Your First 10 Games for the Sega Master System
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.พ. 2018
- Are you interested in a Sega Master System? Here are 10 good, cheap games to look into.
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I got my Master System on Christmas day 1988 and still have it to this day. Double Dragon and Shinobi are my two favorites I have.
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Same!! I also got shinobi for that same year christmas. My favorite games for SMS are wonderboy 2 & 3, golden axe warrior, kung fu kid and shinobi. The worst game for me by far is called Aztec Adventure. It looked so cool with all the weapons but man it was impossible to play so hard!
My best friend had a Sega Master System back in the day. I loved Shinobi, Rambo, Double Dragon, Outrun, and Rocky! I love and I miss the 80s!
Sega Lord X, as underrepresented as the Master System itself. Been following you for a second. Good job. Coming from SMS owner since '87.
Shinobi was the very first game I got for my Sega Master System when I was a kid. I still recommend that game to this day it's a great port.
I remember that one of my cousins had a Sega Master System with a small handful of games that included "Ghostbusters", "Shooting Gallery", and "After Burner". :)
Woah.. I never saw Rampage on the Master System. That really does blow the NES version away and show you the power of Sega's 8 bit console.
I finally was able to see both versions of Double Dragon. The Sega version destroys Nintendo's version.
@@MrGamecatCanaveral true it has two player as well nes didn't
Yeah I had Rampage and Double Dragon for the Master System they were both so much better than the Nintendo versions.
Master System's graphics chip is really powerful for its time. It's basically half the Genesis' VDP in terms of background layers, sprite palettes, and sprite size, with a quarter of the RAM and an eighth of the color palette. To put that into perspective, imagine if the PlayStation could draw half as many polygons as the PlayStation 2 (~10 million), or if the PlayStation 2 had a quarter of the VRAM of the PS3 - that would have been 64 MB.
Own MS Rampage. Have played MS Rampage. Can confirm MS Rampage is awesome.
Growing up I started with a Sega Master System while my best friend had the NES. He had Zelda and I loved that game and found Golvellius for the SMS and it was actually a great game! Hope others will find it and enjoy it as much as me! (First system was actually a Atari 5200 but my Master System holds a special place in my heart)
As you know,here in Europe (and in Brasil) Master System was very succesful and had more games released than Japan and USA.We really loved it here and enjoyed it.
A must have game is Master of Darkness (best Castlevania clone-also released for US)
I'm watching this video 2 years later, and can say your channel has improved a lot in your presentation. Keep up the great work!
Man I loved this system, shame that it's so underrated. The Disney, Wonder Boy and Asterix games had me hooked big time as a child.
Definitely an underrated console. I would say that the biggest issue with the Master System is they just didn't release enough games for it. I enjoyed mine as a kid, but I moved on to the Nintendo pretty quickly because they were just releasing so many games...and because all of my friends here in the USA had Nintendo.
Oh yeah, Asterix - you brought that one back in my 8-bit memory. Excellent game (:
They certainly didn't release many games for it in the US. The European/PAL library is much healthier.
I feel suicidal
@@AnthonyFlack I still would have liked the same quantity of games the Nes got.
I liked the Rastan music at the end, took me back, loved that game!
lol, seeing you hold up that shinobi game in the intro screen really brought back some memories. It's also reminder I"m getting old
Man, I just really like your videos. Great editing. Not a snob, just a very passionate gamer which is awesome. Kudos.
I had a game called Ninja and I've lost weeks to playing that, it was so good.
warpigroadkill yeah that was a great game,
The original you played a female
Princess ninja
Great list man! I actually grew up playing 8 of the 10! I was one of those weird kids in the USA who had a Sega Master System before I had a Nintendo. I got the Master System on Christmas in 1988, and I still have it to this day. I actually rented Black Belt on a Friday, and played it all weekend and beat it when I was a kid. I was like 10 at the time.
More favorites of mine that I would add to the list are:
1. Vigilante (some may say this game sucks, but I enjoy some bad games because of memories that are tied to them.)
2. The Ninja
3. Global Defense
4. Rocky
5. Astro Warrior
Outrun is one of my many fond childhood memories of owning a Sega Master system. Plus Hang On and Safari Hunt that was built into my Sega Master System. In the 80s, I ordered Sega Master System from Fingerhut because they didnt sell NES. Since the Sega Master game cases are sealed with two Phillips screws, it's easy to be defrauded by dishonest people. I remember when I was a kid. On the last day of school, I traded my prized Vigilante cartridge to someone for their Shinobi cartridge. When I got home and put Shinobi into my Sega Master System, Walter Payton Football came on. I was one mad kid! Was unable to contact the punk thief's parents, since I didnt have any information besides the thief's name and teacher's name. Needless to say, he did not return to the school for the next school year. So I never saw him again. But I definitely learned my lesson.....verify cartridge before buying or trading.
Great video! I was sad I missed it orginally. Good to have you back on youtube, keep up the good work!
Love your channel. I will always love Sega. R-Type is one hell of a game on the master system. Great port in my opinion.
I only have one of these games, lol. Rampage looks good!
My collection so far:
- Outrun
- Phantasy Star
- Golvellius
- Cloud Master
- Quartet
- Enduro Racer
- Golden Axe Warrior
- R-Type
- Y's The Vanished Omens
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land *(The game that hooked me on Sega as a kid)*
- Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
- Sagaia (Darius II)
- Rainbow Islands
- Hang On/Astro Warrior
- Hang On/Safari Hunt
- Rocky
- Alien 3
- Rastan
- Kenseiden
- Spell Caster
- Time Soldiers
Nice list of games. Have a look out for a great game called G-loc a great plane shooter after burner style.or similar to Airwolf on nes only a lot better. Also star wars was so much better on ms than nes, shame only it was only released in Europe not a problem for me as I'm English but a shame the rest of the world got the poorer nes version. Sonic 1 is also way better on ms than mega drive. Rocky looked great for the time, still never finished it Drago is impossible, have you beat him?
