--- title: Sega SG-1000 categories: - Consoles params: name: SG-1000 image: /media/museum/photos/sega_sg1000_1s.jpg logo: /media/museum/logos/sega_sg1000_logo.gif company: /companies/sega company_name: Sega tabs: - photos - emulators - links - videos forum_thread: 1224 photos: - title: SEGA SG-1000 subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [toughkidcst](http://www.flickr.com/photos/toughkidcst/) for this picture image: /media/museum/photos/sega_sg1000_1.jpg emulators: - title: Dega url: http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/degatut.htm platform: Windows text: SMS, Mark III and Game Gear emulator - title: MEKA url: http://www.smspower.org/meka/ platform: Windows text: Multi-system emulator (SG-1000, Mark III, SMS, SC-3000, Game Gear, Colecovision, Othello Multivision) - title: Past-O-Rama url: http://www.system16.com/pastorama/ platform: Windows text: Sega systems emulator links: - title: GameFAQs url: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/sms/game/22669.html text: Excellent site gathering several Sega Master System FAQs - title: IGN.COM url: http://codes.ign.com/lists/20137/068/index.html text: A LOT of Sega Master System game codes - title: MEKA Software Database url: http://www.smspower.org/meka/wip/meka.nam text: Very precise and useful software database (SMS, GG, Coleco, etc.) - title: Official Master System pages from Sega! url: http://www.sega.co.jp/archive/segahard/master/ text: Excellent. Lot of info here (specs, pix, soft lists, ads,etc.) - title: Sega Master System, the console legend url: http://www.geocities.com/snappa_fcw/sega.html text: SMS dedicated website. A lot of stuff here. - title: SMS Power url: http://smspower.speedhost.com/ text: Excellent site supporting all Sega 8-bit systems - title: UK Sega Master System page url: http://www.severedbbs.u-net.com/fletcher/SMS.html text: History, pictures and tech info - title: www.alexkidd.com url: http://www.alexkidd.com/ text: FAQs, Game reviews, hardware & peripheral pics and info, ads, links and much more - title: www.sega8bit.com url: http://www.sega8bit.com/ text: Featuring a games database, release and rarity information, plus the most active SMS related forums on the web videos: - title: Sega Master System TV commercial url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5vreoJLLRM text: 'Length: 31s' related: - /museum/sega-mark-iii - /museum/sega-master-system - /museum/sega-master-system-ii - /museum/sega-master-system-iii - /museum/sega-sg-1000-mark-ii oc_id: 1257 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230610134414/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1257 date: '2023-06-10' --- The SG-1000 (also called the Mark I) was Sega's first home console. Although a market test was conducted in 1981, it would be another two years until the SG-1000 received it's full launch, putting it in direct competition with the [NES](/museum/nintendo-nes/). Sega's arcade background meant that a number of arcade games were converted to the system, most of which were very well done. The graphics and sound may seem primitive today, but this was cutting edge technology back then and the games are still quite playable even now. While Sega marketed the console in Asia, Grandstand took care of overseas sales. The console was available in a number of countries and was popular not only in Japan but also New Zealand and Taiwan, but for some reason it was never released in America. A number of clones of this system were available such as the Othello Multivision and the DINA 2-in-1/Telegames Personal Arcade, which was advertised as a [ColecoVision](/museum/colecovision/) clone but it could also play SG-1000 games, a fact which most owners were unaware of! The SG-1000 was followed by the SG-1000 Mark II, which was released in 1984.
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