Hardware Overview (Sega Mega-Tech)

the sega mega tech was produced by sega in 1989 it is a cartridge based multi game system arcade cabinet the sega mega tech saw a release in asia and in pal regions, but not in north america you can choose one of eight games to play from the menu both the mega tech and mega play's cartridges are not interchangeable, and both systems contain modifications to discourage arcade owners from purchasing and running cheaper retail mega drive cartridges instead the mega tech can run up to only eight games, of either sega mega drive or sega master system titles released for it the dedicated cabinet uses two monitors the upper 10 inch monitor shows game information, the lower 20 inch monitor is used to display the game as normal hardware specifications main cpu mc68000 @ 7 670442 mhz, 2 x z80 @ 3 579540 mhz sound chip ym3438 @ 7 670442 mhz, 2 x sn76489 @ 3 579540 mhz format there is an extra bios in the carts and they are not compatible with the genesis console, master system console or and mega play boards cartridge colour red number of slots 8 machine operation when you insert coin, you buy time, the game is finished when your time is up, you can add extra coins during the game to buy extra time board connector the board uses custom connector (non jamma) below are a list of major components i will finish this image over time to cover all chips on the board