The Best of the Best on the Sega Master System

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We continue the tall order of naming the very best games for each of Sega's platforms. Today we tackle the 8-bit powerhouse known as the Master System.
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Episode Notes:
1. Captured on the Mega SG.
2. FM soundtracks used where possible.
3. I personally prefer the overall story and adventure seen in Phantasy Star, but I find Y's a far more accessible game to get into. You could swap them around in this episode and I wouldn't have an issue with it. Both are excellent.
4. The original draft had Lucky Dime as my best graphics winner. I changed them after the capture because Ninja Gaiden puts more enemies on the screen while looking so good.
5. Sound was a tough one because I am not a fan of PSG. I find it really hard on the ears even at the best of times.

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@Dangic23 Год назад

I still play mine to this date. Got it in 1986, and still works.

@barunto1 11 месяцев назад

Amazing I wish I would have kept mine.

@scottmckinney6328 4 месяца назад

You're a legend!!!!

@Dangic23 4 месяца назад

I live in Tokyo now. Just started to visit gaming stores, and the gems that I’m seeing are ridiculous

@ultimategamer2669 3 месяца назад

Back then when things were made to last.

@Dangic23 3 месяца назад

@@ultimategamer2669 So true.

@PhoticSneezeOne Год назад

The Master System color palette is just beautiful.

@legendsflashback Год назад

NES sms 7800 all unique colors

@Paultimate7 6 дней назад

Its not the color palet, its the fact that SMS could display 4x the colors the NES could.

@PhoticSneezeOne 6 дней назад

@@Paultimate7 No, it is also the choice of each color. Look at the 70´s style "beige, brownish" color palette of the C64

@MrNelg19 Год назад

Sonic 1 on the Master System was the first Master System game I bought. To this day, it remains my third favourite Sonic game of all time.

@kingty2550 Год назад

What are your first two? If you dint mind me asking

@MrNelg19 Год назад

@@kingty2550 No worries. No.2 is Sonic 2 (16-Bit) and No.1 is Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

@claudiodiaz9752 Год назад

I had it too, it was good indeed.

@RockyFluffyWhiskas Год назад

I loved sonic 2 on the master system, don’t think it was released in the US though 🇬🇧

@SomeOrangeCat Год назад

To me, it plays so much better than the 16-bit version. I mean, what's point of blinding speed, if the game punishes you for indulging in it? And don't get me started on how the 16-bit game handles the Chaos Emeralds. In the SMS game, you can find them by exploring the levels.

@honved_77 Год назад

Good list, despite missing my favorite game on the Master System: Wonder Boy III the Dragon's Trap.

@SegaLordX Год назад

Dragon's Trap actually nearly made the list in two categories. It's a fine game for sure.

@jimwalton8973 Год назад

yeah how could you leave that out when discussing master system? for shame. And alex kidd in a miracle world is far better than alex kid in shinobi world.

@ultralowspekken Год назад

@@jimwalton8973 Sega Lord claimed more than once that they aren't a fan of classic Alex Kidd, so Miracle World might never even have been considered for the list.

@jimwalton8973 Год назад

@@ultralowspekken scratching my head as to why?

@jnstroik Год назад

Easily the best game on the master system

@chikish Год назад

Growing up in Mexico in the nineties, I only ever knew one person who owned a Master System. It was a Chinese kid that went to my school and would invite me to his house to play sometimes. I remember enjoying the wrestling game he had. I've always thought that the Master System is a great looking console. To this day, I think the hardware looks really clean and timeless.

@puppylove3781 Год назад

What is it with Pro-Wresting? 😄 I WAS the ONLY person that I knew at my school who had the Master System, and the only other SMS brother called me and was like "Do you wanna come to my house and play Pro Wrestling and ride bikes?!" 😄 Gosh I loved the 80's!!!

@JaimieRain Год назад

That's a similar, but opposite story to me. In New Zealand, everyone had Master System early 90's, and the one kid I knew with an NES was this kid from the Phillipines in the building across from us, and I'd go there to play NES, and he'd come to my place to play Sega 😁

@dan7845 Год назад

A bit of a surprise to me that Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap was not mentioned at all, as for me that could have been #1 in more than one category. In any case it was a nice trip down memory lane.

@budsunny Год назад

Alex Kidd In Shinobi World is such an amazing game. It’s short and sweet. Absolutely love it.

@SegaLordX Год назад

It really is!

