PicoDrive - Genesis/Sega CD Emulator for PSP - Compatability List

**PhoenixFeather** · November 18th, 2007, 12:21

SegaCD games:

Robo Aleste - works fine
Silpheed - works fine
Lords of thunder - works fine
Popful mail - Hangs up (too bad) EDIT: seems to work with some tweakings (but i'm not sure which one)

**M Dash** · November 18th, 2007, 12:56

Red -> Doesn't Work.
Green -> Work's Great. Flawlessly.
Orange -> Has bugs.
Blue -> Needs Some Config alterations.

Total Tests:
Mega Drive / Genesis -> 24 Games.
Sega CD / Mega CD -> 3 Games.
Sega 32X / Mega 32X -> 1 Game.

I recommend setting sound to 22050Hz Stereo for everything.
Runs with better speed that way.
Specially in Sonic & Knuckles's Lock-On ROMS.

Mega Drive / Genesis Games:

Sonic & Knuckles -> Works Great.
IF YOU ARE USING THE ROM WITH CRC32 16EC7FC8 IT WON'T WORK!
Sonic 1 & Knuckles
Sonic 2 & Knuckles -> Runs Cool. Sometimes sound loses a little accuracy. Set option "accurate timing" ON to correct this.
Sonic 3 & Knuckles

Sonic Compilation - These settings also apply to solo roms.
---> Sonic The Hedgehog 1: Runs Cool. The option of changing between 50 FPS and 60 FPS works GREAT.
---> Dr. Robotnik Mean Bean Machine
---> Sonic The Hedgehog 2: Runs Cool. Sometimes sound loses a little accuracy. Set option "accurate timing" ON to correct this.

Sonic 3D Blast -> Runs Great. I recommend to use the analog stick to control Sonic.
Sonic Spinball (European Version)
Sonic The Hedgehog 1 (JAP Revision 02) -> Runs Flawlessly. The option of changing between 50 FPS and 60 FPS works GREAT.
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 BETA
Sonic The Hedgehog 3

Columns
Dragon Ball Z (JAP)
Super Monaco GP
Jurassik Park
Castlevania Bloodlines (USA)
Castlevania The New Generation (EUR)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles : The Hyperstone Heist

Streets of Rage 1
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 3

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Mega CD Games:

Sonic CD (European with CDDA) -> Runs EXTREMELLY Great in zones. IN SPECIAL STAGES you can't see the ground if Scale/Rot. fx (slow) is OFF! You MUST set it ON. Also, in special stages, the Sound effects stop working after a while of play (this bug also happens in the original Gens emulator (for Windows)).

Sol-Feace -> Doesn't Run. Doesn't pass the Sonic BIOS screen. (I tested it without using MP3 files.)

Snatcher (T-95035) (U) (Rev.00)

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Sega 32X Games:

Knuckles Chaotix (PAL) -> Just tried to load it and turns the message: Developed For Use Only With Super32X Systems.

Of course, I know the emulator is only for Genesis/ Mega Drive and Mega/Sega CD, so, it was only a curiosity.

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This is, indeed the BEST GENESIS MEGA DRIVE EMULATOR FOR THE PSP!
Indeed, not even DGEN can surpass this emulator.

Just one little flaw: Sound must be improved a little.

BUG FOUND: If you try to test the Sega CD BIOS (I tried with European one... Don't know if will happen with other BIOS's) and then load up a ROM/ISO, the emulator will fail to load it.
Also, the emulator will indeed test the selected BIOS, but if you head to the BIOS options screen, it will all be screwed up. This happens even when loading an ISO, and instead of heading to the game, go to the BIOS menu.
UPDATE: According to notaz, this bug happens if you are using Model1 BIOS files. Indeed this happened to me using those files. However, tests are still going to be made using Model2 BIOS files and the results will be updated here.

Despite that, WORKS 100%.

