Sega Pico
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| Manufacturer | Sega |
| Type | Video game console |
| Generation | Fourth generation era |
| Retail availability | 1993 |
| Media | Storyware (Cartridge) |
| CPU | 16/32-bit Motorola 68000 |
| Memory | 64KB RAM, 64KB VRAM |
| Successor | Advanced Pico Beena |
The Sega Pico, also known as Kids Computer Pico (キッズコンピューター・ピコ Kizzu Konpyūtā Piko), was an electronic toy by Sega. The aim of creating the Pico was to get more young children (specifically, ages 2-8) to use video game systems. [1]
The Pico was released in 1993 in Japan and 1994 in America and Europe. In these parts of the world, Pico games were produced until late 1996/ early 1997, In Japan, however, games are still being produced. As of April 2005, 3.4 million Pico consoles and 11.2 million software cartridges had been sold. [2]
The Sega Pico's slogan was: "The toy that thinks it's a computer."
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[edit] System Functionality
The cartridges were called "Storyware," and were book shaped. Each time a player turned the page of the cartridge the screen changed to replicate the image in the book. The games were controlled by a "magic" pen and buttons. The back page of each book featured a drawing mode, where the player can insert stamps of characters from within the book. All released software for it was rated by the ESRB.
[edit] Technical specifications
The hardware is based on Sega Mega Drive, with some parts removed and replaced by others:[3]
- CPU: 16/32-bit Motorola 68000, the same as in Mega Drive
- RAM: 64 KB of Main RAM
- Video RAM: 64 KB
- ROM: "Storyware" cartridges of various sizes
- Video: 315-5313 VDP, same as in Mega Drive
- Sound: Texas Instruments SN76489 PSG and custom PCM chip
- Input: pen and buttons
[edit] List of Sega Pico software
| Title | Year | Developer | Publisher |
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| Adventures in Letterland With Jack and Jill | |||
| The Berenstain Bears: A School Day | |||
| Crayola: Create a World | |||
| Disney's Pocahontas | 1995 | Sega | Sega |
| Disney's 101 Dalmatians [disambiguation needed] | 1994 | Sega | Sega |
| Ecco Jr. and the Great Ocean Treasure Hunt! | 1995 | Sega | |
| The Great Counting Caper With the 3 Blind Mice | |||
| Muppets on the Go | |||
| Musical Zoo | |||
| Pepe's Puzzles | |||
| Pink Panther's Magic Island | |||
| Pink Panther's Shapes and Colors | |||
| Richard Scarry's Huckle and Lowly's Busiest Day Ever | |||
| Sailor Moon SuperS [4] | 1994 (JP) | Bandai | Bandai (JP) |
| Sailor Moon S [4] | 1994 (JP) | Bandai | Bandai (JP) |
| Sailor Moon Sailor Stars [4] | 1994 (JP) | Bandai | Bandai (JP) |
| Scholastic's The Magic School Bus | 1995 (US) | Novotrade | Sega |
| Sesame Street | |||
| Smart Alex and Smart Alice: Curious Kids | |||
| Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld | 1994 (JP) / 1996 (NA) | Aspect Co., Ltd. | Sega |
| Tails and the Music Maker | 1994 (NA) / 1996 (JP) | Novotrade | Sega(US)/Imagineer (JP) |
| Disney's The Lion King: Adventures at Pride Rock | 1994 | Sega | Sega |
| Magic Crayons | 1994 (NA) | Realtime Associates Inc. | Sega |
| Mickey's Blast Into the Past | 1994 (NA) / 1996 (JP) | Sega | Sega |
| Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians [disambiguation needed] | 1994 (NA) | Sega | Sega |
| A Year at Pooh Corner | 1994 (NA) | Sega | Sega |
| Denji Sentai Megaranger (電磁戦隊メガレンジャー) | 1997 (JP) | Sega | Sega |
| Mini Moni Eigo de Asobu n da pyon! | 1994 (JP) | Sega | Sega |
| Mini Moni Shōgakkō e Iku n da pyon! | 1994 (JP) | Sega | Sega |
| Mini Moni Terebi ni Deru n da pyon! | 1994 (JP) | Sega | Sega |
| Futari Wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア) | 2004 (JP) | Bandai | Bandai |
| Cutie Honey Flash (キューティーハニー フラッシュ) | 1997 (JP) | Bandai | Bandai |
| Ojamajo Doremi Dokka~n! (おジャ魔女どれみドッカ～ン!) | 2002 (JP) | Bandai | Bandai |
| Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation : Hiragana Katakana Kakechata! (ポケットモンスターアドバンスジェネレーション ・ひらがな カタカナ かけちゃった！) [5] | 2003 (JP) | Sega Toys | Nintendo/TV Tokyo/ShoPro/Sega Toys |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Sega Pico: Information and Much More from Answers.com
- ^ "Sega Toys Business Strategy". http://www.segatoys.co.jp/english/company_profile/business_strategy/edutainment.html.
- ^ "SEGA PICOの分解と小規模な解析". http://kaele.com/~kashima/pico. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- ^ a b c Sailor Moon Pico games
- ^ http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/rig_veda/59868804.html It would be the first official Nintendo licensed title on an official Sega platform ever.>
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