Sega System 24

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Sega System 24

Sega System 24
Manufacturer: Sega
Alternate Names: Any other names the console has. Acronyms, prototype names etc
Announced: date the console was announced
Release date: JP: date/month in text/year
NA: date/month in text/year
EU: date/month in text/year
AU: date/month in text/year
Initial Price: JP: ?
NA: ?
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Discontinued: date discontinued


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Description of Hardware

The System 24 is the first Sega system that needs a medium resolution arcade monitor to work. It's also the first Sega system that read the program from a floppy disc. There are also versions of some games using a ROM board instead of the disc (Bonanza Bros at least).

Hardware Specifications

  • CPU: 2x68000 @ 10mhz
  • Scrolling: 4,096 characters (8x8 dot)
  • Sprites: 2,000 characters (16x16 dot)
  • Screen: 2 scrolling screens and 2 window screens (2,048 sprites max)
  • Audio: FM source, 8 channels; D-A convertor (for speech and sound effects), Stereo headphone jack
  • RAM: 1,360-K-Bytes
  • ROM: 256-K-Bytes
  • Colours: 4,352 out of 32,768, selectable
  • Main CPU : 2 x MC68000 @ 10MHz (one for boot, the second for the game)
  • Sound chip : YM2151 & DAC
  • Video resoution : Medium Res
  • Known games on this hardware : 18
  • Board composition : Mother board + Floppy Disk, CD-ROM or Rom Board

Games

Peripherals

Emulation

Trivia

External Links

system16.com

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