SG-1000
| Manufacturer | Sega |
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| Type | Video game console |
| Generation | Third generation |
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| Media | ROM cartridge, Cassette tape |
| CPU | NEC 780C (clone of Zilog Z80) clocked at 3.579545 MHz for NTSC, 3.546893 MHz for PAL |
| Memory | 2kB RAM, 16kB VRAM |
| Display | 256×192 resolution, 16 colours, 32 on-screen sprites |
| Successor | Sega Mark III/Master System |
The SG-1000 (エスジー・セン Esujī Sen), which stands for Sega Game 1000, was a cartridge-based video game console manufactured by Sega. This system marked Sega's first entry into the home video game hardware business, and while the system was not popular,[1] it provided the basis for the more successful Master System.[2]
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History [edit]
The SG-1000 was first released to the Japanese market on July 15, 1983. Coincidentally, this is exactly the day that Nintendo's Famicom was released in Japan. The console reached minor success in that market and sold moderately well within Asia until 1985. The system was launched in New Zealand as released by Grandstand Leisure Limited, Australia by John Sands and in other countries, such as France, Italy, Spain, and South Africa. The console in its original form was never launched in North America or Europe.
Game manufacturer Tsukuda Original produced the Othello Multivision (オセロマルチビジョン), an SG-1000 clone with its own set of Othello Multivision-branded games. Because the SG-1000's hardware was very similar to Coleco's ColecoVision console, Telegames was able to produce a clone named the Telegames Personal Arcade in North America, which can play both SG-1000 and Colecovision games. The Telegames Personal Arcade was based on Bit Corporation's Dina 2-in-1 ColecoVision clone.
The SG-1000 is one of Taiwan's first and best-remembered consoles, where it was manufactured and sold (very briskly) under license as "阿羅士" ['Lou Shi']. In the same time period from 1983 to 1986, Famicom games were widely pirated as standalone and multi-carts (replete with rudimentary switch banks to select the active ROM), as well as no less than three different pirated versions of the Atari 2600 with boastful monikers characteristic of the times ("冒險家" ['Adventurer'], "賓果" ['Delight'], "強棒創造者" ['Steadfast Creator']).
Taiwan, among a few other countries, also received a "Mark IV" version of the console (most likely a modified Master System II) and the Mark naming convention was further extended to the Mega Drive/Genesis ('Mark V').
SG-1000 II [edit]
In July 1984, Sega released an updated version of the console called the SG-1000 II. It is functionally identical to the SG-1000, but has a re-styled shell and the connector for the optional plug-in SK-1100 keyboard has been moved from the rear to the front. It was initially priced at ¥15,000. A computer version of this console, with a built-in keyboard, was called the SC-3000, which would go on to outsell the SG-1000.
The SG-1000 runs all SC-3000 games and applications, with the exception of Music and Basic Cartridges. The machine could be used just like the SC-3000, provided one had the keyboard attachment ready. In Japan the console also had an optional game card reader add-on called the Card Catcher that allowed for the use of Sega game card software. Card based software was exclusive to Japan, only cartridge based games were released in Europe and Oceania.
The Card Catcher would become built into the Sega Mark III, as well as the first version of the Master System.
SC-3000 [edit]
The SC-3000 was the computer equivalent of the SG-1000.
The SC-3000 sold for ¥29,800 (USD$386.81) in 1983 and was marketed as a computer for beginners. Since games were compatible with both the SC-3000 and SG-1000, and since the SC-3000 was also able to run computer applications, it outsold the SG-1000.
Users were able to create their own programs and games on the machine in BASIC, as well as machine code. A speech synthesis unit, light pen, and several other third party accessories were also available.
The SC-3000H, which originally sold for ¥33,800, was an upgraded version of the SC-3000 with more RAM and an upgraded keyboard (the original keyboard was of the low-end membrane type).
The SC-3000 had an add-on called the SF-7000. The SF-7000 added 64KB of RAM and 8KB ROM, a 3-inch floppy disk drive, a Centronics parallel port, and an RS-232 serial port.
Sega Mark III [edit]
The Sega Mark III (model number SG-1000M3), a yet newer version in Japan with improved video hardware and an increased amount of RAM, would be redesigned to become the Master System.
Specifications [edit]
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Emulation [edit]
The GameTap subscription gaming service includes an emulator of the SG-1000 console. As of June 15, 2007[update], eleven SG-1000 titles were available for play. The open source emulators MESS, blueMSX, and MEKA are able to emulate the SG-1000 console, among other consoles. Master System emulators are usually able to play SG-1000 games, as the real Master System also had that capability.
