You do know Sonic on the SMS wasn't a port? It was a game in it's on right. You shouldn't have half of the games on the list by that rule then as the majority were Arcade or Japanese computer ports.
Yea... The Game Gear was a portable Master System, That's why the games where so similar. Any of those games that have the same name should have been included. Not like the Game Boy and NES which had night & day difference on every single aspect. Sonic for either vs Castlevania for either... That's all the proof anyone needs.
Mister RON! Well they only pay their script writers $30 a script apparantly, so they probably churn out crap, just to make anything of worth. But indeed, having a reputation for pumping out false facts will only come to harm them later on.
It shows a lack of research to say that Sonic couldn't appear on the list due to imported Genesis titles being excluded. The SMS Sonic titles are NOT imports of Genesis titles at all, but completely different games. Come on now, guys. You can do better.
+john tyler I'm in New Zealand and we got Sonic, Sonic 2, and Sonic Chaos on the Master System. Not saying you're wrong though - there may well have been other Sonic titles that only got a region-specific release.
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It's sad that few people, even "gaming experts" (cough), don't often praise SEGA for bringing arcade games home with levels and gameplay intact, despite the to-be-expected graphics difference. Shinobi and Double Dragon are 2 great examples out of many (NES players were forced to accept and defend the single-player, totally NOT arcade levels of Double Dragon).
You can see how awesome the graphics were, for its time. The Master System was technically better than the NES. I'm glad "Phantasy Star" made number 1. That's a great game 👍
The Sonic games on Master System were completely different games from their Genesis counterparts, not just ports. And even if you blindly go by name alone, there were still a few Sonic games that didn't have a Genesis "counterpart", so why he didn't make the list at all is honestly beyond me. Sonic Chaos would have been a great entry.
Great list! Brings me back. Its crazy how some of the music from those games all come back to you when you hear them again. Dont forget Kenesiden, Golvellius, and Miracle Warriors. Tons of hours as a kid playing those.
One thing that the SMS had over the NES was the colour palette, IMO. So much more vibrant and appealing. Wonder Boy 3 was probably my favourite SMS game back in the day. I think Power Strike is worthy of being on this list, it remains one of my favourite vertical scrolling shooters from the 8/16 bit days.
Phantasy Star was fantastic! I loved that game, haven't seen in it years. Great Sega Master System games that didn't make the list (but probably should have) include Choplifter, Alien Syndrome, Battle Out Run, and Double Dragon.
+M3TR01DFANBOY That's what I thought. It only shares two of the levels, most of it is a totally different game. Even green hill is designed different. In other words, it deserves to be on this list.
+Katzman 79 It does share the original names from the Genesis version but for the MegaDrive version, the levels was totally different especially Green Hill Zone which suppose to be a easy level to complete and Labyrinth and Scrap Brain Zone was a nail in the coffin in terms of how hard it is on the MegaDrive version.
Sonic 2 for the Sega Master System was released a full month prior to its Mega Drive counterpart, so aside from the fact that it is a totally unique game, how on earth could it be considered a MD port?
Rocky, Rambo First Blood part 2, Black Belt, Chop Lifter, The Ninja, Kung Fu Kid, Action Fighter, Ghostbusters, Trans Bot, Great Baseball, Enduro Racer, Rastan, Wonder Boy in Monster Land 2, Double Dragon, After Burner and The Maze. That's what you left out. Just saying
shredtilyurdead black belt had an unlimited lives cheat. There was a point when the screen goes black right before he game started when you hit the reset button 3 times quickly and it gave you unlimited lives. Loved that game!!
Oh man, I grew up on Sega Master System!!! Would always battle my friends on Sega vs. Nintendo. Man, out of this list the only games I really played were Shinobi and Zillion. Loved those games. Never even heard of half of these other games. Didn't have the patience for Phantasy Star, though I understand why it's #1 or #7... Here are my personal favorite games in no order! -Great Baseball -California Games -Zillion -Shinobi -Astro Warriors -Rastan -Black Belt -Space Harrier
Phantasy Star was the greatest RPG that set standards for future games. I enjoyed this game and still play it on emulator consoles. It's highly addictive and just an awesome game.
