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Video game console - Sega Master System (SMS)

    Sega Master System (SMS) was an 8-bit video game console released by Sega in 1985. Its original Japanese name was Sega Mark III, but Master System was also used in Japan. The sale on the European market was comparable with its main competitor, Nintendo Entertainment System. But thanks to its large availability, it failed at the North American and Japanese markets. Master System came as a direct competitor to the NES in the third generation of game consoles. Her successor, Sega Game Gear was handheld Master System console the with a few improvements.
    Both the Mark III and the Master System possess two slots for game input: one for ROM Cartridges and one for Sega Cards, along with an expansion slot and 2 controller ports. Input for Sega Cards used small card with the size of a credit card, similarly to the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16. Cartridges have a much higher capacity, while the cards were much smaller and were used for cheaper games. 3D glasses were connected via Sega Card input, and allowed the 3D effects for specially designed games. By this way, both inputs worked together. In case of Master System II, card input has been removed, and only cartridges were used. It helped to reduce the cost of production. Since the cards were unpopular, only a few games were released on Sega cards and most of them were later rereleased also on cartridges. There was also an attempt to create a floppy drive like for the Mega Drive but it never came out into sales.
    The game controller of Master System console had only two buttons, one acted as a Start button, while pause button was directly on the console. The controller used a 9-pin connector and could also be connected with consoles: Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. Among the other controllers, it should be mentioned the Light Phaser. The Light Phaser was light gun created for the Master System console and was heavier than its counterpart Nintendo Zapper. It had more sensitive trigger and more accurate aiming. Sega also developed 3D glasses SegaScope 3-D, which used a small LCD screen, rapidly changing between left and right lens, creating two different images synchronized with the TV in order to create a stereoscopic 3D effect. The same technique was used with similar glasses for some 3-D movies in theaters, although these are mostly replaced with new technology. But there were only eight 3-D games compatible with the Master System.
    In 2006, Master System was reissued in the form of a small handheld console powered by three AAA batteries. The console had its own screen and included 20 games originally released for the Master System and Game Gear.

Alphabetical list of SMS games hosted at RetroGames.cz:

