Genesis Plus GX vs OpenHomeKaraoke

Genesis Plus GX is a free, open-source emulator for Sega's 8-bit and 16-bit systems, including SG-1000, Mark-III, Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/Mega Drive, and Sega/Mega CD. It supports backward-compatibility modes and describes its CPU, video, and sound emulation as highly accurate, with cycle-accurate CPU and sound synchronization. The emulator reads raw and interleaved ROMs, as well as CUE+BIN, ISO+WAV, and ISO+OGG CD images. Emulated peripherals include 2-, 3-, and 6-button pads, multitaps, the Sega Mouse, and light guns; supported cartridge hardware includes SVP DSP, EEPROMs, Game Genie, Action Replay, and Lock-On. Standalone builds are available for GameCube and Wii, and the project lists access through frontends such as RetroArch, BizHawk, and OpenEmu. It describes compatibility with released software for its supported systems, while noting that it cannot test every game from start to finish. Some Master System games depend on particular hardware or VDP modes. The multi-platform core source is under a non-commercial license.

OpenHomeKaraoke is a free, open-source karaoke system for searching, downloading, and queueing songs at home. It can find songs on YouTube and download from YouTube and other video sites, including Youku and Bilibili. Playback supports MP3 and CDG files, including ZIP bundles. A DNN-based vocal splitter offers instrumental, vocal, or combined playback and requires PyTorch, preferably with GPU support; stereo track subtraction is also described. Voice search and queueing use OpenAI’s multilingual Whisper model. People on the same network can use a phone or computer browser to search the local library and add songs to a shared queue. Playback controls include pitch and tempo changes, seeking, and audio and subtitle delay. The display can be sent to a TV by HDMI or screen sharing, or viewed in a browser through an HTTP stream. Setup requires Python dependencies, VLC, and ffmpeg. Existing songs remain accessible offline, but internet search and new downloads do not. The project uses GPL-3.0, and its releases page lists no releases.