List of Consoles
| Name | Famicom/NES | SG-1000 | Casio PV-1000 | Master System | Atari 7800 |
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo | Sega | Casio | Sega | Atari |
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| Launch prices | ¥14,800 US$199.99 CA$240 |
¥15,000 | ¥14,800 | ¥24,200 US$199.99 |
US$140.00 |
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| Media | Cartridge
Floppy disk (Japan only) |
Cartridge and Cassette (SG-3000) | Cartridge | Cartridge and data card | Cartridge |
| Top-selling games | Super Mario Bros. (pack-in), 40.23 million Super Mario Bros. 3, 18 million |
N/A | N/A | Hang-On and Safari Hunt (Pack-In) | Pole Position II (pack-in) |
| Backward compatibility | None | None | None | Sega SG-1000 (Japanese system only) | Atari 2600 |
| Accessories (retail) |
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N/A | N/A |
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| CPU | Ricoh 2A03 (based on
MOS Technology 6502 |
NEC 780C (Zilog Z80 clone)
3.58 MHz for NTSC, 3.55 MHz for PAL |
D780C-1 (Z80A) 3.579 MHz |
NEC 780C (Zilog Z80 clone) 3.57 MHz (3.54 MHz PAL) |
Custom, 6502C (based on
MOS Technology 6502) |
| Memory | 2 KB main RAM 2 KB video RAM 256 bytes sprite RAM 28 bytes palette RAM |
2 kB Main RAM 16 kB video RAM |
2 KB + 1 KB (character generator) | 8 KB main RAM 16 KB video RAM |
4 KB main RAM |
| Video | 64 sprites (8 per scanline) 256x240 resolution 25 simultaneous colors 53 color palette |
256x192 resolution 32 sprites, maximum of 4 sprites per scanline 16 colors |
8 colors 256x192 resolution |
256x240 resolution 64 sprites (8×8 or 8×16) 32 simultaneous colors 64 color palette |
Unlimited sprites 320x200 resolution 25 simultaneous colors 256 color palette |
| Audio | Mono audio with:
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Mono audio with:
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Unknown | Mono audio with:
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Mono audio with:
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