I am not playing with words, I am stating technological fact.
The Mega SG is a FPGA implementation of the Sega Genesis, SG-1000, Sega Master System, and Game Gear. The Genesis console is not. The Genesis can only play Genesis games and most Master System games. It cannot play GG games.
This is irrelevant, because:
1. There are mutltiple models of Genesis, whith each having its own hardware design, issues and limitations. Not all models can do all the same things.
2. You point that the Mega Sg is a FPGA implementation, which is a way of saying it is acting as a clone.
Given that, even if I put out the clone word (that you did not write), we can see that each model of the Megadrive is a device trying to integrate flawlessly into the game platform know as Mega Drive (Genesis being itself a device trying to mimick the original Japanese one, named with two separate words ; I actually had one and tested almost all models released after).
We could explain it the Plato way (with
Ideas and
mimesis), but let's keep it video games: the 3DO was a platform and each model released with the 3DO label was a device trying to conform to the 3D0 platform specs. Same can be said with all console revisions.
Which is why, not only you play with words, but to add insult to injury, you play with words you don't fully understand.
Sure, they could load GG games on the Mega SG if they wanted to. This would mean that the ROMs would be loadable on a real Genesis as well, potentially damaging it. Console detection is not an option and they can't allow loading of GG ROMs solely for this reason.
I am curious how it could damage it. It would most likely just software crash, which doesn't cause damages.
Sure, you can damage hardware through software, but that's not really relevant in the Mega Drive case; as long as Terraonion used good voltages on their hardware, you can software crash it at will (which is BTW what most devs do at a point or another).
And if console detection is not an option (although, it may be possible, using test to isolate specific bugs in specifics versions), menu option could be. The device is aimed to hobbyists, so that's perfectly acceptable to have a menu settings allowing the user to say he has a Mega Sg and thus, unlock some features, especially since Terraonion advertises Mega Sg compatibility (ie. they have one and tested their cart on it). Quick, easy, no harm done.
You are clearly trolling at this point.
Accusation of trolling is the new Godwin point, which itself is just a way of admitting you have no arguments, especially when you don't even master the words you use. I am not a moderator here, but this is an actual concern for the good life of this forum.