History of video games/Platforms/Sega Pico
Appearance
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An opened Sega Pico, showing a book cartridge installed.
History
[edit | edit source]The Sega Pico was initially released in June of 1993.[1]
The Sega Pico was released in the USA in 1994.[2]
In 1995 the Sega Pri Fun printer was released for the Pico and Saturn.[3][4]
The Pico sold poorly in North America, but was better received elsewhere with 3.4 million consoles sold by 2005.[5]
On August 5th, 2005 the Advanced Pico Beena was released in Japan.[6]
Technology
[edit | edit source]Aside from lacking a Z80 processor and a Yamaha sound chip, and adding a DMA chip for audio, the Pico has similar specifications to the Mega Drive or Genesis.[7][8]
The pen uses a microswitch to detect presses.[9]
Special Editions
[edit | edit source]- Sega Pico Pikachu Edition[10]
Notable games (Storyware)
[edit | edit source]For more listings see the List of Sega Pico games on Wikipedia.
2002
[edit | edit source]- Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!
2003
[edit | edit source]- Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!
2004
[edit | edit source]- Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle!
External Resources
[edit | edit source]- Game Medium - Advanced Pico Beena page.
References
[edit | edit source] Parts of this page are based on materials from: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia. |
- ↑ "HISTORY SEGA 60th Anniversary". SEGA 60th Anniversary site. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "Game Systems". www.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ↑ "Printing Fun-Fun with Sega Pri Fun". retrostuff. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ "Pri Fun". Sega Retro. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sega Pico (1993 - 2005)". Museum of Obsolete Media. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ "Consolevariations - Sega Pico Advanced Beena Console". Consolevariations. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sega Pico - Game Console - Computing History". www.computinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sega Pico". Sega Retro. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sega Pico Pen Repair". retrostuff. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ "10 Hardest To Find Limited Edition Versions Of Consoles (& How Much They're Worth Today)". Game Rant. 21 November 2019. https://gamerant.com/rare-limited-edition-consoles-worth-value-price/.