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

|release = 1988(Mega Drive)<br/>1995 (Nomad)|discontinued = 19971998 (Mega Drive)<br/>1999 (Nomad)|predecessor = [[Master System emulators|Mark III / Master System, Game Gear]]|successor = [[Prototype_consoles|Jupiter]], [[Sega Saturn emulators|Saturn]], [[Prototype_consoles|Pluto]], [[Sega VMU emulators|Visual Memory]]

{{Gametech|[[FileGametech:Sega-Mega Drive/Genesis-Mk2-6button.jpg|thumb|220px|Sega Genesis Model 2 w/ 6-button controllerMega Drive]]}}[[File:Sega-Nomad-Front.jpg|thumb|220px|Sega Genesis Nomad, portable variation]]The '''[[gametech:Sega_Genesis{{for|Sega Genesis]]''' is a 16-bit, fourth-generation console released by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega Sega] in 1988. In other regions, it was known as emulators that run on the '''Sega Mega Drive'''. It had several add-ons, including the Sega CD (a CD add-/Genesis hardware|Emulators on, called Mega CD outside America) and the 32X (a 32-bit, cartridge-based add-on). Drive}}

The '''[[gametech:Sega_Genesis|Sega Genesis ]]''' ('''Mega Drive''' outside North America and parts of South America) is a 16-bit, fourth-generation console released by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega Sega] in Japan on October 29, 1988 and in the US on August 14, 1989, where it retailed for {{Inflation|USD|189.99|1989}}. It had a Motorola 68000 CPU at 7.6 MHz and a Zilog Z80 at 3.58 MHz. It had several add-ons, including a CD add-on called the '''Sega CD''' (alternatively '''Mega CD''') 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. '''Sega Neptune''' was a two-in-one Sega Mega Drive and Sega 32X console announced by Sega but never released to the public.[https://segaretro.org/Sega_Neptune] Genesis/Mega Drive emulation is very good, with a high degree of game compatibility (many of them claiming claim nearly 100% compatibility with commercial games, including ''Virtua Racing''). They are available on many platforms. Many Genesis /Mega Drive 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. However, Genesis/Mega Drive-based arcade boards and the [[Sega Pico ]] are still sketchy. ;Remember, certain titles for [[Wikipedia:List_of_Sega_CD_games|Mega CD]], however[[Wikipedia:List_of_32X_games|32X and CD 32X]] games are dependent on those add-ons. Make sure your chosen emulator [[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|supports those add-ons]] if you want to play them.

===PC / x86===<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitablesortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Operating SystemPlatform(s)! scope="col"|Latest Versionversion! scope="col"[[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Hardware features<abbr title="Sega Master System">SMS<br/abbr>and accessories]]! scope="col"|<abbr title="Game Gear">GG</abbr>! scope="col"[[#Hardware_variations|Hardware<abbr title="Mega Drive / Genesis">MD/G<br/abbr>variations]]! scope="col"|CD! scope="col"|32X! scope="col"|[[Libretro#Enhancements|Libretro CoreEnhancements]]! scope="col"|FLOSS! Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]

!colspan|[[BlastEm]]|align="11"left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[https://www.retrodev.com/blastem/nightlies/ Nightly builds] <br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[https://www.retrodev.com/blastem/changes.html {{BlastEmVer}}]|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||PC{{✓}}

|Multialign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Web}}|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/><abbr title="Recommended for using with Firecore clone titles. See #Hardware variations section for more info"><small>[https://github.com/karmic64/Genesis-Plus-GX-platformCyclone/blob/master/genesis_plus_gx_libretro.dll Cyclone libretro core]</small></abbr>|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{NC}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[ares]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[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}}]|{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[PicoDrive]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Web}}|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[http://notaz.gp2x.de/pico.php {{GenPlusGXVerPicoDriveVer}}]|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{NC}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-|[[BizHawk]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://gitlab.com/TASVideos/BizHawk/-/pipelines Dev builds]<br/>[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}]|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗~}}|-|[[MAME]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}|<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]|{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, OS X|macOS}}|[http://www.carpeludum.com/kega-fusion/ 3.64]|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓~}}

