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pGEN: Portable Genesis | |
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General | |
Author | Cpasjuste |
Type | Console |
Version | 6.6 |
License | GPL-3.0 |
Last Updated | 2022/08/30 |
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pGEN: Portable Genesis is a Sega Genesis emulator, multiplatform port of Genesis Plus GX.
The main goals of this Genesis-Plus-GX port are:
- Have a basic but user-friendly user interface on non Windows devices.
- Use a recent rendering interface for speed and effects support.
- Cross-platform and code portability.
- Easy updates of genesis-plus-gx core (no modifications to the original sources).
Features
- Support save states.
- Support 2x, 3x, fit, fit 4/3 and fullscreen hardware scaling.
- Support hardware filtering (shaders).
Installation
Install the VPK on your homebrew enabled PS Vita or PS TV.
Copy your roms into:
- Game Gear - ux0:data/pgen/gamegear/.
- Mega Drive - ux0:data/pgen/megadrive/.
- Sega Master System - ux0:data/pgen/sms/.
- MEGA CD (unzipped cue/bin) - ux0:data/pgen/megacd/.
BIOS files go in ux0:data/pgen/bios/:
- bios_MD.bin - MegaDrive TMSS startup ROM (bootrom) - Optional.
- bios_CD_E.bin - MegaCD EU BIOS - Required for MegaCD EU games.
- bios_CD_U.bin - SegaCD US BIOS - Required for SegaCD US games.
- bios_CD_J.bin - MegaCD JP BIOS - Required for MegaCD JP games.
- bios_E.sms - MasterSystem EU BIOS (bootrom) - Optional.
- bios_U.sms - MasterSystem US BIOS (bootrom) - Optional.
- bios_J.sms - MasterSystem JP BIOS (bootrom) - Optional.
- bios.gg - GameGear BIOS (bootrom) - Optional.
- sk.bin - Sonic & Knuckles ROM (lock-on) (2 MiB) - Optional.
- sk2chip.bin - Sonic & Knuckles UPMEM ROM (lock-on) (256 KiB) - Optional.
- areplay.bin - Action Replay ROM (lock-on) - Optional.
- ggenie.bin - Game Genie ROM (lock-on) - Optional.
User guide
Romset
The pGEN database (for infos and medias) is built against these no-intro sets:
- No-Intro - Sega - Mega Drive - Genesis (2017-03-18).zip
- No-Intro - Sega - Game Gear (20210519).zip
- No-Intro - Sega - Master System - Mark III (2017-04-14).zip
- [REDUMP] Disc Image Collection: Sega - Sega Mega CD updated 2021-01-08 (20-42-03)
Preview images
pGEN support preview images, put png files in ux0:data/pgen/roms/media/mixrbv2 (replace "roms" with the system roms path).
You can download full-set mixrbv2 and video packages here.
Screenshots
pgenvita3.png pgenvita4.png
Changelog
v.6.6
- pfbn: support latest fbneo core (25f8e93).
- pfbn: fix memory leak on stop.
- pfbn: fix default dip switch values (fix red hearth, some megadrive games...)
- common: fix adding favorites in some cases.
- common: revert roms paths to default if not available.
- pnes/vita: should fix zip loading.
- android: add android support (wip).
Full list of changes can be found here.