@danielespeziari5545 Год назад

Really too short and easy. It could have been a true masterpiece had it been longer

@jsttv Год назад

I still have my SMS from Christmas 1988.

@MasaCheez Год назад

You introduced me to Road Rash and Sonic on the Master System in the last several months. This is crazy as I'm in my mind 40s so I very much grew up during this time period. Every time I see these gems I'm just blown away at their quality.

@slashrose3287 Год назад

RR: converted entirely by ONE (super talented) guy, incredible achievement!

@gpfmiller1977 Год назад

I was in grade 4, when I met my new best friend Steven. He invited me over to his house one weekend, and I saw the Sega Master System for the first time (the first game I played was Space Harrier). I grew up playing video games, and owned a C64, but the SMS blew my mind. He got a Sega Genesis before it was released in Canada (I remember going to the United States with him and his folks to pick one up at Toys R Us). I got a SMS shortly after he got his Genesis, and he would lend me games. I often wonder if he watches this channel. We had a blast back then. Steven if you watch this channel, let me know LOL :)

@SegaLordX Год назад

Friends made the old days so special. That comradery was so important to the experience of gaming.

@AttosLins Год назад

We played the hell outta our master systems here in brazil. I really wished Kenseiden had made into any category because it's definitely my favorite on the master system.

@zanegandini5350 Год назад

I would have put it in best FM sound, as that game is the reason I eventually got a Japanese Master System. Most games I can do without FM, but with Kenseiden I feel it's necessary for the best experience.

@truepatriot6657 Год назад

Wherever I see videos of master system i always see comments of brazillians 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Greg_Games Год назад

@@truepatriot6657 because Master System is a huge classic here in Brasil, and we love Sega!

@jamesmandahl444 Год назад

@true patriot yeah bro it was their nes.

@thehumbleone1983 Год назад

@@truepatriot6657 yeah that’s right it was loved over in Brazil and also here in Australia I grew up with and always love my Sega Master System too 🕹👍

@DonkeyPuncher1976 Год назад

I love that Penguin Land got a shot out for a puzzle game. Such an amazing game.

@SegaLordX Год назад

It really is. Very overlooked.

@jimx117 Год назад

Criminally underrated!

@healthandbeauty101 Год назад

It was one of the very first video games I ever owned. I still remember the day I got the egg all the way down to the bottom of the level and then I was like, “well what do I do now?? If the egg drops any lower it will crack!” So eventually after not seeing any other way out I gave in and chipped the last ice block dropping my egg down. Then to my surprise other penguins came and tossed the egg as a sign that I had completed the level. I was 7 years old at the time and I still remember that day like it was yesterday.

@HeathenDance Год назад

It's also on the NES and Game Boy.

@mrnicktoyou Год назад

The blips and pongs the Master System produces as music is so distinctive. It takes me back to my childhood every time I hear any game on the system.

@SomeOrangeCat Год назад

I had a desktop computer that used similar sound hardware, the Tandy 1000. The difference is that it also had a DAC that allowed for digitized sample playback.

@sjogosPT Год назад

I love master system music. I feel same as you.

@ronaldzamora8850 Год назад

The MSX computer also has the PSG chip music so it's not really distinctive for Master System.

@honkmii459 Год назад

@Benjamin Jagun people don’t like the Genesis/Mega Drive sound chip? It’s godlike, why would anyone dislike it 🤔

@MEGAD-nb9uu Год назад

@@honkmii459 god like? God farts maybe lol

@digitalgehn Год назад

The Sega Master System was one of the few old school systems I missed as a child. Love this content covering these classics!

@SegaLordX Год назад

Thinks for the feedback and for watching!

@weston407 Год назад

i wish they would have marketed it better here in the states- i knew ONE kid who had one and played it a single time and from then on it remained an elusive mystery to me really until the internet became a thing and i was able to learn more about it

@eugenemckinney8736 Год назад

Ikr Don't feel so bad, I missed mines too but I only received it in 1994 from a pawn shop which my parents had lay-awayed for Christmas and this was until Sega came up with Genesis

@OrtadragoonX Год назад

I never had a MS, but weirdly I did have one MS game. I had a Genesis and my mom bought me a MS game thinking it was just “Sega so it would work.” I remember it vividly. I never had a Power Base Converter so it just sat there in a blank case. I was really young so ya know lol. I didn’t think to tell her to go find a PBC.