|[[MAMEMednafen]]|Multi-platformalign=left|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVerIcon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}]|[{{✓MednafenURL|releases/}} ||{{✓MednafenVer}} |]|{{✓?}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓~}} <abbr title="Supports netplay">*</abbr> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

|[[PicoDriveExodus]]|Multi-platform <small>(PC)</small>align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[http://notazwww.gp2xexodusemulator.decom/picoindex.php 1.92]|/downloads/current-release {{✓ExodusVer}} |]|{{✓?}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N name=PicoDrive>Only for the 32X as a cross-platform alternative to Kega Fusion.</ref>

||[[GENS]]<br/>[http://segaretro.org/Gens/GS <abbr title="derived from GENS">GensGS/GSII</abbr>]|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|BeOS}}|[httphttps://wwwsegaretro.dusersorg/Gens/GS#Downloads r7 (Gens/GS)]<br />[https://github.drexel.educom/GerbilSoft/gens-gs-ii git (Gens/gitwebGS II)]<br/gitweb.cgi>[http:/~korth/gens.git r7me/downloads.shtml <abbr title="GENS">2.14</abbr>]|{{✗~}} <ref group=N name=Gens/GS>GENS and Gens/GS supports Sega CD and 32X emulation, MDP plugin, Gamepad and Command line parsing '''but [https://segaretro.org/Gens/GS_II#Features_not_ported_from_Gens.2FGS_yet these features not ported from Gens/GS to Gens/GS II''']</ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✓~}} <abbr title="Supports netplay">*</abbr> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|[[BlastEmhigan]](火眼)<br/>byuu (謬/view)|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, OS X|macOS|FreeBSD}}|[https://www.retrodevgithub.com/blastemhigan-emu/changes.html higan/releases {{BlastEmVerhiganVer}}]|{{✓~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓?}} ||{{✗✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}<ref group=N>Superseded by [[ares]]</ref>

|[[ExodusFinalBurn Neo]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}|[httphttps://wwwgithub.exodusemulatorcom/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/latest Stable] <br/>[https://github.com/indexfinalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/tag/latest WIP builds]<br/>[https://buildbot.phplibretro.com/downloadsnightly/current-release 2.1libretro core]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✗N}} ||{{✗~}} ||{{✗NC}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}|-|[[Gens]]|Windows, Linux, BeOS|[http://gens.me/downloads.shtml 2.14]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}

|[[higan]]KGen/KGen98|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|DOS}}|[httphttps://byuusegaretro.org/emulationKGen 034b]<br/>[https:/higan/ {{higanVer}}segaretro.org/KGen98 9804]|{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}<small>(bsnes)</small> ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux}}|[https://github.com/merwaaan/megado Gitgit]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

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!colspan|Nuked-MD|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-MD {{Nuked-MDVer}}]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|-|jgenesis|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}|[https://github.com/jsgroth/jgenesis {{jgenesisVer}}]| || || ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}|-|clownmdemu|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}|[https://github.com/Clownacy/clownmdemu-frontend {{clownmdemuVer}}]| || || ||{{?}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}|}</div> ===Mobile / ARM===<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable sortable" style="11text-align:center;width:100%"! Name! Platform(s)! Latest version! [[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Hardware features<br/>and accessories]]! [[#Hardware_variations|Hardware<br/>variations]]! [[#Enhancements|MobileEnhancements]]! FLOSS! Active! Recommended

|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS|Linux|Pandora}}|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/android/latest/ libretro core]|{{GenPlusGXVer~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}} ||{{NC}}||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} |-|MD.emu|align=left|{{✓Icon|Android|Pyra}} |[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.explusalpha.MdEmu {{.emuVer}}] <small>(Android)</small><br/>[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/77 1.5.46.02 Pyra]|{{✓~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓?}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|Multi-platform <small>(ARM devices)align=left|{{Icon|Android|Pandora|Gizmondo|Wiz}}<br/small>{{Icon|GP2X}}|[http://notaz.gp2x.de/pico.php 1.92]|{{✓PicoDriveVer}} |] [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/android/latest/ libretro core]|{{✓~}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✓NC}} <abbr title="NDS version uses an open-source license.">*</abbr> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=PicoDrive />

