History of video games/Platforms/SG-1000
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The Sega SG 1000 and controller.
History[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
Sega has its origins in Standard Games, a Honolulu, Hawaii based American amusement company founded in 1940.[1][2] Sega, a shortened version of Service Games, would form into a Japanese amusement company in a roundabout way as American legislation banned coin operated gambling games in their primary markets.[3] [2][4]
Launch[edit | edit source]
The SG-1000 was launched on July 15, 1983 in Japan on the same day as the Nintendo Famicom launch.[5]
The improved Mark III was launched in October of 1985.[6]
The SG-3000 model added a keyboard, and proved to be more popular in Japan then the original SG-1000.[7]
By 1985 the SG-1000 sold about two million units.[8] The SG-1000 was followed by the Sega Master System.
The Dina game console was also related to the SG-1000.
Technology[edit | edit source]
The SG-1000 CPU uses a 8 bit Zilog Z80A clocked at 3.58 megahertz.[9]
The SG-1000 uses a Texas Instruments TMS9928A for graphics processing, and a Texas Instruments SN76489 for sound processing.[9]
Notable Games[edit | edit source]
1984[edit | edit source]
Girl's Garden[edit | edit source]
Released in either 1984 or 1985.
Read more about Girl's Garden on Wikipedia.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
SG-1000[edit | edit source]
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The front of the SG-1000. -
The front of the SG-1000. -
The back of the SG-1000 with ports visible. -
The back of the SG-1000 with ports visible.
SG-1000 II[edit | edit source]
SG-1000 III[edit | edit source]
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The MKIII has two controller ports on the front of the console - A design decision also used on the Master System. -
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SC-3000[edit | edit source]
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Telegames Personal Arcade[edit | edit source]
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The Telegames Personal Arcade, a ColecoVision and Sega SG-1000 compatible console. -
The console, also known as the Dina 2 in 1, could dock controllers on the side. -
The console rear hosted I/O ports. -
The controller for the Telegames Personal Arcade.
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ "Your Turn: A brief history of Sega". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ↑ a b "Meet The Four Americans Who Built Sega". Kotaku. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ↑ "Service Games, Hawaii". Sega Retro. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ↑ "Sega History - Zippia". www.zippia.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ↑ McGuire, Keegan (23 October 2020). "The untold truth of Sega's first console". Looper.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ↑ "HISTORY SEGA 60th Anniversary". SEGA 60th Anniversary site. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "The Story of Sega's First Console, Which Was Not The Master System" (in en-us). Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/the-story-of-segas-first-console-which-was-not-the-mas-5888800. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ↑ "Feature: A Look Back At the SG-1000, Sega's First Ever Home Console". Nintendo Life. 25 June 2018. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/06/feature_a_look_back_at_the_sg-1000_segas_first_ever_home_console. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ↑ a b "Playing the SG-1000, Sega's First Game Machine" (in en-us). Wired. https://www.wired.com/2009/10/sega-sg-1000/. Retrieved 26 October 2020.