# Megadrive - Genesis

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Game Console - Lifespan: 1988 - 1997

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## Information

| **Emulators**       | <ul><li>libretro: genesis\_plus\_gx</li><li>libretro: genesis\_plus\_gx\_wide</li><li>libretro: picodrive</li><li>libretro: fbneo</li><li>mednafen</li><li>ares</li><li>kega-fusion</li><li>bizhawk: Genplus-gx</li><li>jgenesis</li></ul> |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Games Location**  | :file\_folder: roms \ :open\_file\_folder: megadrive                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **File extensions** | .68k .sgd .smd .bin .gen .md .sg .wad .zip .7z                                                                                                                                                                                             |

## System Features

<table><thead><tr><th width="256">Retroachievements</th><th width="243">Netplay</th><th>Controller autoconfig</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>lr-genesis_plus_gx: YES<br>lr-picodrive: YES<br>lr-fbneo: YES<br>Mednafen: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>Kega-Fusion: NO<br>BizHawk: YES<br>Jgenesis: NO</td><td>lr-genesis_plus_gx: YES<br>lr-picodrive: YES<br>lr-fbneo: YES<br>Mednafen: NO<br>Ares: NO<br>Kega-Fusion: NO<br>BizHawk: NO<br>Jgenesis: NO</td><td>lr-genesis_plus_gx: YES<br>lr-picodrive: YES<br>lr-fbneo: YES<br>Mednafen: YES<br>Ares: YES<br>Kega-Fusion: YES<br>BizHawk: YES<br>Jgenesis: YES</td></tr></tbody></table>

## BIOS

There is no BIOS files needed to run games.

## Controls

### Standard layout:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/megadrive.png?raw=true" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

### 3-button pad layout:

3-button pad can be switched ON with the following option:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/a4rUe5g.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/megadrive_3buttons.png?raw=true" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

### Alternative layouts:

Alternative layouts are available with this option:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pt5KFr8.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

| Option / emulator | Control layout                                                                                                                               |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| L/R as Z/C        | <img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/megadrive_lr_zc.png?raw=true" alt="" data-size="original"> |
| L/R as Y/Z        | <img src="https://github.com/RetroBat-Official/retrobat-tattoos/blob/main/default/megadrive_lr_yz.png?raw=true" alt="" data-size="original"> |
| L/R as Y/B        | <div><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/oVvkazt.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>                                      |

### Using a Megadrive-like controller

RetroBat can be used to automatically configure the following type of "Megadrive-like" controllers:

* 8Bitdo M30

To do so, use the following option:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.imgur.com/FMG6qiI.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

Megadrive-like controller configuration is managed within the "**mdControllers.json**" file located in the `\system\resources\inputmapping` folder of the RetroBat installation, it is possible to extend this file to configure automatically additional controllers.

## Specific System Information

There is no specific System information documented here yet.