SG-1000 emulators
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| Developer | Sega |
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| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Third generation |
| Release date | 1983 |
| Discontinued | 1985 |
| Successor | Master System |
| Emulated | ✓ |
The SG-1000, also known as Sega Game 1000, was a third-generation 8-bit home video game console released by Sega on July 15, 1983, and had a Zilog Z80 CPU at 3.58 MHz with 1 KB of RAM. This system marked Sega's first entry into the home video game hardware business. The SG-1000 didn't see much success in its home country, mostly due to competition from the technically superior Famicom. It did, however, enjoy a brief period of popularity in Taiwan before the latter market was inundated by unlicensed Family Computer clones.
Sega's use of off-the-shelf components in developing the console, which was also shared with the ColecoVision, led to at least one unauthorized clone of the SG-1000, manufactured and sold by Taiwan-based Bit Corporation as the Dina 2-in-1. Indeed, the Dina had support for SG-1000 games and ColecoVision titles to a certain extent.
The SC-3000 (also known as Sega Computer 3000) was its home computer counterpart and has a built-in keyboard.
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Emulators[edit]
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest Version | Arcade Variant |
SC-3000 | SF-7000 | libretro | Retro Achievements |
Netplay | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC / x86 | |||||||||||
| MasterGear |    
|
4.9.3 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MAME |
|
0.258 | ✓* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BizHawk |
|
2.9.1 | ✓[N 1] | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗* | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ares |
|
v133 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Genesis Plus GX | *
|
libretro core | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ~[N 2] | NC | ✓ | ~ |
| Kega Fusion |
|
3.64 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
| Gearsystem |
|
libretro core 3.4.1 |
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
| blueMSX | **
|
libretro core 2.8.2 |
✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ~[N 3] | ~ |
| MEKA |
|
0.8-alpha (2023-08-26) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
| Snepulator |
|
git | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | TBD | ||
| FinalBurn Neo |
|
Stable WIP builds libretro core |
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ~[N 2] | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| higan |
|
v110 | ✗ | ~ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗[N 4] |
| vdmgr |
|
0.2.6 | ✗ | ~ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| DarcNES |
|
9b0401/9b0313 | ✗ | ~ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| CLK |
|
2023-09-10 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| CoolCV |
|
0.6.9 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| TwoMbit |
|
1.0.5 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| FreezeSMS |
|
4.6 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Essgee |
|
git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Mobile / ARM | |||||||||||
| Snepulator | 
|
v23.04-1 (Snepulator MS) | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| MasterGear |
|
4.9.3 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Genesis Plus GX |  *
|
libretro core | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ~[N 2] | NC | ✓ | ~ |
| blueMSX | **
|
libretro core | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ~[N 3] | ~ |
| GearMasterPlayer |
|
1.0.5 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
| FinalBurn Neo |
|
Stable WIP builds libretro core |
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ~[N 2] | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| MEKA |
|
git20191218 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Consoles | |||||||||||
| Genesis Plus GX |  
|
1.16.0 1.7.5 RC1 |
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ~[N 2] | NC | ✓ | ✓ |
| S8DS | 
|
0.7 | ✗ | ✓ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
| SMS Plus GX | 
|
1.16.0 r64 0.2b (DC) |
✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
*Only available on PC as a libretro core (e.g., RetroArch).
**Only available outside of Windows as a libretro core (e.g., RetroArch).
Accessories[edit]
| Name | Genesis Plus GX | Kega Fusion | Snepulator | MEKA | BlastEm | PicoDrive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Graphic Board | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ? |
| Keyboard | ✗ | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ? | ? |
| Floppy Disk Drive | ? | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ? | ? |
| System Converter | ✗ | ? | ? | ? | ? | ✗ |
| HyperShot | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Data Recorder SR-1000 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Bike Handle | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Sega Graphic Board[edit]
Also known as Terebi Oekaki. Includes a graphic board attached to a cartridge. Can be used on SG-1000, SC-3000, Sega Mark III, and Japanese / Korean models of Master System. Another version made for the International Master System models was planned to be released.
MEKA supports both variants of the Graphic Boards.
Keyboard[edit]
Named Sega Keyboard SK-1100. It essentially adds some of the missing features of the SC-3000 to an SG-1000 or Sega Mark III. It is not compatible with the Japanese / Korean models of Master System due to pinout differences in their respective expansion ports.
Kega Fusion, Meka, and MAME support this keyboard.
Othello Keyboard[edit]
A built-in keyboard found in Othello Multivision, an SG-1000 clone from Tsukuda Original. It is solely used to play the Othello variant of the game used as a BIOS. It cannot be used with the stand-alone version of Othello for SG-1000, which was distributed as a common cartridge.
Meka and MAME support this special keyboard.
Floppy Disk Drive[edit]
Known as Super Control Station SF-7000. Allows the SC-3000 to use 3" (proprietary format) floppy disks manufactured by Sega. Not widely popular due to their high retail price (¥79,800). It also includes its own IPL (BIOS), as the SC-3000 does not include any kind of built-in software, unlike MSX computers.
MEKA, Kega Fusion, and MAME support reading disk images, although is unknown if they allow data writing to them.
HyperShot[edit]
Cross-compatible two-button controller manufactured by Konami to be used in any piece of hardware that uses DE-9 ports. On SG-1000, it is used with Hyper Sports, although it can be used with the bootleg conversions of Hyper Olympic / Sports games from MSX1 on Sega Mark III / Master System.
Data Recorder SR-1000[edit]
Datacorder that allows common cassette tapes to be read and written with the BASIC software from SG-1000 or SC-3000. On SG-1000 (or Sega Mark III), the presence of a SK-1100 is required. On standard SG-1000 games, it can be used on:
- C-So!
- Championship Lode Runner
- Lode Runner
MAME supports reading and writing cassette tape images. blueMSX also had planned tape support for their SC-3000 driver as well.
Modem[edit]
A modem used for SC-3000 manufactured by John Sands, released only in Australia. It allows a special software named SegaCom to be connected to the Internet through dial-up. The modem connects itself in the cartridge port, in the same vein as connecting a Model 2 Sega CD to a Sega Genesis.
No known emulator supports this, and the SegaCom ROM is not dumped.
Handle Controller & Bike Handle[edit]
Known as SR-400 and BH-400, both are driving controllers compatible with the following games:
- GP World
- Hang-On II
- Monaco GP
- Safari Race
- Zippy Race
- Zoom 909
No emulators support these controllers for now.
RAM Adapter[edit]
An 8KB RAM Adapter to be used in SG-1000, sold only in Taiwan without a license from Sega. It allows certain MSX1 conversions to be played on the system.
Genesis Plus GX, MEKA, and MAME do support this accessory as a form of cartridge mapper.
Arcade[edit]
Sega also used the SG-1000 hardware to run Arcade games. Here's a known list of Arcade games:
- Champion Boxing
- Champion Pro Wrestling
- Doki Doki Penguin Land
- Super Derby
- Super Derby II
The first three games are pretty much the same as their SG-1000 counterparts, but Super Derby and Super Derby II are special medal-type games intended to be used with 1-9 players. MAME features full support for the common SG-1000 Arcade games, but for the Derby ones, it is still preliminary.
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Consoles: SG-1000 • Master System • Genesis / Mega Drive • CD • 32X • Pico • Saturn • Dreamcast Handhelds: Game Gear • VMU / VMS Arcade: System series • Model 1 • Model 2 • Model 3 • Naomi |
