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Sega SG-1000

Sega’s first home video game console began the hardware lineage that led to the Master System.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

Released in Japan on July 15, 1983, the SG-1000 was followed quickly by the redesigned SG-1000 II. The more powerful Mark III became the basis of the international Master System.

Released
1983 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Third generation
Format / type
Cartridge / Sega My Card
Region
Japan / Oceania
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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Sega SG-1000 is a Sega hardware family documented for Japan / Oceania, with a release recorded as 1983 (the exact day and month are not documented). The catalog identifies it as Third generation hardware using Cartridge / Sega My Card. PLAYBACK connects 2 documented hardware variants to this family, including SG-1000, SG-1000 II.

Research status
Structured source record
01

Release context

The documented release is 1983 (the exact day and month are not documented) for Japan / Oceania on Third generation. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

02

Regional differences

This record is scoped to Japan / Oceania. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

03

Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Cartridge / Sega My Card. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

04

Editions and revisions

2 hardware configurations are linked to this family: SG-1000, SG-1000 II.

Research sources

  1. commons.wikimedia.org — catalog record ↗