Sega Game Toshokan
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| Sega Game Toshokan | ||||||||||
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Developer: Sega | ||||||||||
| Peripherals supported: Mega Modem | ||||||||||
| Genre: Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Sega Game Toshokan (セガゲーム図書館), meaning Sega Game Library, is a Sega Mega Drive cartridge distributed with select Mega Modems. With the Mega Modem connected, this cartridge in the cartridge slot, and a ¥4,800 six months subscription[2], consumers could download and play select Mega Drive games exclusively available through the service.
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History
The Sega Game Toshokan service started on 3 November 1990, with Putter Golf and Pyramid Magic Yokokuhen being the launch titles. More titles would be distributed between 1990 and 1992, including non-game software such as Sega Music Collection.
Two such games, Flicky and Shi no Meikyuu: Labyrinth of Death (called Fatal Labyrinth overseas), later saw retail release outside Japan. Another, Teddy Boy Blues, was a port of an earlier game that had already been released internationally on the Sega Master System. A fourth, Columns, was already released in Japan retail. All the others were never released outside Japan and originated on Game Toshokan. Many of the games were eventually rereleased as part of the Game no Kanzume series, several Sega Ages compilations, and Sega's B-Club! service for downloading Mega Drive games to play on a PC.
The paid service ended in September 1992, possibly continuing for existing subscribers or as a free service until March 1993. It was said to have had 3,500 subscribers at the time that the service was announced to end.[3]
List of titles
- 16t (1991)
- Aworg: Hero in the Sky (1991)
- Columns (1990)
- Fatal Labyrinth (1990)
- Flicky (1991)
- Hyper Marbles (1991)
- Ikasuze! Koi no Doki Doki Penguin Land MD (1992)
- Kiss Shot (1992)
- Medal City (1991)
- MegaMind (1991)
- Paddle Fighter (1991)
- Phantasy Star II: Amia's Adventure (1991)
- Phantasy Star II: Anne's Adventure (1991)
- Phantasy Star II: Huey's Adventure (1991)
- Phantasy Star II: Kinds's Adventure (1991)
- Phantasy Star II: Nei's Adventure (1991)
- Phantasy Star II: Rudger's Adventure (1991)
- Phantasy Star II: Shilka's Adventure (1990)
- Phantasy Star II: Yushis's Adventure (1991)
- Putter Golf (1990)
- Pyramid Magic (1991)
- Pyramid Magic Editor (1991)
- Pyramid Magic II (1991)
- Pyramid Magic III (1991)
- Pyramid Magic Special (1991)
- Pyramid Magic Yokokuhen (1990)
- Riddle Wired (1991)
- Robot Battler (1991)
- Sega Music Collection (1991)
- Sega Net News (?)
- Sonic Eraser (1991)
- Teddy Boy Blues (1991)
Exclusives
- Kinetic Connection ① Nei Second (lost)
- Kinetic Connection ② Ohana Batake (lost)
- Kinetic Connection ③ Shirogane wa Warau yo (lost)
- Kinetic Connection ④ Mogura no Oasobi (lost)
- Kinetic Connection ⑤ Lightning Nei (lost)
- Pyramid Magic Sōshuuhen (lost)
- Taiketsu! Columns (lost)
Production credits
- Main article: Sega Game Toshokan/Production credits.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sega Game Toshokan/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
| Mega Drive, JP |
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     Cover
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  Cart  Rom case  Mega Modem |
Technical information
- Main article: Sega Game Toshokan/Technical information.
ROM dump status
| System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments | |||||||||
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128kB | 1990-07 | Cartridge (JP) |
External links
References
- ↑ https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/md/modem.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-07 02:45)
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "November 1990" (JP; 1990-10-08), page 74
- ↑ Mega, "Vol. 194" (TH; 1992-12-29), page 5
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