The SMS had great arcade ports of Hang On, Choplifter, Rastan, and Rampage. Nice to see it get some love here either way. I played a lot of Astro Warrior and Gangster Town (among others). I miss my SMS.
Operation Wolf was a classic. Was great playing it when I was a kid. Alex Kidd I remember playing on my brothers Master System as well as it was the inbuilt game in the console :)
I remember my parents buying me Psycho Fox with my Master System one Christmas. I'd never heard of it but it ended up being one of my favourite Master System games.
Psyched to see Ys: The vanished omens on this list! My favorite all time game as a kid! I didn't know it was popular. My other favorite SMS games were Outrun, Afterburner, Double Dragon, and Phantasy Star.
Alex Kidd wasn't included internally in all master system consoles. Only the latter models included it. The original model included a secret snail maze game, but that was it.
the SMS had many different games that got built in, it all depends witch version you got, if you open your console unit yould notice there are 4 or 5 different "versions" which refer to the different BIOS versions the early units had either a "Please turn off and insert a cartridge" message or snail maze/safari hunt which where SG1000 titles which is a japanese exclusive console BEFORE the master system hence their more primitive graphics. Hang on came after SM/SH and was the V3 bios after that Alex Kidd was the V4 but after '92 units could be found with a V5 bios containing Sonic 1, i have a Mk 1 SMS with a V4 denotion on the mainboard with Alex Kidd built in and a SMS 2 with sonic 1 Different countries my have had different pack in titles *Japan or Brazil* and dont take my words as gospel, reasearch for yourself for more answers
I felt like I was going rogue buying a used Sega MS during the Nintendo-era (I had an NES also). Buying it used, it came with a bunch of the previous owner's games, including Phantasy Star. The amazing thing was, they had left pages and pages of hand-drawn maps, notes and things they had observed. I played it through without using them so that I could have the challenge, but it was a huge treasure to get ownership of that person's hard work. The maps were incredible, in DnD style on graph paper with notes, and their notes were intricate to say the least. So...cool. Sadly when I went into the Marines my mom got rid of a bunch of that stuff when I was away. I wish I still had them or even track down who had done all of that. Must have been 1987 or 88, Powerplay in Aurora, Colorado.
I had a pawn shop Sega master system with about 10 games that my dad got us in the later 80s. For some reason though, they got rid of it and we got an new NES and while NES was 100x more popular with a whole lot more games, it paled in comparison against the SMS as far as quality. I liked the hell out of that thing
Phantasy Star being at the top definitely makes sense. That games wicked hard though. That and Wonder Boy 3... the Master System had some of the toughest old-school games I think I've played. Wonder Boy in Monster Land is probably one of the most difficult games from that era I've beaten.
I remember getting this system for Christmas when I was young. One of the best Christmas ever. I realize now just how long my mom had to save to get me it. It was a lot of money back then as the Xbox1 is now. I miss the 80's. Turning 45 years old sux.
I had one of these rather than the NES and loved it....some of my favorites were Phantasy Star at #1, but also ESwat, Double Dragon, Shinobi (which was actually better than the NES Port), Alien Syndrome, and Cyborg Hunter. Rambo 3 was also a great gun shooter as well.
Golden Axe Warrior, Golvelius Valley of Doom, Spellcaster, Master of Darkness, Aztec Adventure, Kenseiden and Lord of The Sword were some of my favorites.
Penguin Land made the honorable mention, woo hoo! I remember it being the first game I ever owned that actually had a battery back up. That and Monopoly also.