List of SG-1000/SC-3000 series games [edit]
Sega SG-1000/SC-3000 series Cartridge Game List
| Code Number | Software Title | ROM Size | Genre | Developer | Copyright | Publisher | Release |
Release |
Release |
Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-1001 | Borderline | 16KB | Shooter | Compile | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| G-1002 | Safari Hunting | 16KB | Action | Compile | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | November, 1983 |
| G-1003 | N-Sub | 16KB | Shooter | Compile | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | November, 1983 |
| G-1004 | Mahjong | 16KB | Variety | Sega | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1005 | Champion Golf | 32KB | Sports | Sega | Logitech | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | 1983 | June, 1984 |
| G-1006 | Serizawa hachidan's Tsumeshogi | 16KB | Puzzle/Variety | Coreland | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1007 | Congo Bongo | 32KB | Action | Ikegami Tsushinki | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | 1983 |
| G-1008 | YAMATO | 16KB | Shooter | Sega | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | November, 1983 |
| G-1009 | Champion Tennis | 8KB | Sports | Sega | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | November, 1983 |
| G-1010 | Star Jacker | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | November, 1983 |
| G-1011 | Champion Baseball | 16KB | Sports | Alpha Denshi | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | 1983 | Unknown |
| G-1012 | Sindbad Mystery | 16KB | Shooter | Sega | Sega | Sega | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| G-1014 | Golgo 13 | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Unknown | Not released | Not released |
| G-1015 | Orguss | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Big West Advertising, MBS | Sega, Big West Advertising, MBS | 1984 | Unknown | Unknown | February, 1985 |
| G-1017 | Monaco GP | 32KB | Racing | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| G-1018 | SEGA Flipper | 16KB | Action | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| G-1019 | Pop Flamer | 16KB | Action | Sega | Jaleco | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| G-1020 | Pacar | 16KB | Action | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| G-1022 | Sega Galaga | 16KB | Shooter | Sega | Namco | Sega | 1983 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1023 | Space Slalom | 8KB | Action | Sega | Oruka->Sega | Sega | 1983 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1026 | Zippy Race | 32KB | Racing | Sega | Irem | Sega | 1983 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1027 | Pachinko | 16KB | Variety | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1983 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1028 | Exerion | 16KB | Shooter | Sega | Jaleco | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | June, 1984 |
| G-1029 | Pachinko 2 | 16KB | Variety | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1030 | Home Mahjong | 48KB | Variety | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1030B | Home Mahjong(Limited Edition) | 48KB | Variety | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1031 | Lode Runner | 32KB | Action/Puzzle | Compile | Brøderbund | Sega | 1984 | Unknown | Not released | January, 1985 |
| G-1032 | Safari Race | 32KB | Racing | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Unknown | Unknown | January, 1985 |
| G-1033 | Champion Boxing | 32KB | Sports | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Unknown | Not released | January, 1985 |
| G-1034 | Champion Soccer | 16KB | Sports | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Unknown | Not released | Not released |
| G-1035 | Hustle Chumy | 16KB | Action | Compile | Compile | Sega | 1984 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1036 | Flicky | 32KB | Action | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Unknown | Not released | February, 1985 |
| G-1037 | Girl's Garden | 32KB | Action | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1038 | Zaxxon | 32KB | Shooter | Ikegami Tsushinki | Sega | Sega | 1985 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1039 | Champion Pro Wrestlling | 32KB | Sports | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1040 | GP World | 32KB | Racing | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1041 | Konami's Sinnyu Shain Toru-Kun | 32KB | Action | Konami | Konami | Sega | 1985 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1042 | Konami's Hyper Sports | 32KB | Sports | Konami | Konami | Sega | 1985 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1043 | Star Force | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Tehkan | Sega | 1985 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1044 | Othello | 32KB+RAM2KB | Variety | Sega | Tsukuda Original | Sega | 1985 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1045 | Space Invaders | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Taito | Sega | 1985 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1046 | The Castle | 32KB+RAM8KB | Action/Puzzle | Sega | ASCII | Sega | 1986 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| G-1315 | Loretta No Shouzou | 1Mbit | Adventure | Sega | Sega | Sega | Feb 18, 1987 | Not released | Not released | Not released |
