Emulation

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Sega

MASTER SYSTEM & GAME GEAR


The Master Sytem is an 8-bit machine by Sega released in 1986 that competed with the NES at the time.
The Game Gear, which came out in 1991, is almost identical to the Master System, but in handheld form.
Emulator Version Date OS Netplay Rating / Comment
Fusion v3.61 24-Dec-2008 windows Yes ****-
Excellent. Also emulates the Mega Drive (Genesis) and its add-ons.
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GGfan plus v1.09 15-Apr-1999 windows No ***
Not bad, but too bad it's in Japanese.
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Massage v1.0a 02-Mar-2001 dos No ***-
A version of Massage made for slow machines (< 200 MHz).
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Massage v1.0s 02-Mar-2001 dos No ***-
Good emu. It's the one I used before Meka and Fusion were there.
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Meka v0.70 03-Apr-2005 dos No ****-
The best for this system!
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Meka v0.72 17-May-2007 windows No ****-
The Windows version.
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SMSfan plus v1.10 20-May-1999 windows No ***
Not bad, but too bad it's in Japanese.
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MEGA DRIVE (+ MEGA CD & 32X)

(GENESIS + SEGA CD & 32X)

It's the 16-bit console by Sega, released in 1988 in Japan,
it managed to compete with the SNES thanks to its very good games!
Two add-ons were released for it: the Mega CD and the 32X, improving the performances of the console, but which cruelly lacked good games (especially the 32X).

The programs emulating these add-ons need the following BIOS to work:
MEGA CD BIOS: EU MCD2 - JP MC1 - US SCD2
32X BIOS: Download

Emulator Version Date OS Netplay Rating / Comment
Ages v0.30a 18-Nov-2002 windows Yes (Kaillera) ***-
The first 32X and Mega CD emu. Quite slow, and now outdated.
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DGen v1.21 30-Jan-2000 windows No ***-
Not bad, although rather slow.
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Fusion v3.61 24-Dec-2008 windows Yes ****-
Evolved version of Kega by Steve Snake (also author of KGen), emulates all the 8-bit and 16-bit Sega consoles... The best!
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Genecyst vx.xx 18-Aug-1998 dos No ***-
First generation Mega Drive emu. Old, but fast.
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Gens v2.14 21-May-2006 windows Yes (Kaillera) ****
Very good Mega Drive (+ Mega CD / 32X) emulator.
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KGen v0.34b 22-Oct-1997 dos No ***-
Older version of KGen with which I had a better sound than with the 98 version, at the time.
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KGen 98 v0.4b 08-Jun-1998 dos No ***-
Emu of the same era as Genecyst. Fast but doesn't read zip files.
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Xega v0.10 07-Jan-2002 windows No ***-
Another Mega Drive / Mega CD / 32X emulator.
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