Name Released Number of hits User rating
20 em 1 1995 28414x 52%
ALF 1989 17190x 62%
Ace of Aces 1986 58319x 62%
Action Fighter 1986 55670x 62%
Addams Family, The 1991 18332x 62%
After Burner 1987 25508x 71%
Alex Kidd in Miracle ... 1986 299955x 70%
Alex Kidd in Shinobi ... 1990 29195x 73%
Alex Kidd: High-Tech ... 1989 26093x 68%
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars 1988 28146x 67%
Alibaba and 40 Thieves 1982 12138x 67%
Alien 3 1992 14724x 71%
Altered Beast 1988 15835x 46%
Arcade Smash Hits 1992 6028x 71%
Astro Warrior 1986 36161x 78%
Astérix 1991 49112x 60%
Astérix-Great Rescue 1993 9110x 65%
Astérix: Secret Mission 1993 23865x 63%
Aztec Adventure 1987 19228x 62%
Baku Baku Animal 1995 44790x 74%
Bank Panic 1987 27414x 60%
Batman Returns 1992 8384x 62%
Battle Out Run 1989 72390x 62%
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs 1993 910x 60%
Black Belt 1986 44928x 65%
Bomber Raid 1988 33922x 71%
Bonanza Bros. 1990 13533x 80%
Bubble Bobble 1986 21472x 77%
Buggy Run 1993 67061x 60%
California Games 1987 19327x 65%
California Games II 1990 13308x 60%
Carmen Sandiego (VGA) 1988 5677x 35%
Casino Games 1989 14630x 45%
Castle of Illusion 1990 42530x 65%
Chase H.Q. 1988 15223x 64%
Choplifter 1982 43140x 67%
Columns 1990 12505x 81%
Cool Spot 1993 13271x 57%
Daffy Duck in Hollywood 1994 5785x 70%
Deep Duck Trouble 1993 31777x 63%
Desert Strike 1992 6402x 55%
Disney’s Aladdin 1993 20329x 76%
Double Dragon 1987 17068x 66%
Dr. Robotnik's Mean ... 1993 5896x 82%
Dracula 1993 14987x 83%
Earthworm Jim 1994 15655x 59%
Ecco the Dolphin 1992 11787x 57%
Enduro Racer 1987 17781x 75%
F-1 Spirit 1987 14554x 62%
F1 1993 6442x 75%
FIFA International Soccer 1993 16930x 67%
Fantasy Zone 1986 28434x 72%
Fantasy Zone II 1987 20128x 69%
GP Rider 1990 10116x 73%
Galaxian 1979 3182x 78%
Gangster Town 1987 30808x 57%
Gauntlet 1985 24860x 65%
Ghost House 1986 23059x 76%
Ghostbusters 1984 16887x 79%
Ghouls ’N Ghosts 1988 20708x 79%
Golden Axe 1989 123383x 68%
Golden Axe Warrior 1991 32929x 79%
Golvellius 1988 19049x 78%
Gradius 1985 4363x 78%
Great Baseball 1987 18145x 76%
Great Soccer 1985 23495x 67%
Great Volleyball 1987 10219x 75%
Gun.Smoke 1987 5348x 50%
Hang-On 1985 38262x 60%
Home Alone 1991 14596x 67%
Impossible Mission 1984 13634x 63%
Indiana Jones and ... 1989 30619x 59%
Ironman 1989 11668x 50%
Kenseiden 1988 22328x 67%
King’s Quest 1984 26450x 64%
Klax 1989 20165x 59%
Krusty's Fun House 1992 1613x 70%
Kung Fu Kid 1987 20820x 70%
Land of Illusion 1992 37036x 66%
Lemmings 1991 14143x 47%
Line of Fire 1989 9647x 46%
Lion King, The 1994 51182x 69%
Lucky Dime Caper 1991 26366x 73%
Marble Madness 1984 12255x 73%
Master of Darkness 1992 25515x 77%
Mercs 1990 9882x 80%
Michael Jackson's Moon... 1990 8862x 79%
Monopoly 1987 14392x 79%
Montezuma’s Revenge 1984 25622x 63%
Mortal Kombat 1993 188832x 72%
Mortal Kombat 3 1995 17527x 75%
Mortal Kombat II 1994 18681x 70%
Ms. Pac-Man 1982 19358x 64%
My Hero 1985 15629x 75%
Nemesis 2 1987 5947x 69%
New Zealand Story 1989 16023x 64%
Ninja Gaiden 1992 47813x 79%
Olympic Gold 1992 16050x 59%
Operation Wolf 1987 21096x 66%
OutRun 1986 43837x 64%
OutRun Europa 1991 10872x 58%
Pac-Mania 1988 21582x 76%
Paperboy 1984 14708x 66%
Penguin Adventure 1986 11606x 58%
Penguin Land 1987 26190x 70%
Phantasy Star 1987 37823x 85%
Pit Pot 1985 16323x 60%
Pit-Fighter 1990 3879x 40%
Pooyan 1982 5243x 52%
Populous 1989 25910x 76%
Power Strike 1988 21286x 66%
Power Strike II 1993 15575x 57%
Predator 2 1992 6829x 37%
Prince of Persia 1989 22505x 72%
Pro Wrestling 1986 8267x 57%
Psycho Fox 1989 30543x 74%
R-Type 1988 37972x 75%
Rainbow Islands 1987 9024x 60%
Rambo 1986 29243x 65%
Rambo III 1988 26655x 65%
Rampage 1986 17968x 85%
Rastan 1987 25036x 77%
Renegade 1986 13935x 80%
Road Rash 1991 51501x 63%
RoboCop 3 1992 10456x 80%
RoboCop vs Terminator 1993 12106x 65%
Rocky 1987 63477x 68%
Rygar 1986 13508x 74%
Sagaia 1989 3992x 70%
Sega Chess 1991 22730x 82%
Shadow Dancer 1989 17359x 66%
Shanghai 1986 13145x 77%
Shinobi 1987 54037x 66%
Simpsons: Bart vs. ... 1991 14534x 71%
Simpsons: Bart vs. World 1991 14178x 53%
Solomon’s Key 1986 14645x 74%
Sonic Chaos 1993 64499x 76%
Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 91723x 79%
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1992 192907x 71%
Space Harrier 1985 6975x 63%
Spider-Man Vs. the ... 1990 28162x 58%
Spider-Man: Return of ... 1992 14841x 72%
Spy vs Spy 1984 20039x 82%
Star Wars 1991 14111x 53%
Street Fighter II 1992 24150x 74%
Streets of Rage 1991 15577x 79%
Streets of Rage 2 1993 21689x 81%
Strider 1989 13716x 69%
Submarine Attack 1990 8812x 42%
Summer Games 1984 5991x 60%
Super Boy 4 1992 19042x 70%
Super Boy I 1989 44135x 63%
Super Boy II 1989 16649x 63%
Super Boy III 1991 16625x 65%
Super Monaco GP 1989 11357x 74%
Super Monaco GP II 1992 1785x 85%
Super Tennis 1986 30555x 62%
T2: The Arcade Game 1991 10536x 57%
Tecmo World Cup 1989 3673x 43%
Teddy Boy 1986 26735x 68%
Terminator 2 1991 14115x 69%
The Flash 1991 6148x 73%
The Jungle Book 1994 15181x 58%
The Ninja 1986 22254x 57%
The Smurfs 1993 4031x 70%
The Terminator 1992 21516x 65%
Tom and Jerry: The Movie 1992 15697x 68%
TransBot 1985 10122x 86%
Vigilante 1988 27757x 67%
WC Leader Board 1987 3091x 80%
Winter Olympics 94 1993 8772x 73%
Wonder Boy 1987 62963x 68%
Wonder Boy II 1987 67419x 74%
Wonder Boy III 1989 36661x 72%
World Championship Soccer 1989 12362x 74%
World Grand Prix 1986 33316x 64%
Xenon 2: Megablast 1989 17302x 66%
Ys 1987 22372x 67%
Zillion 1987 26078x 64%

All information in this article are from: http://www.wikipedia.org/.


North American/European Master System
along with gamepad controller.
 

Technical data:
Manufacturer: Sega
Generation: Third (8-bit era)
Retail availability: October 1985 (Japan)
September 1986 (USA)
October 1986 (Europe)
September 1987 (Australia)
Discontinued: 1989 (Japan), 1992 (USA), 1996 (Europe)
Units sold: 20 million (As of 2016)
Media: ROM cartridge, Sega Card
Processor (CPU): 8-bit Zilog Z80 at 3,58 MHz
Screen resolution: 256 x 192
Colors: 32 colors on-screen
Controller input: gamepad (cross + 2 buttons)
Light Phaser (light gun)
Manual: Sega_Master_System.pdf
Best-selling game: Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Predecessor: SG-1000 (1983)
Successor: Sega Mega Drive / Genesis (1988)

 

Most popular SMS games:

SMS: Alex Kidd in Miracle World Alex Kidd in Miracle World

SMS: Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog

SMS: Astérix Astérix

SMS: Hang-On Hang-On

SMS: Wonder Boy Wonder Boy

SMS: Phantasy Star Phantasy Star

SMS: Golvellius Golvellius: Valley of Doom

SMS: Golden Axe Golden Axe

SMS: Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat

SMS: Rocky Rocky


 

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