A Deep Dive into the Sega Saturn and Saturn Emulation (By Dolphin tester, JMC47, AKA Justin M.BizHawk An open-source, multi-system emulator designed for tool-assisted speedruns. Note that the 'Playable' category may only mean the games being in-game but with visual errors). Refer to compatibility list (Not updated every version. From v0.2.1 onwards, it can now emulate the Sega Titan Video (ST-V) arcade hardware (eg.
#Genesis javascript emulator windows
Like SSF, it is closed-source and Windows only. Sega Saturn JP compatibility list (Created by MAME dev Angelo 'Kale' Salese) Nova An up-and-coming emulator focused on being fast, compatible, and user-friendly. Even bug fixes and more graphical improvements were included in the years 2017-2018 (i.e. Early known work on ST-V hardware emulation was done in various builds of 0.125, 0.133, 0.138, 0.142 & 0.143 (See prior builds) between 2008-2011. (Jan 2015) to much later have made good advances in performance. It has good compatibility with at least around 50 of the ~70 ST-V arcade games, though performance quality may vary.
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The driver is marked overall as not working but graphics and sound are OK. Compatibility list of Kronos MAME Has a saturn driver with compatibility on par with Yabause. Has his own written SH2 Interpreter, and now supports the ST-V arcade in version 1.30, and Higher (All ST-V games are launchable on Linux most games are still problematic on Windows). Kronos A fork of UoYabause 0.5.2 created by François (French dev. UoYabause Compatibility List and official compatibility page. Unlike other forks, it uses the GPU to emulate the VDP1, VDP2, and has a modified SH2 Dynamic Recompiler. YabaSanshiro (formerly uoYabause) A Multi-platform fork by DevMiyax using OpenGL ES 3.X (Android), and Open GL 3.X (Windows). Development seems to have stopped, active forks are Kronos which is recommended for PCs, and YabaSanshiro which is recommended for Android. It's far less developed than SSF and Mednafen and still has many compatibility issues. Yabause Used to be the first and only option for multi-platform Saturn emulation. Due to recent virus detections in the latest versions, it is not recommended. Pretty good performance with mid-range (and maybe low-end) computers. However, it is closed-source and only for Windows and Android. SSF Used to be the emulator of choice for compatible Saturn emulation. By default, only x86-64 builds have Saturn support, but unofficial x86-32 builds and libretro frontends like RetroArch can surpass this limitation. Its goal for accuracy means it only supports the BIOS of one console revision per region, and is also very demanding, having recommendations to use a quad-core Intel Haswell CPU with a base frequency of >= 3.3GHz and a turbo frequency of >= 3.7GHz (e.g. It's currently the most accurate but runs from the command-line (obviously it'll have video output though) unless using an external frontend like Mednaffe or a libretro frontend like RetroArch. 30.75 million first-party Genesis units were sold worldwide.Comparisons Mednafen An open-source, multi-system emulator with an original Saturn core. It was released in several different versions,Ĭontributing to its success were its library of arcade game ports, the popularity of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series, several popular sports franchises,Īnd aggressive youth marketing that positioned it as the cool console for adolescents. Several add-ons were released, including a Power Base Converter to play Master System games. It plays a library of more than 900 games created by Sega and a wide array of third-party publishers delivered on ROM-based cartridges. Motorola 68000 processor as the CPU, a Zilog Z80 as a sound controller, and a video system supporting hardware sprites, tiles, and scrolling. In 1990, it was distributed as the Mega Drive by Virgin Mastertronic in Europe.ĭesigned by an R&D team supervised by Hideki Sato and Masami Ishikawa, the Genesis was adapted from Sega's System 16 arcade board, centered on a Sega released it as the Mega Drive in Japan in 1988,Īnd later as the Genesis in North America in 1989. The Genesis is Sega's third console and the successor to the Master System. It was a 16-bit fourth-generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega. Known as the Mega Drive outside North America. Online emulated version of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends was originally developed for the Sega Genesis