SG-1000
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Manufacturer | Sega |
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Type | Video game console |
Generation | Second generation |
Lifespan | July 15, 1983 July, 1984(SG-1000 II) |
Media | ROM Cartridge, Casette 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 | 256x192 resolution, 16 colours, 32 on-screen sprites |
Successor | Sega Mark III/Sega 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 Sega Master System[2].
History
The SG-1000 was first released to the Japanese market on July 15, 1983. Coincidentally, this is the exact same day that the Nintendo Famicom was released in Japan, for ¥15,000. 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 and in other countries, such as Italy, Spain, and South Africa. The console in its original form was never launched in North America.
Game manufacturer Tsukuda Original produced the Othello Multivision (オセロマルチビジョン), an SG-1000 clone. Bit Corp's Dina 2-in-1 ColecoVision clone was brought to North America by a company called Telegames. Telegames called its clone the Telegames Personal Arcade, which could play ColecoVision and SG-1000 games.
A caveat is the SG-1000's surprisingly wide availability on Taiwan's secondary market. This console is highly significant in Taiwan as one of its first and best-remembered consoles, where it was manufactured and sold (very briskly) under license as "阿羅士" ['Lou Shi']. This was striking in that 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 Sega Master System II) and the Mark naming convention was further extended to the Mega Drive/Genesis ('Mark V').
SG-1000 II
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. 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.
The Card Catcher would become built into the Sega Mark III, as well as the first version of the Sega Master System.
Sega SC-3000
The SC-3000 was the computer equivalent of the SG-1000.
The SC-3000 sold for ¥29,800 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 RS232 serial port.
Sega Mark III
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The Sega Mark III Logo
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Sega Mark III
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 Sega Master System.
Specifications
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Emulation
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. Sega Master System emulators are usually able to play SG-1000 games, as the real Sega Master System also had that capability.
List of SG-1000/SC-3000 series games
Sega SG-1000/SC-3000 series Cartridge Game List
Code Number | Software Title | ROM Size | Genre | Developer | Copyright | Publisher(Sale) | Release(JPN) | Release(AUS) | Comment |
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G-1001 | Borderline | 16KB | Shooter | Compile | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1002 | Safari Hunting | 16KB | Action | Compile | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1003 | N-Sub | 16KB | Shooter | Compile | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1004 | Mahjong | 16KB | Variety | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1005 | Champion Golf | 32KB | Sports | SEGA | Logitec | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | 1983 | |
G-1006 | Serizawa-8dan-No-Tsume-Shogi | 16KB | Puzzle/Variety | Coreland | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Not released | Tsume-Shogi Puzzle Game. It was put on the market only in Japan. |
G-1007 | Congo Bongo | 32KB | Action | Ikegami Tsushinki | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1008 | YAMATO | 16KB | Shooter | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1009 | Champion Tennis | 8KB | Sports | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | Serve, receive and smash the ball. Attack your rival's weak point. Use all corners of the court to your advantage and get a glorious victory over your opponent! This is a highly intellectual and competitive sports game which requires sharp nerves and concentration. |
G-1010 | Star Jacker | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1011 | Champion Baseball | 16KB | Sports | Alpha Denshi | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | 1983 | |
G-1012 | Sindbad Mystery | 16KB | Shooter | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | July 15, 1983 | Unknown | SINDBAD, an adventurous boy, comes to TREASURE ISLAND. He wants to successfully find the treasure through the clues in the TREASURE MAP by opening the ? panels. To challenge him, MONSTERS are here and there, loitering in the maze-like routes on the island. Muster up your courage, roll the STONE forward and destroy the MONSTERS. After successfully finding the TREASURE, let's go on to the next adventure on another, more wonderous TREASURE ISLAND! |
G-1014 | Golgo 13 | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1015 | Orguss | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | Big West Advertising, MBS | SEGA, Big West Advertising, MBS | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1017 | Monaco GP | 32KB | Racing | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1018 | SEGA Flipper | 16KB | Action | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1019 | Pop Flamer | 16KB | Action | SEGA | Jaleco | SEGA | 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1020 | Pacar | 16KB | Action | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1983 | Unknown | Pac-Man like game. |
G-1022 | Sega Galaga | 16KB | Shooter | SEGA | Namco | SEGA | 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1023 | Space Slalom | 8KB | Action | SEGA | Oruka->Sega | SEGA | 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1026 | Zippy Race | 32KB | Racing | SEGA | Irem | SEGA | 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1027 | Pachinko | 16KB | Variety | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1028 | Exerion | 16KB | Shooter | SEGA | Jaleco | SEGA | 1983 | Unknown | |
