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 The interface of Gens |
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| Developer(s) | Stéphane Dallongeville |
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| Stable release | 2.14 / May 21, 2006 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform (x86 only) |
| Type | Emulator |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | gens.consolemul.com |
Gens is a free Sega Genesis emulator. It runs on Windows systems (using DirectX), on Linux (using SDL) and on Microsoft's Xbox. A port to the Sega Dreamcast, known as Gens4All, is currently in development. Development of Gens began in 1999. As of July 2006, the current version (2.14) advertises full compatibility with 92% of all Genesis games and is considered to be one of the most compatible Genesis emulators available, although its Yamaha YM2612 emulation is far from perfect[citation needed].
Retro Gamer called Gens "perhaps the best Mega Drive emulator available".[1] VTEmulation gave Gens a rating of 10/10.[2]
Gens/GS is David Korth's fork of Gens, initially based on Gens for Linux v2.15.5. Much like Gens, Gens/GS is a free Sega Genesis emulator. It currently runs on Windows and Linux, and ports to Mac OS X and Haiku are in development.[3]
Features
Gens has features such as:
- saving console state (without relying on in-game save ability)
- recording what buttons are pressed and slowing the gameplay down so it is used in making of tool-assisted speedruns
- support for Game Genie cheats
- support for Netplay using the Kaillera client. (only in Windows version)
- support for Sega CD and Sega 32X games if provided with the respective BIOS images, which are not provided with the emulator
- numerous sound/video enhancements:
- Vertical Synchronization to disable tearing on fast-moving games such as Sonic the Hedgehog
- supports 2xSaI (Kreed) graphics filtering to make older games appear crisper than on the original console
- multiple sound bitrates (11025, 22050 and 44100), stereophonic sound capability, YM2612 high sound quality, and WAV and GYM sound dumps
- screen save capability and brightness/contrast adjust
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