Exodus

What Exodus is

Exodus is a free, open-source Windows platform for emulating physical hardware, with an emphasis on technical inspection and debugging. Its current release loads an emulated Sega Mega Drive system by default; support for other systems is described as a future plan. Individual device plugins provide emulation, while XML module files specify how the devices are assembled into a system. Exodus uses optimistic execution, rollback, and parallel device processing across multiple processor cores to pursue timing accuracy. Its diagnostic tools let users inspect and modify device state while emulation is running. Available visual tools include active disassembly, CPU and audio debugging, graphics debugging, a VDP plane viewer, docking, fullscreen mode, and savestates. The maker says Exodus is intended for people with a technical interest in a platform, not primarily for playing mainstream commercial games. It also notes that sub-opcode-level 68000 bus timing is not yet accurate, so some games do not function correctly. The current release requires the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x64 runtime. The maker recommends a 64-bit quad-core CPU and says a dual-core will not provide sufficient performance for its heavily threaded workload. Exodus is governed by the MIT license.