Sega SG-1000/SC-3000 series MYCARD Game List
| Code Number | Software Title | ROM Size | Genre | Developer | Copyright | Publisher(Sale) | Release |
Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-5 | Champion Golf | 32KB | Sports | Sega | Logitech | Sega | 1985 | Not released |
| C-17 | Monaco GP | 32KB | Racing | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | Not released |
| C-26 | Zippy Race | 32KB | Racing | Sega | Irem | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-33 | Champion Boxing | 32KB | Sports | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | Not released |
| C-43 | Star Force | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Tehkan | Sega | 1985 | Not released |
| C-46-1 | Dragon-Wang (with CardCatcher Limited Edition*) | 32KB | Action | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | Unknown |
| C-46 | Dragon-Wang | 32KB | Action | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-47-1 | Zoom 909 (with CardCatcher Limited Edition*) | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | Unknown |
| C-47 | Zoom 909 | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-48 | Choplifter | 32KB | Action | Compile | Brøderbund | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-49 | Pitfall II: Lost Caverns | 32KB | Action | Sega | Activision | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-50 | Doki Doki Penguin Land | 32KB | Action/Puzzle | Coreland | Sega | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-51 | Drol | 32KB | Action | Sega | Brøderbund | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-52 | Chack'n Pop | 32KB | Action | Sega | Taito | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-53 | Bank Panic | 32KB | Action | Sega | Sanritsu Denki | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-54 | Rock n' Bolt | 32KB | Action | Sega | Activision | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-55 | Elevator Action | 32KB | Action | Sega | Taito | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-56 | Sokoban | 32KB | Puzzle | Sega | Thinking Rabbit | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-57 | Championship Lode Runner | 32KB | Action/Puzzle | Compile | Brøderbund | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-58 | H.E.R.O. | 32KB | Action | Sega | Activision | Sega | 1985 | Unknown |
| C-59 | Champion Ice Hockey | 32KB | Sports | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-60 | Hang-On II | 32KB | Racing | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-61 | Bomb Jack | 32KB | Action/Puzzle | Sega | Tehkan | Sega | 1985 | Unknown |
| C-62 | Champion Ski (Cancelled) | 32KB | Sports | Sega | ||||
| C-63 | Gulkave | 32KB | Shooter | Compile | Compile | Sega | 1986 | Unknown |
| C-64 | C-SO! | 32KB | Action | Compile | Pony | Sega | 1985 | 1985 |
| C-65 | Ninja Princess | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1986 | 1986 |
| C-66 | Super Tank | 32KB | Shooter | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1986 | Not released |
| C-67 | Champion Kendo | 32KB | Sports | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1986 | Not released |
| C-69 | Wonder Boy | 32KB | Action | Escape | Sega | Sega | 1986 | 1986 |
| C-71 | Champion Billiards | 32KB | Sports | Compile | Sega | Sega | 1986 | Unknown |
| C-72 | The Black Onyx | 32KB | RPG | Sega | BPS | Sega | 1987 | Not released |
(It is inserted into Cartridge Slot, and a 'Card Catcher' is the thing of the adapter to use card software. A 'Card Catcher' attached version existed in the first limited edition of Dragon-Wang and ZOOM-909. Because there is no card slot in the SG-1000/SC-3000 series, it is a necessary adapter (card slot SEGA Mark III/ Master System). But, it is possible that it is used.)
Othello Multivision Cartridge List
| Code Number | Software Title | ROM Size | Genre | Developer | Copyright | Publisher(Sale) | Release |
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| OM-G001 | Q*bert | 8KB | Action | Konami | Gottlieb | Tsukuda Original | Nov 30,1983 |
| OM-G002 | Guzzlur | 8KB | Action | Tsukuda Original | Tehkan | Tsukuda Original | Nov 30,1983 |
| OM-G003 | Space Mountain | 8KB | Shooter | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Dec 1983 |
| OM-G004 | 3 Nin Mahjong | 16KB | Variety | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | 1984 |
| OM-G005 | Challenge Derby | 16KB | Action | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | 1984 |
| OM-G006 | Ayako.Okamoto's Match Play Golf | 32KB | Sports | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Feb 1984 |
| OM-G007 | Space Armor | 16KB | Shooter | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | 1984 |
| OM-G008 | 007 James Bond | 16KB | Action | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | 1984 |
| OM-G009 | Challenge Soccer (Cancelled) | Sports | Tsukuda Original | ||||
| OM-G010 | Great Escape2 (Cancelled) | Shooter | Tsukuda Original |
The Othello Multivision is a licensed clone of the SG-1000, manufactured by Tsukuda Original and fully compatible with the SG-1000. The console comes with a copy of the game Reversi built into the unit, and eight additional titles were released by Tsukuda Original.
