Genesis Plus
Accurate classic Genesis emulator by Charles MacDonald
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- 26 Sep 2026Page Updated
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Supported Systems
Platform Support
- Windows
- macOS
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Overview
Genesis Plus is a highly accurate Sega Genesis emulator, originally written by Charles MacDonald. It emulates all of the sound channels, fully supports six-button Genesis controllers and handles many different Genesis ROM dumps.
Genesis Plus puts accurate emulation ahead of extra features, unlike the Gens-based Gens32 Surreal. Part of its accuracy comes from using CPU and sound chip emulation code from MAME.
This made Genesis Plus one of the most accurate Sega Genesis emulators around, accurate enough to reproduce glitches that appeared in games on the original hardware.
Its work continues in Genesis Plus GX, a heavily improved version maintained by Eke-Eke, which is also available as a core for RetroArch.
Genesis Plus GX and the newer BlastEm are two of the most accurate Genesis emulators available.
Key Features
Highly Accurate
Accurate enough to reproduce glitches seen on original hardware.
All Sound Channels
Emulates every sound channel, using MAME's CPU and sound code.
Six-Button Pads
Fully supports the six-button Genesis controllers.
Continued in GX
Its work continues in Genesis Plus GX, maintained by Eke-Eke.
