Sega SG-1000 / SC-3000 (1983 - 1985) | Museum of Obsolete Media (original) (raw)
The SG-1000 was Sega’s first home video game console introduced in 1983 in response to a downturn in arcades. It provided the basis for its more successful successor, the Sega Master System.
A version of the SG-1000 with a keyboard was released as the Sega Computer 3000 (SC-3000). Later, a revised version of the SG-1000, the SG-1000 II was released with improvements such as detachable controllers and the ability to use Sega Card games (an optional accessory was available for the original SG-1000 to accept cards).
68 cartridges were released for the SG-1000, and 29 Sega My Cards. 26 of the cartridges require the use of either the accessory keyboard or the SC-3000. All of the games will also work on the Master System.
The SG-1000 was not a great commercial success, partly due to competition from the Nintendo Famicom, released in Japan on the same day as the SG-1000, but it did sell 2 million units worldwide before being discontinued in 1985.