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awesome-megadrive
A curated list of Sega Mega Drive development resources
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Open-Source Games
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Tutorials
- Uwol - Quest For Money - Source code for Uwol
- Moon Watcher Games - Various games and ports using SGDK and/or assembly
- Tro-Now - A Tron lightcycle game made using SGDK
- Retail Clerk '89 - An interactive fiction game made in assembly
- Chris Shrigley Source Code Archive - Collection of code of games Chris Shrigley worked on (for educational purposes only!)
- Fatal Smarties - An entry for Global Game Jam 2016
- Pingouin Bleu - A horizontal shmup written with SGDK
- Downforce - A futuristic racer written in C
- Ramless Pong - Source code of Pong that does not use RAM, only CPU regs
- xRick - A clone of Rick Dangerous for the 32X
- Wolf32X - Source code for Wolf32X
- Crazy Driver - A simplistic top-view driving game written in C
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Documentation and Articles
- Mega Drive Development Wiki - A wiki about the technical aspects of the Mega Drive
- Sega Genesis Manual - A technical overview of the Mega Drive by Sega
- Hardware Notes by Kabuto - SEGA Mega Drive hardware notes written by Kabuto of TiTAN during the development of Overdrive 2
- Pushing Polygons on the Mega Drive - Overdrive 2 demo polygon renderer write-up
- Red Eyes demo technical details - Details on the Red Eyes demo of Remute's music album Technoptimistic
- MD Development Kit Hardware - A look at the MD development kit hardware
- Hello, Sega Genesis - A post about experimenting with MD dev (includes code examples)
- Sega VR Revived - Reviving the unreleased Sega VR accessory
- Porting Fantasy Zone to the Mega Drive - Porting Fantasy Zone to the Mega Drive (in Japanese)
- M2 Interview on 3D Sonic the Hedgehog - Interview with M2 about developing the Sega 3D Classics version of Sonic
- Sega Japan Sound Documents - Technical documents on the YM2612 and the Mega Drive sound drivers
- Digging for Treasure in Aladdin's Source Code - An article exploring the source code of Aladdin
- An authoritative reference on the YM2612 - A whole pile of Japanese documentation on the YM2612
- Exodus MD Tech Docs - Technical details important for emulation and development
- The Sound Drivers of Sonic the Hedgehog - An article about the sound drivers used in the classic Sonic games
- Sonic Megamix is not Sonic CD! - An article about what Sonic Megamix is (and isn't)
- How I built my own Sega Mega Drive hardware dev kit from scratch - An article about building a devkit, hardware and all.
- 16 Bits Homebrew Development Book (Spanish) (Amazon) - Mega Drive Development Book using SGDK (In Spanish).
- Making a SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis game in 2019 - An article about current MD development
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Programming
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Frameworks and Compilers
- SecondBasic - Allows you to develop Mega Drive games in Basic
- NEXTBasic - Page about the NEXTBasic compiler
- BasiEgaXorz - The Sega Genesis Tiny BASIC Compiler
- GINCS Studio - A tool to create text adventures and visual novels for the Mega Drive (Page in Russian)
- Java Grinder - Allows you to develop Mega Drive games in Java
- SecondBasic - Allows you to develop Mega Drive games in Basic
- GINCS Studio - A tool to create text adventures and visual novels for the Mega Drive (Page in Russian)
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Engines
- KAdventure - An adventure game engine using SGDK and Python
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Tutorials
- Plutiedev - Various tutorials on programming the 68000, Z80 and more
- 68000 Assembly Programming for the Sega Genesis - Various tutorials on assembly coding for the Mega Drive
- Big Evil Corporation - A tutorial on getting started with assembly coding for the Mega Drive
- Mode 5 - A few basic assembly tutorials
- MarkeyJester’s Motorola 68000 Beginner’s Tutorial - An extensive 68000 assembly tutorial for beginners
- Hugues Johnson Tutorials - An assembly programming tutorial
- Ohsat Games - Various full project and one-off tutorials for SGDK
- Danibus - Various SGDK tutorials in Spanish and English
- Plutiedev - Various tutorials on programming the 68000, Z80 and more
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Tools
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Tutorials
- Sonic Retro Tools - Collection of tools and disassemblies by the members of Sonic Retro
- Palette Batch - Converts images to use certain color palettes (made for use with SGDK)
- 240p Test Suite - A test suite to evaluate upscalers and related equipment
- Retro Graphics Toolkit - A graphics tool to convert images for use on retro systems
- TUME - An old map editor for 8bit and 16bit games
- Aseprite Mega Drive Digitizer - Display images from Aseprite on your CRT using the Mega Drive
- MCD-Verificator - A test program for CD core accuracy verification
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Sound and Music
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Tutorials
- VGM Music Maker Primer - A primer on creating music for the Mega Drive
- DefleMask Instrument Tutorial - A video guide to making FM instruments for the Sega Mega Drive
- GENNY VST - A VST for DAWs emulating Mega Drive instruments
- Chipsynth MD emulation (Video) - Video about rigs created for chipsynth MD's emulation
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Reverse Engineering
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Disassemblies
- lory90 dissassemblies - Dissassemblies of various Mega Drive games
- Vladimir Kononovich Videos - Videos on reverse-engineering (in Russian)
- Vladimir Kononovich Tools - Various tools for Mega Drive reverse-engineering
- Shining Force Central - A github with projects relating to the Shining Force games
- TMSS Disassembly - A disassembly of the TradeMark Security System
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Communities
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Other Sites and Resources
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Discords
- Romhacking.net MD - Resources for Mega Drive development
- Romhacking.net MCD - Resources for Mega CD development
- Romhacking.net 32X - Resources for 32X development
- SMS Power! - Resources on Master System development
- Super Splash Wave - Youtube videos by strafefox covering the development of various games, including Mega Drive games
- Dithering on the Sega Genesis with Composite Video - Examination of dithering and composite video on the Sega Genesis
- Sega Genesis Low Resolution Aspect Ratio - Examination of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive output of low resolution games (256x224) to a CRT
- flamewing Github - A github with various Mega Drive projects
- GenesisFan64 Github - A github with various Mega Drive and 32X projects
- Mega Cat Studios Blog - A blog on Mega Drive development by Mega Cat Studios
- 2020 Games on Dreamcast and Mega Drive - A list of games made in 2020 for the Dreamcast and Mega Drive
- Super Splash Wave - Youtube videos by strafefox covering the development of various games, including Mega Drive games
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