**niu10912** · November 18th, 2007, 13:24

MEGA CD
-Mortal Kombat (U): can't play

**Saracchini** · November 18th, 2007, 13:54

I tested these Genesis games and all then worked with 100% speed and no failures.Basicaly i tested games wich do not runs perfectly in PSPGenesis/DGEN

Aeroblasters
Alex Kidd in Enchanted Castle
Alladin
Beyond Oasis
Castle of Illusion
Castlevania: Bloodlines (Non censored version)
Contra: Hard Cops
Dahnah
Dragon Ball Z: Buyu Retsuden
Ghouls ´n Ghosts
Jurassic Park
Jurasic Park II - Lost World
MickeyMania
Megaman: Wily Wars (E)
Mortal Kombat 2
Phantasy Star 2
Phantay Star 3
Phantasy Star 4 ( SRAM saves tested too)
Road Rash 3
Revenge of Shinobi
Rolling Thunder 2
Rolling Thunder 3
Second Samurai
Shadow Dancer
Shinobi 3
Sonic 1
Sonic 2
Sonic & Knucles
Sonic 3D
Ultimate Mortal Kombat
Vectorman

Bugs/Glithches

After Burner - No music afetr intro screen, sea/land not renderized correctly
Arcus Odissey - Intro animation with paralax movement not correctly renderized.. .as PicoDrive for s60
Golde Axe 3 - desync in intro music with animation

I´ll test some unrelated Sega CD games later.

**Tyr** · November 18th, 2007, 14:27

Great for us shooter fans:

Dennin Aleste (J) - Works great
Keio's flying squadron (US) - Works great
Bari-Arm (J) - Works great
Lords Of Thunder (U) - Works great

All tested with default settings.

Thank you Notaz for porting this great emu.

**Baboon** · November 18th, 2007, 15:25

Sega CD games running perfect:

The Ninja Warriors
Final Fight CD
Flashback
Snatcher
Sonic CD
Robo Aleste
Starwars chess
Mad Dog Mcree
WWF Rage in a Cage

Happy days!

**notaz** · November 18th, 2007, 16:59

Originally Posted by Aryn

Novastorm: Way too slow, extremely jerky when enemies are on the screen
AH3 Thunderstrike: Perfect in opening animations, frame rate is too slow in game

You can try to disable Z80 to improve things..

Originally Posted by suddene

Sega cd:
Dark Wizard: loads sega logo, then black screen ( while loading iso, emu gave me a warning that the mp3s must be 44k stereo, I checked each one, they all were 44k stereo, maybe reason why the game is not loading? not sure)

Might be things like mp3pro or bad headers. Also AFAIK this game needs "better sync" to be enabled.

Originally Posted by PhoenixFeather

Popful mail - Hangs up (too bad) EDIT: seems to work with some tweakings (but i'm not sure which one)

Originally Posted by niu10912

MEGA CD
-Mortal Kombat (U): can't play

Both need "better sync" to start, which can be disabled when started.

**M Dash** · November 18th, 2007, 17:10

Originally Posted by Saracchini

I tested these Genesis games and all then worked with 100% speed and no failures.Basicaly i tested games wich do not runs perfectly in PSPGenesis/DGEN

Sonic & Knucles

Hi there, Sonic & Knuckles worked for you?

Did you need to change some configs?

**notaz** · November 18th, 2007, 17:24

Originally Posted by M Dash

Sonic & Knuckles -> Locks the emulator. PSP resets.

Works fine for me. Might be a bad ROM.

Originally Posted by M Dash

Of course, I know the emulator is only for Genesis/ Mega Drive and Mega/Sega CD, but STILL, maybe 32X emulation is not that far...

No, it wasn't even started.

Originally Posted by M Dash

BUG FOUND: If you try to test the Sega CD BIOS (I tried with European one... Don't know if will happen with other BIOS's) and then load up a ROM/ISO, the emulator will fail to load it.
Also, the emulator will indeed test the selected BIOS, but if you head to the BIOS options screen, it will all be screwed up. This happens even when loading an ISO, and instead of heading to the game, go to the BIOS menu.

That BIOS hits a bug of some kind.. model2 EU BIOS seems to work fine, though.