If we stop to think about which have been the most crucial video game consoles in history, we do not doubt that the Sega Genesis will be among the best for many. Of course, most users do not have one of these machines right now, and yet it is possible to enjoy the same entertainment experience they offered from our computer if we have an emulator like BlastEm.

BlastEm is one of the Sega Genesis's most famous emulators that exist, one that, in principle, stands out and differs from other similar ones because it offers a low-level emulation, which means that it hardly consumes any resources from our computer. This will allow you to enjoy it not only on older computers but also on equipment with RAM architecture, such as Android or Raspberry Pi.

How it works

BlastEm, which has received a considerable amount of updates over time, has reached a point where it offers one of the most advanced compatibility and accuracy in emulating the contents of the Sega Genesis. Many users consider it the best option within this field, on par with other well-known ones such as Genesis Plus GX, but without many other rivals.

One of the main advantages BlastEm offers to us concerning similar emulators is related to the support for Master System, which also includes the controls, so you won't have to worry about this compatibility. Thanks to its many updates, it can also allow us to use an XBAND keyboard and many other additions that improve our daily experience.

BlastEm, don't lose sight of it, it is not an emulator that contains the integrated games, but you will have to look for the ROM of each title you are interested in on the web, download it, and launch it from this platform. Anyway, doing so is not complicated, and many sites on the Internet have Sega Genesis ROMs.

On the other hand, BlastEm will also allow you to access many unlicensed games, considering that it uses a method by which we can enjoy those with anti-copy protections and other such restrictions. And according to your tastes or needs, you can configure whether you want to play in full screen or only occupy a part of the monitor in the emulation of Sega Genesis, leaving another for what you want.

Can I record my games so as not to lose my progress? Of course, you can. Like the best emulators today, BlastEm will allow you to record your games at any point you want so that you don't have to abandon the achievements you've made. Whenever you want, you can recover those games and continue them from the same point where you left them.

Beyond this, if you are one of those users who like to use all kinds of hacks and cheats for their Sega Genesis games, you probably won't want to know that BlastEm is not the best-prepared emulator to offer compatibility with them. In fact, unlike others in its category, it bets more on emulation quality than on support for such add-ons.

BlastEm's user interface, like any emulator, hardly has any weight when analyzing a program of this type since, most of the time, it stays in the background giving place to the titles we have decided to play. Anyway, we must say that the navigation through its menus is enjoyable and that even novice users will not have problems at the beginning of their experience.

Keep in mind

One last consideration that we think is important when talking about BlastEm is that we are in the presence of one of the few emulators that do not have problems when running technical demos, such as Titan's Overdrive 1 and 2. If you are interested in them for some particular reason, you may want to consider them.

The best

We have already mentioned it a little bit before. Still, the main positive features of BlastEm have to do with the support for most games within Sega Genesis, such as the quality of emulation that is usually achieved. To that, we have to add that its use is simple since even those who have never tried their luck with an emulator before will be able to launch their titles from this service.

The worst

Although BlastEm has no significant drawbacks, if we had to mention some, we could talk about the fact that we have to download the ROMs on our own to be able to run them later since they are not integrated. Also, it is not the best emulator you can find if you like hacks and tricks since it is incompatible with them.

Rating

Suppose you are a lover of the Sega Genesis and want to enjoy most of its titles without intervening too much with them. In that case, BlastEm is an excellent emulator that, in just a couple of minutes and without needing the last generation PC, will make you have fun like in the old days.