Yamato (ヤマト) is an arcade game developed by Sega in 1983. It runs on hardware designed by Nichibutsu for their 1980 game Crazy Climber . It was subsequently brought to the SG-1000 later in the year. In the game the player takes control of the Yamato battleship (which was sunk off Kyuushuu during World War II), firing at enemy ships and planes while avoiding missiles and torpedoes.
Ninja Princess (忍者プリンセス), known as Sega Ninja in the west, is a Sega System 1 arcade game by Sega. It is a top-down shooter/action game, in which you play as a princess disguised as a ninja who is attempting to stop the evil tyrant Gyokuro. The game was ported to the SG-1000 in 1986 exclusively for Japan, with an MSX port following shortly afterwards. It was also brought to the Sega Master System as The Ninja , however The Ninja makes several adjustments to the story and...
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Borderline (ボーダーライン) is a VIC Dual arcade game developed in 1980 by Sega. It is a shoot-'em-up in which the player controls a red jeep who must destroy the enemy refineries. Borderline was ported to the Sega SG-1000 in 1983 by a then-new Compile without credit, and has also been released as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan. The second gameplay section was also recycled for the Atari 2600 release of Thunderground, though instead of driving a jeep the player controls a...
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Chack'n Pop (198x)(Sega - Taito)(TW)(en)
Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns (ピットフォールII) is the sequel to Pitfall and was released for a variety of systems during the mid-1980s including the SG-1000 in 1985. It was also ported to Sega System 1 arcade hardware by Sega. Gameplay is similar to the original game, but the levels are more maze-like. Sega's version of Pitfall II was tweaked significantly from its western counterparts released for the Atari 2600 , ColecoVision etc. The gameplay is largely the same, but there are many...
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Sega Flipper (セガフリッパー) is a pinball game released for the SG-1000 in 1983. In New Zealand it is known as Video Flipper. It was one of the first pinball video games to be released, being released one year earlier than attempts from Jaleco and Nintendo but four years after Atari's Video Pinball . Unlike Video Pinball , however, Sega Flipper makes use of color.
Zoom 909 (ズーム909) is an arcade game developed by Sega for VCO Object arcade hardware. It was released worldwide in 1982, however after obtaining a license for Buck Rogers, western versions of the game became known as Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom. Both Zoom 909 and Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom are largely the same game minus some minor graphical differences. Though most home ports of the game are based on Planet of Zoom, Zoom 909 was brought to the Japanese MSX in 1983 and SG-1000 in 1985.
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Shinnyuushain Tooru-Kun (コナミの新入社員とおる君) is a game for the SG-1000. It was originally an arcade game by Konami known as Mikie outside Japan.
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Golgo 13 (ゴルゴ１３) is a shoot-'em-up game for the SG-1000 based on the Japanese manga of the same name. The game has you shoot at windows of a passing train. Hitting objects that get in the way will make the bullet rebound and potentially kill you.
Space Slalom (スペーススラローム) is a video game developed by Orca and published by Sega for the SG-1000 in 1983. Though on the surface it appears to be a space-themed vertical shoot-'em-up, there is actually no shooting involved. The player controls a shuttle and must navigate it through a course defined by colored stars, similar to ski slaloms. The player must also avoid obstacles, and will be awarded with extra points depending on on his/her speed across the course. At a mere 8kB,...
Star Jacker (1983)(Sega)(JP)
Champion Boxing (1984)(Sega)(JP)(en)[Card]
Wonder Boy Rev 0 (1986)(Sega)
Champion Golf (チャンピオンゴルフ) is a golf game for the SG-1000.
Gulkave (ガルケーブ) is an SG-1000 shoot 'em up game developed by Compile and published by Sega in 1986. It is a horizontal shooter, in which the player controls a spaceship that must destroy the 8 fortresses of the Gulbas Empire and several various enemies. Despite the limitations of the console, there are 30 "acts", and each "act" has a different background and there are numerous powerups available, setting it apart from most other SG-1000 shooters at the time. Pony...
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Orguss (オーガス) is a shoot-'em-up game developed and published by Sega for the SG-1000. In the game, the player takes control of a robot which can transform into a starship. It is based on the science fiction anime series Super Dimension Century Orguss. The player can swap between robot and starship modes freely, though both come with their own set advantages and disadvantages. In robot mode, you are able to destroy ground targets and have greater freedom across the screen at the expense...
