Sega CD
Overview
The Sega CD application (also known as Mega-CD) is an emulator for the Sega CD (CD-ROM accessory) for the Sega Genesis.
Adding Games (Feed Editor)
Due to large Disc image sizes, adding Sega CD-based games in the Feed Editor must be done manually (versus using auto-detection).
Important
The Sega CD application only supports the .CHD disc file format (.ISO, .BIN, and .CUE are not supported).
See the Disc and Archive-based Items section for the list of steps required to add a Sega CD game in the Feed Editor.
Important
Both the iOS Safari and Xbox Series X|S Edge browsers limit the amount of memory that can be consumed by a particular web application (such as webЯcade).
The current limit is around 450 megabytes. Therefore, loading larger disc sizes may fail.
To increase the likelihood of a game with a larger disc size loading, you can optionally choose to launch the game using a standalone-based link (versus launching the game within the webЯcade player or editor). See the Standalone section of this documentation for further information (On Xbox, you would most likely want to bookmark the direct link. On iOS, you would most likely want to add the game to the home screen).
BIOS Files
In addition to Sega CD Disc images, a set of Sega CD BIOS files must be specified globally within the feed (See the Feed Properties Dialog and Sega CD Feed Properties sections).
A single BIOS file for each region (USA, Japan, and Europe) must be specified (for a total of 3 BIOS files):
| File | Hash (MD5) | Region | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
bios_CD_J.bin |
278a9397d192149e84e820ac621a8edd | Japan | Model 1 v1.00p (1991) |
bios_CD_U.bin |
2efd74e3232ff260e371b99f84024f7f | USA | Model 1 v1.10 (1992) |
bios_CD_U.bin |
854b9150240a198070150e4566ae1290 | USA | Model 2 v2.00w (1993) |
bios_CD_U.bin |
ecc837c31d77b774c6e27e38f828aa9a | USA | Model 2 v2.11x (1993) |
bios_CD_U.bin |
baca1df271d7c11fe50087c0358f4eb5 | USA | CDX v2.21x (1993) |
bios_CD_E.bin |
e66fa1dc5820d254611fdcdba0662372 | Europe | Model 1 v1.00 (1992) |
bios_CD_E.bin |
9b562ebf2d095bf1dabadbc1881f519a | Europe | Model 2 v2.00 (1993) |
bios_CD_E.bin |
b10c0a97abc57b758497d3fae6ab35a4 | Europe | Model 2 v2.00w (1993) |
Controls
The emulator supports up to two controllers. The keyboard and gamepad mappings are listed in the tables below.
Keyboard
Keyboard support is only available for controller one.
| Name | Keys |
Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Move |     |
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| A |  |
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| B |  |
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| C |  |
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| X |  |
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| Y |  |
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| Z |  |
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| Start |  |
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| Mode |  |
The Right Shift Key. |
| Show Pause Screen |  |
Gamepad
Gamepad support is available for both controllers.
| Name | Gamepad |
Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Move |  or  |
|
| A |  |
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| B |  |
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| C |  |
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| X |  |
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| Y |  |
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| Z |  |
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| Start |  |
Not available for Xbox and not recommended for iOS (see alternate) Press the Menu (Start) Button. |
| Start (Alternate) |
 and  |
Hold down the Right Trigger and click (press down) on the Right Thumbstick. |
| Mode |  |
Not available for Xbox and not recommended for iOS (see alternate) Press the View (Back) Button. |
| Mode (Alternate) |
and  |
Hold down the Right Trigger and click (press down) on the Left Thumbstick. |
| Show Pause Screen |  and |
Not available for Xbox and not recommended for iOS (see alternate 3 or 4) Hold down the Left Trigger and press the Menu (Start) Button. |
| Show Pause Screen (Alternate) |
and |
Not available for Xbox and not recommended for iOS (see alternate 3 or 4) Hold down the Left Trigger and press the View (Back) Button. |
| Show Pause Screen (Alternate 2) |
and |
Not available for Xbox and not recommended for iOS (see alternate 3 or 4) Hold down the X Button and press the View (Back) Button. |
| Show Pause Screen (Alternate 3) |
and |
Hold down the Left Trigger and click (press down) on the Left Thumbstick. |
| Show Pause Screen (Alternate 4) |
and |
Hold down the Left Trigger and click (press down) on the Right Thumbstick. |
RAM Cart and Backup RAM Storage
The Sega CD application supports preserving state from the Sega CD RAM Cart and Backup RAM between sessions. This state is persisted in the browser's local storage or optionally to cloud-based storage. State information will be persisted whenever the pause screen is displayed (or the game is exited). Therefore, the pause screen should be displayed periodically to ensure the state is properly persisted.
Feed
This section details how Sega CD application instances can be added to feeds.
Type
The type name for the Sega CD application is retro-genplusgx-segacd.
Note
The alias segacd also currently maps to this application. In the future, the segacd alias may be mapped to another Sega CD application (different emulator implementation) if it is determined to be a
more appropriate default.
Feed Properties
The table below contains global Sega CD feed properties. These properties must be specified in the props object of the feed's Feed Object.
| Property | Type | Required | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| segacd_bios | Array of URLs | Yes | An array of URLs to Sega CD BIOS files. See the BIOS Files section for additional information. |
Item Properties
The table below contains the properties that are specific to the Sega CD application. These properties are
specified in the props object of a feed item.
| Property | Type | Required | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| uid | String | Yes | A unique identifier for the particular game (must be unique across all Sega CD games). This identifier is primarily used to associate persistent state with the game. |
| discs | Array of URLs | Yes | Array of URLs to one or more (for multi-disc games) Sega CD game discs. The Sega CD application only supports the |
| zoomLevel | Numeric | No | A numeric value indicating how much the display image should be zoomed in (0-40). This property is typically used to hide the black borders that are present on some Sega CD games. |
Example
The following is an example of a complete feed that consists of a single Sega CD application instance (type value of segacd). The discs property value contains a URL that points to a Sega CD game disc image. The uid property value contains a unique identifier for this specific game (must be unique across all Sega CD games).
It is also worth noting that the Sega CD BIOS locations (segacd_bios) is specified globally within the Feed Object's props object.
{
"title": "Sega CD",
"props": {
"segacd_bios": [
"https://<host>/bios_CD_E.BIN",
"https://<host>/bios_CD_J.BIN",
"https://<host>/bios_CD_U.BIN"
]
},
"categories": [
{
"title": "Sega CD Games",
"items": [
{
"title": "Some Game",
"type": "segacd",
"props": {
"uid": "6c93b5db-47fe-40a8-902d-036353a28d70",
"discs": [
"https://<host>/somegame.chd"
]
}
}
]
}
]
}