@AnthonyFlack Год назад

California Games on the SMS was programmed by Mark Cerny, the creator of Marble Madness.

@greedostick Год назад

I'm sad Spellcaster never makes these lists. I can never decide if it's the best, or second best Master system game. Good graphics, amazing soundtrack, good difficulty. Nice side scroll action RPG, with a sprinkling of Shadowgate style scenes, and a really cool art direction. Maybe too hard for some, but it deserves love.

@joemaze9156 Год назад

Play its sequel on the Genesis good ending credit

@greedostick Год назад

@@joemaze9156 Beat Mystic Defender like 30 years ago. Fun game too, but no Spellcaster.

@joemaze9156 Год назад

@@greedostick Definitely like 2 different genre games entirely. Spell caster is more like an action rpg in a way I don't know how to describe it. Mystic Defender can get brutal towards the end and they should make a part 3 but leave elements from both games but lean more towards the 1st games cinematic feel!

@philwalkercounselling Год назад

Love hearing you talk about the master system. The console I first fell in love with.

@UltimateGamerCC Год назад

yup, that's where my gaming adventures began as well, i had 15 games in total, and 13 of them were fun as hell.

@skycloud4802 Год назад

It was very special to me. One of my very first video game experiences. And I played it even more than the NES which I also really loved.

@UltimateGamerCC Год назад

@@skycloud4802 mine was very special for me too, not only was it my first console ever, but because my late grandmother made sure that i got it for my birthday, even if she had to drag my late grandfather by the ear to every store that might sell it. XD

@EudesConhecido Год назад

I was watching old videos of this channel and then this gem appears! I'm so happy to see this great video about a console that has so many great titles that guarantee hours of fun, thanks!

@SegaLordX Год назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@JamesJacksonKFPDad999 Год назад

I didn't grow up with a Master System, but in recent years I've enjoyed several of its games. My favorite is Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. So good!

@FlecheDeFer Год назад

It is most "people who grew up with the SMS" favorite game too.

@markwilson832 Год назад

Wonderboy in monsterland was my favorite sega master system game of all time. I remember as a kid borrowing this game from my cousin countless times.

@jimwalton8973 Год назад

another great game SLX missed off his list!

@joeb2588 Год назад

That game was fantastic. I'd say the best platform game on the Master System. I beat it one time and said "never again!" The last level and dragon were brutal. Bouncing off those steps that lower when you land on them!

@joeb2588 Год назад

Great list! This was fun. Master System is my all time favorite. Here's my list. Puzzle = Shanghai Sports = Great Baseball. I liked it way better than Reggie Jackson BB. Racing = Outrun (hang on almost a tie) RPG = Phantasy Star, tie, Ys. Shooter = Fantasy Zone 1 and 2. Platform = Wonder Boy Monster Land. Run N Gun = Rambo Beat em up, Black Belt with Kung Fu Kid and The Ninja as follow ups Best Arcade Port = Space Harrier Port wasn't very close but its still Space Harrier and a great game with awesome sound track. Best Exclusive = Alex Kidd Miracle World Best Sound = Ys, Golvellius, Miracle Warriors, and Space Harrier. Best Graphics = Fantasy Zone 2, Phantasy Star.. Best Light Gun = Rambo 3 Toughest game = Alien Syndrome Best 3D game= Maze Hunter 3D

@realguitarthur Год назад

I am very blessed to still have my original Master System that I've had since I was 7 (in 1987). Have several games still CIB, including Power Strike, Golvellius, R-Type, Shinobi, Double Dragon, After Burner, Zillion and Zillion 2, Rastan, Space Harrier, etc. Space Harrier is my favorite game of all time though. The one game that I would get up in the middle of the night to play before school, and then play several hours after school. #MEMORIES :)

@ynotwalk7391 2 месяца назад

space harrier for sms seemed so epic back then it may have choppy motion, but the tech they used allowed for a ton of stuff onscreen playing on a smaller crt back then, it didn't seem like an issue nail-biting tension by the last few levels

@joshoshea3194 Год назад

I'm watching a lot of your Master System videos lately. I've always been much more of an NES fan but you just can't ignore the quality of graphics on Master System. The colours it has are gorgeous. Way better than what Nintendo had at the time.

@kevinmarshall6449 Год назад

The PSG sound was pretty wimpy though. If it was available in the US with FM synth I would've taken it much more seriously at the time.

