History of video games/Platforms/Sega Pico

History edit

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

 
A closed Sega Pico. The system was relatively portable in this mode.

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

  • Sega Pico Pikachu Edition[10]

Notable games (Storyware) edit

For more listings see the List of Sega Pico games on Wikipedia.

2002 edit

  • Pokémon: Catch the Numbers!

2003 edit

  • Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana!

2004 edit

  • Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle!

External Resources edit

References edit

  1. "HISTORY SEGA 60th Anniversary". SEGA 60th Anniversary site. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "Game Systems". www.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "Printing Fun-Fun with Sega Pri Fun". retrostuff. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. "Pri Fun". Sega Retro. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. "Sega Pico (1993 - 2005)". Museum of Obsolete Media. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. "Consolevariations - Sega Pico Advanced Beena Console". Consolevariations. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. "Sega Pico - Game Console - Computing History". www.computinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. "Sega Pico". Sega Retro. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. "Sega Pico Pen Repair". retrostuff. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  10. "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/.