Restoring a Sega Master System/Power Base 

It actually sold very well. 22m cannot be complained about. Yes, the Famicom sold three times as many, but it was around a lot longer

The 8bit NES was pretty much a household object in the US back in the day. Not so much here in the UK, (was a role reversal this side of the pond) , the Sega Master System was much more popular than the Nintendo. I'm about to take my 8bit Sega apart for a clean.

The console platform was called the Master System. The Power Base was the particular unit. There was the Power Base, Control Pad, Control Stick, Cartridge, Card, etc. So each unit had an official name but they all fell under the Master System platform. The adapter for the Genesis is called the "Power Base Converter" because it converts the slot on the Genesis to allow for games that fit in the power base of the Master System.

*Power Base in Canada and South Africa sir! This is actually the Mark 3 in Japan but with-out the fantastic FM chip which some games sound fantastic like Arcade sir!* ⭐️

Sonic 2 for the SMS was a Europe only release, where the Master System was very successful. It outsold the NES by a huge number there and games were still being made for it till around 1997.

You missed out,it was a great system depending on the version there was a hidden snail game in the system by pushing both buttons on the controller at the sega title screen.

I'm the same as you. I had a model 1 genesis and prefer it over the other 2 models and didn't know the master system existed. Now I prefer this model just looks badass

The master system was very popular here in the uk I hardly saw any NES stuff in the shops. I didn't even no they done a nes 2 up until recently . 8bit sonic 2 got it for Christmas 1992 very good game

I'm from the UK in the shops there was very little nes stuff but loads of master system stuff I new 1 person who has a nes most people in my class has a master system or a 8bit computer like amstrad zx spectrum c64

Thumbs up for that Darkthrone shirt!

I had this system as a kid

Sonic 2 was only released a month before the Genesis Sonic 2 so it was late in the console's life cycle. It is also a different game than the Genesis one.

I love restoration videos for these old systems as its what I love to do most in my own free time, its great to see others feel the same way! I do always find it bizarre though when americans do videos on mastersystems because their perspective is always 'i've no idea what this is / I don't remember it at all, it failed miserably i guess?' despite it being an enormous success everywhere in the world other than america. It gets a bit annoying after a while.

your work was very good, congratulations

I might have to do this. I still own the same master system since I was 6.

The Sega Master System actually was a huge success. It wasn't that much of a blast in the US, but sold millions and millions in Europe and Brazil.

THANK, help me a lot to clean my SEGA MASTER SYSTEM

Sonic 2 was released for the Master System due to the system being very popular in Europe, Australiasia and Brazil. Sonic 2 SMS was never released in North America and Japan.

I may be a bit late to the video here but... when Sega Introduced the “Master System” they released several versions depending on what accessories you wanted to buy with it. The Base System which came with the 2 controllers and a game. Then you could buy it with the light gun and cintrillers... this version was called the Master System. Then you also had the console that added the 3D glasses which was called The Sega Scope 3D System. It all depended on the accessories you got. Later on they just put the Master System name on the box.

I wouldn't feel comfortable getting the mother board that wet lol

Make sure you replace the thermal compound between that heat sink and the voltage regulator.

awesooome, Turn it on with out any cartdridge!!!! some of those came with an integrated game. mine does!!!

Awesome job - I would only just drop the RF shielding.

Wow, so cool, I sud.💚💚💚

Sega master system was a banging home console to have in the late 80s

I grew up in Brazil and this console was extremely popular there in the beginning of the 90ies.

Very nice job indeed.

I had this and the NES growing up. I still mine in my parents attic but it doesn't work atm. I should try to restore it :) and get some Afterburner goin.

Master system rules

You should add in a region switch (it's pretty easy to do) and push audio to work with genesis cables. Also adding in a pause button on the controller and Fm audio are fun projects

My man your awesome 👏

🙂 In the Summer it can help by doing this outside, take apart and use either a shaving brush or a good wooly paint brush, brush and blow everything out, afterwards if u wana sanitise u cud take a chance and use hot soap and water, or a spray can of Electronics Cleaner from the auto parts store, besides air gun u can also let it bake dry out in the sun. So are u going to clean up other consoles? Hows about cleaning up an old Core2Quad Desktop and installing a video card and a controller, yay 😀

I used to have this version of Sonic 2 for the Game Gear since it was based on the SMS. That's why. That and Brazil.