|[[FinalBurn Neo]]|align=left|{{Icon|Android|iOS}}|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{NC}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}|}</div> ===Consoles===<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"! Name!colspanPlatform(s)! Latest version! [[#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Hardware features<br/>and accessories]]! [[#Hardware_variations|Hardware<br/>variations]]! [[#Enhancements|Enhancements]]! FLOSS! Active! Recommended|-| [[Nintendo Switch Online]] <small>(m2engage)</small>| align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}| N/A|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-| [[Sega 3D Classics]]<br/><small>(Gigadrive)</small>| align=left|{{Icon|3DS}}| N/A|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}<abbr title="11Supports netplay via Local Play on 2-player co-op games.">*</abbr> ||{{✗}} |Consoles|{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-|NeoGenesis|align=left|{{Icon|Xbox}}|[https://digiex.net/threads/neogenesis-v25-download-sega-genesis-megadrive-32x-segacd-megacd-emulator.13698 V25]|{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}

|[[align=left|{{Icon|Xbox|Xbox360}}<br/>{{Icon|GCN|Wii emulators|WiiWiiU|NX}}<br/>{{Icon|PS3}}<br/>{{Icon|Vita|3DS}}|[https://retroarch.com/?page=platforms {{RetroArchVer}}]], <br/>[[Gamecube emulators|Gamecubehttps://bitbucket.org/eke/genesis-plus-gx/src/master/builds/ git]]|<br/>[https://bitbucket.org/eke/genesis-plus-gx/downloads {{GenPlusGXVer}}]<br/>[https://digiex.net/threads/retroarch-360-0-9-8-3-download-sega-sens-gameboy-finalburn-emulator-for-xbox-360.12395 RetroArch 360 0.9.8.3]<br/>[https://www.brewology.com/downloads/download.php?id=12472&mcid= 1.2]|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✓~}} ||{{✗~}} ||{{✓NC}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|align=left|{{Icon|PS2|Wii}}<br/>{{Icon|PSP, ARM Devices}}<br/>{{Icon|PS3|Switch}}<br/>{{Icon|NDS|3DS}}|[https://retroarch.com/?page=platforms {{RetroArchVer}}]<br/>[http://notaz.gp2x.de/pico.php {{PicoDriveVer}}]<br/>[https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=99&t=1710 PicoDrive 1.9251b]|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{NC}}<abbr title="NDS/3DS version uses an open-source license.">*</abbr> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} |-|jEnesisDS|align=left|{{Icon|NDS}}|[https://nds.scenebeta.com/noticia/jenesisds v0.7.4]|{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓}}

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|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}|-|PGEN|align=left|{{Icon|PS2}}|[https://github.com/AKuHAK/pgen git]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{~}} ||{{✓}} |-|Sega Genesis Plus|align=left|{{✓Icon|Xbox360}} |[https://digiex.net/threads/sega-genesis-plus-libexnon-genesis-megadrive-emulator-for-xbox-360-download.9936 Libxenon]|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓✗}} ||{{✓✗}}

