# Nuked-MD-FPGA: Sega Mega Drive chipset reconstruction

> Nuked-MD-FPGA reconstructs Sega Mega Drive chipset behavior in Verilog using photographs of decapped chips. Its modules cover the 68000, Z80, graphics, FM audio and supporting chips; progress notes distinguish implemented parts from variants still planned.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Firmware
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-MD-FPGA>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-MD-FPGA/blob/62d6e4824a5702e0262a3d7a363805abbc823bbf/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nuked-md-fpga-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nuked-md-fpga-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/nuked-md-fpga-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Scope:** The implementation targets NMOS 68k, NMOS Z80 and FC1004.
- **Limits:** Several implemented chips still need testing and bug fixes; other chip variants remain pending.
- **License:** Licensed under GPL-2.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-MD-FPGA/blob/62d6e4824a5702e0262a3d7a363805abbc823bbf/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/nukeykt/Nuked-MD-FPGA/blob/62d6e4824a5702e0262a3d7a363805abbc823bbf/Progress.md>

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