GD-ROM

E388059

high-density optical disc optical disc format

GD-ROM is a proprietary high-density optical disc format developed by Sega for distributing games and software, most notably used with the Dreamcast console.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Gigabyte Disc Read-Only Memory	2
GD-ROM canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-density optical disc ⓘ optical disc format ⓘ
abbreviationOf	GD-ROM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gigabyte Disc Read-Only Memory
approximateCDROMCapacity	650–700 MB ⓘ
associatedCompany	Yamaha Corporation ⓘ surface form: Yamaha (manufacturing drives for Dreamcast)
comparedTo	CD-ROM ⓘ
compatibleWithStandardCDDrives	partially ⓘ
contains	high-density data area ⓘ low-density CD-compatible area ⓘ
contentType	Dreamcast ⓘ surface form: Dreamcast game software arcade game software ⓘ
copyProtectionRole	discouraging piracy on Dreamcast ⓘ
dataDensityIncreaseMethod	slower rotation speed ⓘ tighter track pitch ⓘ
dataLayerType	single-layer ⓘ
developer	Sega ⓘ
discDiameter	12 cm ⓘ
eraOfUse	early 2000s ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ
hasHigherCapacityThan	CD-ROM ⓘ
highDensityAreaReadableBy	Dreamcast GD-ROM drive ⓘ
intendedPlatformGeneration	sixth-generation video game consoles ⓘ
introducedBy	Sega ⓘ
isProprietary	true ⓘ
lowDensityAreaUsedFor	PC-readable data ⓘ audio tracks ⓘ
mainCompetitorMediumAtLaunch	DVD-ROM ⓘ
marketedAs	GD-ROM self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gigabyte Disc Read-Only Memory
mediumForPlatform	Dreamcast ⓘ surface form: Sega Dreamcast
notablyUsedWith	Dreamcast ⓘ
notBackwardCompatibleWith	standard CD audio players for high-density area ⓘ standard PC CD-ROM drives for high-density area ⓘ
obsolescenceStatus	discontinued ⓘ
primarySuccessorInIndustry	DVD-based game distribution ⓘ
primaryUseRegion	worldwide Dreamcast market ⓘ
readOnly	true ⓘ
regionCoding	region-locked per Dreamcast region ⓘ
releaseContext	Sega Dreamcast launch era ⓘ
spinSpeed	slower than typical CD-ROM drives for similar data rate ⓘ
storageCapacity	about 1 GB ⓘ approximately 1.2 GB maximum ⓘ
successorMediumForSegaConsoles	DVD-ROM (used by later consoles generally, not by Sega home consoles) ⓘ
usedFor	distributing software ⓘ distributing video games ⓘ
usedInArcadeHardware	Sega Chihiro ⓘ Sega NAOMI ⓘ Sega NAOMI ⓘ surface form: Sega NAOMI 2 Sega Triforce ⓘ
writableByConsumers	false ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Dreamcast → mediaFormat → GD-ROM ⓘ

GD-ROM → marketedAs → GD-ROM self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gigabyte Disc Read-Only Memory

GD-ROM → abbreviationOf → GD-ROM self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gigabyte Disc Read-Only Memory