Dega vs Emulicious
Dega
github.comEmulicious
emulicious.netSide by side
| Figure | Dega | Emulicious |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Sega Master System Emulators | 7.9 (#6) | 8.0 (#4) |
| Spec score · Game Gear Emulators | 7.9 (#15) | 8.0 (#13) |
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In their own words
Dega
Dega is an emulator for Sega Master System, Mark III, and Game Gear games. It runs on Windows and *NIX systems; its README names Windows 95, NT, 98, 2000, ME, and XP. The software is free for non-commercial use only, and the GitHub repository has no releases. Dega supports Python scripting for input, resets, movie playback and recording, and access to a running game's RAM. Python can be used as a module in another program or embedded in the emulator. The distribution includes memory.py, a Python memory viewer and trainer. Users can record a movie and continue recording later from a saved state. Windows provides save-state slots, and Dega also supports a gzip-compressed .dgz save-state format. Other features include loading ROMs from ZIP files, AVI encoding from movie files on *NIX, and Yamaha 2413 FM audio for machines equipped with that chip. It can also combine some games' flickering-glasses effect into a red-and-blue image for red/blue glasses. Technical information estimates compatibility at 97%.
Emulicious
Emulicious is a free emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Master System, Game Gear, and MSX. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, as well as Raspberry Pi OS and other systems that support Java SE; Java 1.6 or newer is required. The download does not need an installer: extract the files and run Emulicious.jar, or use Emulicious.exe in the Windows bundle with Java. Its emulation aims for precision, and it includes savestates, IPS patching, automatic updates, and adjustable turbo and throttle controls. For development, the debugger has an interactive disassembler that separates code and data automatically, plus reverse stepping. Other tools include a profiler, tracer, coverage analyzer, memory editor, palette and tile viewers, RAM search and watch, and remote debugging. Emulicious can connect to Visual Studio Code; its linked extension supports source-level debugging for assembler and C code using SDCC. It also runs Analogue Pocket ROMs with the .pocket extension. The free license is for personal use; commercial users should seek permission.