Difference between revisions of "Sega Mega Drive and Genesis Classics"

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Key points

Emulated versions of classic Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) games.

Sonic the Hedgehog and ToeJam & Earl games are not part of the normal bundles and must be purchased separately.

Sold in North America as Sega Genesis Classics.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com		Classic Game Pack, available as direct downloads.
Amazon.com		Classic Game Pack.

The instructions manual is available here.

Games are sold on Steam individually or in smaller bundles.

DotEmu sells individually or as full bundles. However, pack 5 has been redistributed among several exclusive bundles which also include Sonic 1-3.

Sonic the Hedgehog and ToeJam & Earl games are not part of the normal bundles and must be purchased separately.

Essential improvements

Run in other emulators

ROMs can be extracted for use in the emulator of your choice (see Emulation:Sega Genesis).

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file location

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34270/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/34270/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Each game is saved in a separate folder; refer to the pak to game list (pastebin mirror) for each game's number.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

General settings.

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Emulator settings.

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Input settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				Varies between games.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		Varies by game.
LAN play
Online play

Issues unresolved

Unable to disable controller

The input settings should contain a checkbox to disable a controller, but the checkbox is sometimes missing: https://imgur.com/DfHsFom

The inability to disable the controller affects Alien Storm. The second controller must be disabled to access one of the game modes.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 MB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/34270/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (34270) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/34270/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (34270) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/34270/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (34270) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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 The inability to disable the controller affects [[Alien Storm]].  The second controller must be disabled to access one of the game modes.
-==Issues fixed==
-===Steam overlay won't load===
-{{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|http://steamcommunity.com/app/34270/discussions/0/620700960435953831/|ref=<ref>http://steamcommunity.com/app/34270/discussions/0/620700960435953831/</ref>}}
-{{ii}} This fix also fixes problem of not being able to take screenshots through Steam.
-Create a non-Steam shortcut pointing to the emulator's .exe file (the launcher) and use that to open it instead of the regular Steam library entry.
-}}
 ==Other information==

Developers
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	Sega
Release dates
Windows	June 2, 2010