The most accurate Sega Genesis emulator? (2012 edition)

I have been enjoying my Blast Processing gaming through Kega Fusion for a quite long time, honestly beliving it to be the most accurate emulator of Genesis availiable yet...

SUDDENLY!

While searching through internet I bumped into Genesis Plus GX being said as being the most accurate emulator, and then there was RetroCopy claiming to be one as well...

So, I wonder what emulator is the closest to real hardware, including Sega CD and 32X, as of today (end of 2012, heheh)? And whetever is it really worth to move from Kega Fusion?

Regen is the only accuracy base emulator as far as I know.

Regen is the most accurate desktop one, but it doesn't support the Sega-CD or 32X. Genesis Plus GX is the most accurate open source emulator but it's only for the Wii (probably on par with Regen). RetroCopy is crap so it's irrelevant if it's accurate or not.
Kega is still king, even if it's not 100% perfect. Regen emulates the YM2612 a bit better, and the low-pass filter sounds better too. That's pretty much it.

GensPlus GX (Wii version) is excellent, granted sound tweaks. It allows for mixing the volume levels of PSG and FM along with equalizer settings. I think the high end still comes off a bit harsh despite any tweaking but Fusion produces the same effect in addition to a somewhat cramped sound. It doesn't run 32X though unless there's something I missed. Fusion's less fuss yet I don't quite trust the image. I haven't used Regen enough to speak to it.

Buy a Sega Genesis ;).

Sorry, I'm a die-hard cart collector. I'll get out of the way lol.

Flash cart.

I've been a big Kega fan, but I use a Mac so there's not as much selection for emulators. Last time I tried Genesis Plus, I was underwhelmed, but it was a few years back.

Due to various reasons (and Kega emulation quality being one of them), I sold my collection not too long ago and have gone emu-only. For the amount that I play, and since I was unwilling to have a separate tube tv setup (the only decent way to play if you have the real hardware), it works well enough for me.

Kega Fusion. Plenty good enough, play everything from SG1000 to 32X just fine. My only gripe with it is that savestate buttons cannot be mapped to pad. Grrrr....

Had to learn how to use Xpadder for that.

Kega Fusion is the best overall, but the fact that you have to Power Off the roms to enable SRAM is annoying.

Kega Fusion has quite some timing issues and the YM2612 emulation is far from perfect but it is definitely one of the best emulators out there... I have to try this Regen you're talking about.

I agree. Flashcarts are the only way to experience classic games.

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Originally Posted by TurboRotary

Flash cart.

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Originally Posted by Solkia

Kega Fusion is the best overall, but the fact that you have to Power Off the roms to enable SRAM is annoying.

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huh?

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Originally Posted by Drakon

I agree. Carts are the only way to experience classic games.

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Fixed ;).

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Originally Posted by donluca

Kega Fusion has quite some timing issues and the YM2612 emulation is far from perfect but it is definitely one of the best emulators out there... I have to try this Regen you're talking about.

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I'm interested in this - I use Kega Fusion when travelling for work. What are the timing issues? Can you give an example? (not challenging you here, just honestly curious)

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