BlastEm Sega Megadrive/Genesis Emulator New Major Version

BlastEm has released a new major update recently adding some highly needed features, it's always good to see old systems get preserved through emulators.

Since getting a working console is quite hard to come by now (that isn't overpriced!), emulators like this gives me hope that one day future generations can enjoy the games I grew up with. The Sega Megadrive (as it was known in the UK) or Genesis as it was known in the US was my first ever console.

It's open source too.

QuoteNew Features

Added Turbo and Slow modes that overclock and underclock the system respectively
Added FPS counter
New OpenGL render backend that allows filters to be writte in GLSL
Support 'UI' bindings on gamepad buttons and dpads
GDB remote debugging support
New debugger 68K debugger commands o, s and zp (see README for details)

Bugfixes

Fixed argument handling so that the ROM filename does not need to be specified first
Don't allow register writes to Mode 5 only regs when in Mode 4
Fixed a bunch of VDP edge case behavior checked by Nemesis's test ROM
Fixed operator 1 self-feedback
Fixed handling of envelope overflow in attack phase
Fixed handling of channel output overflow
Adjusted FM and PSG volume to better match real hardware
Improved YM-2612 busy flag emulation
Properly sync hardware at end of frame when the 68K is blocked by DMA
Approximate wait state behavior when the Z80 accesses the 68K's bus
Implemented HV counter latch
Implemented sprite overflow and collision flags
Fixed the timing of several Z80 instructions
0.1.0

I look forward to trying out a few games on it in the future!

What are some of your favourite emulators? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.