SMS Plus GX comparisons
SMS Plus GX is compared head-to-head with Gearsystem, MasterGear and Emulicious and more: 7 head-to-heads in Sega Master System Emulators, each with the specs and prices we checked.
SMS Plus GX head-to-head
- SMS Plus GX vs Gearsystem
- SMS Plus GX vs MasterGear
- SMS Plus GX vs Emulicious
- SMS Plus GX vs vibe-sms
- SMS Plus GX vs Dega
- SMS Plus GX vs Genesis Plus GX
- SMS Plus GX vs Nexen
SMS Plus GX vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Source available | Netplay support | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | SMS Plus GX | Yes | Free | Android, Linux | Yes | No | 7.9 |
| 1 | Gearsystem | Yes | Free | Windows, macOS, Linux, BSD, RetroArch, Android, iOS, tvOS, webOS, Emscripten and other Libretro targets | Yes | 9.4 | |
| 2 | MasterGear | Yes | Windows, Linux, Android | No | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 3 | Emulicious | Yes | Free | 8.8 | |||
| 4 | vibe-sms | Yes | Free | Linux, Windows, macOS | Yes | 8.6 | |
| 5 | Dega | Yes | Free | Windows, *NIX | Yes | 8.4 | |
| 6 | Genesis Plus GX | Yes | Free | Windows; GameCube; Wii; RetroArch-based platforms | Yes | 8.2 | |
| 7 | Nexen | Free | Yes | 8.0 |
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