Sega Genesis(Mega Drive) Emulators

The Sega Genesis was one of the two great 16-bit systems of it's time, the other being the Super Nintendo. As Sega was not able to obtain the trademark in the US, the unit was called Genesis there. The Genesis had two major addons: a 32-bit extension called 32X and a CD-ROM drive called Mega CD. We should also point out that at some point a Sega Master System converter was released that allowed it's games to be used on the Genesis. Genesis Specs: CPU: Motorola 68000 at 7.61 MHz - 1 MByte (8 Mbit) ROM Area - 64 KByte RAM Area Co-Processor: Z80 @ 4 MHz (Not Present in MK-1631) - Controls PSG (Programmable Sound Generator) & FM Chips - 8 KBytes of dedicated Sound Ram Graphics: - 64 simultaneous colors of 512 color pallete. - Pixel resolution: 320 x 224 - VDP (Video Display Processor) - 3 Planes: 2 scrolling playfields, 1 sprite plane Sound: - PSG (TI 76489 chip) - FM chip (Yamaha YM 2612) - 6-channel stereo - 8 KBytes RAM - Signal/Noise Ratio: 14dB 32X Specs: CPU: Dual Hitachi SH-2 RISC Processors @ 23 MHz each, 40MIPS. Co-Processors: - Genesis 68000, and Z80 - Genesis 32X VDP Graphics: - 32,768 simultaneous colours on screen - Genesis resolution - Overlaying over existing Genesis/SegaCD video - 50,000 texture-mapped polygons/sec - Texture mapping - Hardware scaling and rotation Sound: - Stereo PCM chip - Audio mixing with Genesis sound - Additional 2 channels (8 Channels total, or 16 with SegaCD)    Mega CD Specs: CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 12.5MHz Memory: - 6Mbit (Program, picture data, sound data) - 512Kbit (PCM waveform memory) - 128Kbit (CD-ROM data cache memory) - 64Kbit (Backup memory) - 1Mbit (Boot ROM) Sound: - PCM Sound Source: - Stereo, 8 Channels. - 8x Internal over-sampling digital filter - PCM and CD sound mixing. - Mixing with mixing terminal possible - Wavelength characteristics: 20Hz-20kHz. - Signal/Noise Ratio: Over 90dB (1kHz) (Line Out). - Stereo channel separation: Over 90dB. - Sampliing wavelength: 32MHz max. - D/A Convertor: 16-bit D/A convertor Misc: - Battery Backup Durection: Approx. 1 month - 1x CD-Rom Drive Speed (150kb/s) - Audio Out: L/W RCA pin jack. - Dimensions (WHD): 301mm x 212.5mm x 112.5mm (r1). Sega Genesis Sega Genesis & 32X Sega Genesis & MegaCD

Emulators

Fusion	Windows	Freeware	Rating: 8.7 (735 Votes)
Multi system SEGA emulator
Gens	Windows	Freeware	Rating: 8.3 (303 Votes)
Genesis/Mega Drive emulator.
BizHawk	Windows	Open-Source	Rating: 8.0 (2140 Votes)
Multi-system emulator designed for Tool-Assisted Speedruns (TAS)
RetroArch	Multi-platform	Open-Source	Rating: 7.8 (440 Votes)
Frontend for the Libretro API, effectively a multi-system emulator
Gens Plus!	Windows	Free	Rating: 7.0 (65 Votes)
higan	Windows	Open-Source	Rating: 7.0 (359 Votes)
Multi-system emulator with emphasis on emulation accuracy
Ages	Windows	Freeware	Rating: 6.2 (25 Votes)
Genesis/Mega Drive emulator.
RetroDrive	Windows	Freeware	Rating: 5.9 (12 Votes)
Genesis/Mega Drive emulator.
DGen/SDL	Windows	Open Source	Rating: 4.7 (12 Votes)
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive emulator
HazeMD	Windows	Free	Rating: 1.1 (8 Votes)