Genesis Plus GX Alternatives

Genesis Plus GX is described as 'Open-source Sega 8/16 bit emulator focused on accuracy and portability. Initially ported and developped on Gamecube / Wii consoles through libogc / devkitPPC, this emulator is now available on many other platforms through various frontends such as:' and is an app in the gaming software category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Genesis Plus GX for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Xbox apps. The best Genesis Plus GX alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Genesis Plus GX are Kega Fusion, RetroX, RetriX and MESS.

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  1. RetroArch icon
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    A fast, modular emulator frontend offering portability and extensive support for systems from arcade consoles to mobile platforms, featuring game engines like Doom and Quake, and capabilities for real-time rewinding and shader support on a variety of devices.

    159 RetroArch alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Steam
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Haiku
     
  2. Kega Fusion icon
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    Kega Fusion is an emulator for the Sega Genesis / Megadrive, Master System, Game Gear, 32x, SegaCD/MegaCD, SVP, Pico, SG-1000, SC-3000, and SF-7000 emulator for Win9x/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Win7, Mac OSX (Intel), and Linux.

    39 Kega Fusion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. RetroX icon
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    RetroX is an Android application that will help you organize and play your own Retro Games with the less possible effort. Put your collection in your device and RetroX will take care of the rest.

    101 RetroX alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
  4. RetriX icon
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    RetriX is an emulator front end for UWP, on all the hardware platforms it supports: it serves the same purpose as RetroArch but is built from the ground up to integrate as well as possible with Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
     
  5. MESS icon
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    MESS emulates portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms and calculators. The project strives for accuracy and portability and therefore is not always the fastest emulator for any one particular system.

    96 MESS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Gens icon
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    Gens is a Win9x based emulator for the SEGA Genesis/Mega-Drive/Sega-CD/ Mega-CD/32X systems, it allows you to play games developed for these classic SEGA 16bit game consoles on your x86 compatible PC.

    Gens is developed by St?phane Dallongeville and has been coded 35% in C/C++ an.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Gens Plus! icon
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    Gens Plus! is a Sega Genesis / 32X / SegaCD / Master System / Game Gear emulator based on the Gens emulator that has added features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. MD.Emu icon
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    Advanced open-source Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega CD, and Master System/Mark III emulator based on portions of Genesis Plus/Gens/Picodrive/Mednafen, designed and tested on the original Droid/Milestone, Xoom, Galaxy S2, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, NVidia Shield, Xperia Tablet Z, and...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
  9. Gens/GS icon
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    Gens/GS is a version of Gens maintained by GerbilSoft. The main goal of Gens/GS is to clean up the source code and combine features from various forks of Gens, as well as improving portability to other platforms.

    31 Gens/GS alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. gGens (MD) icon
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    gGens (MD) is a free, ad-driven emulator for Android that emulates the classic Sega Genesis and Sega Mega Drive videogame systems.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  11. BlastEm icon
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    Fast and accurate Sega Genesis and Megadrive emulator.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    PicoDrive is a Sega Mega Drive/Pico emulator programmed by notaz. It works on windows systems and has the functions that would be expected of a Pico emulator. The pen board is on a separate window but by selecting a certain option the game screen itself can be used as the pen...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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