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MasterGear - SMS/GG Emulator 4.9

3.8 MB / 10K+ Downloads / Rating 4.4 - 640 reviews


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MasterGear - SMS/GG Emulator, developed and published by Garage Research Emulators, has released its latest version, 4.9, on 2024-03-16. This app falls under the Arcade category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 10000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.4, based on 640 reviews.

MasterGear - SMS/GG Emulator APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 4.1+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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Game Details

Package name: com.fms.mg

Updated: 11 months ago

Developer Name: Garage Research Emulators

Category: Arcade

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing MasterGear - SMS/GG Emulator on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Game Rating

4.4
Total 640 reviews

Reviews

5 ★, on 2021-02-07
Awesome emulator shame that like a real master system there's no Alex The Kid pre installed lol

1 ★, on 2021-02-14
Have you heard about scoped storage on android 11 ? Well, my Samsung s21 ultra has android 11, and your app's explorer sees folders but no roms in the folders. This is a HUGE BUG for a paid app. Fix this please. Edit 1 after dev's answer : I have an Samsung Galaxy s21 ultra 5g. I am not doing anaything wrong. As mentioned initially : the explorer bit of your app sees folders, but doesn't see ANY game rom files in the folder. That's a classic bug in the transition to with target SdkVersion=30.

5 ★, on 2021-02-01
One of the best emulators on the market

5 ★, on 2019-03-17
Boom! Thanks for 4.5.1. Fantastic brilliantly conceived SMS emulator. Great features/menu system. Clever but not annoyingly so (Freeze/Restore is save states but a bit smart) Emulates near perfect. If you have any Sega 8 bit nostalgia this app is worthy of your money. Dev responds to concerns in timely manner. Genuinely impressed and I'm normally very cynical and critical of paid emulators. Much respect. A galaxy of stars if I could. And now back to Wonderboy...

5 ★, on 2020-01-16
Top shelf emulators. Dev is extremely responsive and continues to update all of his emulators. I have owned every one of his emulators for many years and I can tell you he remains faithful to every one of them. Highly recommend picking up all of them.

4 ★, on 2019-05-13
Missing features that I wish were here: 1.) Set the app's volume level independent of other apps 2.) Increase font size so that button labels are legible on my phone (pixel2) 3.) Hide all unused buttons 4.) Manually add boxart to the game list, since the app only found the art for one of my games. 5.) Add custom overlay and button graphics 6.) If UI and Button customization improves, I'd like to be able to backup my layout

Previous Versions

MasterGear - SMS/GG Emulator 4.9
2024-03-16 / 3.8 MB / Android 4.1+

About this app

MasterGear emulates MasterSystem, GameGear, and other classic 8bit consoles made by Sega. It runs MasterSystem and GameGear games right on your Android phone or tablet. Save game progress at any time and share it with friends, or play games together on the network. MasterGear also runs Mark2, Mark3, SG1000, SC3000, and SF7000 games and other software.

* Specifically optimized for Android devices, using assembly language and hardware acceleration to run as fast as possible.
* Supports full screen landscape and portrait modes, with many special effect options.
* Save game play at any point and go back to that point once your character gets killed.
* Share your current position in a game with other users via State Exchange feature.
* Play with other users over local network or Internet via NetPlay feature.
* Play with your hardware keyboard, gamepad, touch screen, or accelerometer.
* Supports ARM-based GoogleTV devices, such as LG G2/G3.
* Supports Bluetooth gamepads, Xperia Play special buttons, iCade, Sixaxis, and Moga gamepads.
* Record soundtrack to MIDI files.

MasterGear package itself does not contain any games. You should place your own game files onto the SD card before running MasterGear.

Please, do not run any software you do not own with MasterGear. The author cannot and will not tell you where to find free MasterSystem or GameGear games.

Please, report any encountered problems here:

http://groups.google.com/group/emul8

New features

* Switched to Android-33 SDK (Android 13).
* Switched to Google Mobile Services 4.3.14.
* Now using bundle distribution (required by Google).

App Permissions

Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.