Sega VIC Dual
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The Dual, also known as the VIC Dual (VIC standing for "Video Interface Chip"[n 1]) is an arcade system produced by Gremlin and Sega. The Dual uses the Z80 processor and sound is handled by a discrete logic sound card unique to each game. Dual cabinets contained two games.
Technical specifications
- CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 1.934 MHz (8/16-bit instructions, 0.28 MIPS), or Intel 8080 @ 1.934 MHz (8-bit instructions, 0.28 MIPS)[1]
- Sound board: Custom (mono)
- RAM: 8 KB (5 KB main, 1 KB video, 2 KB characters)[2]
- Color model: Monochrome (1977) or RGB (1979)[1]
- Color palette: 64
- Colors on screen: 2 (1977) or 8 (1979)[1]
- Video resolution: 256×224 (display), 328×262 (overscan)[1]
- Refresh rate: 60 Hz[1]
List of games
- Safari (VIC Dual) (1977)
- Depthcharge (1978)
- Frogs (1978)
- Head On 2 (1979)
- Heiankyo Alien (1979)
- Space Attack (1979)
- Head On (1979)
- Invinco (1979)
- Car Hunt (1979)
- Digger (1980)
- Samurai (1980)
- Deep Scan (1980)
- Carnival (arcade game) (1980)
- Tranquillizer Gun (1980)
- Space Trek (1980)
- Pulsar (1980)
- N-Sub (1980)
- Star Raker (1981)
- Borderline (1981)
- Alpha Fighter (19xx)
- Special Dual (19xx)
- Special Dual III (19xx)
- Special Dual II (19xx)
Promotional material
Notes
- ↑ [The "VIC" in the Commodore VIC-20 home computer (also supported by Sega), is also an abbreviation for "video interface chip", however this refers to the MOS Technology 6560 or 6561 microprocessor powering the unit, not the Z80 or Intel 8080 found in Dual arcade hardware. The "VIC" in the Commodore VIC-20 home computer (also supported by Sega), is also an abbreviation for "video interface chip", however this refers to the MOS Technology 6560 or 6561 microprocessor powering the unit, not the Z80 or Intel 8080 found in Dual arcade hardware.]
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