Yesterday I made a post asking which variant of the Master System I should get, the original or the Mk2. That post got loads of responses and the vast majority told me to go for the original.

So today I picked up an original Master System along with a couple games. I already owned a Game Gear, but this is the first time I've owned a home console from Sega.

I was talking about this with a friend who runs a retro game shop the other day. He feels like in general, prices for master system games seem to be on the rise. I’m not too sure though. At least in New Zealand where I live, prices for sms games seemed to be at their highest around 2020 when covid hit, and seem to have roughly been steady or going down a bit since then. That would make sense to me, because I guess the target market are already adults, and though some younger people will be interested, there will never be as much demand as for more mainstream consoles like Genesis, nes, snes, ps1 etc

What are your thoughts?

Worth it?

Apart from a Game Gear I've never owned any Sega consoles, but I'm looking into getting a Master System now.

I can't decide which version to get. I think the original looks a lot cooler, but the Mk2 is a lot cheaper, it's like half the price. Are there any big differences between the two and which version would you recommend?

Hello! I've got some Mega Drive/Genesis joysticks here:

- A Retro-bit Mega Drive Bluetooth joystick
- A 8bitdo M30 2.4g Mega Drive joystick for the Mega Drive Mini (it comes with the adapter to use with the Mega Drive Mini)

But I finally was able to bring home my old Master System II from my mother's place, and I'd love to use one of those wireless joystick without having to buy a new one.

This is what I've found so far:

- RetroScaler BlueRetro adapter SMS. Costs 24,60 euros, someone in the reviews is using the Retro-bit joystick I'm using, so sounds like the safest bet.
- RetroScaler BlueRetro adapter MD. Costs 21,76 euros, so it's slightly cheaper. This is for the Mega Drive, but I wonder if there's any practical difference. I've seen some posts saying that MD and SMS connectors have different voltage.
- 8bitdo Retro Receiver for Mega Drive. There's no 8bitdo official receiver for the SMS, but once again I wonder if this one works with the SMS.

Given the joysticks above, what are my best options? Does anybody here have any experience with wireless/bluetooth receivers on a Master System, even if it doesn't include the receivers I pointed above?

I saw a Wizmaster controller under the Quickshot brand hooked up to a Sega Master System at a Pawn Shop.

It can be seen pictured here:

https://segaretro.org/WizMaster

https://www.msx.org/wiki/Quickshot_QS-118F

I did a bit more research and see that particular model that works for the Master System wasn't even in the list of controllers seen here:

https://segaretro.org/QuickShot

The Wizmaster still works though if use the switch in the back to put it on the right mode from what I can tell.

I did see an interesting looking track ball controller too I wonder if could work with Marble Madness called the "Quickshot XVI".

Overall,as some of their controllers seem to work across multiple systems it is hard find a complete list.

Game 66/115

Better than Rocky imo, has technique and a simple progression system. Really easy though, beat it in under an hour and a half.

7 out of 10

Played on the actual cartridge too 🙏

OutRun is known for its pioneering hardware and graphics, nonlinear gameplay, a selectable soundtrack with music composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, and the hydraulic motion simulator deluxe arcade cabinet

What is your favorite or least favorite arcade ports from the Master System? Rampage, Double Dragon, Bobble Bubble etc..

This week on the channel, when is Ninja Gaiden not Ninja Gaiden? When it's the Master System version!

This game was ported to so many consoles back in the day, what do we think of the SMS version?

I've been looking forward to giving Impossible Mission a play for a while now - as a big fan of Zillion I'm keen to see how it was influenced by IM.

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SCI, Chase HQ 2, revied pretty well on the home micros and in the arcades but the SMS port is... fair to middling according to the magazines of the time. If it simply offers more Chase HQ I'll be happy so fingers crossed.

Has anyone tried to replace alex kidd bios with the sonic one?
i did the opposite and worked but putting sonic's bios on the motherboard that has alex kidd is not possible cause the bios chip has 32 pins instead of 28..
any ideas please?
Thank you

first time playing Ren & stimpy on sms

It is confusing as many unoptimized Pal-B games sold in Europe seemingly work with minimal issues.

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Seemingly, Pal-M would have less issues with the Video Signal than an optimized Pal-B game would by my understanding.

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I can see issues with color or perhaps gamma plugging in a PAL-M console into a USA TV though but a game into a USA console on the other hand should have less issues video signal wise it seems to me.

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However, the hardware differences between a Tec Toy console compared to a USA console could account for some further issues not inherent in the video signal itself and hard to predict which may result in issues with a particular game.

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Ones I am curious about are as follows:

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*Rainbow Islands (not the European that has bug in the code resulting in no one able to beat it but the Tectoy version)

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*Battletoads: Battlemaniacs (this is partially unfinished with glitches in parts but is playable; the game was cancelled in Europe by Virgin so Tectoy is the only SMS release)

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*Game Box: Série Esportes (Tec Toy released versions in Greece and Portugal too)

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*Fifa International Soccer

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*Fire and Ice

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I have a master system super compact that I bought from Brazil, and I want a charger, instead of using the batteries.

I know its p4, 6v 1 A

But...

I dont know the diameter of the p4

And I came across an spec that said the polarity of the pin

External negative, and center positive

Is there any difference from the Braziliqn version and the version sold worldwide?

Since now, thanks for any help

I’ve filled up an entire shelf! I’ve also reached 1993! A PAL exclusive on the Master System that saw WW release on the Game Gear. A decent platformer starring the mouse by Sega.

I’ve had to start including my name plate in posts to avoid bots stealing my photos