===Comparisons===;[[BlastEm]]:Aims for cycle accuracy but unlike Exodus, aims for lower system requirements and has substantially higher compatibility. Latest stable release is quite old, use nightly or libretro core. BlastEm's own sound implementation is solid, however [https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/b6ktic/blastem_genmd_emu_062_released/ejlgfi0/ it's still a bit less accurate than Nuked core]. Differences between them are mostly inaudible though and both are way more accurate than the old MAME sound emulation core.;[[Genesis Plus GX]]:A very solid emulator for the Sega Genesis / Sega Master System / Sega CD / Game Gear. Made primarily for the Gamecube , it also has a Wii version and Wiia cross-platform libretro core. The only thing things it lacks is 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 aforementioned libretro core, which allows for all the benefits of RetroArch libretro like shadersEmuVR support, shader presets, dynamic sync, and other [[#Enhancements|enhancements]]. The version used in [[BizHawk ]] adds features for speedrunnersbut only the version used in [[RetroArch]] supports [https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-OPN2 Nuked OPN2 cycle-accurate Yamaha YM3438(YM2612)].The default option for sound emulation, available in all versions, is the old MAME core, because it's very fast. :;[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]https://github.com/karmic64/Genesis-Plus-GX-Cyclone Genesis Plus GX-Cyclone]:The project Custom fork of an employee Genesis Plus GX available as a libretro core, it includes support for games with previous experience at Segaenhanced graphics designed for the Firecore system-on-a-chip made by Digital Media Cartridge Ltd. ;[[higan]] / [[ares]]:Also developing cycle-accurate Genesis emulation, akin to its own [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES emulator]] core. 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. Kega Fusion has high net/news/ares-v131-released v131 version] of [[ares]] boasts 95% compatibilitywith 32X games, while there are still minor glitches, this is easy to use leaps and has plugin-based filter supportbounds better than other emulators as of late December 2022. [https://old.reddit. But it has some issues on newer versions 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 Windowsthe library playable to completion. ;[[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 Pico games. Libretro and BizHawk versions don't have a stylus or turn page support, while the obsolete standalone version does. ;[[ExodusBizHawk]]:Think bsnes but "Just works out of the box" solution for the Genesis/Mega Drive, CD & 32X, bundled with two cores (Genplus-GX/Genesis Plus GX [https://github. Even though higan com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/issues/1528 without Nuked OPN2 support] and PicoDrive), ensuring both excellent compatibility and good speed. ;[[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 is no longer updated. It has been surpassed by better emulators and also getting into has some issues on newer versions of Windows which can be solved with compatibility settings. ;[[Exodus]]:Exodus is one of the Genesis game, Exodus has already achieved first emulators to attempt cycle-accuracy at the familiar high cost of high system requirements, but it is no longer updated and far from complete. It is still somewhat useful as a reference for the newest Genesis emulator hardware, but users will have a faster and is far from completemore accurate experience with [[BlastEm]] or [[Sega_Genesis_emulators#Emulators|other recommended emulators for Genesis]]. ;[http://aamirm.hacking-cult.org/www/regen.html Regen]:A focus on accuracy as has earned it its high compatibility with games, but it does not emulate the Sega CD and 32X. It also allows [[overclocking]]. ;[[BlastEmMAME]]:[[MAME_compatibility_list#Sega_Genesis.2FMega_Drive|Runs most games fine]]. Some don't work that well, but it's got about a [http:Aims for cycle//adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mess.php?software_list_name=megadriv&compatibility= 95% compatibility rate]. Almost all of the C/C-2 arcade games work well in MAME -accuracy but unlike Exodusonly the Print Club games don't work. CD emulation not that good, aims for lower system requirementsthe extra processors throw in more timing problems and 32X emulation has lots of timing issues. There are also suspected SH2 core bugs that come up more frequently on the 32X due to most games being programmed in assembly instead of C like most other SH2 platforms. It has substantially higher compatibility than Exodus but falls short  ;[[mednafen]]:Mednafen's Sega Genesis/Megadrive emulation is based off of Genesis Plus and information and code from Genesis Plus GX(old GPL-licensed version). The GPL-incompatible CPU and sound emulation cores in the aforementioned projects have been replaced with GPLed or GPL-compatible alternatives; heavily modified and improved YM2612 emulation from Gens, and Z80 emulation core from FUSE.:Sega Genesis/Megadrive emulation should still be considered experimental; there are still likely timing bugs in the 68K emulation code, the YM2612 emulation code is not particularly accurate, and the VDP code has timing-related issues. ;[[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. ;[[higanNuked-MD]]:Also