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Sega SG-1000	Consoles	name image logo company company_name tabs photos emulators links videos related oc_id source SG-1000 /media/museum/photos/sega_sg1000_1s.jpg /media/museum/logos/sega_sg1000_logo.gif /companies/sega Sega photos emulators links videos title subtitle text image SEGA SG-1000 Thanks to [toughkidcst](http://www.flickr.com/photos/toughkidcst/) for this picture /media/museum/photos/sega_sg1000_1.jpg title url platform text Dega http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/degatut.htm Windows SMS, Mark III and Game Gear emulator title url platform text MEKA http://www.smspower.org/meka/ Windows Multi-system emulator (SG-1000, Mark III, SMS, SC-3000, Game Gear, Colecovision, Othello Multivision) title url platform text Past-O-Rama http://www.system16.com/pastorama/ Windows Sega systems emulator title url text GameFAQs http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/sms/game/22669.html Excellent site gathering several Sega Master System FAQs title url text IGN.COM http://codes.ign.com/lists/20137/068/index.html A LOT of Sega Master System game codes title url text MEKA Software Database http://www.smspower.org/meka/wip/meka.nam Very precise and useful software database (SMS, GG, Coleco, etc.) title url text Official Master System pages from Sega! http://www.sega.co.jp/archive/segahard/master/ Excellent. Lot of info here (specs, pix, soft lists, ads,etc.) title url text Sega Master System, the console legend http://www.geocities.com/snappa_fcw/sega.html SMS dedicated website. A lot of stuff here. title url text SMS Power http://smspower.speedhost.com/ Excellent site supporting all Sega 8-bit systems title url text UK Sega Master System page http://www.severedbbs.u-net.com/fletcher/SMS.html History, pictures and tech info title url text www.alexkidd.com http://www.alexkidd.com/ FAQs, Game reviews, hardware & peripheral pics and info, ads, links and much more title url text www.sega8bit.com http://www.sega8bit.com/ Featuring a games database, release and rarity information, plus the most active SMS related forums on the web title url text Sega Master System TV commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5vreoJLLRM Length: 31s /museum/sega-mark-iii /museum/sega-master-system /museum/sega-master-system-ii /museum/sega-master-system-iii /museum/sega-sg-1000-mark-ii 1257 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230610134414/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1257 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.

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 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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