@markmorris7123 Год назад

@@kevinmarshall6449 maybe.. The master system was really popular in the UK..

@ronaldzamora8850 Год назад

@@kevinmarshall6449 I think that the FM Synth add-on made it worse, sounded like farts especially on sound effects.

@kevinmarshall6449 Год назад

@@ronaldzamora8850 Could be. I'm in the states so I've never heard the FM firsthand, only PSG :)

@deepstothepeeps Год назад

I love that you still talk about the Sega Master System. I had one back in the day. Loved Alex Kidd in Miracle World and Shinobi World, R-Type, and others. We had one called Global Defense that was tough as nails.

@SegaLordX Год назад

Master System was a great system. Many sleep on its library.

@willmistretta Год назад

Golvellius has my own favorite MS PSG score. It's funny that the sound font is so similar to The Guardian Legend's that you could probably swap tunes between them seamlessly.

@realguitarthur Год назад

Because both are done by Compile, who also did Power Strike, M.U.S.H.A., Zanac, Blazing Lazers, etc. Their composers were fantastic! :)

@stephandolby Год назад

I feel that the FM soundtrack to Golvellius also has its merits. The PSG soundtrack may be slightly better overall - and I never ran into the FM soundtrack until much later - but certain tracks (such as the ending) sound better to me, plus it has something that the PSG lacks - bass.

@teztouli3223 Год назад

Choplifter was a near perfect arcade port from what I recall. You should include an honorable mentions category regardless of genre, Mine would include - Space harrier, Action fighter, Lord of the sword, psycho fox, the ninja, kenseiden, choplifter, Wonderboy 3 the dragons trap, Golden axe warrior. I agree with your picks - Rastan, Phantasy Star, miracle warriors, Alex Kidd in Shinobi world, Golvellius, master of darkness, double dragon, outrun. 👍

@justincartwright5885 Год назад

Great choices. Your content on the 8-bit systems has inspired many of my Game Gear purchases for which I've been collecting for about six months now. I grew up in Australia where the Master System was a big deal. Many of my friends had it, and it inspired my foray into console gaming with the Mega Drive. I love hearing about your Sega journey, it's among the best Sega content on RU-vid. Thanks!

@Marc_Araujo Год назад

Another great video, as usual, my lord. I never had an actual Master System but I love my Power Base Converter. Had to get it "modded" by a carpenter so I could properly attach it to my model 2 Genesis and it allowed me to enjoy Phantasy Star and OG Shinobi...one of my favorite video game accessories/add-ons of all-time.

@Greg_Games Год назад

Nice list! Here in Brasil, we played these games a lot! Like a true Brazilian, I love Master System and Mega drive.

@LucianTheWorldGamer Год назад

Excellent management of expectations throughout the video. I was hooked each time you hyped the runner up of each category and thought to myself "really, what could be better than this?". Great stuff as usual 👌

@franciscovega2042 Год назад

This was dope. I love the attention to detail and the way he relates his own experience with the viewing audience. I think back to my childhood and even though i missed out on owning my own MS i know and recognize the games. Great video my dude. SLX has been putting out grade A material lately. A job well done.

@mikeclark4480 Год назад

SLX never disappoints. Thanks again !

@SegaLordX Год назад

My pleasure! Thanks for watching.

@jean-marcrdt1392 Год назад

It's so appreciable how much you imply and take time to make such videos. A pleasure to watch every time, thank you for all your content, dude 🙏🏽

@laserbeak3551 Год назад

I loved Asterix on the master system. Also Gain Ground was a great game

@nhanhunhanhu Год назад

For someone that has been a Nintendo player from basically always, I had a great friend that was a die-hard sega fan and had the Genesis when I had the SNES and we traded systems and games for a week on occasion. One other friend of mine had a Master System. We played *a lot* of Buggy Run. Thanks, SLX for this refreshing take on gaming, as most content creators aim towards Nintendo. This year, I started getting Sega systems, honoring my friend that has passed a few years ago. Got a Master System, Mega Drive 2 and Mega CD. looking at Saturn and the DreamCast next. Sega is indeed a great publisher and was a go-to case of bad management/communication between offices. If all else, we all drooled for some games Nintendo didn't have, like Shinobi (I prefer Shadow dancer, sorry), Streets of Rage and other that Sega's marketing machine made amazing. It was a great way of having arcade games at home, sometimes. Keep these coming, as we late joiners appreciate it.

