| pGEN: Portable Genesis | |
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| Author | Cpasjuste |
| Type | Console |
| Version | 6.7.1 |
| License | GPL-3.0 |
| Last Updated | 2023/09/11 |
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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
Changelog
v.6.7.1
- common: cleanup media loading code
- common: add unknown files even if it doesn't exist in gamelist.xml
- common: change menus items position
- common: fix games paths starting with ./
- common: fix medias paths with recalbox gamelist.xml format
- common: add ability to use custom gamelist.xml file in roms folders, overriding embedded (romfs) gamelist.xml
- common: add SHOW_AVAILABLE menu option to hide missing files/roms/systems from gamelist (restart required)
- ui: better handling of auto screen resolution
- ui: add font scaling option
- ui: add aspect ratio option
- ui: do not show extensions in rom list
- skins: fix start and select buttons size
- skins: fix option menu title position
- skins: remove big skin (font scaling and aspect ratio options should be enough now)
- skins: add config.cfg.override and config.cfg.override.43 support
- skins: allow/fix skin override from data directory
- pnes: bump nestopia to 1.52.0
- pnes: fix data paths (nestopia saves, etc...)
- pfbneo: bump fbneo to latest git revision
- pgen: bump Genesis-Plus-GX to latest git revision (c3f02f9c9059e7f4898dd73feac57ef610e22db0)
- pgen: fix vita audio crackling (fps drops)
- psnes: bump to latest git revision (153965e5f2fbb0b638868ac3fa89ff8b0363d22c)
- vita, 3ds, windows: fix compilation
- vita: enable cps3 driver back (OPTION_LIGHT)
- vita: fix app version in sfo creation
- switch(pnes): invert A/B buttons by default
- switch: force 720p resolution
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.