README.md

Try It Yourself

You can try ClownMDEmu in your web browser at clownmdemu.clownacy.com.

Overview

This is ClownMDEmu, a Sega Mega Drive (a.k.a. Sega Genesis) emulator.

Some standard features of the Mega Drive are currently unemulated (see common/core/TODO.md for more information).

The repository contains ClownMDEmu's standalone frontend; it is written in C++20 and leverages the SDL3, Dear ImGui, FreeType, and inih libraries.

Controls

The default control scheme is as follows:

Keyboard

• Up = Up
• Down = Down
• Left = Left
• Right = Right
• Z = A
• X = B
• C = C
• A = X
• S = Y
• D = Z
• Enter = Start
• Backspace = Mode

Controller

• Up = Up
• Down = Down
• Left = Left
• Right = Right
• X = A
• A = B
• B = C
• LB = X
• Y = Y
• RB = Z
• Start = Start
• Back = Mode
• LT = Rewind
• RT = Fast-forward
• RSB = Toggle menu controls (see http://www.dearimgui.org/controls_sheets/imgui%20controls%20v6%20-%20Xbox.png)

Hotkeys

• Pause = Pause
• Space = Fast-forward (unpaused), frame-advance (paused)
• R = Rewind
• Tab = Soft reset
• F1 = Toggle which Control Pad the keyboard controls
• F5 = Create save state
• F9 = Load save state
• F11 = Toggle fullscreen

Licence

ClownMDEmu is free software, licensed under the AGPLv3 (or any later version). See LICENCE.txt for more information.