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SG-1000
SG-1000 · Sega · 1983
Why
It was released only in Japan; it’s rare in our markets, so we don’t set a rarity level. released only in the region JP, not in Europe - no lower than Uncommon. Estimate: exact units produced unknown.The SG-1000 is a home video game console manufactured by Sega. It was Sega's first entry into the home video game hardware business. Developed in response to a downturn in arcades starting in 1982, the SG-1000 was created on the advice of Hayao Nakayama, president of Sega's Japanese arm, and was released on July 15, 1983, the same day that Nintendo released the Family Computer in Japan. It also had a limited release in Australia and New Zealand. The SG-1000 was released in several forms, including the SC-3000 computer and the redesigned SG-1000 II released in 1984. The SG-1000 and the SC-3000 both support a library of 51 ROM cartridge games and 29 Sega My Card games.
For now, in English only. Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0Details from sources
Sega's first home console, released the same day as the Famicom; 'SG' = Sega Game. Planned as 'SG-2000' at JPY 19,800 (Toy Journal 1983-06) and re-priced after the Famicom announcement. Player-1 joystick SJ-200 is hard-wired (player-2 port is DE-9); Sega service centres could convert it with extension cable kit JC-100. Z80A 3.58 MHz, TMS9918A VDP, SN76489 PSG, 1 KB RAM, 16 KB VRAM, RF output only; rear expansion slot for SK-1100. Box contents (sega.jp): AC adapter, TV switch, TV cable, 1 joystick, manual, warranty. Size 294x152x40 mm. Outside Japan (OEM): New Zealand as 'Sega 1000' by Grandstand Leisure (Sega Retro); ja.wikipedia also lists Australia (John Sands), Italy, Spain, South Africa and Taiwan OEM sales, but Sega Retro only confirms the SC-3000 for most of those markets.
Variants · 3
Prices by market
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Data source: sega.jp
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