The Visual Memory Unit (VMU), also referred to as the (VMS) in Japan, is the primary memory card produced by Sega for the Dreamcast home video game console. The device features a monochrome liquid crystal display (LCD), multiplayer gaming capability (via connectors at the top), second screen functionality, a real-time clock, file manager, built-in flash memory, and sound capability. Prior to the launch of the Dreamcast, a special Godzilla edition VMU, preloaded with a virtual pet game, was released on July 30, 1998, in Japan.
Key facts
- Information appliance.name
- Visual Memory Unit
- Information appliance.image
- Sega-Dreamcast-VMU.jpg
- Information appliance.image_size
- 200px
- Information appliance.manufacturer
- Sega
- Information appliance.type
- Peripheral, handheld game system
- Information appliance.generation
- Sixth
- Information appliance.lifespan
- 1998–2001
- Information appliance.storage
- 100 KB (200 blocks) accessible28 KB (56 blocks) system data
- Information appliance.cpu
- 8-bit Sanyo LC8670
- Information appliance.power
- 2 × CR2032 lithium batteries
- Information appliance.input
- 4 x digital buttons Digital D-Pad
- Information appliance.media
- Dreamcast GD-ROM (used for content transfer)
- Information appliance.weight
- 45g
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9 sectionsContents
- Hardware
- Minigames and in-game features
- Variants
- 4x Memory Card
- Third-party memory cards
- Reception
- See also
- References
- External links
The Visual Memory Unit (VMU), also referred to as the (VMS) in Japan, is the primary memory card produced by Sega for the Dreamcast home video game console. The device features a monochrome liquid crystal display (LCD), multiplayer gaming capability (via connectors at the top), second screen functionality, a real-time clock, file manager, built-in flash memory, and sound capability. Prior to the launch of the Dreamcast, a special Godzilla edition VMU, preloaded with a virtual pet game, was released on July 30, 1998, in Japan.
While its most basic function is as a removable storage device, the VMU may also serve as an auxiliary display during normal gameplay and, through the use of additional software (distributed as extras on Dreamcast GD-ROMs), acts as a handheld game console. The VMU was mostly purchased separately from the console. Console-like features of the VMU include a screen, speaker, proper directional pad, four action buttons, the ability to connect and interact with other VMUs, and the ability to download additional games.