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GP World Rev 0 (1985)(Sega)(JP)(en)
Jing wu men (19xx)(Chia-Ling Corp - Sega)(TW)(en-zh)
Champion Golf (1983)(Logitec - Sega)[Card]
Terebi Oekaki (テレビおえかき) is the game packaged with the Sega Graphic Board for the SG-1000. It is a simple paint program. The Terebi Oekaki ("TV Draw", also officially aliased as Sega Graphic Board), was released in 1985, in the early Sega Mark III days. It was available in stores for ¥8800. The package consists in a cartridge linked to the board, and a plastic pen (although any object can be used instead). The board is made of gray plastic, with a transparent window...
Star Jacker (スタージャッカー) is a shoot 'em up video game released for Sega System 1 arcade hardware in 1983. Unlike most shoot 'em ups, the player initially controls three space ships, losing one each time the player dies. This means on the first life you will have three times the amount of firepower than on your last. Like Xevious there are two types of weapon - forward lasers for flying enemies and bombs for bases. Star Jacker was ported to the SG-1000 in the same year. Due to the...
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Champion Ice Hockey (チャンピオンアイスホッケー) is a simplistic ice hockey game built for the SG-1000. It was only released in Japan. You play as the Red team vs. the Blue team. One button shoots, while the other button passes. Up and down control not only your goalie, but also the direction of the scoring shot.
Champion Kendou (チャンピオン剣道) is a simplistic kendou game built for the SG-1000 and MSX. It was only released in Japan.
Hyper Sports (コナミのハイパースポーツ) is a sports game developed by Konami and released for the SG-1000 in 1985 (following a 1984 MSX launch). The game has the player compete through a number of olympic events.
Super Tank (198x)(Samsung - Sega)(KR)(en)
Sindbad Mystery (シンドバットミステリー) is an arcade game developed by Sega for Sega G80 (raster) hardware in 1983. It was ported to the SG-1000 in the same year. It follows a boy named Sindbad who must avoid monsters while piecing together a treasure map, similar to Pac-Man . The game was re-released as part of the Sega Saturn game, Sega Ages Memorial Selection Vol. 2 in 1997.
Pacar (パッカー) is an SG-1000 game initially released in 1983. It is essentially a mix between two Namco games; Pac-Man and Rally X . It is the sequel to Head-On , which was released a year before Puck-Man . However, Pacar is more-so a clone of Puck-Man than a true Head-On sequel. The player controls "Pacar", a "mischievous" green car through a maze of roads. The objective of the game is to "delete" all of the small red "dots" scattered around the...
S Sniper (1998)(Maechiko)(ja)(PD)
Pop Flamer (ポップフレーマー) is an arcade game developed by Jaleco in 1982, and was brought to the SG-1000 in 1983 by Sega. In the game, the player controls a mouse armed with a flamethrower who must pop balloons while avoiding enemies.
Mahjong (麻雀) or Sega Mahjong (セガ麻雀) is a mahjong game for the SG-1000.
Circus Charlie (198x)(-)(KR)(en)[p]
Girl's Garden (ガールズガーデン Garuzu Gaden?, "Girl's Garden") is a 1984 video game that was released exclusively in Japan for the Sega SG-1000 console. The game's hero, Papri, must collect fresh flowers to give to her boyfriend while avoiding bears. It is the debut work of Sonic creator Yuji Naka. In order to prevent her boyfriend Minto from going to another little girl named Cocco, Papri must collect ten different flowers and return them to her boyfriend's house. Flowers...
Champion Soccer (チャンピオンサッカー) is a simplistic football game built for the SG-1000. Pony Canyon later brought it to the MSX.
Tranquillizer Gun (トランキライザーガン) is a 1980 arcade game developed by Sega for VIC Dual hardware. It has the player control a hunter, who must make his way around a maze shooting animals and dragging their bodies back to his truck. The game was brought to the SG-1000 as Safari Hunting (サファリハンティング) by a then-just founded Compile with slightly updated graphics. It was also included as a minigame within Dynamite Cop .
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Bank Panic is an arcade game developed by Sanritsu and manufactured by Sega in 1984. West Bank is a clone of the game, released on several platforms. The player assumes the part of an Old West sheriff who must protect a bank and its customers from masked robbers. The layout of the bank is implicitly a circle with twelve numbered doors and the player in the center. The player can rotate to the left or right and view three doors at a time. The doors will open to reveal a customer (who will drop a...
