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Visual Memory (VM / VMS; VMU in NA)

VM / VMS; VMU in NA · HKT-7000 · Sega · 1998

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Listing price≈ 20-26 €median 23 € · 11 list. this weekDetails ↓Rate

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Specs

Released: 1998-11-27
Type: memory

Description

The Visual Memory Unit (VMU), also referred to as the Visual Memory System (ビジュアルメモリ, Bijuaru Memori) (VMS) in Japan, is the primary memory card produced by Sega for the Dreamcast home video game console.

The device features a monochrome liquid crystal display (LCD), multiplayer gaming capability (via connectors at the top), second screen functionality, a real-time clock, file manager, built-in flash memory, and sound capability. Prior to the launch of the Dreamcast, a special Godzilla edition VMU, preloaded with a virtual pet game, was released on July 30, 1998, in Japan.

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How to tell them apart

Small white unit with 48x32 mono LCD, D-pad, A/B, Mode and Sleep buttons; screen visible through the controller window.

Details from sources

128 KB flash (200 user blocks), Sanyo LC8670 8-bit CPU, 2 x CR2032 (Sega; ja/en.wikipedia; IGN 1999-08-14). NA 1999-09-09, EU 1999-10-14, AU 1999-11-30 (en.wikipedia). ja.wikipedia infobox gives 1,000,000 sold in Japan without any citation (article flagged for sources) - не перевірено (unverified), so `produced` stays null. en.wikipedia gives JP discontinuation 2001-03-30. Many other colours of retail VM exist in collector lists; none was confirmed in the sources read.

Data source: sega.jp

Prices by market~23 €

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condition not statedany · 4 list.26 €

OLX Poland
condition not statedany · 4 list.23 €

OLX Ukraine
condition not statedany · 3 list.18 €

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