![]() The Mega SG comes with a spacer pad to lift the console up and align it with the connector. That also means it supports the Sega CD, both Model 1 and Model 2, via the expansion connector on the bottom of the console. ![]() ![]() That means the Mega SG should have full compatibility with the entire Sega Genesis library, including any glitches or slowdown that affected the original hardware. The creation of these so-called “cores” by Analogue’s own Kevin Horton is the company’s secret sauce. Because rebuilding Genesis consoles by stockpiling 30-year-old Motorola 68000 CPUs and Yamaha YM2612 sound chips is unrealistic, Analogue’s consoles use a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) chip, which can, in simple terms, simulate the original hardware inside of a Sega Genesis. While a software-based emulator is fully capable of delivering an excellent experience - see Nintendo’s “Classic Edition” lineup, with software-based features like save states and instant rewind - Analogue’s solution is to instead emulate the hardware itself. Clone consoles traditionally use software emulation to replay classic games the Genesis clone consoles available heretofore have a well-deserved reputation for having terrible emulation. ![]() First, a quick recap of the technology behind the Mega SG. ![]()
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