Thanks to a brazilian company called Tec Toy, Master System was hugely popular here in Brazil. Much bigger than NES. Phantasy Star had a portuguese translation, wich was unique at the time. Also, only here in Brazil had a version of Master System called Master System 3, with Sonic in the memory system and 6 button controls. Tec Toy also made a version of Wonder Boy on a popular comic book here in Brazil called Monica's Gang. Good times! :)
fench1234567 we had a port of ALMOST all sonic games on game gear (btw sonic triple trouble was not ported) WE HAD FUCKING MORTAL KOMBAT AND STREET FIGHTER 2 PORTS FOR MASTER SYSTEM MADE BY TEC TOY (yes that was not a lie)
Also... the dark thing that no one wants to remember is that nintendo used evil marketing ploys to further their products. I dont remember if they did this vs sega MS, but I DO remember they killed the atari lynx that was in direct competition vs the inferior gameboy. They did this by threatening to pull their products off the shelf anywhere that sold lynx stuff. Profit would have suffered, so sellers sold nintendo stuff instead of atari lynx.
I love Asterix, Wimblendon, Double Dragon, Wonder Boy III, Land of Illusion, Crash Dummies, Ultimate Soccer, Putt Putter, Streets of Rage, Sonic Chaos and Bubble Bobble... fantastic years
Two of my favorite SMS games..Phantasy Star (STILL AMAZING!!!) and Super Wonder Boy in Super Monster Land. Not sure if that was ported backwards to the SMS or forwards to the Genesis, but I LOVED that game.
+Teenkitsune It was more popular than the NES here in the UK but I think even the SMS struggled against the C64 or ZX Speccy but games were only a few pound rather than the £39.99 they were asking back in the day
Hamer the Gamer Even so, where I come from, virtually no one knows what a master system is, whereas even my youngest second cousin has heard of the NES. Too bad to, I've played a few Master System games via the Wii Virtual Console and it's a pretty good system.
+Teenkitsune No, you just have to have been a kid in the 1980s. I was a huge and very widely known console.Every kid had either a NES or a Sega Master System. Even more popular when the Sega Master System 2 was released, with the Alex Kidd built in game.
Naughty Monkey I get what you're saying, and I'm not trying to argue. I'm just saying, only those who grew up with it or who are in the know actually know what a Master System is, today those who didn't grow up with it, most of them don't know this amazing system existed, but everyone knows what an NES is, even those born in 2002 know because of the cultural influence. Again, not trying to devalue the Master System as it was great, and I'm not trying to argue either. I'm just saying, as far as the current times goes, the Master System is virtually unknown, the Genesis/Mega Drive and the Dreamcast are SEGA's most well known consoles, nearly anyone can say they know what those are, but like the Saturn the Master System is known only to those who either owned/played it or those who are in the know.
John Riggs, I watch you on Metal Jesus's channel. I think you need to rewatch this video, or just adjust your approach to anything on this channel. The video is full of errors. He said "Number Seven" when he was talking about the Number 1 video in the list. This channel is trash clickbait.
Thank you for remembering the Master System, this system really needs more love. However I am surprised you didn't consider Sonic 2 since it was NOT a port. It was a prequel and in between game between Genesis 1 and 2, and also is features the origin and first appearance of Tails.
Rocky was easy if you had auto-fire on your controller, to make the most of the inter-match training sessions, thus maximizing your power during the fights.
@@TripleRp Monster land is amazing BUT way too difficult especially with the dumb time limit AND the maze at the end. It just ruins the experience. I have played it countless times since my childhood and only managed to get to the endboss once. I died of course. Have you beaten it? Wonderboy 3 is much better in my opinion. Perfectly balanced with a great learning curve and lots of neat exploring. On a side note; some underrated Sega Master System games: Rastan, Alien 3 (AMAZING game! creepy and fun game with tons of action and great music), Master of Darkness and Jurassic Park just to name a few
I have always considered the Master System to be one of the great, criminally underrated game systems. Apart from the games shown here, some other great games for the SMS that are definitely worth playing, if you can get a hold of them: Sonic The Hedgehog The Terminator Golden Axe Golden Axe Warrior Space Harrier After Burner Double Dragon Back To The Future ll Star Wars Predator 2
Sega Master System had such great graphics for its time. 5:13 Also, it was able to handle FM sounds (unless it's another version of the game on another system)? That's impressive!
