10 Facts About SG-1000

SG-1000 is a home video game console manufactured by Sega.

SG-1000 was released in several forms, including the SC-3000 computer and the redesigned SG-1000 II released in 1984.

All SG-1000 games are fully compatible with the Mark III and the Japanese version of the Master System.

Former Sega consumer hardware development head Hideki Sato stated that because Sega had not predicted the SG-1000 would sell so well, the company became more enamored with developing video game consoles.

The SG-1000 II replaced the hardwired joystick with two detachable joypads.

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Sato disliked the original cartridges, saying they looked like "small black tombstones" when inserted in the console, and later remarked that his proudest achievement of the SG-1000 era was replacing them with the "cheerier", pocket-sized Sega My Cards.

The SG-1000 was coming up against game consoles from companies including Tomy and Bandai.

SG-1000 is powered by an 8-bit Zilog Z80 central processing unit running at 3.

SG-1000 made little impact on the video game industry, but has been recognized for being Sega's first video game console.

Hideki Sato reflected positively on the innovations in the development of the SG-1000, but admitted that the console had limitations because of how new the market was and that Sega was inexperienced in developing for a video game console at the time.