G-1029 | Pachinko 2 | 16KB | Variety | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1030 | Home Mahjong | 48KB | Variety | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1030B | Home Mahjong(Limited Edition) | 48KB | Variety | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1031 | Lode Runner | 32KB | Action/Puzzle | Compile | Broderbund | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1032 | Safari Race | 32KB | Racing | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1033 | Champion Boxing | 32KB | Sports | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1034 | Champion Soccer | 16KB | Sports | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1035 | Hustle Chumy | 16KB | Action | Compile | Compile | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1036 | Flicky | 32KB | Action | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1037 | Girl's Garden | 32KB | Action | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1984 | Unknown | |
G-1038 | Zaxxon | 32KB | Shooter | Ikegami Tsushinki | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 | Unknown | |
G-1039 | Champion Pro Wrestlling | 32KB | Sports | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 | Unknown | |
G-1040 | GP World | 32KB | Racing | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 | Unknown | |
G-1041 | Konami's Sinnyu Shain Toru-Kun | 32KB | Action | Konami | Konami | SEGA | 1985 | Unknown | |
G-1042 | Konami's Hyper Sports | 32KB | Sports | Konami | Konami | SEGA | 1985 | Unknown | |
G-1043 | Star Force | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | Tehkan | SEGA | 1985 | Unknown | |
G-1044 | Othello | 32KB+RAM2KB | Variety | SEGA | Tsukuda Original | SEGA | 1985 | Unknown | |
G-1045 | Space Invaders | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | Taito | SEGA | 1985 | Unknown | |
G-1046 | The Castle | 32KB+RAM8KB | Action/Puzzle | SEGA | ASCII | SEGA | 1986 | Not released | |
G-1315 | Loretta No Shouzou | 1Mbit | Adventure | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | Feb 18, 1987 | Not released | It is Sherlock Holmes's original story. Only Japanese corresponds. |
Sega SG-1000/SC-3000 series MYCARD Game List
Code Number | Software Title | ROM Size | Genre | Developer | Copyright | Publisher(Sale) | Release |
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C-5 | Champion Golf | 32KB | Sports | SEGA | Logitec | SEGA | 1985 |
C-17 | Monaco GP | 32KB | Racing | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 |
C-26 | Zippy Race | 32KB | Racing | SEGA | Irem | SEGA | 1985 |
C-33 | Champion Boxing | 32KB | Sports | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 |
C-43 | Star Force | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | Tehkan | SEGA | 1985 |
C-46-1 | Dragon-Wang (with CardCatcher Limited Edition*) | 32KB | Action | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 |
C-46 | Dragon-Wang | 32KB | Action | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 |
C-47-1 | Zoom 909 (with CardCatcher Limited Edition*) | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 |
C-47 | Zoom 909 | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 |
C-48 | Choplifter | 32KB | Action | Compile | Broderbund | SEGA | 1985 |
C-49 | Pitfall 2 | 32KB | Action | SEGA | Activision | SEGA | 1985 |
C-50 | Doki Doki Penguin Land | 32KB | Action/Puzzle | Coreland | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 |
C-51 | Drol | 32KB | Action | SEGA | Broderbund | SEGA | 1985 |
C-52 | Chack'n Pop | 32KB | Action | SEGA | Taito | SEGA | 1985 |
C-53 | Bank Panic | 32KB | Action | SEGA | Sanritsu Denki | SEGA | 1985 |
C-54 | Rock n' Bolt | 32KB | Action | SEGA | Activision | SEGA | 1985 |
C-55 | Elevator Action | 32KB | Action | SEGA | Taito | SEGA | 1985 |
C-56 | Sokoban | 32KB | Puzzle | SEGA | Thinking Rabbit | SEGA | 1985 |
C-57 | Championship Lode Runner | 32KB | Action/Puzzle | Compile | Broderbund | SEGA | 1985 |
C-58 | H.E.R.O. | 32KB | Action | SEGA | Activision | SEGA | 1985 |
C-59 | Champion Ice Hockey | 32KB | Sports | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 |
C-60 | Hang-On II | 32KB | Racing | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1985 |
C-61 | Bomb Jack | 32KB | Action/Puzzle | SEGA | Tehkan | SEGA | 1985 |
C-62 | Champion Ski (Cancelled) | 32KB | Sports | SEGA | |||
C-63 | Gulkave | 32KB | Shooter | Compile | Compile | SEGA | 1986 |
C-64 | C-SO! | 32KB | Action | Compile | Pony | SEGA | 1985 |
C-65 | Ninja Princess | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1986 |
C-66 | Super Tank | 32KB | Shooter | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1986 |
C-67 | Champion Kendo | 32KB | Sports | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1986 |
C-69 | Wonder Boy | 32KB | Action | Escape | SEGA | SEGA | 1986 |
C-71 | Champion Billiards | 32KB | Sports | Compile | SEGA | SEGA | 1986 |
C-72 | The Black Onyx | 32KB | RPG | SEGA | BPS | SEGA | 1987 |
(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 | 1984 |
OM-G002 | Guzzlur | 8KB | Action | Tsukuda Original | Tehkan | Tsukuda Original | 1984 |
OM-G003 | Space Mountain | 8KB | Shooter | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | 1984 |
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 | 1984 |
OM-G007 | Space Armor | 16KB | Shooter | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | 1985 |
OM-G008 | 007 James Bond | 16KB | Action | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | Tsukuda Original | 1985 |
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 Othello built into the unit, and eight additional titles were released by Tsukuda Original.
