If you are from the United States it is likely that you had the Sega Genesis rather than the Sega Mega Drive. Modify this line to match your controller button # Quit DGen or switch to the next ROM on the command-line. Mega Drive/Genesis ControllerĭGen uses a configuration file called dgenrc located in /opt/retropie/configs/megadrive/dgenrc This will also take effect on any other system which you may use lr-picodrive for (eg. lr-picodriveĬhange the Core Options for Pad 1 Type and Pad 2 Type from standard to dualshock. Save a Core Input Remap in the same manner as Core Input Remapping, with User 1 Device Type and User 2 Device Type set to MD Joypad 6 Button. To emulate the 6 button controller, do the following: lr-genesis-plus-gx A small subset of games do not function with the 6 button controller, but the vast majority do. The Genesis/Mega Drive had a 6 button controller released, with 3 extra buttons (X, Y, Z) placed above the normal 3 (A, B, C). Lr-genesis-plus-gx and lr-picodrive utilise RetroArch configurationsĪdd custom retroarch controls to the retroarch.cfg file in /opt/retropie/configs/megadrive/retroarch.cfgįor more information on custom RetroArch controls see: RetroArch Configuration 6 button controller Place your bios_MD.bin BIOS file in /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOSĬontrols lr-genesis-plus-gx and lr-picodrive Lr-genesis-plus-gx can load MegaDrive TMSS startup ROM (bootrom): bios_MD.bin Or /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/genesis (symlinked to megadrive folder to remove confusion) Place your ROMS in either /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive DGen has the worst performance and can be tedious to configure the controls for. lr-picodrive is more suited for use on the Pi 0/Pi 1 due to its speed. Lr-genesis-plus-gx is best for the Pi 3/Pi 2 due to its accuracy. opt/retropie/configs/megadrive/retroarch.cfg This console, known as the Mega Drive everywhere except in the USA where it was renamed Genesis, was released by Sega in 1988 Universal Controller Calibration & Mapping Using xboxdrvĬonvert RetroPie SD Card Image to NOOBS Image Switching Emulation Station to the Genesis logo: Validating, Rebuilding, and Filtering Arcade ROMsĮmulators: lr-genesis-plus-gx, lr-picodrive, DGen