The ST-V (Sega Titan Video) is an arcade system launched by Sega in 1995. Its architecture is nearly identical to the Saturn's (two Hitachi SH-2 processors, VDP1/VDP2), which allowed fast conversions between arcade and console. Unlike Saturn games on CD-ROM, ST-V games are distributed on ROM cartridges (PCB), making it an affordable arcade platform.
| Manufacturer | Sega |
| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Arcade |
| Media | ROM cartridge (PCB) |
| Controller | Mandatory |
New in Recalbox 10.1: Mednafen_STV (libretro-stv), a dedicated, more performant emulator for the ST-V, available on RPi5 and PC. Version 1.5.1 brings improved game rendering and Decathlete support.
Emulator availability per board:
| Emulator | RPI3/RPI02W | RPI4/400 | RPI5/500 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libretro Kronos | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Libretro Mednafen_STV | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
The ST-V is not available on RPi3, RPi Zero 2, RPi4, RG353 and OGA/OGS/RG351.
Netplay is not available on this system. RetroAchievements are supported.
| File name | Description | MD5 | Emulators |
|---|---|---|---|
epr-20091.ic8 |
Required for Japan-region ST-V games | 34175c7ad31acbe44f2baccc7ea065c7 | Mednafen_STV |
epr-17952a.ic8 |
Required for North America/US-region ST-V games | 249b67334cfae53810c1d1e3b93957a3 | Mednafen_STV |
epr-17954a.ic8 |
Required for Europe-region ST-V games | ba2cb634c15e59d7ea5552729306f2ef | Mednafen_STV |
stvbios.zip |
ST-V BIOS (MAME-style romset, several versions accepted) | — | Kronos |
Place your BIOS files like this:
/recalbox/share/bios/stv/
├── epr-20091.ic8
├── epr-17952a.ic8
├── epr-17954a.ic8
└── stvbios.zip
Since Recalbox 10.1, ST-V BIOS files go in
bios/stv/(the ST-V and Kronos BIOS paths have been fixed).
Put your games in:
/recalbox/share/roms/stv/
Supported extension: .zip
Games are MAME-style romsets: keep them zipped, do not rename or extract them.