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The FM Sound Unit (FMサウンドユニット) is an add-on for the Sega Mark III used to enhance the sound output of certain Mark III games. It was sold in Japan from 1987 for ¥6,800.
The FM Sound Unit contains a YM2413 FM chip that acts on top of the built-in SN76489 PSG chip, adding nine extra mono sound channels. When the redesigned Sega Master System hit Japanese and South Korean markets, the FM Sound Unit was built-in to the console (though it is absent from international releases).
Unfortunately not all Mark III or Sega Master System games made use of this feature. The unit was not built into the Sega Mega Drive or Power Base Converter, so these extra features cannot be activated when playing Master System games on Sega's 16-bit console.
Games that Make Use of the FM Sound Unit
(Note in most cases, only the Japanese variants are compatible)
- After Burner
- Alex Kidd BMX Trial
- Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
- Alien Syndrome
- Aztec Adventure
- Blade Eagle 3-D
- Bomber Raid
- Captain Silver
- Cyborg Hunter
- Double Dragon
- Fantasy Zone II
- Fantasy Zone: The Maze
- Galactic Protector
- Global Defense
- Golvellius - Valley of Doom
- Great Golf
- Hoshi Wo Sagashite...
- Kenseiden
- Lord of The Sword
- Maze Hunter 3-D
- Megumi Rescue
- Miracle Warriors - Seal of The Dark Lord
- Nekkyuu Koushien
- OutRun
- Parlour Games
- Penguin Land
- Phantasy Star
- Power Strike
- R-Type
- Shinobi
- Solomon no Kagi - Oujo Rihita no Namida
- Space Harrier 3-D
- SpellCaster
- Super Racing
- Tensai Bakabon
- Thunder Blade
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land
- Ys: The Vanished Omens
- Zaxxon 3-D
- Zillion II: The Tri Formation
The following games have FM soundtracks but were not released in Japan or South Korea:
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