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Sega Fonz hardware

Manufacturer: Sega

Release

Date

RRP

Code

World

1976-02

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Sega Fonz hardware was discrete logic Sega arcade hardware that debuted in 1976. It was used for several Sega racing games from 1976 to 1977. This was the first arcade hardware capable of producing pseudo-3D graphics with forward scrolling and sprite scaling in a third-person perspective, making it a precursor to the VCO Object (1981) and Sega Hang-On hardware (1985).

Technical specifications

PCB: Sega Logic Board 94789-P^[1]
ROM: 512 bytes (2x 256 bytes)^[2]^[3]^[4]

PROM chips: 2x MMI 6306-1
Data bus: 8-bit (2x 4-bit)
Address bus: 9-bit

Graphical capabilities: Pseudo-3D, third-person perspective, vertical scrolling, forward scrolling, sprite scaling, road scaling, collision detection^[5]^[6]
Resolution: 243×297 pixels^[7]

Road size: 211×258 pixels (default), scaling and adjustable^[8]

Sprites on screen: 3 sprites (1 player, 2 opponents)^[9]^[8]

Player sprite size: 20×48 texels (default),^[7] scaling and adjustable
Opponent sprite size: 13×28 texels (default),^[10] scaling and adjustable
Texels per scanline: 104 texels

Colors on screen: 7 colors (black, white, red, 4 greys)^[7]

Sprite colors: 3 colors (black, white, transparent)
Road colors: 5 colors (black, white, 3 greys)

Sound: Audio tape^[11]^[7]

Sega S-93806 Tape Deck (8 Track)
Sega S-94802 Cartridge Recording Tape^[6]

Operator adjustments:^[8]

VR-1: Opponent sprite size
VR-2: Size of all sprites
VR-3: Road shape
VR-4: Road swing width
VR-5: Road swing frequency
VR-6: Road width
VR-7: Left road shoulder size
VR-8: Right road shoulder size
VR-9: Player sprite size
VR-10: Game time
VR-11: Upper limit of vertical player sprite size
VR-12: Lower limit of vertical player sprite size

List of games

Road Race (1976)
Man T.T. (1976)
Moto-Cross (1976)
Fonz (1976)
Twin Course T.T. (1977)

References

Sega arcade boards
Originating in arcades
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 VIC Dual G80 Zaxxon VCO Object System 1 LaserDisc Appoooh Hang-On System 2 System 16 OutRun Gigas X Board Y Board System 24 System 18 System 32 Model 1 Model 2 H1 Board Model 3
Console-based hardware
84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 SG-1000 System E System C Mega-Tech System Mega Play Sega Titan Video NAOMI Hikaru NAOMI 2 Atomiswave System SP Chihiro Triforce
PC-based hardware
05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Lindbergh Europa-R RingEdge RingWide RingEdge 2 Nu Nu 1.1 Nu 2 ALLS

[:File:Fonz_service_manual.pdf_p9-1] File:Fonz service manual.pdf, page 9

[:File:Fonz_service_manual.pdf_p16-2] File:Fonz service manual.pdf, page 16

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[:File:Fonz_DiscreteLogic_US_Flyer.pdf_p-5] File:Fonz DiscreteLogic US Flyer.pdf

[:File:Fonz_service_manual.pdf_p-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Fonz service manual.pdf

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[:File:Fonz_service_manual.pdf_p6-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 File:Fonz service manual.pdf, page 6

