It’s the end of the month and time to summarize my thoughts on the Master System, Sega’s first North American … Continue reading Sega Master System Final Thoughts + New Additions

I know there are quality action platformers for the Sega Master System available but I honestly have had very little … Continue reading Action & Puzzle Games for the Master System – Alex Kidd: High Tech World, Captain Silver, Ghost House, Penguin Land, Quartet, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Zillion II: The Tri Formation

Rarely content with what we have, we’ve been striving for more realistic games now for decades. Technological advances have been … Continue reading Master System Peripherals 2: 3D Glasses with Blade Eagle 3D, Maze Hunter 3D, Missile Defense 3D, Zaxxon 3D

Sega was already playing a bit of catch-up when the Master System was released in 1986 so they felt they … Continue reading Master System Peripherals 1: Light Phaser w/ Hang On/Safari Hunt & Gangster Town

The Sega Master System may not have been know for its RPGs (or JRPGs) but there is still one long … Continue reading Game of the Week (10/22/17) – Phantasy Star

Ok, ok…After Burner is more of a combat flight simulator and Choplifter is well, let’s just say a shooter with … Continue reading Master System Shooters – After Burner, Choplifter, Fantasy Zone, Thunder Blade

Out Run was simply a revelation for me when I first saw it in arcades in the late 80s. The … Continue reading Game of the Week (10/15/17) – Out Run

Considering the Master System is a Sega manufactured console, I have very few sports games for it. This is by … Continue reading Sports & Racing Titles – California Games, Enduro Racer, Great Baseball

The Sega Master System really needed to excel at bringing arcade action into the homes if it was going to … Continue reading Late 80s Arcade Ports – Alien Syndrome, Golden Axe, R-Type

Wonder Boy didn’t have an overly auspicious start on the Master System. The original Wonder Boy title was a port … Continue reading Game of the Week (10/8/17) – Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon’s Trap