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Sega Master System 1 - Video Game Console

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The sega master system..brings back memories. i remember getting this one back in summer of 1987.

sure it wasnt as famous as the Nintendo Nes (still have both of these) but it boasted better colors and sound. if Nintendo didnt control half of the market i bet this could have sold much better...

i liked the fact that games also came on the sega cards which was a unique feature(for the time) the sega master system is underrated like the atari 7800 they really never got a chance.. i still have mine and play it to this day. the master system had some great games..

such as ...rastan, transbot, shinobi, astro warrior, cyborg hunter, and after burner. the segascope 3d was also a awesome add on, and still is regarded as top notch in the area of 3d games.

this system paved the way for the Successful Sega genesis a few years later.

bottm line if you love classic video games..check out the sega master system, you'll be glad you did.

Though the NES was better and had better games, this SMS was an awesome home console. The color was slightly better then the NES and it had some really unique top notch games. Ah memories.

With their NES, Nintendo took control of the video game market by the mid to latter 80s. I'm one of the very few people who felt that both the Atari 7800 and the Sega Master System were the better systems. (Sadly though, Atari and Sega found themselves fighting over the small scraps of the market that were left after Nintendo devoured more than a lion's share.) Although I only had the luxury of playing a few SEGA games like "Rastan" and "Black Belt," I found that I liked the Sega games better than most of what Ninetendo had to offer. I don't know how many people would agree with me on this, but I found Sega to have better game play and graphics, while Nintendo survived more on commercial games that were somewhat tedious and redundant. (Duck Hunt and Mario to name 2) I'm certainly not saying Nintendo never put out any good games. But I honestly do feel that Sega put more time, work, and effort into their games while Nintendo just had a grasp of what was commercially big at the moment. And just as I still pull out my old Atari 7800 now and then, I still pull out my old Sega Master System now and then. Often, the best seller is not the best product. The best seller may have just played its cards the best in the market, and had luck on its side. Atari and Sega may be 6 feet under now, but I still respect them more than Nintendo.

I got this handed down to me as a kid, and I played it all the time. And I still play it to this day. It may not have that many games, but what older system does? The games it does have were always fun and easy to play. In fact the whole system is easy to pick up and play unlike consoles today. I highly suggest this console if your into old school gaming.

When Nintendo was the master of the home console gaming world, Atari was on it's way out, and Sega entered the fray with the flawed but fun Master system. Hardware wise the Master is better than the original NES, with somewhat better graphics and sound, but the game library was sadly lacking. Since Nintendo pretty much had all the third party support it could muster, Sega practically had mainly their first party titles to release for it. Many of them were watered down ports of their arcade titles, but they were nontheless fun games for the system. The Master isn't a bad system at all, but it wouldn't be until the 16-bit era that Sega would release the Genesis; which would catapault the company to success. Below is a list of the best games available for the Sega Master system:

After Burner
Space Harrier
Outrun
Double Dragon
Y's
Phantasy Star

I love this system, it is the best. I played this when I was a child and still own it. SEGA ROCKS.

I grew up with one of these. It was, and still is, amazing, which says something for its durability. The games make for some awesome memories, they're very high quality.
I was too young to appreciate any console warring between this and the NES, but I can say now, decades later, that every game I've played that was made for both systems has been far superior on this Sega than the Nintendo. And believe me, I'm a big fan of Nintendo, so this is really saying something. Music, graphics, the whole shibang, SMS was the Master of Systems.

I brought this game at a garage sale with my grandmother in 95. These people were selling this system for 14.00 with 25 video games,2 light phasers,2 3d glasses,and in its orginal box. Man, this is a great video game system. I resently found 14 more games for this at 2.98 each at a thrift store. I would suggest playing after burner with the joy sticks if you got them. I wounder how much I could get for this thing... but I would give this to a gamer that respects video games and not kids who will brake it the second you give it to them because this is a delecut machine.
BUY IT TODAY!!!

New..... NOT! Not what expected states new but oviously used numerous times. Sorry price to high for This "Mint" Cond.

Sega was too late to win the 8-bit war... (what war... they entered the fray so late the battle was over).. this is the system that may have killed NES had it been a few years sooner. This is basically the home version of the Sega Game Gear... hundreds of great games were made for this... and you can find stuff a bit here on Amazon and a ton on auction web sites.. they made many Europe only released game in the 90's that are still a blast to play (like some sonic games that never made it on to another home console). Great system for the classic gamer... a must have.