@wolf-bearchief3705 Год назад

This channel has been therapeutic for me, it brings me back to good times, I think we are around the same age and I remember playing the Master System at a buddy's house.

@narcopsy Год назад

Never knew anyone with a master system, but got to enjoy a few of its games on the game gear. Edit: Donald duck and the lucky dime caper was so good!

@kramalerav Год назад

*Never knew anyone with a Master System..* Yeah, us Sega kids during that 8-bit era were something akin to the Lost Tribes of Israel LOL

@iraqilaw Год назад

Great video, dude. I read your interview in Sega Mania. Glad to see you're getting some of the recognition you deserve.

@benvanasdale6273 Год назад

Fantastic attention to detail, using the master system SoR fanfare for each title card instead of the usual Genesis version. I can't be the only one who noticed lol... It's that kind of love and care for the source material, that made me love your channel, and keeps me coming back. Awesome video as always. I never had a master system, but was a Genesis kid through and through. Didn't get an SNES until the killer instinct set in 95... Just played it at friends houses. Your videos are a host of nostalgia, so thank you.

@wizzgamer Год назад

Great video the Master System model II was my first ever games console that I got for my 7th birthday in yes as late as 1997. Alex Kidd, Wonder Boy 3 and Prince of Persia being my most played games.

@TheSaturatio Год назад

Good list, indeed. In my list I would have Wonder Boy 3: The dragon's trap, Ghouls and Ghosts or Sagaia for sure, but a great list anyway.

@michaelsierra9 Год назад

Your list would be great on a Sega Master System Mini. The only game missing is Golden Axe Warrior. Maybe ghost house too.

@DieErdbeere86 29 дней назад

I had a Sega Master System II, loved it and it will always have a place within my heart forever.

@grippiedeuce Год назад

Love seeing Master System stuff. I was one of the few in the 80's who got one over the NES because of Shinobi and the SEGA arcade games. Great lists, but I would have wonder boy III in there somewhere and Phantasy Star is def my favorite game ever made so it gets the nod for top RPG :)

@T.Sizzle Год назад

Lots of retro love to the Master System. Even watched this video on a CRT for max effect! Thanks for all your videos SLX!

@qwaH Год назад

wot no Snail Maze? ah probably for the best, that tunes still stuck in my head to this day & shows no sign of ever leaving

@Dansteindler 11 месяцев назад

LOVE THIS VIDEO, Bro!!! It really brought me back and reminded me of the game Miracle Warriors!! I forgot it until now and thank you so much for that!!

@Chicomite Год назад

Definitely a solid list. The Master System was the first console I hunted down as a young adult since I missed out on it as a kid. Then the first Master Everdrive came out, and I went crazy with the roms, finding new games to enjoy that I've nvr played. So many fun platformers, Asterix and the Secret Mission(super fun double jump mechanic), Deep Duck Trouble, Lucky Dime Caper(the better of the two duck games), Running Battle, Ninja Gaiden, and of course the Illusion games. Land of Illusion really stands out to me as the best, it's unique and always showing you something new and unexpected. Castle and Legend are both really fun, but Land of Illusion feels like if it came out on NES, it would be one of those games ppl still talk about, the quality, graphics, fun factor, ingenuity, it's got it all. Even it's Ghouls n Ghosts port is totally unique and fun.

@eliadefilho Год назад

The SMS had such a great library of games, I quickly remembered Desert Strike, the Wonder Boy series, Choplifter, Kenseiden and many more awesome ones...

@thecunninlynguist Год назад

always wanted a SMS growing up...like many I was an NES kid. Didn't know many w/ a SMS but would always read the reviews and ads in magazines. The lil cards looked so futuristic to me

@SegaLordX Год назад

Not only was I lucky enough to have a friend that had a SMS, but he also got games regularly. I really lucked out.

@MightyQDawg Год назад

100% agree on the Best Sound choices. I couldn't believe it when you chose Miracle Warriors for FM: that game has a great sound track and even though I have fond memories of (hearing hundreds of hours of) the PSG sound, the FM is fantastic!

@EdinMike 3 месяца назад

Shout out to the obscure, but extremely amazing Psycho Fox. And I ended up practicing speed runs on Ninja Gaiden during lockdown for nostalgia and something to do !

@bartdunbar5108 Год назад

Loved zillion, rampage and choplifter

@Kokomadeta Год назад

I really enjoy the PSG sound. I don't know which I prefer between FM and PSG. I think it really comes down to the creativity of the composer.

