- Name
- Sega Pico
- Abbreviation
- PICO
- Release Date
- December 1993
- Manufacturer
- Sega (Company)
- Launch price
- $139.99
- Install base
- 3,800,000
- Online service
- No
- Aliases
- Kids Computer Pico,Pico
Sega Pico
Sega Pico is an educational video game system aimed at children. The system was also the first Sega system to carry Nintendo licensed games.
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Overview
The Pico was released in Japan (Location) in 1993 and in 1994 in the USA. The Pico was a surprising success and had games being produced up to 2005. As of April 2005, 3.4 million systems had been sold.
Cartridges
The cartridges were known as "Story Ware", because they were book shaped. The player could turn the pages of the cartridge and the screen would change to that part of the story.
Technology
<u>CPU</u>: 16/32-bit <u>Motorola 68000</u>, the same as in Mega Drive <u>RAM</u>: 64 KB of Main RAM Video RAM: 64 KB <u>ROM</u>: "Storyware" cartridges of various sizes Video: 315-5313 VDP, same as in Mega Drive Sound: TI N76489 <u>PSG</u> and custom <u>PCM</u> chip. It was the first console to use touch controls as the default control scheme, and the earliest known device to use active digitizer technology.
Successor
The Pico was succeeded by the Advanced Pico Beena, a more technologically powerful learning device, released only in Japan in August of 2005. Games were developed for this upgraded Pico until 2011.
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- A Year at Pooh Corner (Game)
- Adventures in Letterland With Jack and Jill (Game)
- Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger (Game)
- Crayola: Create a World (Game)
- Cutie Honey Flash (Game)
- Denji Sentai Megaranger (Game)
- Disney Princess: Suteki ni Lesson! Hiragana-Katakana (Game)
- Disney's 101 Dalmatians (Game)
- Disney's The Lion King: Adventures at Pride Rock (Game)
- Ecco Jr. and The Great Ocean Treasure Hunt! (Game)
- Futari Wa Pretty Cure (Game)
- Ganbare! Bokura no Compati Heroes (Game)
- Godzilla Doki Doki Kaiju-tou!! (Game)
- Heisei Tensai Bakabon Minna de Family Resturant ni Iku no da! (Game)
- Hello Kitty no Tanoshii Butoukai (Game)
- Hello Kitty to McDonald de Asobo! (Game)
- Jidō Eiken Taiō Soft: Moomin to Eigo Tanjōbi no Okurimono (Game)
- Kamen Rider 555 (Game)
- Kamen Rider Agito & Kuuga: Wild Battle (Game)
- Kouchuuouja Mushiking: Atsumete Asobou Kabutomushi Zukan (Game)
- LEGO Fun to Build (Game)
- Licca-chan ni Naritai! (Game)
- Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians (Game)
- McDonald's de Asobo! (Game)
- Mickey no Boku wa Meitantei (Game)
- Mickey's Blast Into the Past (Game)
- Mini Moni Eigo de Asobu n da pyon! (Game)
- Mini Moni Shōgakkō e Iku n da pyon! (Game)
- Mini Moni Terebi ni Deru n da pyon! (Game)
- Muppets on the Go (Game)
- Musical Zoo (Game)
- Ninja Sentai Hurricanger & Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: Chou Sentai Super Battle (Game)
- Ojamajo Doremi Dokka~n! (Game)
- Pecola no Daibouken Maboroshi no Ice Cream o Sagase! (Game)
- Pepe's Puzzles (Game)
- Pink Panther's Magic Island (Game)
- Pink Panther's Shapes and Colors (Game)
- Pocahontas: Riverbend Adventures (Game)
- Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation : Hiragana Katakana Kakechata! (Game)
- Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation: Minna de Pico Pokémon Waiwai Battle! (Game)
- Pocket Monsters: Suuji wo Tsukamaeyou! (Game)
- Pokémon Advanced Generation: Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle! (Game)
- Richard Scarry's Huckle and Lowly's Busiest Day Ever (Game)
- Sailor Moon S (Game)
- Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Game)
- Sesame Street: Alphabet Avenue (Game)
- Shima Shima Tora no Shimajiro: Tanoshi Ichinichi (Game)
- Shinseki Ultraman Densetsu (Game)
- Smart Alex and Smart Alice: Curious Kids (Game)
- Sonic the Hedgehog's Gameworld (Game)
- Tails and the Music Maker (Game)
- The Berenstain Bears: A School Day (Game)
- The Great Counting Caper With the 3 Blind Mice (Game)
- The Magic School Bus: Going Places (Game)
- Tottoko Hamtaro: Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu Tottoko Nakayoshi! Ham-chans! (Game)
- Toy Story 2: Woody Sousaku Daisakusen!! (Game)