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prototypes shouldn't be counted as successors as they never got released, vmu isn't a standalone console
|discontinued=1998 (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]]
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}
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.
;Remember, certain titles for [[Wikipedia:List_of_Sega_CD_games|Mega CD]], [[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.
==Emulators==
===PC / x86===
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
! 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]]
|jgenesis
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://github.com/jsgroth/jgenesis git{{jgenesisVer}}]
| || || ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[https://github.com/Clownacy/clownmdemu-frontend {{clownmdemuVer}}]
| || || ||{{?}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}
|-
|[[RetroCopy]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
|[https://segaretro.org/RetroCopy 0.960]</br>[https://www.emucr.com/2012/08/retrocopy-v100-beta-5.html 1.00 Beta 5]
| || || ||{{N}} ||{{N}} ||{{N}}
|}
</div>
===Mobile / ARM===
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
! Name
! Platform(s)
|{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{~}} ||{{NC}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|}
</div>
===Consoles===
<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
! Name
! Platform(s)
==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
| ?
|-
| rowspan=2 4 | Post-Processing| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]<br/><small>[[Shaders_and_filters#NTSC_Filters|NTSC filters]], [[Shaders_and_filters#Tonemapping|HDR tonemapping]] etc.</small>
| {{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>
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]
| ?
| ?
| {{NY}}[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/pull/1397 *]
| ?
| {{Y}}
| {{~}}<ref group=N2 name=libretroRA></ref>
|-
|[[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]
| Big Picture Mode
|-
| rowspan=3 4 | Misc
| [[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}}
|-
| [[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/>[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]
| ?
|}
</div>
<references group=N2/>
==Hardware features and accessories==
<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
! 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>
|{{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] and , [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].</ref>
|{{N}}
|-
| colspan=2 | [[#32X, CD and CD 32X| '''32X''']]
|{{N}}[https://github.com/ekeeke/Genesis-Plus-GX/issues/64 *]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|-
| colspan=2 | [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators32X, CD and CD 32X|'''CD+G disc support32X''']]|{{N}}|{{?}}|{{N}}|{{?}}|{{Y}}[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1ay6fm1/ares_v136_released/krslaki/ *]|{{?}}|{{~}}<ref group=N3 name=MAME></ref>|{{N}}
|-
| colspan=2 | Six Button Control Pad
|
|}
</div>
<references group=N3/>
===32X, CD and CD 32X===
: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-ons for the Sega Genesis that expanded its capabilities with Mega CD-ROM playback (It can also play Audio CDs and CD+G discs), enhanced processing power, and a limited library of CD-based games with 32X functionality.
*Ares supports CD+G images[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1ay6fm1/ares_v136_released/krslaki/].
*See [[Home_Media_Player#Emulators|this dedicated page]] for more information about home media playback support for emulation softwares.
*See [[Ripping games]].
===MIDI Keyboard===
==Hardware variations==
<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
|-
| colspan=2 | [[#Firecore|Firecore]]
|{{~}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{N}}
|{{?}}
|-
| colspan=2 | [[#Pico|Pico]]
|{{N}}
|{{~}}
|{{N}}
|{{~}}
|{{N}}
|{{~}}
|{{Y}}
|{{?}}
|-
| colspan=2 | [[#Yamaha Copera|Copera]]
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{~}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|-
| colspan=2 | [[#Advanced Pico Beena|Advanced Pico Beena]]
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{Y}}
|{{?}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[#Arcade|Arcade]]
| Mega Play
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{Y}}
|{{?}}
|-
| Mega-Tech
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{Y}}
|{{?}}
|-
| System C-2
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{?}}
|{{Y}}
|{{?}}
|}
</div>
===[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.
===Yamaha Copera===
:[https://segaretro.org/Copera SegaRetro: Copera]
The latest BlastEm emulator nightly builds (version 0.6.2 WIP as of March 8th, 2024) introduce preliminary support for Yamaha Copera emulation.[https://old.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/1b9le3j/blastem_062_wip_08032024/]
===[[Sega Pico|Advanced Pico Beena]]===
