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SEGA SYSTEM 16B HARDWARE
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HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
Main CPU : MC68000 @ 10 MHz
Sound CPU : Z80 @ 5 MHz
Sound chip : YM2151 @ 4 MHz & Nec uPD7759 @ 640 kHz
Video resoution : 320 x 224 (vertical)
Colours : 4096
Board composition : Mother board + Rom board (see picture above)
Hardware Features : 128 Sprites on screen at one time, 2 tile layers, 1 text layer, 1 sprite layer with hardware sprite zooming, translucent shadows
Emulators : MAME


KNOWN SEGA SYSTEM 16B GAME LIST
Ace Attacker
Alien Syndrome
Altered Beast / Jyuohki
Aurail
Bay Route
Bullet
Charon
Cotton
Dunk Shot
Dynamite Dux
E-Swat
Excite League
Fantasy Zone II -
Flash Point
Golden Axe
Heavy Weight Champ
M.V.P.
Passing Shot
Riot City
Ryu Kyu
SDI / Defense
Shinobi
Sonic Boom
Sukeban Jansi Ryuko
Super League
Tetris
Time Scanner
Toryumon
Tough Turf
Wonder Boy III : Monster Lair
Wrestle War


Ace Attacker
Sega / Jaleco - 1989
Ace Attacker Ace Attacker
Notes : Vollyball Game.
Flyers : Japan
 

Alien Syndrome
1987
Alien Syndrome Alien Syndrome
Notes : This game also exists on System Pre-System16 Hardware.
Flyers : Japan Flyer - Game Flyer - Normal Flyer - Other Flyer
Cabinets : Front - Side - Marquee - Japanese Marquee
Magazine reviews : C+VG Jul '87
Other versions : Alien Syndrome (1987,Sega Pre System 16) - Alien Syndrome (Sega Mega-Tech)
 

Altered Beast / Jyuohki
1988
Additional CPU : I8751 @ 8 MHz
Altered Beast / Jyuohki Altered Beast / Jyuohki
Altered Beast / Jyuohki Altered Beast / Jyuohki
Flyers : Normal Flyer
Cabinets : Cabinet - Cabinet 2 - Side Art - Marquee
PCB : Small - Large
Midis : Level 1
Magazine reviews : TGM Nov '88 - Crash Oct '88 - C+VG Aug '88
Other version : Altered Beast (1988,Sega Mega-Tech)
 

Aurail
Sega / Westone - 1989
Aurail Aurail
Cabinets : Cabinet - Marquee
 

Bay Route
SunSoft / Sega - 1989
Bay Route Bay Route
Flyers : Normal Flyer
Magazine reviews : ACE Jul '89 - C+VG Jun '89
 

Bullet
1987
Bullet Bullet
Flyers : Normal Flyer
 

Charon
198?
No images available
Notes : I'm not sure if this game is for System 16 A or B or Pre-System 16 hardware. Roms still needed.
 

Cotton
Sega / Success - 1989
Cotton Cotton
Flyers : Normal Flyer
PCB : ROM board
Midis : Level 1
Sequels : Cotton 2 (1997) - Cotton Boomerang (1998)
 

Dunk Shot
1987
Dunk Shot Dunk Shot
Flyers : Atari Normal Flyer - Atari Other Flyer
Midis : Hide & Seek
Magazine reviews : C+VG Jul '87
 

Dynamite Dux
Sega / Datsu - 1988
Hardware Details : There were 2 versions, one with an additional CPU;
Additional CPU : I8751 @ 8 MHz
Dynamite Dux Dynamite Dux
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Computer Flyer
Midis : Level 1
Magazine reviews : ACE Nov '88 - SU Nov '88 - SU Jan '89 - C+VG Oct '88
 

E-Swat
1989
E-Swat E-Swat
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Other Flyer - Kit Flyer - Computer Flyer - Japan Flyer
Pictures : Kit Picture
Cabinets : Cabinet - Side Art - Marquee
PCB : Small - Large
Magazine reviews : C+VG Nov '89
 

Excite League
1989
Excite League Excite League
Prequels : Major League (1985) - Super League (1988) - Super League (1989)
Sequels : Super Major League / Final Arch (1995) - World Series 99 / Super Major League 99 (1999) - World Series Baseball / Super Major League (2001)
 

Fantasy Zone II -
2008
Fantasy Zone II - Fantasy Zone II -
Notes (David Haywood) : A much later remake designed for a slightly updated System 16B board. Sega demonstrated this running on real hardware with a few mods. The ROM itself comes from a PS2 emulation collection.
 

