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Sega Dreamcast

1999–2001 · home console

Specifications

Cpu: Hitachi SH-4, 32-bit RISC, 200 MHz
Gpu: NEC/VideoLogic PowerVR2 CLX2
Ram: max: 16 MB main RAM (fixed, no official expansion) · base: 16 MB main RAM, 8 MB video RAM, 2 MB sound RAM
Media: GD-ROM
Output: Composite, RF, S-video, and VGA (via official VGA box) video out, stereo audio
Release Price: $199

Upgrade paths

other

GDEMU: an SD-card based optical drive emulator that replaces the GD-ROM drive entirely · Wires in place of the stock GD-ROM drive and boots game images from an SD card; widely used for preservation and to sidestep GD-ROM laser and belt failures on original drives.

~$60-80 for the board, plus case fitting

MODERATE

other

Visual Memory Unit (VMU): a removable memory card with its own monochrome LCD screen, D-pad, and buttons · Plugs into either expansion slot on a controller, up to two at once; several games used the VMU's screen for mini-games or extra on-screen information.

$29.99 (official Sega VMU)

EASY