Gens (emulator)
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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 | www.gens.me |
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[update], 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]
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.[2]
[edit] 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 avoid 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 audio sampling rates (11025, 22050 and 44100), stereophonic sound capability, high-quality YM2612 emulation, and WAV and GYM sound dumps
- screen save capability and brightness/contrast adjust
[edit] References
- ^ "Retro Coverdisc". Retro Gamer (15): 108. 2005.
- ^ http://info.sonicretro.org/Gens/GS
