Sega Mega Drive / Genesis /

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A Mega Drive/Genesis and Mega CD emulator by Clownacy with a standalone frontend built on SDL3 and Dear ImGui, including debugging views. A web build runs in the browser.

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Facts

Runs on
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
Browser based, with native apps for Windows, Linux
Works with
RetroArch (clownmdemu), Lakka
License
Open source (AGPL-3.0-or-later)
Mobile
Partial The web build is the desktop Dear ImGui front end. It loads on a phone, but has no touch controls or mobile layout.
Models
Mega Drive, Genesis, Mega-CD / Sega CD
Opens
.md .bin .gen
Written in
C, C++
Authors
Clownacy
Last checked
Oct 2026

Mobile

  • Does not haveOfficial app
  • HasRuns in a mobile browser
  • Does not haveTouch controls
  • Unknown:On-screen keyboard
  • Unknown:Native keyboard
  • HasBluetooth gamepad
  • Does not havePortrait layout
  • Unknown:Landscape layout
  • Does not haveInstallable
  • Does not haveWorks offline

Has it Doesn't have it Not known yet

Features

  • HasSave states
  • HasRewind
  • HasFast-forward
  • Not listed:Run-ahead
  • Not listed:Online multiplayer
  • Not listed:CRT shaders
  • Not listed:A/V recording
  • Not listed:Cheats
  • Not listed:Achievements
  • Not listed:Themes

Input

  • HasGamepad
  • Not listed:Touch controls
  • Not listed:Light gun
  • Not listed:Mouse
  • Not listed:Positional key mapping
  • Not listed:Symbolic key mapping
  • Not listed:On-screen keyboard
  • Not listed:Native keyboard

For developers

  • HasDebugger
  • Not listed:Memory viewer
  • Not listed:Disassembler
  • Not listed:Profiler
  • Not listed:Trace logger
  • Not listed:Scripting
  • Not listed:Command line

Features not listed may still exist. Edit this entry if something is missing or wrong.