Flash Point
1989
Flash Point Flash Point
Flyers : Normal Flyer
 

Golden Axe
1989
Hardware Details : There were 2 versions, one with an additional CPU;
Additional CPU : I8751 @ 8 MHz
Golden Axe Golden Axe
Flyers : Normal Flyer
Cabinets : Full - Front - Side - Marquee
PCB : ROM board - PCB
Other Images : Manual Cover
Midis : Level 1 - Level 2 - Level 3 (ver1) - Level 3 (ver2) - Final
Magazine reviews : TGM Sep '89 - C+VG Jul '89 - SU Aug '89 - ACE Jul '89 - YS Aug '89
Other version : Golden Axe (1989,Sega Mega-Tech)
Sequels : Golden Axe : The Revenge of Death Adder (1992) - Golden Axe II (1991) - Golden Axe II (1991) - Golden Axe : The Duel (1994)
 

Heavy Weight Champ
1988
Heavy Weight Champ
Heavy Weight Champ Heavy Weight Champ
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Alternate Flyer
PCB : Picture
Magazine reviews : ACE Mar '88
Sequel : Title Fight (1992)
 

M.V.P.
1989
M.V.P. M.V.P.
Flyers : Normal Flyer
Cabinets : Marquee
PCB : ROM board
 

Passing Shot
1988
Passing Shot Passing Shot
 

Riot City
Sega / Westone - 1991
Riot City Riot City
 

Ryu Kyu
1990
Ryu Kyu Ryu Kyu
Other Images : Instructions Front - Instructions Back
 

SDI / Defense
1987
SDI / Defense SDI / Defense
SDI / Defense SDI / Defense
Notes : This game uses a trackball and a joystick, in the emulator the trackball is emulated by the mouse. This game also exists on System 16 Type A Hardware.
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Japanese Flyer
Cabinets : Upright
Midis : An Imminant War - An Imminant War Ver.2 - System Down - System Down Ver.2 - Illusion
Magazine reviews : C+VG Sep '87 - Crash Oct '87 - YS Nov '87
Other version : SDI (1987,Sega System 16A)
 

Shinobi
1987
Shinobi Shinobi
Shinobi Shinobi
Notes : This game also exists on System 16 Type A Hardware.
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Alternate Flyer
Cabinets : Cabinet - Side Art - Marquee
PCB : Small - Large
Other Images : Manual Cover
Midis : Theme 1 - Theme 2 - Theme 3 - Theme 4 - Theme 4 Ver. 2 - Boss Theme - Game Over
Magazine reviews : YS Apr '88 - C+VG Mar '88
Other version : Shinobi (1987,Sega System 16A)
Sequels : Shadow Dancer (1989) - Shadow Dancer (1990) - Shinobi 3 (1993)
 

Sonic Boom
1987
Sonic Boom Sonic Boom
Magazine reviews : Crash May '88
 

Sukeban Jansi Ryuko
Whiteboard - 1988
Sukeban Jansi Ryuko Sukeban Jansi Ryuko
Notes : This game also exists on System 16 Type A Hardware.
Other version : Sukeban Jansi Ryuko (1988,Sega System 16A)
 

Super League
1988
Super League
Super League Super League
Flyers : Normal Flyer
Prequel : Major League (1985)
Other version : Super League (1989,Sega Mega-Tech)
Sequels : Excite League (1989) - Super Major League / Final Arch (1995) - World Series 99 / Super Major League 99 (1999) - World Series Baseball / Super Major League (2001)
 

Tetris
1988
Tetris Tetris
Notes : This game also exists on System 16 Type A Hardware.
PCB : ROM board
Midis : Main Theme
Other versions : Tetris (1988,Sega System 16A) - Tetris (1988,Sega System E) - Tetris (1989,Taito B System) - Tetris (1989,Sega Mega-Tech)
Sequel : Sega Tetris (1999)
 

Time Scanner
1987
Time Scanner Time Scanner
Flyers : Normal Flyer
Cabinets : Upright
 

Toryumon
Jamp / Sega - 1994
Toryumon Toryumon
 

Tough Turf
Sega / Sunsoft - 1989
Additional CPU : I8751 @ 8 MHz
Tough Turf Tough Turf
Flyers : Normal Flyer
Cabinets : Upright
 

Wonder Boy III : Monster Lair
Sega / Westone - 1988
Hardware Details : There were 2 versions, one with an additional CPU;
Additional CPU : I8751 @ 8 MHz
Wonder Boy III : Monster Lair Wonder Boy III : Monster Lair
Flyers : Normal Flyer
Magazine reviews : TGM Mar '89 - C+VG Feb '89 - ACE Mar '89
Prequels : Wonder Boy (1986) - Wonder Boy (1986) - Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987)
Other version : Wonder Boy III : Monster Lair (1988,Sega System 16A)
 

Wrestle War
1989
Hardware Details : There were 2 versions, one with an additional CPU;
Additional CPU : I8751 @ 8 MHz
Wrestle War Wrestle War
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Japanese Flyer
Cabinets : Upright
 

 

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