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| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Mega-CD]], [[32X]], [[Master System]], [[Game Gear]]
 
| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]], [[Mega-CD]], [[32X]], [[Master System]], [[Game Gear]]
 
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| developer=Jeffrey "Quinntesson" Quinn
 
| date=2002-11-18
 
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| version=0.30a
 
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| language=Assembly, C++{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20000622163248/http://ages.emuunlim.com:80/faq.html}}
 
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'''AGES''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]]/Genesis, [[Sega Mega-CD]], [[32X]], [[Master System]] and [[Game Gear]] emulator for Windows written by Quinntesson with an emphasis on speedy emulation.
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'''AGES''', also known as '''WinAGES''', is a [[Sega Mega Drive]]/Genesis, [[Sega Mega-CD]], [[32X]], [[Master System]] and [[Game Gear]] emulator for Windows written by Jeffrey "Quinntesson" Quinn. Development of a DOS version started in August 1997, being ported to Windows in the summer of 1998,{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20000622194438/http://ages.emuunlim.com:80/history.html}}{{ref|http://web.archive.org/web/20000529232708/http://www.emucamp.com/frames.html?/iviews/ages.htm}} with public versions released between 2000 and 2002.
  
 
==Features==
 
==Features==
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* [[YM2612]] LFO, RS, DT, SSGEG, FB, stereo control
 
* [[YM2612]] LFO, RS, DT, SSGEG, FB, stereo control
 
* 32X/Genesis layering mode 3
 
* 32X/Genesis layering mode 3
 
==Development==
 
AGES is a learning project. Quinntesson chose to emulate the Genesis, Mega-CD, and 32X because it was collectively unemulated and it is simple in some ways and yet, complex in others. The Genesis/Mega-CD/32X combo has elements from older "low-level-complex" and modern "high-level-complex" hardware design styles. Having memory mapped IO, multiple processors (with various data bus sizes and speeds) some CISC and others RISC, and several custom chips, the system is quite a challenge.
 
 
AGES is for preservation. An emulator is a far more tidy package than an old dusty (and probably non-functioning) video game console with a mess of wires (some of which are probably missing) and a box of cartridges.
 
  
 
==Download==
 
==Download==
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===Prior versions===
 
===Prior versions===
* {{file|AGES old versions.7z|AGES versions 0.22a-0.30a}}
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* {{file|AGES old versions.7z|AGES versions 0.17c-0.30a}}
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** Versions 0.23a & 0.23b are flagged as viruses by Avast, but are still included.
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** Versions 0.18a and 0.18b are missing.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010925002225/http://ages.emuunlim.com Official website] (archive)
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010925002225/http://ages.emuunlim.com Official website] (archive)
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 2 December 2023

This article is about the Sega Mega Drive emulator. For licensed Sega distributor in Poland, see AGES (distributor).

Video game console emulator

Ages.png
AGES (emulator)
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Mega-CD, 32X, Master System, Game Gear
OS: Windows
Developer: Jeffrey "Quinntesson" Quinn
Programmed in: Assembly, C++[1]
Last release date: (21 years ago)
Last version: 0.30a

AGES, also known as WinAGES, is a Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Mega-CD, 32X, Master System and Game Gear emulator for Windows written by Jeffrey "Quinntesson" Quinn. Development of a DOS version started in August 1997, being ported to Windows in the summer of 1998,[2][3] with public versions released between 2000 and 2002.

Features

Missing features

  • YM2612 LFO, RS, DT, SSGEG, FB, stereo control
  • 32X/Genesis layering mode 3

Download

Download.svg Download AGES (emulator)
File: Ages030a.7z (175 kB) (info)
Current version: 0.30a (2002/11/18)

Prior versions

  • AGES versions 0.17c-0.30a (info) (1.04 MB)
    • Versions 0.23a & 0.23b are flagged as viruses by Avast, but are still included.
    • Versions 0.18a and 0.18b are missing.

External links

References

  1. http://ages.emuunlim.com:80/faq.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-06-22 16:32)
  2. http://ages.emuunlim.com:80/history.html (Wayback Machine: 2000-06-22 19:44)
  3. http://www.emucamp.com/frames.html?/iviews/ages.htm (Wayback Machine: 2000-05-29 23:27)