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Pico

Launch 1993
Launch 2005
CPUMotorola 68000 @ 7.6 MHz, Zilog Z80 @ 3.58 MHz
GFXVideo Display Processor (VDP)
DisplayTouchscreen
AudioZilog Z80 sub-processor

The Sega Pico, also known as Kids Computer Pico, is an educational video game console by Sega. Marketed as “edutainment”, the main focus of the Pico was educational video games for children between 3 and 7 years old. The Pico was released in 1993 in Japan and 1994 in North America and Europe, and later reached China. It was later succeeded by the Advanced Pico Beena, which was released in Japan in 2005. Though the Pico was sold continuously in Japan through the release of the Beena, in North America and Europe the Pico was less successful and was discontinued in early 1998, later being re-released by Majesco. Releases for the Pico were focused on education for children and included titles supported by licensed franchised animated characters, including Disney and Sega’s own Sonic the Hedgehog series. Overall, Sega claims sales of 3.4 million Pico consoles and 11.2 million game cartridges, and over 350,000 Beena consoles and 800,000 cartridges.

The Pico is an educational games console made by Sega Toys. It had most of the same guts as the Mega Drive and included a keyboard and stylus.

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