This is a preliminary compatibility list for Gens/GS II.
NOTE: Only commercially-released games should be added to this list. A separate list may be created later for hacks, homebrew games, and/or bootlegs.
For each game, the following information should be listed:
Background colors for compatibility columns:
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| Game is playable with no major issues. | yes |
| Game is playable, but has problems. | partial |
| Game is unplayable and completely broken. | no |
| Mega Drive titles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Region | CRC32 | Save Type | Gens 2.14 | Gens/GS r7 | Gens/GS II | Notes |
| Aladdin | U | N/A | Works. | Works. | Not tested. | Some sound effects and percussion samples don't quite sound the same as they do on real hardware. | |
| NBA Jam TE (Rev.00) | 24C04 | Crashes with black/blue bars. | Crashes with black/blue bars. | git: rewrite-EEPRom / 706866de | EEPROM must be emulated in order for the game to run. EEPROM code is buggy; use Rev.01. | ||
| NBA Jam TE (Rev.01) | 24C04 | Crashes with black/blue bars. | Crashes with black/blue bars. | git: rewrite-EEPRom / 706866de | EEPROM must be emulated in order for the game to run. | ||
| Scooby-Doo Mystery | JUE | 7BB9DD9B | N/A | Bad sound. | Bad sound. | Bad sound. | Title screen has terrible audio. This occurs on all emulators using the Gens YM2612 core. |
| Sonic & Knuckles | JUE | N/A | Works. | Works. | Works. | None of the Gens-based emulators support S&K's mapper hardware. Instead, use precombined ROMs to simulate lock-on. | |
| Sonic Crackers | N/A | Works. | Works. | Works. | Game should crash immediately after the SEGA screen, but it doesn't due to lack of | ||
| Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | J/U/E | FeRAM | Works. | Works. | Works. | Entering "debug mode" while standing on a Carnival Night barrel should crash, but it doesn't. The "Blue Sphere" sound effect is slightly off. | |
| Virtua Racing | N/A | No SVP emulation. | No SVP emulation. | No SVP emulation. | Requires emulation of the Sega Virtua Processor in order to run. | ||