Sega CAI Software(for SC-3000 series or SG-1000 series and SK-1100 series)
Code Number | Software Title | Media | Contents commentary | Developer | Sale | Release |
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E-101 | Music for SC (or SK) (Triple Accord, 5 Octaves) | Cartridge | SEGA | 1983 | ||
E-103 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Tango (Junior High School 1st) | Tape | English Words | SEGA | 1983 | |
E-104 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Sakubun (Junior High School 1st) | Tape | English Compositionfor | SEGA | 1983 | |
E-105 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Bunpou (Junior High School 1st) | Tape | English Grammer | SEGA | 1983 | |
E-106 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 4th, vol.1) | Tape | Mathematics | SEGA | 1983 | |
E-107 | Kagaku Genso Kigou Master | Tape | Chemical Symbols | SEGA | 198x | |
E-108 | Nihonshi Nenpyou | Tape | Chronological Table of Japanese History | SEGA | 198x | |
E-109 | Sekaishi Nenpyou | Tape | Chronological Table of World History | SEGA | 198x | |
E-110 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Tango (Junior High School 2nd) | Tape | English Words | SEGA | 198x | |
E-111 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Sakubun (Junior High School 2nd) | Tape | English Compositionfor | SEGA | 198x | |
E-112 | Chugaku Hisshu Ei Bunpou (Junior High School 2nd) | Tape | English Grammar | SEGA | 198x | |
E-113 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 4th, vol.2) | Tape | Mathematics | SEGA | 198x | |
E-114 | Tanosii Sansuu (Elementary School 5th, vol.2) | Tape | Mathematics | SEGA | 198x | |
E-115 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 6th, vol.2) | Tape | Mathematics | SEGA | 198x | |
E-116 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 5th, vol.1) | Tape | Mathematics | SEGA | 198x | |
E-117 | Tanoshii Sansuu (Elementary School 6th, vol.1) | Tape | Mathematics | SEGA | 198x | |
E-119 | Uranai Angel Cutie | Cartridge ROM32KB | Fortune-telling | 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 | Sale | Release |
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B-10 | BASIC Level II A | SC-3000 series | SEGA | 1983 |
B-11 | BASIC Level II A | SK-1100(SG-1000series+SK-1100) | SEGA | 1983 |
B-21 | BASIC Level II B | SK-1100(SG-1000series+SK-1100) | SEGA | 1983 |
B-30 | BASIC Level III A | SC-3000 series | SEGA | 1983 |
B-40 | BASIC Level III B | SC-3000 series | SEGA | 1983 |
B-41 | BASIC SK-III | SK-1100(SG-1000series+SK-1100) | SEGA | 1983 |
B-50 | Home BASIC | both (SC-3000 or SK-1100) | SEGA | 1984 |
B-51 | Home BASIC Level II B | both (SC-3000 or SK-1100) | SEGA | 1984 |
Other
Code Number | Software Title | ROM Size | Genre | Developer | Copyright | Sale | Release |
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GB-800 | TV Oekaki | SEGA | SEGA | SEGA | 1986 |
The drawing/painting program TV Oekaki (Eng. trans.: "TV Doodler" or "TV Scribbler") uses a drawing tablet that connects directly to the cartridge.
References
- ^ "Playing the SG-1000, Sega's First Game Machine". Wired Magazine's online site. 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
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