Genesis PC Ports
Genesis PC ports run SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive games as native programs, with no emulator. Many add things the original hardware couldn’t do, such as widescreen, high frame rates and higher resolutions.
Decompilation projects rewrite the game’s code by hand until it compiles back to the original game, which takes years but gives code that is easy to change. Recompilation projects use a tool that translates the game’s machine code automatically, which is much faster. Some recompilation downloads are kits that build the game from your cartridge the first time you run them.
None of these downloads include the game itself. Each one needs the game dumped from your own cartridge, and some also need a BIOS dumped from your own console.
Sonic & Knuckles Recomp is mstan's static recompilation of the Mega Drive Sonic & Knuckles for Windows and Linux, with widescreen.
Sonic 1 Decompilation is the RSDKModding decompilation of the Retro Engine v4 behind the 2013 Sonic the Hedgehog remaster, for Windows, Linux and Android.
Sonic 2 Decompilation is the RSDKModding decompilation of the Retro Engine v4 behind the 2013 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 remaster, for Windows, Linux and Android.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles Recomp is mstan's static recompilation of the Mega Drive Sonic 3 & Knuckles for Windows and Linux, with widescreen.
Sonic 3 A.I.R. is a widescreen remaster of Sonic 3 & Knuckles by Eukaryot, running the game's logic in its own engine with many options and mod support.
Sonic 3 Recomp is mstan's static recompilation of the Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog 3 for Windows and Linux, with widescreen.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Recomp is a static recompilation of Sonic 2 for Windows by mstan, with rollback netplay for up to four players, save states and widescreen.
Sonic the Hedgehog Recomp is a static recompilation of the Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog for Windows by mstan, with Green Hill Zone fully playable.
