Essgee
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Essgee is an emulator for several 8-bit consoles and handhelds, mostly made by Sega.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- License
- Essgee is released under the MIT License, which permits use, copying, modification and distribution free of charge subject to its conditions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Emulation caveats
- The project says overall emulation accuracy is nowhere near exact and notes possible sound stuttering.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Emulation limitations
- The project says overall emulation accuracy is not exact, though it considers it sufficient to play many games well.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- External devices
- Essgee supports the Game Boy Printer and partially supports the Game Boy Color infrared port, including Pocket Pikachu Color data transfer.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Graphics and sound libraries
- It uses OpenTK and OpenTK.GLControl for graphics and sound output.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Input and devices
- It supports system-specific controls including controllers, the SC-3000 keyboard, the Master System Light Phaser, the Game Boy Printer, and partial Game Boy Color infrared support.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Media support
- Supported cartridge types include Sega, Codemasters, Korean and Game Boy mappers, as well as the Game Boy Camera.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Other limitations
- The README notes possible sound stuttering and describes the shader system as limited and incompatible with shaders from other emulators.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- ROM loading
- It recognizes ROMs by file extension and can load zipped files, using the first recognized ROM in the archive.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Runtime
- Essgee is written in C# and uses .NET Framework 4.7.1.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Save states
- The emulator provides eight save-state slots.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Settings
- Users can configure system-specific settings such as controller configuration, region, TV standard and bootstrap ROM paths.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Shader limits
- Its shader system is comparatively limited and is not compatible with shaders from other emulators.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Support and security
- The project pages opened provide no support policy or security/compliance claims.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Supported systems
- It supports the SG-1000, partially supports the SC-3000 and ColecoVision, and supports the Mark III/Master System, Game Gear, Game Boy and partially the Game Boy Color.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Systems
- It supports the Sega SG-1000, partially supports the SC-3000 and ColecoVision, and supports the Mark III/Master System, Game Gear, Game Boy and Game Boy Color.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Technology
- Essgee is written in C# and uses .NET Framework v4.7.1.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Warranty
- The MIT license provides the software “as is,” without warranty.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Game Gear Emulators#25 of 317.1