Sega CAI Software(for SC-3000 series or SG-1000 series + SK-1100)
| Code Number | Software Title | Media | Contents commentary | Developer | Copyright | Publisher(Sale) | Release |
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| E-101 | Music for SC (or SK) (Triple Accord, 5 Octaves) | Cartridge | Sega | Sega | 1983 | ||
| E-102 | Graphic | Cartridge | Graphic Editor | Sega | Sega | 1983 | |
| E-103 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Tango (Junior High School 1st) | Tape | English Words | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1983 |
| E-104 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Sakubun (Junior High School 1st) | Tape | English Compositionfor | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1983 |
| E-105 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Bunpou (Junior High School 1st) | Tape | English Grammer | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1983 |
| E-106 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 4th, vol.1) | Tape | Mathematics | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1983 |
| E-107 | Kagaku Genso Kigou Master | Tape | Chemical Symbols | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1983 |
| E-108 | Nihonshi Nenpyou | Tape | Chronological Table of Japanese History | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1983 |
| E-109 | Sekaishi Nenpyou | Tape | Chronological Table of World History | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1984 |
| E-110 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Tango (Junior High School 2nd) | Tape | English Words | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1983 |
| E-111 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Sakubun (Junior High School 2nd) | Tape | English Compositionfor | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1983 |
| E-112 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Bunpou (Junior High School 2nd) | Tape | English Grammar | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1983 |
| E-113 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 4th, vol.2) | Tape | Mathematics | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 198x |
| E-114 | Tanosii Sansuu (Elementary School 5th, vol.2) | Tape | Mathematics | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 1984 |
| E-115 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 6th, vol.2) | Tape | Mathematics | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 198x |
| E-116 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 5th, vol.1) | Tape | Mathematics | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 198x |
| E-117 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 6th, vol.1) | Tape | Mathematics | Stratford computer center | Stratford computer center/ Sega | Sega | 198x |
| E-119 | Uranai Angel Cutie | Cartridge ROM32KB | Fortune-telling | Sega | Sega | 198x | |
| E-??? | Butsuri (Undo to Chikara Hen) | Tape | Physics | Sega | 198x | ||
| E-??? | Butsuri (Energy Hen) | Tape | Physics | Sega | 198x |
BASIC cartridge
| Code Number | Software Title | Corresponding model | Developer | Copyright | Publisher(Sale) | Release |
Release |
Release |
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| B-10 | BASIC Level II A | SC-3000 series | Sega | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| B-11 | BASIC Level II A | SK-1100(SG-1000series+SK-1100) | Sega | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| B-21 | BASIC Level II B | SK-1100(SG-1000series+SK-1100) | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| B-30 | BASIC Level III A | SC-3000 series | Sega | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| B-40 | BASIC Level III B | SC-3000 series | Sega | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| B-41 | BASIC SK-III | SK-1100(SG-1000series+SK-1100) | Sega | Sega | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| B-50 | Home BASIC | both (SC-3000 or SK-1100) | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| B-51 | Home BASIC Level II B | both (SC-3000 or SK-1100) | Sega | Sega | 1984 | Unknown | Unknown |
Other
| Code Number | Software Title | ROM Size | Genre | Developer | Copyright | Publisher(Sale) | Release |
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| GB-800 | TV Oekaki | Sega | Sega | Sega | 1985 |
The drawing/painting program TV Oekaki (Eng. trans.: "TV Doodler" or "TV Scribbler") uses a drawing tablet that connects directly to the cartridge.
References [edit]
- ^ Kohler, Chris (October 2009). "Playing the SG-1000, Sega's First Game Machine". Wired Magazine's online site. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ Kohler, Chris (October 2009). "Playing the SG-1000, Sega's First Game Machine". Wired Magazine's online site. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
External links [edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: SG-1000 |
- SG-1000 video from FamicomDojo.TV
- SEGA.com
- SEGA.jp Sega Hardware encyclopedia (Japanese)
- Page on SC-3000 and SF-7000
- SC-3000 Survivors
- [1] How to connect a PC Floppy drive to the SF-7000
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