[:File:Roadrace_flyer3.jpg_p-9] File:Roadrace flyer3.jpg

[:File:Fonz_service_manual.pdf_p8-10] File:Fonz service manual.pdf, page 8

[:File:Fonz_service_manual.pdf_p15-11] File:Fonz service manual.pdf, page 15

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 * [[wikipedia:Printed circuit board|PCB]]: [[Sega]] Logic Board 94789-P{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf|page=9}}
 * [[ROM]]: 512 [[byte]]s (2x 256 bytes){{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf|page=16}}{{ref|[https://archive.org/stream/MonolithicMemories-MMI-BiploarLSIDataBookOCR#page/n3/mode/2up Monolithic Memories-MMI Bipolar LSI Data Book]}}{{ref|1=[https://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/spies.cgi?action=url&type=info&page=PromRef.txt PROM (Mike's Arcade)]}}
-** [[wikipedia:Programmable read-only memory|PROM]] chips: 2x [[wikipedia:Monolithic Memories|MMI]] 6306-1
+:* [[wikipedia:Programmable read-only memory|PROM]] chips: 2x [[wikipedia:Monolithic Memories|MMI]] 6306-1
-** [[wikipedia:Memory bus|Data bus]]: [[8-bit era|8-bit]] (2x [[wikipedia:4-bit|4-bit]])
+:* [[wikipedia:Memory bus|Data bus]]: [[8-bit era|8-bit]] (2x [[wikipedia:4-bit|4-bit]])
-** [[wikipedia:Address bus|Address bus]]: 9-bit
+:* [[wikipedia:Address bus|Address bus]]: 9-bit
 * Graphical capabilities: Pseudo-3D, third-person perspective, vertical scrolling, forward scrolling, [[sprite]] scaling, road scaling, collision detection{{fileref|Fonz DiscreteLogic US Flyer.pdf}}{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf}}
 * [[Resolution]]: 243×297 [[pixel]]s{{ref|1=[http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=683 Sega Discrete Logic Hardware (System 16)]}}
-** Road size: 211×258 pixels (default), scaling and adjustable{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf|page=6}}
+:* Road size: 211×258 pixels (default), scaling and adjustable{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf|page=6}}
 * [[Sprite]]s on screen: 3 sprites (1 player, 2 opponents){{fileref|Roadrace flyer3.jpg}}{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf|page=6}}
-** Player sprite size: 20×48 [[texel]]s (default),{{ref|1=[http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=683 Sega Discrete Logic Hardware (System 16)]}} scaling and adjustable
+:* Player sprite size: 20×48 [[texel]]s (default),{{ref|1=[http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=683 Sega Discrete Logic Hardware (System 16)]}} scaling and adjustable
-** Opponent sprite size: 13×28 texels (default),{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf|page=8}} scaling and adjustable
+:* Opponent sprite size: 13×28 texels (default),{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf|page=8}} scaling and adjustable
-** Texels per scanline: 104 texels
+:* Texels per scanline: 104 texels
 * Colors on screen: 7 colors (black, white, red, 4 greys){{ref|1=[http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=683 Sega Discrete Logic Hardware (System 16)]}}
-** Sprite colors: 3 colors (black, white, transparent)
+:* Sprite colors: 3 colors (black, white, transparent)
-** Road colors: 5 colors (black, white, 3 greys)
+:* Road colors: 5 colors (black, white, 3 greys)
 * Sound: [[wikipedia:Tape recorder|Audio tape]]{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf|page=15}}{{ref|1=[http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=683 Sega Discrete Logic Hardware (System 16)]}}
-** Sega S-93806 Tape Deck ([[wikipedia:8-track tape|8 Track]])
+:* Sega S-93806 Tape Deck ([[wikipedia:8-track tape|8 Track]])
-** Sega S-94802 Cartridge Recording Tape{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf}}
+:* Sega S-94802 Cartridge Recording Tape{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf}}
 * Operator adjustments:{{fileref|Fonz service manual.pdf|page=6}}
-** VR-1: Opponent sprite size
+:* VR-1: Opponent sprite size
-** VR-2: Size of all sprites
+:* VR-2: Size of all sprites
-** VR-3: Road shape
+:* VR-3: Road shape
-** VR-4: Road swing width
+:* VR-4: Road swing width
-** VR-5: Road swing frequency
+:* VR-5: Road swing frequency
-** VR-6: Road width
+:* VR-6: Road width
-** VR-7: Left road shoulder size
+:* VR-7: Left road shoulder size
-** VR-8: Right road shoulder size
+:* VR-8: Right road shoulder size
-** VR-9: Player sprite size
+:* VR-9: Player sprite size
-** VR-10: Game time
+:* VR-10: Game time
-** VR-11: Upper limit of vertical player sprite size
+:* VR-11: Upper limit of vertical player sprite size
-** VR-12: Lower limit of vertical player sprite size
+:* VR-12: Lower limit of vertical player sprite size
 }}

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Technical specifications

List of games

References