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  • Sega System 16
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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. Notable games include Sega's Tetris, whose Mega Drive version has become very rare, Golden Axe and arcade versions of various other popular Sega franchises.
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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. Notable games include Sega's Tetris, whose Mega Drive version has become very rare, Golden Axe and arcade versions of various other popular Sega franchises.