That way, Sega Classics will appear in the list of purchased games making it available to be downloaded and installed. Since the Sega Classics game isn’t natively available on Linux, we need to make sure Steam is configured to run all games in SteamPlay mode using Proton. From this point on, I’ll use the term Sega Classics when I refer to Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics for the sake of simplicity. You can legally buy certain Genesis/Mega Drive games on Steam individually or as part of a special package called Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics through this affiliate link on Humble Bundle. However, if you prefer a Linux-oriented tutorial or a script that will rename the files for you, I’ll encourage you to keep reading. If you also use Windows or can get around Sega’s odd ROM-naming conventions, ETA Prime’s video is all you need. he showed how to rename the files without getting into too much details.Why then do I bother writing this if ETA Prime has already covered the subject? Two reasons: In his video, he explains how to extract ROMs, rename them and use them in Retroarch, a multi-platform tool for emulators. emulators, Mega Everdrive, project MiSTer, etc.).įirst, I’d like to thank ETA Prime for inspiring me to write this tutorial. That way, you can use them elsewhere (e.g. Klebs here and today, I’ll show you how you can legally purchase ROMs for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive via Steam and rename them in a reader-friendly format.