Hey, love the video! I’m actually buying one to restore soon, but before I do, what types of screwdrivers will i need to take it apart?

🤩 yay Outrun! ✌️😎

It was called the mark III in Japan and before that name the unit before in Japan was the sh-1000.

My reset and pause are NOT registering on the console. So bummed when I found out it wasn't like fixing a stuck N64 RESET BUTTON lol

Just a tip, lower your music track more while talking, it's hard to hear you.

Question. Do you have a video showing your compressed air set up? I could use that when I clean up consoles. Bought 1 can of compressed air and I already regret that

When I was a kid I was jealous of everybody that had an NES, because all I had was the Sega Master system! It was preloaded with a hunting game similar to duck hunt but it had different levels and instead of having three shots you had a whole row of bullets that went across the bottom of the screen, looking back it was pretty awesome it also had the game rampage and a little card that stuck in the front of it that played spy versus spy

💜💜💜, do you know the track at 6:02

This was the very first system I owned growing up. I traded it for a NES at some point as not a single other person I knew actually had one.

What model is this? My master system didn’t look like this but for some reason this thing looks familiar.

Buen video

What sucked is when you needed to hit pause quickly and you’d hit reset by accident.

The Master System faired better in the UK, Europe, Brazil, Australia, and New Zealand, and only did average in Japan. It didn't do as well in the US due to the NES and Nintendo's anti-competitive practices back in those days in the US market.

They made S2 for the paupers

You can't beat that Sega build quality. Early SMS control pads had a small hole in the center of the dpad for screwing a tiny joystick onto. I'm not sure why you disassembled it before testing it. I'm sure it would have worked for another 50 years at least without any cleaning. It was pretty much spotless to begin with. The reason the SMS existed alongside the Genesis/SMD was as a budget console for poor people like me or Brazil. It was a way to play the best 8bit games around for peanuts. Sega are very socially conscious. Also, the budget console market ended with the SMS. Still a huge gap I feel. and a profitable system for the company pretty much everywhere apart from the US or Japan. EDIT: Although he budget console market now is second hand consoles, it must be said.

name of soudtrack?

I brought a Sega Master System from EBay not too long ago, when I press the power button the green light comes on but the screen is black 😔

Whats the name of the song at 3:53

Is it really safe to spray all that alcohol on your system

Master System outsold Nintendo in the UK and rest of Europe. As well as Brazil, Australia and New Zealand.

Ah memories. This console sucked! But it had a nice color palette. Space harrier 3d, Alex kidd in miracle world, mickey and the bullshit castle. Spent many hours on this thing.

Music is too loud and it sucks too

This console is cool looking however they had awful cover art for all the games and the carts looked boring as hell

video is RUINED with fucking background music !! STOP putting background music to videos with *narration* .. it ONLY makes it HARDER to hear what you are saying and is VERY distracting ... EVERYONE STOP DOING THIS.. we are NOT here to listen to music !!

stupid music from around 1:55 makes it hard to hear what your saying.. NEVER have background music on videos with narration.. rule no 1 !

The video is fine. But stop with the damn annoying music. Totally not needed. AT ALL !!

I owned both systems at the same time as a child, I can tell you all right now, the NES was a loathsome piece of shit next to the Master System. Yes, the NES is now a legend and an icon in the gaming industry, thanks to Mario and later on, Zelda, Castlevania, Mega Man..etc. But the Master System was VASTLY technically superior to the NES both in graphics, and sound. The major problem the Master System and Sega in general had, was the relatively small library of game publishers. The Master System had its share of amazing titles like: Wonder Boy 1-2-3, Space Harrier, Phantasy Star, Great baseball, Kenseiden, R-TYPE, etc.... But it had way too many shitty titles also, with little developer power behind it. In short, Capcom and Konami killed the Master System. Not Nintendo.