Gens is a free/open source emulator for the Sega Genesis (Sega Mega Drive). It runs on Windows systems (using DirectX), on Linux (using Simple DirectMedia Layer) and on Microsoft's Xbox. Development of Gens began in 1999. As of July 2006, the current version (2.14) advertises full compatibility with 92% of all Genesis games and is considered to be one of the most compatible Genesis emulators available, although its Yamaha YM2612 emulation is far from perfect^{[citation needed]}. Image File history File links Gens_Windows_Screenshot. ... Software development is the translation of a user need or marketing goal into a software product. ... A software release is the distribution, whether public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product. ... It has been suggested that Maintenance OS be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Computer software can be organized into categories based on common function, type, or field of use. ... DosBox emulates the familiar command line interface of DOS. An emulator duplicates (provide an emulation of) the functions of one system with a different system, so that the second system behaves like (and appears to be) the first system. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... The GNU logo The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a widely-used free software license, originally written by Richard Stallman for the GNU project. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Clockwise from top: The logo of the GNU Project (the GNU head), the Linux kernel mascot Tux the Penguin, and the FreeBSD daemon Free software is a term coined by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation[1] to refer to software that can be used, studied, and modified without... Open source refers to projects that are open to the public and which draw on other projects that are freely available to the general public. ... DosBox emulates the familiar command line interface of DOS. An emulator duplicates (provide an emulation of) the functions of one system with a different system, so that the second system behaves like (and appears to be) the first system. ... The Mega Drive/Genesis was a 16-bit video game console released by Sega in Japan (1988), Europe (1990) and most of the rest of the world as the Mega Drive. ... The Sega Mega Drive ) is a video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988, North America in 1989, and the PAL region in 1990. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Microsoft DirectX (Direct eXtension) is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. ... Linux (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia free software library written in C that creates an abstraction over various platforms graphics, sound, and input APIs, allowing a developer to write a computer game or other multimedia application once and run it on many operating systems including GNU/Linux... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... YM2612, aka OPN2, is a six-channel sound synthesizer IC, or sound chip, produced by Yamaha. ...

Gens Plus!

Gens Plus!, a fork of Gens, adds support for additional graphic filters as well as the ability to choose between rendering engines such as DirectDraw and Direct3D. It also adds support for emulation of the Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. While the emulation of these two additional platforms is not as complete as that of the Genesis and 32X compatibility, the accuracy has increased with each new release of the emulator. In software engineering, a project fork or branch happens when a developer (or a group of them) takes a copy of source code from one software package and starts to independently develop a new package. ... DirectDraw is part of Microsofts DirectX API. DirectDraw is used to render graphics in applications where top performance is important. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Sega Master System (SMS for short) is an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console that was manufactured by Sega. ... The Sega Game Gear is a handheld game console which was Segas response to Nintendos Game Boy. ...

Features

Gens has features such as:

• saving console state (without relying on in-game save ability)
• recording what buttons are pressed and slowing the gameplay down so it is used in making of tool-assisted speedruns
• support for Game Genie cheats
• support for Netplay using the Kaillera client.
• support for Sega CD and Sega 32X games if provided with the respective BIOS images, which are not provided with the emulator
• numerous sound/video enhancements:
  • Vertical Synchronization to disable tearing on fast-moving games such as Sonic the Hedgehog
  • supports 2xSaI (Kreed) graphics filtering to make older games appear crisper than on the original console
  • multiple sound bitrates (11025, 22050 and 44100), stereophonic sound capability, YM2612 high sound quality, and WAV and GYM sound dumps
  • screen save capability and brightness/contrast adjust

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External links

• Official Gens website
• Gens32 Homepage - Gens32 is based on Stef's emulator

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• Gens Plus! official website