Emulation Zone - GameGear/Master System

08/31/99 Hello, my name is Kamaya and I will be taking over from Veralden as the section maintainer. For the time being the site will remain the same but when I have some more time, I will completely update the whole section. If you have any comments, requests or suggestions do not hesitate to contact me here.

04/09/99 Sorry, I am busy. But there is a new BrSMS 1.19 out, I edited the emulator page, and the P.A.R.chive has a new color scheme.

04/05/99 Added MEKA, a faboo new SMS/GG emulator. I will post a review probably on Thursday. I will start doing in depth reviews, starting with MEKA and then going on to the others.

03/30/99 Added two more .MSD Save States-Golden Axe Warrior and Prince of Persia. And always, if you have any, just send them to me.

03/20/99 Updated a few things, added BrSMS 1.18.2 which adds another Sega computer-type system to its emulation.>

03/09/99 A Phantasy Star Gaiden patch from Magic Translation. And it is complete! Dowload it here or their site.

SMS/GG Sections

Accessories - Toys for your toys: a listing of add-ons available for the unit.

Emulators - A section that reviews each emulator and discusses the pros and cons of each emulator from A to Sparcade

Emulator Help - Having trouble running the latest and greatest emulator? Read this document of tips and advice. It contains answers to the most common questions asked.

Emulator Help - Frontends can help make using that annoying DOS-propmt game easier. A nice convience.

.MSD Save Archive - Donate and take your Massage save states here!

P.A.R.chive - A collection of Pro Action Replay codes for the Sega Master System

PC equivilents - A listing of quality console based games ported to the PC.

Screen Shot Comparison - A simple page to compare the graphical emulation of all SMS/GG emulators.

Sonic Games and Stuff - Looking for Sonic the Hedgehog games? Look no futher then this section.

Utilities - Games, game sites, translations, utilities, you name it. If it deals with the SMS/GG and it can be downloaded, then it's in here.

And Finally... - Have some time to waste to hear a rant?

The GameGear

Quick Specs List for Game Gear:Released: 1991 Main Processor: Z80, 3.58 Mhz Data-path width: 8-bit Color Palette: 64 colors On screen: 32 - 16 for tiles, seperate 16 color palette for spritesand control of 64 sprites at a time Sound: 4 channel - 3-channel 1024-step frequency w/ independant volumes, plus 1 white noise generator channel Ram: 64k main, 64k video Rom addressing: 16384-k chunks Cart Size: 128kilobit - 4 megabit Controller: 2 button pad with 8-way directional pad

Info: In retaliation to Nintendo's portable Gameboy, Sega cameout with their own portable game unit in 1991. The key feature that Gamegear has that Gameboy doesn't have is a passive matrix color screen! But, unlike Gameboy, which has an average battery life of 6 hr+, Gamegear only acheived an average battery life of only 2 1/2 hrs.

The Master System

Quick Specs List for Master System:Released: 19?? Main Processor: Z80 Co-processor: none Data-path width: 8-bit Color Palette: 256 On screen: 16 Sound: FM Ram: 64k Rom addressing: Cart Size: 1-4Mbit Info: Though similar to the NES, this unit has a more realistic color pallete and, overall, just better graphics quality then the NES. Even though superior to the NES, this system was never really able to top the NES's popularity. This created a rivalry between Sega and Nintendo that still exists today. Sega later released the Genesis system, which became their flagship game system, ending the SMS time period.

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