@michaellurie9138 Год назад

Road Rash on Master System FTW!

@SegaLordX Год назад

Yup. Awesome game.

@Unquestionable Год назад

Was very much an NES fanatic as a kid but my next door neighbor owned a Master System and I'm forever grateful to how much that expanded my gaming tastes. Countless afternoons spent playing two player Rampage or Double Dragon, checking out various arcade ports that weren't quite there (Golden Axe being an early disappointment). About a decade later in middle school became good friends with someone whose family bonded over shared evenings of Phantasy Star, to the point they had a ton of graph paper for hand drawn dungeon maps and a notebook to write down current progress.

@tofufury9437 Год назад

Growing up in the late 80's-90's, I was a total Nintendo kid. I still am to this day. Until I was an older teenager, I couldn't afford more than one company's console. Because of that, I never owned the Master System or Genesis. The Dreamcast was the first Sega console I owned. That being said, I thought the Genesis was neat, and loved playing it when over at friends houses. I have so many fond memories of the Genesis. I don't have much experience with the Master System or the Saturn. Thanks to your channel, I get to experience those games through your memories. Thanks for the top notch work.

@SylentEcho Год назад

Underrated channel, this! Great narration and content. Easy sub.

@Talneharus Год назад

Loved seeing Ys get the praise it deserves! I had suspected it was gonna be at least runner up when I heard the field theme playing in the video intro.

@bholt2160 Год назад

Thank you for showing the black belt game some love. I love that game.

@yambu007 Год назад

Hands down best SEGA channel I've seen on youtube

@dmabbers Год назад

Adding some of these games to my wishlist now ... thanks for putting these multiple game compilations together, @SegaLordX !

@danielrecommends Год назад

Great segment SLX! I didn't even know a Master System existed when I was a kid. We were all NES geeks over here. However, I see I missed out on a lot. Thank the good Lord there are channels like yours that can show us the great games of the past that we may have missed.

@josephcoffey2175 Год назад

I love this system, my father got this Xmas 1987, I remember him being excited about the 3D glasses that came with it, such a great memory , I still have that Sega master till this day lol 😆

@johnpfusco Год назад

Fantastic episode!

@stargazerlaurent6780 Год назад

Sega Lord, you really took me back with this list. For a minute I was back in 1990 listening to this good music and having fun. Everybody had a Nintendo and it was good. But I personally had more fun with the Master System. The colors seemed brighter. The console was black and futuristic. I will never forget the Christmas I got it. I sure feel sorry for kids these days. Thise games had a lot of magic in them

@sfjp1 Год назад

Rampart, Spiderman, Ghost Busters, Cool Spot, Daffy Duck in Hollywood, Ninja, Sonic, Sonic 2, Shinobi, Streets of Rage, Jurrasic Park ........ Just so many we had well over 50 games between our house and my grandma's across the street hahaha. Always wanted the 3D glasses though.

@b0nz0beavis Год назад

California Games seems to go under appreciated as a SMS gem, but also as one of the very best versions of the game. Definitely smokes the Mega Drive version. Good to see it getting some love.

@griffgames9538 Год назад

The Lynx version was fun. Nice pack-in game.

@healthandbeauty101 Год назад

I spent a lot of time playing this one. I remember each of the games took some learning, but once you got the hang of it they were a lot of fun. Also, I remember playing hakee sack and hitting the seagull that would fly above your head sometimes. I was 7 years old , but it seems like yesterday.

@retrogamernes3121 Год назад

I had the NES port. It was alright I suppose

@Beyond_Gaming 8 месяцев назад

Yes, the master system version was the best 1. If i remember correctly, i dont think the mega drive had flying disk! The music for flying disk rocks!

@ynotwalk7391 2 месяца назад

graphics are really good

@RikkiRoxxNWS Год назад

Just recently bought a restored Master System, and despite already owning a handful of games I'm anxious to build a solid library fairly quickly. Your videos are an invaluable resource in this. Thanks so much!

@reagandow850 Год назад

These are all phenomenal choices man. I wouldn’t change a thing.

@ostiariusalpha Год назад

I'd argue that Jang Pung 3 is the best 1v1 fighter on the SMS, but the rest are excellent picks.

@wizzgamer Год назад

You wouldn't change Ninja Gaiden when games like Shadow Dancer looked far better graphically.

