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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.

|developer = [[:Sega]]

|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]]

|emulated = {{✓}}

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Genesis/Mega Drive emulation is very good, with a high degree of game compatibility (many of them 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.

==Emulators==

===PC / x86===

! Name

! Platform(s)

|align=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}}]

|-

|[[Genesis Plus GX]]

|[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-Cyclone/blob/master/genesis_plus_gx_libretro.dll Cyclone libretro core]</small></abbr>

|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{NC}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|-

|[[PicoDrive]]

|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]<br/>[http://notaz.gp2x.de/pico.php {{PicoDriveVer}}]

|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{NC}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|-

|[[BizHawk]]

|[https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-MD {{Nuked-MDVer}}]

|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

|}

===Mobile / ARM===

! Name

! Platform(s)

|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{NC}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}

|}

===Consoles===

! Name

! Platform(s)

! Recommended

|-

| align=left|{{Icon|Switch}}

| N/A

|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}

|-

| align=left|{{Icon|3DS}}

| N/A

:;[https://github.com/karmic64/Genesis-Plus-GX-Cyclone Genesis Plus GX-Cyclone]

:Custom fork of Genesis Plus GX available as a libretro core, it includes support for games with enhanced graphics designed for the Firecore system-on-a-chip made by Digital Media Cartridge Ltd.

;[[PicoDrive]]

: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 Pico games. Libretro and BizHawk versions don't have a stylus or turn page support, while the obsolete standalone version does.

;[[BizHawk]]

==Enhancements==

|- style="font-weight:bold;"

! colspan=2 | Name

| ?

|-

| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA></ref>

|-

| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]

| ?

| ?

| ?

| {{Y}}

| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA></ref>

|-

| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]

| ?

|-

| Built-in [[Mods,_hacks_and_fan-translations#Built-in_graphics_mod_editor.2Fmanager_for_emulators|Graphics mod editor/manager]]

| {{N}}

| ?

| ?

| ?

| ?

|-

| Built-in [http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,106405 Custom resolution/CRTSwitchRes]<br/><small>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 "Custom Resolution Utility".</small>

|-

| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs|Streamable compression format]]

| {{?}}

|-

| [[Netplay#Genesis.2FMega_Drive_.26_Peripherals|Netplay]]

|{{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA>Exclusive to libretro core version. For widescreen hack use [https://www.libretro.com/index.php/genesis-plus-gx-wide-now-available-for-libretroretroarch/ Genesis Plus GX Wide] core.</ref>

|{{N}}

|{{N}}

|-

| RetroAchievements<br/>[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]

| ?

|}

<references group=N2/>

==Hardware features and accessories==

|- style="font-weight:bold;"

| colspan=2 | Name

! FinalBurn Neo

|-

|{{Y}}

|{{~}}<ref group=N3>While it supports Sega CD emulation, there is notable audio sync issues. Kega is not recommended for CD emulation.</ref>

|{{Y}}

|{{Y}}

|{{N}}

|-

|{{N}}[https://github.com/ekeeke/Genesis-Plus-GX/issues/64 *]

|{{Y}}

|{{~}}<ref group=N3 name=MAME></ref>

|{{N}}

|-

| colspan=2 | Six Button Control Pad

|

|-

|{{✗}}

|{{✗}}

|

|-

|{{✗}}

|{{✗}}

|{{✗}}

|-

|{{✗}}

|{{✗}}

|

|-

|{{Y}}

|?

|

|}

<references group=N3/>

===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.

:[https://segaretro.org/Wonder_MIDI Info on ''Wonder MIDI'']

===Lock-On===

==Hardware variations==

===[https://karmic128.neocities.org/sgflashback/ Firecore]===

Firecore is a system-on-a-chip clone hardware based on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive system, originating in the late 2000s. Most emulators have not been tested with Firecore-enhanced titles, however it is unlikely that they are supported.

:See [[Sega Pico|dedicated page]] for more information.

===[[Sega Pico|Advanced Pico Beena]]===

{{Sega}}

[[Category:Sega Genesis emulators|*]]