How can two 8-bit systems have such different graphics?

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The Sega Master System and SG-1000 are both 8-bit systems, and both run on a Z80 CPU, yet have wildly different graphical limitations. How can this be? Today we will find out! Interesting note, the Colecvision and first lineup of MSX computers also share incredibly similar hardware to the SG-1000, so anything mentioned here about the SG-1000, also applies to those systems as well (for 99% of all cases anyway).

SG-1000 Tile Exporter
https://steelfinger-studios.itch.io/sg-1000-graphics-exporter-for-aseprite

SMS/GG Tile Exporter
https://github.com/Bofner/SMS-GG-Aseprite-Exporter

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