Sega ST-V

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Sega ST-V
Manufacturer SEGA
Year 1995
Media Cartridge
CPU 2x Hitachi SH-2 @ 28.6 MHz
GPU 32-bit Video Display Processor / 32-bit background and scroll plane Video Display Processor
Sound Yamaha YMF292-F SCSP
Resolution 15KHz
Wiring Standard JAMMA
Predecessor Sega Model 2
Successor Sega Model 3

The Sega ST-V (Sega Titan Video game system) was an arcade system board released by Sega in 1995. Departing from their usual process of building custom arcade hardware, Sega's ST-V is essentially identical to the Sega Saturn home console system. The only difference is the media; ST-V used ROM-cartridges instead of CD-ROMs to store games. Being derived from the Saturn hardware, the ST-V was presumably named after the moon Titan, a satellite of Saturn. The majority of ST-V titles were released in Japan only, but a notable exception was the port of Dynamite Deka, which became Die Hard Arcade. Games released for the ST-V includes the arcade version of Virtua Fighter Remix, Golden Axe: The Duel and Final Fight Revenge. The shared hardware between Saturn and ST-V allowed for very "pure" ports for the Saturn console.[1]

Hardware Specifications

Main CPU: 2x Hitachi SH-2 @ 28.6 MHz in a master/slave configuration
Custom Saturn Control Unit (SCU): Fixed-point math coprocessor
VDP1: 32-bit Video Display Processor - handles sprite and polygon drawing. Dual 256 KB framebuffers for rotate and scale effects. Texture mapping, Gouraud shading. 512KB texture RAM
VDP2: 32-bit background and scroll plane Video Display Processor - transparency effects, shadowing, 5 simultaneous scrolling backgrounds and 2 simultaneous rotating playfields
Sound CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 11.45 MHz
Sound Chip: Yamaha YMF292-F SCSP @ 11.3 MHz
Main RAM: 2 MB
VRAM: 1.54MB
Audio RAM: 512KB

Game List

Title Japan America Europe Taiwan Notes
All Japan Pro Wrestling Featuring Virtua
Aroma Club Dedicated Cabinet
Astra Super Stars Requires Kick Harness
Baku Baku Animal
Batman Forever Uses board without cartridge casing and sound daughterboard
Columns 97
Cotton 2
Cotton Boomerang
Critter Crusher / Tatakot Dedicated Cabinet
Danchi de Hanafuda: Okusan Komeya Desu yo!
Danchi de Quiz: Okusan 4taku Desu yo!
Dancing Fever Dedicated Cabinet
Dancing Fever Gold Dedicated Cabinet
Decathlete / Athlete Kings
Die Hard Arcade
Dynamite Deka
Ejihon Detective Agency / Ejihon Tantei Jimusyo
Fantasy Zone Dedicated Cabinet
Fighting Dragon : Legend Elan Doree / Elan Doree : Legend of Dragoon Requires Kick Harness
Final Arch
Final Fight Revenge
Funky Head Boxers Supports Link Mode
Golden Axe : The Duel Requires Kick Harness
Groove On Fight Requires Kick Harness
Guardian Force
Hanagumi Taisen Columns : Sakura Wars
Karaoke Quiz Intro Don Don!
Let's Play Othello / Othello Shiyouyo
Magical Zunou Power
Maru-Chan de Goo!
Mausuke's Ojama za Warudo
Microman Battle Charge
Mogu Rapper Dedicated Cabinet
Movie Club Dedicated Cabinet
My Fair Lady : Virtual Mahjong II Supports Mahjong Panel Input
Name Club Ver. 3 Dedicated Cabinet
Pebble Beach Golflinks : The Great Shot
Princess Kurara Daisakusen
Print Club 2 Dedicated Cabinet
Print Club 2 Vol. 3 Dedicated Cabinet
Print Club Pokemon B Dedicated Cabinet
Pro Mahjong Kiwame S
Puyo Puyo Sun
Radiant Silvergun Controls reduced to 2 buttons for America
Sando-R: Puzzle & Action / Treasure Hunt / BoMulEul Chajara
Sea Bass Fishing
Shanghai : The Great Wall / Shanghai : Triple Threat
Shienryu
Soukyugurentai / Terra Diver
Sport Fishing
Sport Fishing 2 CD game
Sport Fishing 2 CD game
Steep Slope Sliders
Stress Busters
Suiko Enbu / Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty Requires Kick Harness
Super Major League
Taisen Tanto-R 'Sasissu!' / DaeJeon! SanJeonSuJeon
Technical Bowling
Tecmo World Cup '98
Treasure Hunt
Virtua Fighter Kids
Virtua Fighter Remix
Virtual Mahjong
Waku Waku Shinkansen Dedicated Cabinet
Waku Waku Syobosya / Waku Waku Fire Patrol Dedicated Cabinet
Wanpaku Safari Dedicated Cabinet
Winter Heat
Youen Denshi Mahjong Yuugi Gal Jan Dedicated Cabinet
Zenkoku Seifuku Bishojo Grand-Prix : Find Love

ST-V Mod BIOS

The ST-V MODBIOS upon boot up lets the user select the ST-V BIOS region. This allows the user bypass region locked games, and access features and functionality that was limited to particular regions. It is available from Joerg Hartenberger's website.

Manuals

Cart Labels

CN24 Stereo Connector

The ST-V supports stereo via the onboard cn24 connector, the pinout is as follows:-

1-Left
2-Ground
3-Right
4-Ground

A simple jst connector can be used to wire up a pair of rca jacks for cabs with a stereo amplifier.

Common Faults

"ST-V IMPROPER GAME INSTALLATION" appears if the cartridge or cartridge slot are dirty. Clean with compressed air or Isopropyl Alcohol and a toothbrush.

References

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