Sega System 1

Fast Facts on the Sega System 1

Made by: Sega

Release	Date	RRP	Code
World	1983-07		?

The Sega System 1 is an arcade platform introduced by Sega in July 1983^[1]. It is a Z80-based platform and the first in the decade-long "System" series of arcade boards.

The System 1 was a relatively popular arcade board for its day, supported not only by Sega, but by Japanese developers Coreland and VIC Tokai between 1983 and 1987. In 1985 it was succeeded by the slightly more powerful Sega System 2 board, though new games were released for both systems concurrently. Many of the System 1's games were ported to the SG-1000 and Sega Master System consoles.

Specifications

Main CPU: Z80 @ 4 MHz
Sound CPU: Z80 @ 4 MHz
Sound chip: SN76496 @ 4 MHz, SN76496 @ 2 MHz
Video resolution: 256 x 224
Board composition: One board
Hardware features: 2 layers and sprites, hardware collision detection

Gallery

PCB 1
PCB 2

List of Games

4D Warriors (1985)
Block Gal (1987)
Brain (1986)
Bull Fight (1984)
Choplifter (1985)
Flicky (1984)
Gardia (1986)
I'm Sorry (1985)
Mister Viking (1984)
My Hero (1985)
Pitfall II (1985)
Rafflesia (1986)
Regulus (1983)
Sega Ninja (1985)
Spatter (1984)
Star Jacker (1983)
SWAT (1984)
Teddy Boy Blues (1985)
Up'n Down (1983)
Water Match (1984)
Wonder Boy (also released on Sega System 2) (1986)
Wonder Boy Deluxe (1986)

Sega Arcade Boards
Originating in Arcades
8080/Z80-based	Sega Blockade hardware \| Sega VIC Dual \| Sega G80 \| VCO Object \| Sega Zaxxon hardware \| Sega Laserdisc hardware \| Sega System 1 \| Sega Appoooh hardware \| Sega System 2 \| Sega System E \| Sega Gigas hardware \| Sega Sharp Shooter hardware \| Sega Space Position hardware Sega Shooting Zone System (MAME alias for Sega Sharp Shooter Hardware; which name is correct?) Custom Z80 boards (TODO the only one left is Bank Panic which needs to be handled differently; it's by Sanritsu and runs on the same hardware as exactly one other game)
68000-based	Pre-System 16 hardware \| Sega Hang-On Hardware \| Sega OutRun Hardware \| Sega System 16 \| Sega X Board \| Sega System 24 \| Sega Y Board \| Sega System 18
NEC V60/V70-based	Sega System 32 \| Sega Model 1
Intel i960-based	Sega Model 2
PowerPC-based	Sega Model 3
SuperH-based	Sega Hikaru
Based on Home Hardware
SG-1000-based	SG-1000-based Arcade Hardware
Mega Drive-based	Mega-Tech \| Sega System C/C2 \| Mega Play \| High Seas Havoc special board
Saturn-based	Sega Titan Video (ST-V)
Dreamcast-based	Sega NAOMI \| Sega NAOMI 2 \| Sega Aurora \| Sammy Atomiswave
Xbox-based	Sega Chihiro
GameCube-based	Triforce
PC-based	Sega Lindbergh \| Sega Europa-R \| Sega RingEdge \| Sega RingWide \| Sega RingEdge 2

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