Lode Runner II is the Taiwanese release of Championship Lode Runner . Championship Lode Runner (チャンピオンシップロードランナー) is a puzzle/action game which serves as an update to Lode Runner . It is almost exactly the same game, but contains 50 of the most challenging levels devised. The SG-1000 version also introduces music and offers a slight change in graphics.
Home Mahjong (ホーム麻雀) is a mahjong game for the SG-1000.
Click here to view the manual to this game. Pachinko (パチンコ) is an SG-1000 game developed and published by Sega in 1983. It is, as the name suggests, a video game version of Pachinko, a popular game in Japan. The game did not see an international release. Pachinko is an extremely rare game for the SG-1000. Soon after release, it was recalled from sale due to a game-breaking bug and very few copies remain in the hands of collectors. As of 2013, a recent auction of the game on Yahoo Japan...
C_So! (Ｃ-ＳＯ！) is a 1985 SG-1000 game developed by Compile and published by Sega. It is a port of an MSX game from the same year, which was published by Pony Canyon. The game has the player collect various items and defeat monsters by using see-saws. In order to progress, all items must be collected and all monsters must be destroyed. There is also an edit mode, allowing the player to create their own levels. The game was only released in Japan. A South Korean company Joy Soft...
Okamoto Ayako no Match Play Golf (岡本綾子のマッチプレイゴルフ - Ayako Okamoto's Match Play Golf) is a golf game for the Othello Multivision, released by Tsukuda Original. It is also compatible with the Sega SG-1000.
Pachinko II (パチンコⅡ) is the sequel to Pachinko , and was released for the SG-1000 in 1984.
Serizawa Hachidan no Tsumeshogi for the SG-1000 (芹沢八段の詰将棋), early SG-1000 problem game based on Shogi - aka Japanese chess. Time to confront to a new mystery!
N-Sub (Ｎ-サブ) is an arcade game released by Sega in 1980. It is similar to Nintendo's Heli Fire but currently nobody is sure which came first. It is also very similar to Deep Scan , except rather than control a boat firing at submarines, you're a submarine firing at boats (and other submarines). As it was a VIC Dual game, it was often bundled with another game in the arcade. N-Sub is one of the few VIC Dual games to see a home console port — and one of Compile's first projects. It was...
Omikuji by Maechiko - Homebrew cartridge to 1998.
Monaco GP Rev 1 (1983)(Sega)(JP)(en)
Soukoban (198x)(Sega - Thinking Rabbit)(TW)(en-ja)
Soukoban (倉庫番) is a puzzle game developed by Thinking Rabbit. Sega ported it to the SG-1000 in 1985, and in 1990, a Sega Game Gear version was also released. Neither version left Japan. Soukoban is the basis for Shove It! ...The Warehouse Game , released for the Sega Mega Drive.
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Hustle Chumy (ハッスルチューミー) is an SG-1000 and MSX game developed by Compile and released in 1984. In Hustle Chumy players control a mouse named Chumy who needs to collect apples (and other food) in a sewer, avoiding other critters as he goes. As Chumy eats more food, his speed decreases, but his fireballs are given a longer range. Levels have varying layouts.
Bomb Jack (198x)(Boram - Sega - Tehkan)(KR)(en)
Champion Tennis (チャンピオンテニス) is a simplistic tennis game built for the SG-1000.
Champion Boxing (チャンピオンボクシング) is a simplistic boxing game built for the SG-1000. It was later re-released in arcades for SG-1000-based arcade hardware. An MSX version was released in 1985, published by Pony Canyon. There are five difficulty levels, and the aim is to knock out the opponent. 1 attacks, 2 selects an attack. Interestingly, if a player wins Pengo will make a cameo. Champion Boxing is also noteworthy for being the first game coded by Yu Suzuki in his first year...
Drol (ドロール) is an SG-1000 game released in 1985. Originally developed by Brøderbund for various home computers in the west, it was brought to the SG-1000 by Sega and released exclusively in Japan. You play as a robot who must rescue his children.
Choplifter (198x)(Sega)(TW)(en)
Star Force (スターフォース) is a 1984 arcade vertical shoot-'em-up developed by Tehkan (now Tecmo), which was later brought to the SG-1000 in 1985. The SG-1000 version of the game was released on both cartridge an on Sega Card.