developing cycleEmulates the Mega Drive hardware at the gate-level and is thus extremely accurate Genesis emulation, akin to its but this accuracy comes at the cost of very own low performance. A more practical FPGA port is also available. ; [[Super Nintendo emulators|SNES emulatorSwitch Online]] bsnes(m2engage)* Genesis support was added to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack in September 2021, alongside N64 games;* Users are limited to the selection of games Nintendo chooses to make available on the service;* Game lineup recycles pretty much everything from Sega Genesis Mini 1 and/or 2 minus the licensed IP (anime, manga, Disney, etc. It) and Sega CD games;* Supports online and Local Play (up to 2 players);* Different games between regions (Japan and International) ===Sound emulation===There are several options to emulate the sound hardware of the Genesis, some of them are shared by more than one emulator.* '''MAME''' - The old variant of this core is very popular but somewhat inaccurate, however it's very fast and still faithful enough to enjoy games for players less aware of the audio intricacies of the Genesis, as the overall sound character is still there. There's promising also a new variant of this core, supposedly more accurate, but incompletestill not as widespread.* '''ymfm''' - The core aiming to strike a balance between accuracy and performance, aiming for faithful sound reproduction with only inaudible inaccuracies to speed up the emulation considerably.* '''Nuked''' - Cycle-accurate core, aiming for the highest accuracy while still being usable in actual games. A go-to option for modern machines. HoweverThere are also emulator-specific sound emulation codes of varying accuracy, it performance and general quality. ==Enhancements==<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"|- style="font-weight:bold;"! colspan=2 | Name! Genesis Plus GX! Kega Fusion! BlastEm! PicoDrive! ares! BizHawk! MAME! FinalBurn Neo|-| rowspan=3 | Graphics| [[Resolution|Resizable Internal Resolution]]| colspan=8 | For emulation of 2D systems, the resolution can only be used in upscaled, making the latest buildspixels more apparent.|-| [[Texture_packs#Sprite_Replacement_.282D.29|Sprite Replacement]]| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| [[Widescreen_hacks#Sega_Genesis|Widescreen hack]]| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA></ref>| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| rowspan=2 | Performance| [[30/60_FPS_cheat_codes|Internal Framerate Hack]]| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| [[Overclocking#Sega_Genesis|Overclock]]| ?| ?| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| rowspan=4 | Post-Processing| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| {{Y}}| ?| {{Y}}| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA></ref>|-|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br/><small>([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])</small>| {{?}};| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| [[MAMEShader_Presets|Shader Chain]]| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| {{Y}}[https:Has the parent drivers //github.com/ares-emulator/ares/pull/1397 *]| ?| {{Y}}| {{~}}<code styleref group=N2 name="color:green"libretroRA>genesis</coderef>|-|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]| {{Y}}[https://www.libretro.com/index.php/category/hdr/ *]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]| [[Wikipedia:Macro_(computer_science)|Macros/Scripts]]/[https://tasvideos.org/LuaScripting Lua]| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| Rewind| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| Fast-Forward/Turbo Speed| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| Savestates| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| [https://tasvideos.org/Movies Movie recording/playback]| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| rowspan=1 | Controls| [[Input_lag|Input lag-mitigating technique]]| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| rowspan=7 | Quality of life| Built-in [[Mods, _hacks_and_fan-translations#Built-in_graphics_mod_editor.2Fmanager_for_emulators|Graphics mod editor/manager]]| {{N}}| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|-| Built-in [[Cheats_and_patches|Cheat Manager]]| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| {{Y}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1ay6fm1/ares_v136_released/krslaki/ *]| ?| ?| ?|-| Built-in [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,106405 Custom resolution/CRTSwitchRes]<br/><code stylesmall>For using this on Windows OS you need [http://geedorah.com/eiusdemmodi/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=1009#p1009 CRT Emudriver].<br/>Another option is using EDID editor tool such as "color:greenCustom Resolution Utility".</small>sms| colspan=8 | <small>Exclusive to [https://docs.libretro.com/guides/crtswitchres/ libretro cores] and [[GroovyMAME]] at the moment.<br/code>Also there is a [https://github.com/psakhis/Groovy_MiSTer project] for achieving software emulators like libretro cores and GroovyMAME send the raw RGB data over a network to a core running on MiSTer, it basically turns the MiSTer into a GPU for the emulator allowing for easy setup and use with CRT TVs/Arcade monitors.