A Game of Regions - The Sega Master System
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Published 2019-03-21
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Episode Notes:
1. All games on real hardware via RGB. 2 exceptions: Operation Wolf and Fantastic Dizzy. Neither will run on my NTSC hardware for some reason. I captured these on Kega.
2. I tried to focus on the games that really piqued my interest when I found them. Not all are great games, but they were still cool to discover.
3. If you're wondering why I used music from the SNES version of populous; I needed something to fill the complete void of sound that game has. There are a few games in this episode without much music, but at least had some sound effects. Populous has almost nothing for the basic map building.
4. This episode condenses a pretty long period of time. Discovery of stuff I missed took place across many years. I'd say mid-ish 90's to around 2000.
5. I currently own 3 SMS systems. A Japanese Mark III. A US launch machine. And a US Model 2.
6. My favorite memories of the SMS center mainly on its multiplayer stuff. Double Dragon, Rambo, Rampage, Pro Wrestling, and the light gun stuff.
7. The opening segment (before the look at games) has FM music from Y's, Golvellius, and Double Dragon.
All Comments (21)
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Ah, the Master System... My favorite 8-Bit machine of all time. It's still a very popular and cult machine here where I live (Brazil).
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I love the Master System, it was my first console. Growing up in the UK, the games were a good ten pounds cheaper than the NES cartridges (which makes a huge difference when you're a kid); it's part of the reason why we were still getting games released until 1995.
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Im Brazillian and Master System was king here since the early 80´s,, Tec Toy (Sega´s Partner here) invested heavily in Adverts on T.V and Magazines, I went towards Sega solely because it was "The console from the Arcade Company" and as a Arcade rat kid, it was a natural choice.
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Great to see Americans open their eyes and see how gaming differed around the world and open themselves up to new gaming experiences. Great video as always 👍
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Hey, a brazilian fan here. Master System was THE gaming console to be posessed here in Brazil in the mid 80's. So I did not rest until I convinced my parents to give me one. haha! I had it from 1986 to 1989, when I was handed a Sega Genesis (a.k.a. Mega Drive here in Brazil). Its limited sound palette is one of the fondest memories I have.
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The Mastersystem was huge in the UK... Around 1989 I had a job interview for a company that distributed carts around the country. Unfortunately I didn't get the job, it was my first interview and I was green! I had to walk past walls of games before the interview which I think made me distracted! I didn't know anyone who owned a NES and I remember the first time I saw one I hated the flickering sprites.. Sega forever! ♥
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Master System, the birth of so much we know now 😍
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I can tell you...in Portugal SMS only saw the model 2 release...and it sold well, because Sega was the gaming preferred gaming brand, and didn't had the money for 16 bit....SMS was the way to Go!!!! Thx for the awesome content!!!
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It's hard to believe the graphics that the Master System was capable of. Daffy Duck is gorgeous and looks better then a lot of 16 bit games.
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You mentioned the Master System's popularity in New Zealand so you get a thumbs up from me 😁 Also thanks for mentioning Asterix and the Secret Mission, it's my favourite sms game! My dad got my brother and I reading Asterix comics at a young age so it was easy to convince him to buy it for us when we finally got a Master System of our own 😁. Still play through it once a year - I live it!
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Here in Italy the SMS was quite popular in the early 90's because it targeted low budget families that couldn't afford 16-bit gaming. A lot of people throughout those recession times. For some odd reason during the same time period the NES remained a bit of a premium system. The SMS wasn't exactly a cultural phenomenon comparable to what the NES was in the US, anyways. The vast majority of gamers would just play pirated games on computers.
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Damn I don't usually watch long YouTube videos because they usually lose my interest after about 5 minutes, But this was so engrossing I watched the whole thing and didn't even realize 25 minutes had went by, thanks my Lord!
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Thank you for the memories. I grew up in Europe, therefore SMS (model 2) was a big part of my childhood. Sega had a strong presence in France at the time and it was my first game system.
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My favourite console. So happy I'm from the UK and had the library of games we did
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My childhood with the Sega Master System in America mirrored much of your experience. Little did I know for so many years how successful Sega's 8-bit system was in other markets. It's great seeing all these titles that didn't show up on US soil. Shows what the Master System could have been in North America with better marketing. Thanks.
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Brazil and Europe are the only countries that care about the SMS. In Brazil it was even crazier ('im from Brazil btw). While Nintendo didn't officially sold the NES here, there were hundreds of Famiclones flooding the market. Some very popular famiclones like the Dynavision even had TV ads here. Yet, TecToy did an amazing job with Sega hardware. The SMS was so popular, it was sold and got newer redesigns and models here through the 2000's up until early 2010's. I still have my Master System Handy working. The SMS was a great entry-level console for parents that couldn't aford newer consoles like the Mega Drive and PS2. Many TecToy models had a bunch of build-in games, so parents didn't needed to buy or rent any cartridge. I'm part of a brazilian Master System Facebook group, and its one of the best gaming groups i interacted with. During my childhood i liked playing SMS games like Hang On, Black Belt and Secret Commando.
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It's always nice when people from the USA discover how popular this system was in some countries. It's hard to describe how big it was here in Brazil, the NES was practically non existent here. Heck, it's 2019 and it's still sold in retail stores, I'm not kidding. It's fun when you go to a store and see PS4 Pro, Xbox One X and Master System sharing shelves. Tec Toy did an amazing job, most notably is the brazilian version of Phantasy Star, the first RPG ever translated to portuguese. We even had exclusive hardware versions and accessories like the 6 button controller that's pretty much a Genesis controller but uses its six buttons for 1, 2, 1+2 instead of A, B and C and rapid fire variations mapped on X, Y and Z. It's a very nostalgic system for me, I'd say that it was the system that made me like video games. Even today I turn it on from time to time, not a week ago I finished some games like Shinobi and Strider. It's always a good feeling when I turn it on and hear that chip tunes that were part of my childhood.
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My first experience with the Master System was a friend of me, who called me over to his house. In his room stood this masterpiece. We played Alex Kidd in Miracle World all the day. I wasn't very good at it, because it was my first time playing a videogame. Two months later I bought my very own Master System - and still playing the best games this day😀
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I love the master system. The first console I fell in love with before getting a megadrive. It's interesting as growing up in UK I only had one friend with a NES but numerous with a master system. Was much more familiar to me. I'd like to explore more.
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I was a staunch Nintendo kid back in the day, my first (and only) Sega console was the Dreamcast. I'm currently binge watching all your content. It's fascinating to see what I missed out on, although my ears have never appreciated the early Sega console sounds.