@ostiariusalpha Год назад

@@wizzgamer Ninja Gaiden looks amazing on that first level, then various degrees of mediocre on all of the middle levels until the last, which is also good looking.

@SegaLordX Год назад

Oof. Shadow Dancer? No way. Not to me. That's an absolute eyesore of choppiness.

@bjornh1527 Год назад

Nice to see Califonia Games made it! The most radical of all Master System games, gotta try playing it with the FM-soundtrack! Too bad they removed the FM soundtrack when Phantasy Star was localized...

@haukkes8546 Год назад

Most of your choices were very solid games and i had most of them growing up and had a great time with them.

@SegaLordX Год назад

Glad you enjoyed!

@OriginalName90 Год назад

Huh... can't see Ys over Phantasy Star, but variety is the spice of life. When you set up the broader RPG parameters I was all but certain it was to get Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap into the conversation. Great work as always!

@pizzamike4420 Год назад

Fantastic list. The sms being my first system I owned as a kid I'm (45) many games here I agree. Mirical Warriors I died possibly 50 times trying to beat the end boss.

@mrd5178 Год назад

Such a great chanel! Glad I found it

@muat1155 Год назад

I haven’t seen or played many of these games for over 25 years. Thanks for bringing the old nostalgia back in droves SLX. Sega surely need to release a Master System mini. The Donald Duck game was amazing, I remember having Black Belt, Sonic and Road Rash. I can’t remember the name of it but there was a hockey game that only had international teams that was an absolute blast!

@GCSoundArtifacts Год назад

Great to see Masters of Combat being remembered and finally regarded as one of the best games of the SMS when it comes with fighting games, 2MB only and still surpassing easily the conversions of the big fighting games of the day, namely Street Fighter II (done here in Brazil by Tec Toy) and Mortal Kombat! Masters of Combat is a finely crafted work for the system and should really be deserving recognition. For beat'em-up, I would pick Renegade, though.

@8BitBoyUK Год назад

Interesting list. Some of the games you discuss are great showcases for the Master System but of course that's the beauty of these videos as we all have our own opinions. Well done mate

@dennisbraun7904 3 дня назад

The music of Golvellius sounds a lot like Guardian Legend on NES. Love that soundtrack!

@ScottOmatic Год назад

Rampage really whips ass on the Master System, it was the game I showed off to all my friends back in the day. It still plays well.

@takwu0 Год назад

another great video for us who grew up with the master system. and for sure there could be some kind of followup to feature those great games that didnt make the list. personally i was hoping to see thunder blade make it as a running up - r type would be my pick for that category. but like you said as there are so many great games on this system its inevitable you just cant fit ALL of them on any list. most of my favourites make it to the list, with some personal nostalgic ones that are just unfortunately simpler in comparison. for example in one of your previous videos you featured enduro racer which is admittedly a lesser game but just oh so memorable for a lot of us. Thanks for the continually great content! I will be getting my genesis mini 2 soon enough and for sure will pick the master system as the next mini console in the survey!

@ynotwalk7391 2 месяца назад

"first cave" music is so good i even own an msx and flash cart to play those versions

@UltimateGamerCC Год назад

Golvellius was a great pick for best sound, i occasionally go back and listen to the Opening and Cinematic.

@icaromiranda9981 Год назад

The Master System was HUGE here in Brazil, it was the first console officially released here, that's why there were games release exclusively here. Even Street Fighter II had a Brazilian Master System version, and it was awesome. We also had a reskin of Wonder Boy using characters from a famous Brazilian comic book ("Turma da Mônica"). I believe the cartridges for these games are somewhat rare due to the limited market they were sold.

@lordsofkobol7385 Год назад

Are they common in Brazil? I checked eBay for Masters of Combat and only two copies are listed, both in the US, I am in Europe. The lowest price was $499.00 plus shipping. No manual.

@georgeweeman9057 Год назад

Double Dragon on the NES was my childhood favorite! I like how the SMS's version looks so similar to it graphically. Hopefully it will give me a nostalgic rush! I'm going to try it.

@mattb6522 Год назад

Good choices! I never got the chance to play an actual Master System as a kid, but a childhood friend of mine had a Game Gear and I played a few of these games on it: Sonic 1, Columns, Castle of Illusion and Lucky Dime Caper. They were all really fun and kept me playing for hours! I actually plan to go back to revisit some of the games I missed on the Master System. They seem like great games to just pick up and play!

