Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Congratulations on those who were able to detect which was hardware in the last comparison. But this time, let's swap the emulator for a more accurate one. Now can you decide which is which?

A side-by-side comparison of emulation and hardware is shown, with their full-screen counterparts displayed separately afterwards.

Vote for what you think which is which here: redhotsonic.com/#s2cpoll
Community Post (answer): (link to come)

Hardware used: Genesis Model No. 1601 via RGB into the OSSC via the Magewell 4K Pro LT using OBS Studio.
Emulator used: BlastEm v0.6.2
Game Tested: Sonic the Hedgehog 2

CONTENTS:
0:00 - Intro
0:05 - A vs B
0:36 - A only
1:08 - B only
1:39 - How to find the answer

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