Stopped watching after "no ports so no Sonic". The Master System Sonics aren't ports, they're entirely different games from the Mega Drive/Genesis titles. Then you start 10 with Fantasy Zone when, by the logic that excluded Sonic, the 16 bit Super Fantasy Zone should make Fantasy Zone ineligible. You just don't know your subject matter at all, do you?
+SJ Webster A "port" of a game is where you take a game from one system, and put it to another. Sonic the Hedgehog was a Sega Genesis game, and was ported to the SMS (and soon after Game Gear) to gain more support for the system (and broaden appeal). Fantasy Zone STARTED on the SMS, and Super Fantasy Zone was a port to the Genesis. Sorry, but no comparison. My fave top SMS games (in order): Phantasy Star, R-type, Fantasy Zone, Golvellius, and Shinobi. The others well... not so much (yes, I have played Wonderboy III, and got stuck, so no I didn't like it).
+Shilar Sonic on Mega Drive and Sonic on Master System are totally different. They only share the same name and characters. That's like saying Sega ported the original Sonic to the XBox360 and it's called Sonic the Hedgehog 2006. Same title, two different games.
+P Ferreira of course there are differences. There are differences between Mario 2 on the NES, SNES, and game boy advance, but they all are considered ports.
Shilar I mean a totally different game. I'm not talking Mario 2 on Nes and Mario 2 on Super Mario All-Stars. I mean they're entirely different games with the same name. The only port the SMS version had was for the Game Gear. Same goes for the sequels like Sonic Chaos.
obzcure To be honest, the first time I watched it, I did so without sound. After listening to the dialog, I'm trying to figure out what drugs he was smoking when he recorded this, lol
I had a Sega master system and loved it, I knew one other person as a kid who had one. I got a nes but always held the Sega in high regard. I had wonder boy 1&2 but never played 3 and remember getting phantasy star but never really understanding it at 6 or 7 years old.
Why would you show so much more of the Arcade version of Operation Wolf instead of the Master System? I know it looks and sounds better, but it's not the point of this video, right?
I unlocked Opa-Opa in Sonic And SEGA All Stars Racing and now I’m interested in Fantasy Zone since it looks like an interesting game. There’s also an arcade version of the game
I grew up with a Master System. It completely blitzed the NES in sales in Australia and Brazil (random I know). Wonderboy 3 is a fantastic Metroidvania type game and probably my favorite from those days. Highly recommended
Masters of Combat, an awesome Street Fighter clone. Golden Axe Warrior, like Zelda but better (aside from the music). Castle of Illusion, better than Genesis/Megadrive version IMO.
didn't have such a big collection, and I was very little at the time. I remember the Rambo game to be pretty good. And Space Harrier was another arcade port, but I remember having a lot of fun with that game. Remember the music too.
Astro Warrior. Outrun. Aztec Adventure. Thunder Blade. Rastan. Altered Beast. Sonic is a new, different Sonic game, NOT a port, and should ABSOLUTELY be on the list, aling with various Mickey Mouse, Daffy Duck, and Donald Duck games.
Your knowledge of the Sega Master System is poor; Sonic 1 and 2 were not 'ports', they were different games in their own right from the Genesis versions (Sonic Chaos also didn't even have a Genesis version!). Alex Kidd also wasn't "included in all master systems", it was built into *some* Master System 2 consoles (Sonic 1 was the other game). The first Master System model had different games built into it, such as Hang On and Safari Hunt. Anyway, this is my list: 1. Micky Mouse: Land of Illusion 2. Transbot 3. Alex Kidd in Miracle World 4. Asterix 5. Lemmings 6. Alladin 7. Shinobi 8. Sonic Chaos 9. Bubble Bobble 10. Bonanza Bros
My top games. Time soldiers, Ninja, Lord of the sword, Incredible Hulk, Spiderman ROTSS, Zillion, Maze hunter 3d Gslaxy force, Thunder Blade, Space harrier, Aztec Adventure and global defense.
Sonic 1, Castle of Illusion, Land of Illusion, Asterix are a MUST!!! Populous also got an amazing Master System version. Totally agree with your #1 pick though.