</small>|-| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs|Streamable compression format]]| {{Y}}| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| {{Y}}| ?|-| Per-Game Profiles| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Command Line Options| {{Y}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| Big Picture Mode|-| rowspan=4 | Misc| [[Netplay#Genesis.2FMega_Drive_.26_Peripherals|Netplay]]|{{~}}<code styleref group=N2 name="colorlibretroRA>Exclusive to libretro core version. For widescreen hack use [https:green"//www.libretro.com/index.php/genesis-plus-gx-wide-now-available-for-libretroretroarch/ Genesis Plus GX Wide] core.</ref>|{{Y}}|{{N}}|{{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA></ref>gamegear|{{N}}|{{N}}|{{N}}|{{N}}|-| [[Virtual_reality#VR_game_room_simulations|EmuVR support]]| colspan=8 | Exclusive to [https://www.emuvr.net/wiki/Installation_Guide#Downloads libretro cores] at the moment.|-| RetroAchievements<br/code>[https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=1 Mega Drive], [https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=10 32X], [https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=9 CD]| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA><code style/ref>| ?| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA></ref>| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA></ref>| ?| {{Y}}| ?| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name="colorlibretroRA></ref>|-| [[Wikipedia:Category:darkred"Debugging|Debug Features]]| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?| ?|}</div>segacd<references group=N2/code>,  ==Hardware features and accessories==<code div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"|- style="colorfont-weight:darkredbold;"| colspan=2 | Name! Genesis Plus GX! Kega Fusion! BlastEm! PicoDrive! ares! BizHawk! MAME! FinalBurn Neo|-| colspan=2 | [[#32X, CD and CD 32X|'''CD''']]|{{Y}}|{{~}}<ref group=N3>While it supports Sega CD emulation, there is notable audio sync issues. Kega is not recommended for CD emulation.</ref>|{{~}}<ref group=N3>Experimental support in nightly builds only.</ref>|{{Y}}|{{Y}}|{{Y}}|{{Y}}<ref group=N3 name=MAME>MAME {{MAMEVer}} version compatibility status: [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mess.php?software_list_name=segacd&compatibility= CD], [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/lista_mess.php?software_list_name=32x&compatibility=NTSC-U 32X] and [http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=32x_scd CD 32X].</coderef>|{{N}}|-| colspan=2 | [[#32X, CD and CD 32X|'''32X''']]|{{N}}[https://github.com/ekeeke/Genesis-Plus-GX/issues/64 *]|{{Y}}|{{N}}[https://old.reddit. Green drivers are reported as OKcom/r/emulation/comments/b6ktic/blastem_genmd_emu_062_released/ejlgfi0/ *]|{{Y}}|{{Y}}|{{Y}}|{{~}}<ref group=N3 name=MAME></ref>|{{N}}|-| colspan=2 | [[#32X, where red ones are reported as not working as of version 0CD and CD 32X|'''CD 32X''']]|{{N}}|{{?}}|{{N}}|{{?}}|{{Y}}|{{?}}|{{~}}<ref group=N3 name=MAME></ref>|{{N}}|-| colspan=2 | [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|CD+G disc support]]|||||{{Y}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1ay6fm1/ares_v136_released/krslaki/ *]||||-| colspan=2 | Six Button Control Pad|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|?|{{✓}}|{{✓}}||||-| colspan=2 | Menacer|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|WIP|?|{{✗}}[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/issues/225 *]||||-| colspan=2 | The Justifier|{{✓}}|?|WIP|?|{{✗}}[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/issues/225 *]||||-| colspan=2 | Sega Mouse|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|?|?|{{✓}}[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/pull/721 *]||||-| colspan=2 | Team Player|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|WIP|?|||||-| colspan=2 | 4 Way Play|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|WIP|?|||||-| colspan=2 | J-Cart|?|{{✓}}|?|?|||||-| colspan=2 | Sega Virtua Processor|{{✓}}|{{✓}}|WIP|?|||||-| colspan=2 | Sonic & Knuckles|{{✓}}|?|{{✓}}|?|||||-| colspan=2 | XE-1 AP|{{✓}}|?|WIP|?|||||-| colspan=2 | Activator|{{✓}}|?|?|?|||||-| colspan=2 | Saturn Keyboard|{{✗}}|?|{{✓}}|?|||||-| colspan=2 | XB∀ND Keyboard|{{✗}}|?|{{✓}}|?|||||-| colspan=2 | Floppy Disk Drive|?|?|?|?|||||-| colspan=2 | [[#MIDI Keyboard|MIDI Keyboard]]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|WIP|?|||||-| colspan=2 | System Converter|{{~}}|?|?|?|||||-| colspan=2 | [[Early_Online_Services#XBAND_Modem_.28Multi_Platform.29|XBAND Modem]]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | [[Early_Online_Services#Sega_Meganet_.28Genesis.29|Mega Modem]]|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://gamehistory.org/segavr/ Sega VR]| colspan=8 | Only possible with [https://github.com/DickBlackshack/SegaVR-DGenSDL SegaVR-DGenSDL] emulator.|-| colspan=2 | TeeVGolf|?|?|?|?|?||||-| colspan=2 | Game Genie|{{✓}}|?|?|?|?||||-| colspan=2 | Action Replay|{{✓}}|?|?|?|?||||-| rowspan=2 | [[#Modes|Modes]]| [[#Mega_Drive_Plus_.2002F_Genesis_Plus_.2F_MSU-MD|MSU]]|{{Y}}||||||||-| [[#Extended_VRAM|Extended VRAM]]|||{{~}}||||||-| colspan=2 | SD Card Reader|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|{{✗}}|Beena|?||||-| colspan=2 | [[#Lock-On|Lock-On]]|{{Y}}|?|?|?|?||||}</div><references group=N3/>

