The SG-1000 is Sega's first attempt at a video game console. Despite being a rather powerful machine for its day, it was a victim of horrible timing: it came out the exact same day as the Famicom, which almost immediately took over the console market. Because it bombed so hard, Sega was quick to work in a successor, the more successful Mark-III. Because of this, the SG-1000 had a very limited release (only Japan and New Zealand), and its game library remained relatively small. The main problem with the SG-1000 was its controller: it was clunky and unresponsive, and replacing it was a huge headache, since it was hardwired into the console.
Games
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Borderline | Shoot'em Up | Tank shmup, you go around and blow stuff while making your way through the terrain. Some stages have cores which you must take down before proceeding. |
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Dragon Wang | Beat'em Up | Nice little Game of Death style Beat'em Up, where you wander around a dark tower and kick the crap out of many badguys. It's similar to Irem's Kung-Fu, but less linear. |
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Star Jacker | Shoot'em Up | Good arcade conversion, in this game you control four ships at the same time to take down those stinking aliens!
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The Black Onyx | RPG | A port of THE FIRST JRPG EVER CREATED! Create your party and go dungeon-crawling, simple as that! A english translation patch is available, which even corrects some minor annoying things. |