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Wonder Boy Rev 1 (1986)(Sega)
N-Sub (1988)(Sega)(EU)(en)
N-Sub (1983)(Sega)(JP)(en)
Champion Kendou (198x)(Sega)(TW)(en-ja)
Champion Ice Hockey (198x)(Sega)(TW)(en)
Championship Lode Runner (チャンピオンシップロードランナー) is a puzzle/action game which serves as an update to Lode Runner . It is almost exactly the same game, but contains 50 of the most challenging levels devised. The SG-1000 version also introduces music and offers a slight change in graphics.
Star Force (19xx)(Chia-Ling Corp - Sega - Tenkan)(TW)(en)
Choplifter v613 (1985)(Sega)(JP)(en)(beta)
Doki Doki Penguin Land (どきどきペンギンランド) is a 1985 game initially developed by Sega for the SG-1000. It is a platform-based puzzle game, where a penguin must guide an egg down the screen making sure not to break it. Doki Doki Penguin Land is often considered by Sega to be a classic, even though it has rarely been seen outside of Japan. An arcade version was developed running on hardware derived from the SG-1000, and as such is largely identical to the home version. There was...
The Black Onyx (ザ・ブラックオニキス) is a role-playing game developed by Bullet Proof Software. It was released, among other consoles and computers, for the SG-1000 in 1987. It was the last SG-1000 game to be released in card form, and the last to be published by Sega, but it is currently unknown as to whether it was the last SG-1000 game. MSX and PC-8801 versions had been released in 1983 and 1984, respectively, meaning this version is unusually late. The game was followed by The...
Hang-On II (ハングオンII) is an SG-1000 sequel to the critically acclaimed Hang-On . Despite the name, the game is meant as a direct sequel to the Mark III version of Hang-On , and is virtually identical to that game. The only difference is downgraded graphics and the addition of music from the arcade version. Meanwhile, Super Hang-On is the direct sequel to the arcade game. It is compatible with the BH-400 bike handle controller, and would be the only SG-1000 game designed for it (though...
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Champion Pro Wrestling (チャンピオンプロレス) is an SG-1000 game. It was later ported to SG-1000-based arcade hardware and to the MSX. Other Japanese computers received Champion Prowres Special instead.
GP World (ＧＰワールド) is a Laserdisc-based racing game developed and published by Sega for a custom-built arcade system in 1984. It was "ported" to the SG-1000 in 1985. GP World uses a third person perspective similar to the likes of Turbo, and sees the player race in a formula one car across various tracks. It is also notable for having a track editor. It is likely that the SH-400 controller was designed with this game in mind.
Rock n' Bolt (ロックンボルト) is a puzzle game developed by Activision, released for a number of home computers and consoles including the SG-1000 in 1985. It follows Louie the constructor who must bolt down moving platforms in their correct location within a set time limit. The SG-1000 port is arguably a better choice over its Commodore 64, MSX and ColecoVision counterparts. This is because it is able to give the game a soundtrack without sacrificing the quality of the graphics....
Super Tank (198x)(Sega)(TW)(en)
Othello (オセロ) is an SG-1000 video game based on the board game Othello. Two versions of Othello exist for the SG-1000. The first version, released in 1983, was built into the Othello Multivision (which is where the system gets its name from). Sega would later re-release this game in cartridge form in 1985, offering significant graphical and AI improvements over Tsukuda Original's version.
Lode Runner (ロードランナー) is a puzzle/action game originally developed by Douglas E. Smith and published by Brøderbund Software in 1983. It made its way to many home computers and video games consoles of the day including the SG-1000. Like the NES port, this version only has 50 levels instead of 150 in the original Apple II version, but is much faster.
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Choplifter (チョップリフター) is a 1982 Apple II game developed by Dan Gorlin and published by Brøderbund. In the game you pilot a helicopter and must rescue people from prisoner of war camps. The success of Choplifter meant it was brought to a variety of platforms including the SG-1000 in 1985 and the Sega Master System in 1986. Sega were also responsible for an arcade port to both Sega System 1 and Sega System 2 hardware. Though Choplifter II was a Nintendo Game Boy exclusive,...
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Dragon Wang (ドラゴン・ワン) is an action game for the SG-1000. You play as a man and have to kick other men through four stages. It is the prequel to Kung Fu Kid for the Sega Master System.
Super Tank (スーパータンク) is a shoot-'em-up game for the SG-1000. The player drives a tank and is tasked with shooting at and destroying enemy units and structures.
The SG-1000 (エスジー・セン Esujī Sen?), which stands for Sega Game 1000, was a cartridge-based video game console manufactured by Sega. This system marked Sega's first entry into the home video game hardware business, and while the system was not popular, it provided the basis for the more successful Master System.