==Lock-On Emulation=32X, CD and CD 32X===Lock:SegaRetro: [https://segaretro.org/Sega_Mega-CD Mega CD], [https://segaretro.org/Sega_32X 32X], [https://segaretro.org/Sega_Mega-CD_32X CD 32X].The Sega Mega CD, 32X, and Sega CD 32X were add-On Technology is a unique feature found on Sonic & Knuckles cartridges ons for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis that allowed expanded its capabilities with Mega CD-ROM playback (It can also play Audio CDs and CD+G discs), enhanced processing power, and a player to connect an older game to the cartridge's passlimited library of CD-through port for extended or altered gameplaybased games with 32X functionality.

*placeholder text*See [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.*See [[Ripping_games]]. ===MIDI Keyboard===MIDI keyboards are used in two special cartridges: ''Miracle Piano Teaching System'', released only in US, and ''Wonder MIDI'', released only in Japan and requires a Model 1 Wondermega (either RG-M1 or HWM-5000) to operate. While MIDI keyboards can be operated with ''MPTS'' as usual, ''Wonder MIDI'' also requires a special disc from the [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-MIDI CD-MIDI] standard to be inserted, as the software itself is not capable to do interactions with the soundchips of both Mega Drive and Mega-CD. :[[Wikipedia:Miracle_Piano_Teaching_System|Info on ''Miracle Piano Teaching System'' in general]]:[https://segaretro.org/Wonder_MIDI Info on ''Wonder MIDI''] ===Lock-On===Lock-On Technology is a unique feature found on Sonic & Knuckles cartridges for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis that allows a player to connect an older game to the cartridge's pass-through port for extended or altered gameplay. * With Sonic 3: Unlocks an alternate version of Completes the game, and adds the Sonic 3 with more and Knuckles levelsas intended. This was the original usage.

* With Sonic 1: Unlocks the Blue Sphere minigame with a level select to for all possible levels.

* Has Battery Pack: All save saved data will be wiped out.

Genesis Plus GX's [[RetroArch ]] core includes true Lock-On emulation. From the Core Options menu, you can enable the Lock-On feature for either Sonic & Knuckles, Game Genie, or the Action Replay (Pro) -- the latter two using a different technology but with similar effects. Setting this option to anything other than "Off" will enable Lock-on to the cartridge you're currently playing as. After resetting, the game will boot in Lock-On 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 It aims 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

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