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The Dual, also known as the VIC Dual (Video Interface Chip Dual[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 (1977)
- Depthcharge (1978)
- Frogs (1978)
- Heiankyo Alien (1979)
- Car Hunt (1979)
- Space Attack (1979)
- Head On (1979)
- Head On 2 (1979)
- Invinco (1979)
- Samurai (1980)
- Deep Scan (1980)
- Digger (1980)
- Space Trek (1980)
- Carnival (1980)
- Tranquillizer Gun (1980)
- N-Sub (1980)
- Pulsar (1980)
- Star Raker (1981)
- Borderline (1981)
- Alpha Fighter (19xx)
- Special Dual (19xx)
- Special Dual III (19xx)
- Special Dual II (19xx)
Promotional material
US flyer (cabinet with Deep Scan and Head On 2)
Notes
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