Visual Memory Unit

E388061

The Visual Memory Unit is a specialized memory card for the Sega Dreamcast that doubles as a tiny handheld device with its own screen, controls, and mini-games.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Visual Memory Unit canonical 2
Visual Memory System 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf handheld electronic device ⓘ
memory card ⓘ
video game console accessory ⓘ
alsoKnownAs VMS ⓘ
VMU ⓘ
Visual Memory System ⓘ
linked to: Visual Memory Unit
colorVariant black ⓘ
blue ⓘ
green ⓘ
red ⓘ
transparent ⓘ
white ⓘ
connectsTo Dreamcast controller ⓘ
other Visual Memory Unit ⓘ
designedFor Dreamcast controller memory slot ⓘ
displayType monochrome LCD ⓘ
formFactor rectangular cartridge ⓘ
generation sixth-generation console accessory ⓘ
hasCapacity 128 kilobytes ⓘ
200 blocks ⓘ
hasComponent A button ⓘ
B button ⓘ
LCD screen ⓘ
battery compartment ⓘ
connector edge ⓘ
directional pad ⓘ
speaker ⓘ
hasControl start button ⓘ
introducedWith Sega Dreamcast launch ⓘ
manufacturer Sega ⓘ
notableFeature can be used independently of the console ⓘ
platform Sega Dreamcast ⓘ
linked to: Dreamcast
powerSource CR2032 coin cell battery ⓘ
primaryFunction save game data ⓘ
regionRelease Europe ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
North America ⓘ
releaseYear 1998 ⓘ
secondaryFunction auxiliary display for Dreamcast games ⓘ
standalone mini-game device ⓘ
successor none ⓘ
supportsFeature data transfer between VMUs ⓘ
downloadable mini-games ⓘ
icon display ⓘ
real-time status display ⓘ
usedInGame NBA 2K ⓘ
NFL 2K ⓘ
Resident Evil Code: Veronica ⓘ
Sega GT ⓘ
Sonic Adventure ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dreamcast → storage → Visual Memory Unit ⓘ
VMU → fullName → Visual Memory Unit ⓘ
Visual Memory Unit → alsoKnownAs → Visual Memory System ⓘ
linked to: Visual Memory Unit