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In order to prevent Piracy , as well as illegal bootleg games, many System 16 boards used an Encryption system. A Hitachi FD1094 chip, containing the main CPU as well as the decryption key, was used in place of a regular CPU.


SYSTEM 16 SPECIFICATIONS


  • Main 68000 @ 10 MHz

  • Sound CPU: ZiLOG Z80 @ 4 MHz (5 MHz in System 16B)

  • Sound Chip: Yamaha YM2151 @ 4 MHz (+ NEC uPD7751 ADPCM decoder in System 16B)

  • Display Resolution : 320 x 224

  • Colors: 4096

  • Graphical Capabilities: 128 onscreen Sprites , 2 tile layers, 1 text layer, 1 sprite layer, sprite scaling.



LIST OF SYSTEM 16 GAMES




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