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Video game console - Sega Computer Video Game SG-1000

    Sega SG-1000 (full name Sega Computer Video Game SG-1000) was an 8-bit video-game console produced by Sega, which was sold during the first half of the 1980s, in Japan, Australia, Southern Europe and some other regions. It was Sega's first home game console, and although it has been on the market only for 2 years, it has recorded several important games in videogame history. The console was not commercially successful. The main reason was that SG-1000 was launched on the same day as the technically superior Famicom/NES, and SG-1000 was therefore convicted to be defeated.
    The console SG-1000 was equipped with a microprocessor that contained the 8-bit chip Zilog Z80 and the integrated circuit Texas Instruments SN76489, which was also used in some of the home and personal computers at that time. An improved version of this integrated circuit was later used in the Sega Master System game console. The video processor Texas Instruments TMS9928A was capable to display up to 16 colors at a time. In the original configuration, the console was equipped with two hard-mounted joysticks SJ-200, but they usually quickly destroyed and could not be easily replaced. The games were distributed either on classic cartridges that were inserted into the console through the top connector or via memory cards. Additional accessories existed solely for use with the console, including the SR-1000 cassette deck, the SP-400 4-color plotter printer, and the SF-7000 expansion device which adds a floppy disk drive and additional memory.
    The SG-1000 was first released in Japan on July 15, 1983, at JP¥15,000, which was still JP¥200 more than the competitive price of Famicom. The big disadvantage of the SG-1000 was the fact that when it was launched, it lacked the names of successful games such as Donkey Kong or Poppeye, which accompanied the launch of Famicom. As a result of these and other facts, and due to SG-1000 technical backwardness compared to Famicom, sales of this console were far behind the competition. An estimated 2 million units of this console were sold around the world (total sales of NES were about 30 times higher). Sega therefore pulled the console out of the market after two years, and in 1985 it replaced it by the technically superior 8-bit Master System console. It should be noted, however, that the Master System was fully compatible with the SG-1000 console, although of course in only one direction.
    In total, approximately 100 games were created for SG-1000, 68 of them were distributed on classic cartridges and 29 by Sega cards. None of the games included any of the well-known Sega characters, such as the Sonic the hedgehog, or the popular children's hero Alex Kidd. Nevertheless, a few games have appeared on this console, which the critics have evaluated positively. Among the best were such titles like Girl's Garden, Congo Bongo, Monaco GP, The Castle and some others.
    SG-1000 was not very popular at the time. Today, however, it is highly appreciated especially among collectors. At online auctions, the console is sold at considerably higher prices than much more successful NES console. In 2018, the SG-1000 celebrated its 35th birthday, and especially in Japan, there are still many fans who love this Sega's oldest game console.

Alphabetical list of SG-1000 games hosted at RetroGames.cz:

Name Released Number of hits User rating
Bank Panic 1987 18352x 57%
Bomb Jack 1984 22730x 63%
Bomberman 1985 16531x 58%
Borderline 1981 12897x 51%
Buck Rogers 1982 9349x 77%
C-So! 1985 20272x 68%
Cabbage Patch Kids 1984 16409x 60%
Chack’n Pop 1983 10573x 78%
Champion Baseball 1983 18553x 74%
Champion Billiards 1986 16978x 54%
Champion Ice Hockey 1985 12591x 56%
Champion Pro Wrestling 1985 19747x 63%
Champion Soccer 1984 9457x 65%
Champion Tennis 1983 10283x 49%
Championship Lode Runner 1984 10375x 43%
Choplifter 1982 9790x 60%
Circus Charlie 1984 13032x 60%
Congo Bongo 1983 18822x 60%
Doki Doki Penguin Land 1985 15875x 66%
Dragon Wang 1985 23427x 56%
Drol 1983 13937x 69%
Elevator Action 1983 14143x 66%
Exerion 1983 12396x 75%
Flicky 1984 13760x 76%
Galaga 1981 26023x 74%
Girl’s Garden 1984 43419x 61%
Golgo 13 1984 12790x 50%
Gulkave 1986 13926x 70%
Guzzler 1983 8587x 50%
H.E.R.O. 1984 14826x 60%
Hang-On II 1985 23589x 48%
Hustle Chumy 1984 18937x 56%
Hyper Sports 1984 17423x 62%
Hyper Sports 2 1984 17338x 56%
James Bond 007 1983 17551x 52%
King's Valley 1985 12707x 61%
Knightmare 1986 8286x 68%
Legend of Kage, The 1986 10424x 76%
Lode Runner 1983 15476x 65%
Magical Tree 1984 16787x 68%
Mikie 1984 2132x 48%
Monaco GP 1979 62345x 60%
N-Sub 1980 14466x 59%
Ninja Princess 1985 19791x 65%
Orguss 1984 10991x 59%
Pacar 1983 21304x 59%
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns 1984 88681x 69%
Pop Flamer 1982 11163x 56%
Q*bert 1982 18475x 62%
Rally-X 1980 37473x 66%
Road Fighter 1984 8834x 50%
Rock n' Bolt 1985 5417x 43%
Safari Race 1984 102429x 61%
Sega Flipper 1983 19453x 55%
Sindbad Mystery 1983 9479x 54%
Soko-Ban 1988 10981x 70%
Space Armor 1984 8605x 80%
Space Invaders 1978 18950x 68%
Star Force 1984 12593x 64%
Star Jacker 1983 10452x 52%
Super Tank 1986 15948x 50%
Tank Battalion 1980 58131x 56%
The Black Onyx 1984 12235x 53%
The Castle 1985 116807x 64%
TwinBee 1985 8219x 70%
Wonder Boy 1987 17490x 71%
World Grand Prix 1986 9477x 74%
Yamato 1983 7730x 60%
Yie Ar Kung-Fu 1984 9802x 68%
Yie Ar Kung-Fu 2 1986 17767x 54%
Zaxxon 1982 35228x 61%
Zippy Race 1985 13094x 63%

All information in this article are from: http://www.wikipedia.org/.

Sega SG-1000
The Sega SG-1000, a video game console
released in Japan in 1983.
 

Technical data:
Manufacturer: Sega
Generation: Third (8-bit era)
Retail availability: July 15, 1983
Discontinued: October 1985
Units sold: 2 million
Media: ROM cartridge, Sega Card
Processor (CPU): Zilog Z80 @ 3.58 MHz
Screen resolution: 256 x 192
Colors: 16 colors on-screen
Controller input: SJ-200 joystick
Manual: Sega_SG-1000(JP).pdf
Best-selling game: Girl's Garden
Predecessor: -
Successor: Sega Master System (1985)

 

Most popular games:

SG-1000: Girl's Garden Girl's Garden

SG-1000: Monaco GP Monaco GP

SG-1000: The Castle The Castle

SG-1000: Safari Race Safari Race

SG-1000: Tank Battalion Tank Battalion


 

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