REFORGE

1988 / SYSTEM 08

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive

RESEARCH AVAILABLE
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive exterior blueprintA console-specific exterior profile for Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, repeated in the system model when a hardware architecture is available.PROFILE / 1988FRONT REFERENCE
EXTERIOR BLUEPRINT CONSOLE-SPECIFIC PROFILE · SHARED WITH SYSTEM MODEL
RESEARCHRESEARCH PUBLISHED
PRODUCTION FINDINGSNOT STARTED
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SYSTEM MODEL

HARDWARE AT A GLANCE

A navigable map of the public dossier. It shows documented hardware domains, not physical wiring or implementation status.

PUBLIC DOSSIER MAPSega Genesis / Mega DriveEXTERIOR REFERENCE + DOCUMENTED HARDWARE DOMAINS
01CPU Architecture — Motorola 6800002VDP — Sega 315-531303Audio — YM2612 + SN7648904Memory Map05I/O & Controllers06Recompilation Notes
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RESEARCH GUIDE

DOCUMENTED HARDWARE

Research chapters explain the hardware. Production records separately show what REFORGE has tested or corrected.

PUBLIC DOSSIER6 CHAPTERS · 0 SUBTOPICSOpen a chapter for its subtopics, or continue into the full dossier.
01CPU Architecture — Motorola 68000CHAPTER OVERVIEW
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02VDP — Sega 315-5313CHAPTER OVERVIEW
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03Audio — YM2612 + SN76489CHAPTER OVERVIEW
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04Memory MapCHAPTER OVERVIEW
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05I/O & ControllersCHAPTER OVERVIEW
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06Recompilation NotesCHAPTER OVERVIEW
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VERIFICATION

PARITY BOUNDARIES

A passed boundary applies only to the named claim and evidence row below.

PUBLIC RESULT UNTESTED BOUNDARIES REMAIN VISIBLE
L0BUILDS

A native artifact is produced.

L1LIVES

The requested headless run completes.

L2RENDERS

Fresh visible output is verified.

L3RESPONDS

Scripted input changes title state.

L4MECHANICS

Named game rules pass deterministic checks.

L5ACCEPTED

Corpus, build receipt, and human acceptance gates pass.

SYSTEM / PUBLIC RESULTL0BUILDSL1LIVESL2RENDERSL3RESPONDSL4MECHANICSL5ACCEPTED
Sega Genesis / Mega DriveHardware dossier published; native-runtime verification not startedNOT TESTEDNOT TESTEDNOT TESTEDNOT TESTEDNOT TESTEDNOT TESTED
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PUBLIC SOURCES

READ THE DOCUMENTS

The public dossier is the readable source document. External references are linked separately so their scope can be checked directly.

Public research dossierThe readable publication of the working research document. Local paths, raw traces, and personal data are removed.OPEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT →Mega Drive Development WikiArchitecture, VDP, audio, cartridge, board, and chip referenceswiki.megadrive.org ↗
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PRODUCTION LEDGER

FINDINGS

PRODUCTION VERIFICATION NOT STARTEDThis page currently documents hardware research. No implementation result is recorded for this system yet.