Summary Genesis on the go!

Description The Sega Nomad is a handheld Sega Genesis, released in October 1995 for US$180 . The idea was really good because of the already huge library of Genesis games that could be played on the console. But it was fairly bulky with a short battery life (6 AA batteries last 3-5 hours) and its high price meant that it wouldn't sell well. Being released so late also meant that people wouldn't buy it because of the new 32-bit consoles of that time. The Nomad comes with a frontlit/backlit color screen, AV output jacks so it can be connected to a television via AV cables, a jack for an AC adaptor, and a controller port for a second controller. No games were made specifically for the Nomad, all were just Genesis games. A great buy at today's prices on Ebay, etc. Sega Nomad Technical Specifications CPU: 16-bit Motorola 68000 running at 7.61 MHz Co-processor: Zilog Z80 running at 4 MHz, controls PSG (Programmable Sound Generator) & FM Chips RAM: 64 Kbytes ROM: 1 Mbytes (8-Mbit) VRAM: 64 Kbytes (Video Ram) Graphics: VDP (Video Display Processor) dedicated video display processor for playfield and sprite control, 3 Planes, 2 scrolling playfields, 1 sprite plane Colours Available: 512 Max. Colours on screen: 64 CRAM: 64 x 9-kbit (Colour RAM) Pixel Resolution: 320 x 224, 40 x 28 text display mode Sound: Texas Instruments PSG (Programmable Sound Generator) TI 76489 chip, Yamaha YM 2612 FM chip Signal/Noise Ratio: 14dB Sound Channels: 6 stereo sound channels Sound RAM: 8 Kbytes 1 cartridge port Extra controller port AV port Review Page Hits: 1 today (43 in the last 30 days) Create Your Own Review or