshttp://githubnotaz.gp2x.comde/finalburnneo/FBNeo-WIP-Storage-Facility/releases/tag/appveyor-build WIP buildspico.php {{PicoDriveVer}}]|{{✓}} ||{{✗✓}} ||{{✗✓}} ||{{✗✓}} <ref group=N name=libretroonly /> ||{{✗}} <ref group=N name=noncomm /> ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}}

|[[PicoDriveFinalBurn Neo]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[httphttps://notazgithub.gp2xcom/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/latest Stable] [https://ci.appveyor.decom/project/tmaul/fbneo-kbhgd/branch/pico.php {{PicoDriveVer}}master WIP builds]|{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}} <ref group=N name=noncomm /> ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N name=PicoDrive>Only for the 32X as a cross-platform alternative to Kega Fusion.</ref>

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|[https://digiex.net/threads/neogenesis-v25-download-sega-genesis-megadrive-32x-segacd-megacd-emulator.13698 NeoGenesis v25V25]|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-|Sega Genesis Plus|align=left|{{Icon|Xbox360}}|[https://digiex.net/threads/sega-genesis-plus-libexnon-genesis-megadrive-emulator-for-xbox-360-download.9936 Libxenon]|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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;[[BlastEm]]:Aims for cycle accuracy but unlike Exodus, aims for lower system requirements and has substantially higher compatibility.;[[Exodus]]:Think [[bsnes]], but for the Genesis. Even though higan also emulates Genesis games, 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.;[[Genesis Plus GX]]:A very solid emulator for the Sega Genesis / Sega Master System / Sega CD / Game Gear. The only things it lack lacks are 32X and Pico support, and a native desktop port; the . 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.:;[https://github.com/libretro/Genesis-Plus-GX-Wide Genesis Plus GX Wide]: Custom fork of Genesis Plus GX available as a libretro core, it includes experimental widescreen options. Sega CD/Mega CD games are currently unsupported.;[[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 which can be solved with compatibility settings.;[[PicoDrive]]:Strongly prioritizes performance over accuracy. Compatibility and accuracy isnaren'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 has earned it 's high compatibility with games, but it does not emulate the Sega CD and 32X. It also allows [[overclocking]].;[[BlastEmMAME]]:Aims for cycle-accuracy but unlike ExodusHas 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, aims for lower system requirementswhere red ones are reported as not working as of version 0. It has substantially higher compatibility than Exodus and is catching up to Genesis Plus GX200.

;[[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.

==Mega Drive Plus / Genesis Plus/ MSU-MD modes==

The Mega Drive Plus / Genesis Plus (sometimes abbreviated as MD+) is a special mode for certain Genesis games that use enhanced CDDA tracks with a Sega CD. This was not used in any official games, however, the mode itself was first used in the first batch of Pier Solar releases. This feature was been [https://downloads.terraonion.com/public/MegaSD_DEV_Manual.pdf documented] to be used on Terraonion's Mega SD flash cartridge, to give similar effects for Genesis games in a way how MSU-1 does in patched SNES games. Another variant was been made for [https://krikzz.com/store/home/59-mega-everdrive-pro.html Mega Everdrive PRO], named as [https://github.com/krikzz/msu-md MSU-MD].

Currently, no only Genesis + Sega CD emulators feature this function, although there is Plus GX supports both modes as mentioned [https://github.com/ekeeke/Genesis-Plus-GX/issues/297 plans to be added#issuecomment-918468508 here] , while Kega Fusion supporting games which can only run in Genesis Plus GXMSU-MD mode.

* [http://wiki.megadrive.org/index.php?title=Main_Page MegaDrive Development Wiki] - A Wiki about every technical aspect of the SEGA MegaDrive hardware and software. Its aim is to provide the most detailed, accurate , and up to date information, to help homebrew development and repairs.

 * [https://www.romspedia.com/emulators/sega-genesis Genesis emulators] on RomsPedia