@christophersavart5589 Год назад

I never heard of master of darkness right here in France Inhave to find that cartridge. Thanks for the amazing way you bring out the nostalgia within each of us

@MySpottyGirlfriend Год назад

I must have spent 1000's of hours n phantasy star and Y's on the master system. Ultima iv and miracle warriors were my other two rpgs, so many great memories. Thanks for the nostalgia trip ✌

@lordsofkobol7385 Год назад

Those four alone would be a very respectable collection, pricey too. I have a loose Ys cart but haven't seen the others in years.

@MySpottyGirlfriend Год назад

@@lordsofkobol7385 I sold mine at cex in about 2009 for maybe £15, i gave a loose phantasy star cart away to a stall in Lincoln about the same time, it's so easy to emulate stuff that having the physical media seems a bit pointless now. Merry Christmas by the way

@lordsofkobol7385 Год назад

@@MySpottyGirlfriend Merry Christmas to you too. Yes, it is unnecessary but none of it is entirely necessary.

@JamesShow Год назад

Awesome format! Sorta like an "Academy Awards" with different categories.

@SegaLordX Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@AngelTorres3As 5 месяцев назад

I just found one today in a thrift store, I bought it. I just need to plug it in and see if it still works. It's complete with two controllers, the lazer gun and 7 games. That's why I'm out here looking for videos on this system. Cool video, thanks for sharing.

@vincediesil Год назад

The Master System was our first home console when I was young. Many good memories with it, Hang- on, Out Run, Ghostbusters and Astro Warrior were the ones we played the most. Played it for the longest time until it died one day. Luckily my parents had packed it away and I found it about 3 years ago. One $0.07 voltage regulator later it was working again. It still impresses me to this day and most people don't even know about it!

@SegaLordX Год назад

I loved Ghostbusters. I think people hate on it because they don't know how to play it.

@chaospoet Год назад

Nice choices. I own at least half of these. I also was the NES kid who had a friend nearby who had a Master System and we too played the Hell out of Double Dragon as well as Rambo. I have awesome childhood memories playing those two back in the 80s over Summer vacation. Funny part about your list is at least half way through I kept thinking "It's going to be THIS game." and it was your runner up every time. At least I was close. Only one I'm unsure of is the RPG one, because I too would have it come down to YS and Phantasy Star, but I feel like my head is going to explode like the guy from Scanners trying to decide which one I would put before the other. I don't know how you do it sometimes. It's so hard to choose among video game Titans like that. You make it look easy.

@videoshoptv1 Год назад

Two words "Wonder Boy"

@colindunham5717 Год назад

Excellent video!! 👍

@tedcharter4804 2 месяца назад

Rambo was definitely a favorite and was one of the first co op games that me and my sister would sink hours into. Agree with Black Belt also being on this list. Choplifter and Space Harrier were favorites too.

@jasonz7788 Год назад

Great work Sir thank you

@superbritbros.5793 Год назад

You're definitely my favourite Sega RU-vidr! I tend to only really play action, RPG or platformers on these older consoles though. My personal top 5 would be 5 - Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Alex Kidd in Shinobi World 3 - Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse 2 - Phantasy Star 1 - Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap

@fazares Год назад

Fantastic video as usual

@robbierupac9442 Год назад

@Segalord Thanks for the video. Long time fan here yet I haven't seen your videos in quite sometime so I subbed again..either way I truly appreciate your backstory of how you became a Sega master system fan. I'm an ol aka OG from the best Era of gaming history 45 yr old amd everyone had NES and of course I enjoyed it but Master System is everything to me.

@SegaLordX Год назад

Welcome back! I have lots of Master System content you might have missed.

@griffgames9538 Год назад

Props for mentioning/showcasing some of the better FM tunes on SMS. 👍 One of the perks of the (good) FM SMS soundtracks, besides the clear, rich lead instruments, was having synth drums, versus the limp farts or non-existent drums on the non-FM versions.

@zanegandini5350 Год назад

Yeah, the FM drums on the SMS often sounded better than FM drums composers used on the Genesis. Of course, that's excluding Technosoft who did FM drums on the Genesis like no other.

@aedanfiretiger Год назад

I got a Retroid and this video has made me want to revisit the Master System. We had one when i was really young but i got a Mega Drive for my 9th birthday and today happens to be my 36th.