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First-time readers of the SCG may be under the impression that the
editor, claiming to be a Segaholic, is ignorant to the fact that he has
neglected to mention several Sega systems; including the gaming
area that has been more a part of Sega's history than almost any
other aspect of the gaming world---the arcade industry.

Therefore, this rant has been created to prove to the overly critical
reader that I am aware of what I have neglected. I have provided
basic information about early Sega systems such as the SG-1000, the
SC-3000, the SG-1000 II, and the Mark III on the Sega Systems page.
However, because the aforementioned systems were never released
in America I did not consider them, along with educational systems
such as the Pico (not that I have anything against education) and the
Arcade industry, mainstream enough to warrant full-coverage on this
site.

However, I am not arguing that Sega's Arcade history, as well as their
early consoles, were not an important part of their overall history; but
at the moment they just do not fit within the parameters of this site (I
mean, I have to stop somewhere). Perhaps in the future, if there is
enough demand for an arcade section, or dedicated SG-1000 section,
I will create one; but with the steady decline in arcade interest, and
the fact that most gamers never knew the SC-3000 even existed, I do
not see this happening any time soon.

Let me again clarify that I acknowledge Sega's greatness in the
arcade industry. In my opinion there is no other company that has had
as great an impact on the arcade industry as Sega has, and only
Namco comes close. Sega's roots are in the arcade industry, and they
have done a tremendous job transferring this success into the home
market.