Comparison of Sega Mega Drive emulators
From Sega Retro
The following is a comparison of the most popular Sega Mega Drive/Genesis emulators:
Emulation Capabilities
Emulator | 68000 | Z80 | VDP | YM2612 | PSG | DAC | Speed | Compatibility | Overall |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGES | *** | *** | ** | ** | *** | **** | **** | *** | *** |
DebuGens | **** | **** | *** | **** | **** | **** | ***** | **** | **** |
DGen | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | **** | *** | *** |
GenaDrive | ** | not present | ** | * | not present | not present | ** | * | * |
Genecyst | ** | *** | *** | *** | ** | ** | ***** | *** | *** |
GenEm | ** | * | ** | * | not present | * | ** | ** | * |
Generator | *** | *** | **** | *** | **** | *** | ** | *** | *** |
Genesis Plus | **** | **** | **** | **** | *** | *** | * | **** | **** |
Gens | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | ***** | **** | **** |
Gens Plus! | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
Gens Movie Test | **** | **** | *** | **** | **** | **** | ***** | **** | **** |
HazeMD | ***** | **** | ***** | ***** | **** | ***** | **** | ***** | ***** |
Kega Fusion | ***** | **** | ***** | ***** | **** | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** |
Megasis | **** | *** | *** | **** | *** | **** | *** | *** | *** |
PSPGenesis | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested | not tested |
Regen | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** | ***** | **** | ***** | ***** |
retroDrive | ***** | **** | **** | ***** | **** | *** | ***** | **** | **** |
Triton/Xega | **** | **** | *** | **** | *** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
Operating Platform
Emulator | DOS | Windows | Mac OS X | GNU/Linux | BSD | BeOS | Dreamcast | Xbox | PlayStation 2 | PlayStation Portable | GameCube/Wii |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGES | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
DebuGens | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
DGen | Yes (v.1.04a and lower) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
Genecyst | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
GenEm | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Generator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | |
Genesis Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | As MEGADRIVE for PSP | Yes |
Gens | Yes (v.1.05 and lower) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | As Gens-X, Gens_xport and Xenesis | As PGen | No | |
Gens Plus! | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Gens Movie Test | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
HazeMD | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Kega Fusion | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Megasis | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
PSPGenesis | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
Regen | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
retroDrive | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Triton/Xega | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Emulation Support
Emulator | Sega CD | Sega 32X | Sega Master System | Sega Game Gear | SG-1000 | SC-3000 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AGES | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
DebuGens | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
DGen | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Genecyst | No | No | No | No | No | No |
GenEm | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Generator | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Genesis Plus | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Gens | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Gens Plus! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Gens Movie Test | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
HazeMD | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Kega Fusion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Megasis | No | No | No | No | No | No |
PSPGenesis | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Regen | No | No | No | No | No | No |
retroDrive | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Triton/Xega | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |