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! scope="col"|[https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=705 <abbr title="SEGA The Sega System Cis an arcade board used by Sega between 1989 and 1994, and later used by Atlus for their Print Club series. A slight update called the Sega System C2 was introduced in 1990. This hardware is based on the Genesis hardware, the main cpu, the sound cpu and the graphic processor are the same. The main cpu is just a bit faster (10Mhz instead of 8Mhz) and there is no Z80, the sound chip is driven by the main cpu. The dac is also replace by a uPD7759. The Columns game manual refers to the hardware as Sega System 14. For more info: segaretro.org/C-2Sega_System_C">C/C-2</abbr>]! scope="col"|[[libretro]]<abbr title="Most emulators have not been tested with Firecore-enhanced titles, however it is unlikely that they are supported.">Firecore</abbr>

|{{~}} ||{{✗}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/b6ktic/blastem_genmd_emu_062_released/ejlgfi0/ *]||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=libretroRA>Only libretro core version supports.</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Web}}<ref group=N name=libretroonly>On some platforms, this emulator is ''only'' available as a [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/windows/x86_64/latest/ libretro core].</ref>|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[https://github.com/karmic64/Genesis-Plus-GX-Cyclone git] <small>([https://github.com/karmic64/Genesis-Plus-GX-Cyclone <abbr title="Recommended for titles with Firecore-enhanced graphics.">Cyclone])</abbr></small><br/>[https://github.com/karmic64/Genesis-Plus-GX-Cyclone/blob/master/genesis_plus_gx_libretro.dll libretro core] <small>([https://github.com/karmic64/Genesis-Plus-GX-Cyclone <abbr title="Recommended for titles with Firecore-enhanced graphics.">Cyclone</abbr>])</small>|{{✓}} ||{{✗}}[https://github.com/ekeeke/Genesis-Plus-GX/issues/64 *] ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓~}} <ref group=N name=libretroonlyCyclone>On some platforms, this emulator is ''only'' available as a Only possible with [https://buildbot.libretrogithub.com/nightlykarmic64/windows/x86_64/latest/ libretro coreGenesis-Plus-GX-Cyclone Genesis-Plus-GX-Cyclone]fork. </ref> ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=libretroRA></ref> ||{{✗NC}} <ref group=N name=noncomm>Due to using a [[Licensing#Non-commercial licenses|non-commercial license]]. Source code is still publicly available.</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} <ref group=N name=picoinput>PicoDrive Libretro/BizHawk version doesn't have a stylus or turn page support, while the obsolete Windows standalone version does. </ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}}<ref group=N name=libretroonly /> ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=libretroRA></ref> ||{{✗NC}} <ref group=N name=noncomm /> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|[https://nightly.link/ares-emulator/ares/workflows/build/master <abbr title="Latest development build version">git Artifacts</abbr>]<br/>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]|{{✓}}<ref group=N name=aresCD>[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/xs5tol/ares_v130_released_multi_system_cross_platform/iqmia3y/ Needs firmware v2.00, there are issues using older versions.] </ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/issues/833 *] ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ? ||{{✗}}||{{✓}}||{{✓}}||{{✓}}

|{{~}}<ref group=N name=kegaCD>While it supports Sega CD emulation, there is notable audio sync issues. Kega is not recommended for CD emulation.</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}

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|<abbr title="Latest development version">git artifacts</abbr><ref group=N>[https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-windows/master CI-Windows] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-linux/master CI-Linux] [https://nightly.link/mamedev/mame/workflows/ci-macos/master CI-Macos]</ref></br>[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]|{{~}}<ref group=N name=MAME>MAME {{MAMEVer}} version compatibility status: [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mame.php?game_sourcefile=mdconsole.cpp&arcade_only=0&current_version=0 Genesis, CD and 32X], [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mame.php?game_sourcefile=segapico.cpp&arcade_only=0&current_version=0 Pico], [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mame.php?game_sourcefile=sega_beena.cpp&arcade_only=0&current_version=0 Beena] and [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mame.php?game_sourcefile=segac2.cpp&arcade_only=0&current_version=0 C/C-2]</ref> ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=MAME></ref> ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=MAME></ref> ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=MAME></ref> ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=MAME></ref> ||{{✓}} ? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

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|{{~}}<ref group=N name=Gens/GS>Sega CD and 32X emulation, MDP plugin support, Gamepad support and Command line parsing ([https://segaretro.org/Gens/GS_II#Features_not_ported_from_Gens.2FGS_yet features not ported from Gens/GS for Gens/GS II])</ref> ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=Gens/GS></ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

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;[[Genesis Plus GX]]:A solid emulator for the Sega Genesis / Sega Master System / Sega CD / Game Gear. The only things it lacks 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 EmuVR support, shaders, dynamic sync, and other enhancements. The version used in [[BizHawk]] adds features for speedrunners but only the version used in [[RetroArch]] supports [https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-OPN2 Nuked OPN2 cycle-accurate Yamaha YM3438(YM2612)].

:Strongly prioritizes performance over accuracy. Compatibility and accuracy aren'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 gamesbut Libretro and BizHawk version doesn't have a stylus or turn page support, while the obsolete standalone version does.

:Also developing cycle-accurate Genesis emulation, akin to its own [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES emulator]] bsnescore. v130 version brings [https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/commits/master/ares/component/audio/ym2612 "YM2612 improvement"] and [https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/xs5tol/ares_v130_released_multi_system_cross_platform/ support for "Mega Mouse"]. [https://ares-emu.net/news/ares-v131-released The latest v131 version ] of [[ares ]] boasts 95% compatibility with 32X games], while there are still minor glitches, this is leaps and bounds better than other emulators as of late December 2022. [https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/11ltlvu/ares_multisystem_emulator_v132_has_been_released/ v132 version] of [[ares]] brings every single Sega Mega CD game at least boots; with an estimated 86% of the library playable to completion.

: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 is no longer updated. It has been surpassed by better emulators and also has some issues on newer versions of Windows which can be solved with compatibility settings.

:Think [[ares]], but for Exodus is one of the Genesis. Even though ares also emulates Genesis games, Exodus first emulator achieved cycle accuracy at the familiar high cost of high system requirements, but it is no longer updated and is still far from complete. It is still somewhat useful as a reference for the Genesis hardware, but users will have a faster and more accurate experience with [[BlastEm]] or [[Sega_Genesis_emulators#Emulators|other recommended emulators for Genesis]].