Genesis Plus GX v1.5

Submitted by greg; August 24, 2011


squarepusher's Genesis Plus GX -- SEGA Genesis / Mega Drive / Master System emulator -- port for PS3. Find the source code and updates here on github. This unofficial v1.5 build comes from torrenegra. PS3 port specific features Video

• Supports 480p/576p/720p/1080p resolutions
• Automatic PAL 50Hz/temporal 60Hz PAL mode toggling (576p only)
• Supports 4:3 / 16:9 aspect ratios
• Supports fragment shaders/pixel shaders
• Ported over multiple popular filters/shaders to Cg, such as 2xSaI, HQ2x, SuperEagle, Lanzcos12/16, etc
• Ability to use two shaders at once
• Custom scaling features (1x/2x/3x/4x/5x)

Audio

• Supports stereo output
• Supports Rsound - networked audio client built-in (1)
• Supports USB/Bluetooth headsets - sound can be listened to via headset
• Supports Custom soundtracks - user can select music from the XMB and play it while the emulator is running

Genesis Plus GX

• Currently based on the latest version of Genesis Plus GX.
• Supports savestates
• Supports SRAM saving
• Supports ZIP archives
• Supports 3/6-button pads
• Supports two-player controls
• Supports Genesis FM/PSG volume level adjustment
• Supports Virtua Racing (SVP chip)

v1.3 CHANGELOG

• Custom Soundtrack support - select a song/album/playlist from the XMB Music category - music can be played both in-game and from within the menu.
• Added USB/Bluetooth headset support - sound gets output through the headset.
• Added 'Custom Scaling / Dual Shader' options from SNES9x PS3 - all the same features as SNES9x PS3 now - shader presets, custom scaling, dual shaders, triple buffering, etc, throttle mode.
• Upgraded to Genesis Plus GX 1.5.0.
• Added Genesis FM/PSG volume level settings.
• Added Sega Master System mode - it's now possible to play Sega Master System games - this makes use of the Mega Drive add-on 'Power Base Converter', which was recently added to Genesis Plus GX.
• Fix: Two-players should work now
• Fix: Virtua Racing works now
• Fix: Truxton works now
• Fix: SRAM loading/saving should work properly now
• Fix: some filebrowser fixes and some additions - press Start to return to the root of the filesystem

v1.2 CHANGELOG

• Fixed the sound
• Updated the Genesis Plus GX codebase to the latest version
• Many more games with special mappers work (Super Street Fighter II and Mulan to name but two)
• Revamped UI - inline with SNES9x/FCEU and so on
• Configurable controls
• Ability to set SRAM/savestate/directory path
• Lots of other things

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