Oh hey, me too re: Wonderboy II. That and number 3 are probably my single player picks for this machine (:
Although I never had Phantasy Star. That likely would have been a serious contender if I had it at the time. Nice list (:
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Buy a mega drive and a everdrive cartridge it has nearly all the master sistem games on it
Truly excellent list. So many layers of parallax on Black Belt too... it's impressive how well the depth effect works.
Castle of Illusion, Lucky Dime Caper & Deep Duck Trouble are all brilliant :)
Your channel is new to me and it’s awesome. This video is solid for sure but man it’s totally impressive how you’ve evolved not just in the presentation but even your word choice and the way you describe things! Wow. Outstanding!
No Wonder Boy III? Blasphemy! :D
I honestly thought about it. I do like to advise cheaper games as first purchases, however. Once you get up around $50 for old games, people tend to bulk.
Not exactly cheap tho.
One thing I loved about those games is that Sega was plastered over everything so you knew what you playing on, It gave a certain feel to the games on the console
So surprised to see Rambo on here. It's my favorite Master System game, and I never thought I'd see it get any recognition.
I'm not surprised, it's one of the best co-op games for the console IMO...WAY better than the crappy Zelda II clone that the NES got!
This took me back to a very happy time, loved all these games
Yay! You loved Double Dragon! Me too! I grew up playing it all the time at my friend Michael's house as a kid. We LOVED it. I still think it is a fantastic port of the arcade, much better than the NES version.
Huge fan of your videos and I’ve been slowly working my way backwards. Awesome to see how far you’ve grown in presentation and how well produced your newer videos are, but this format is awesome and really helps connect with your audience (imo). Ever consider bringing back this more one on one style with you improved production and presentation?
Fascinating list, sorry so many people will totally miss the point of it. Well done
This is a great video. I want an SMS MINI. The only thing missing is an RPG, I'd recommend Miracle Warriors or Ys
Your video production skills has come a long way, SLX. Love your content! Keep up the good work!
Going back and watching some of my stuff from a few years ago, I'd agree. Some of that was pretty rough. ;)
I've been collecting SMS for a year now and today I was revisiting these old buying guide videos. This is a really good list man. a lot of affordable gems on here. The other guides show games that cost hundreds of dollars -which is discouraging to new collectors
Hey Sega Lord X, a lot of compliments for your channel!
Thank you for this fantastic video!
I love Sega Master System, It was my only console when I was a child and now I have re-discovered it and I have started a little collection if Master System games and accesories!
I'll try to follow you list that you show us in this video! I have "Black Belt" but I haven't played it yet (They have given it to me recently)!
It's similar to Hokuto No Ken...
Thank you again!! :-)
PS: I think that every people thah love Master System must have "World Soccer" and "Hang On"..
This is a good starting list, and the SMS has many more worth owning. I'll get to em eventually.
I'll never forget the day I got double dragon for the master system and it literally felt like I had an arcade machine at home. I was lucky to have had all of these games and they were classics. Thanks for the nostalgia trip.
I love going back and watching your past content. Good stuff. I have a meager master system collection so far so I will have to look out for some of these. I only have 7 games so far and Double Dragon is the only one I have from your list. My other six are as follows.
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World (Blue Cart)
California Games (Blue Cart Variant)
Golvellius
Sonic 2 (Eurpoean Import)
Sonic Chaos (European Import)
Kenseiden was my absolute favorite MS game, I've spent a incredible amount of hours and maybe finished it more than a hundred times. The music, the general game atmosphere, the power ups, the boss fights, it was epic.
Greta video fella. I do pan one day to set up all my consoles in the spare room. Ill have to buy a converter but these vids help me see which games are worth getting over the MD versions.
Nice mention on Black Belt. I had Kung Fu on the NES, and there's almost as much variety in level 1 alone as the whole of Kung Fu. Really nice game to showcase an SMS IMO. Those zoomed in major boss battles were something else!
What a fantastic system. I'm from the UK this machine was huge over here . some good games :- fantasy zone,california games, the ninja ,Alex Kidd shonbi world ,miracle world,wonder boy series, the list goes on. My first ever games system £89 from the local Tescos.
Good Video. My favorite games for Sega MS are Sonic 1, Scramble Spirits, R-Type, Basketball nightmare, Alex Kidd In MW, Ultima IV, Golden Axe warrior, Aerial Assault (must not miss like UN squadron on SNES just 8 bit)
Great video! Many titles I was familiar with because of their name but for which I had no idea what they looked like.
Great suggestions~! I like your videos, and am looking forward to more.
Black Belt is first one I played on the Master System. I absolutely loved it and then bought the console.
Before that, I was not really into video games.
My favorites on the Master System were RPGs : Phantasy Star, Ultima IV and Ys, although they are to play now, so difficult.
There are very good shoot'em ups : Power Strike I and II are just fantastic for an 8-bit console. The R-Type port is really impressing also.
For action adventures games, I really loved Wonder Boy II & III and Golvellius.
For platformers, I think Psycho Fox is the best one.
Love your videos. This is the first where I can see you speaking. I always pictured you as a slightly nerdy, slender black man with glasses.
I can relate to hearing the Master System talk back in the 80s. Mine was Great Baaketball. "3 Point shot! Dunk shot!!"
I had most of these games add in Kung Fu kid and Outrun.
Paperboy is one of the best games I've played on the Master System. It is a bit pricey, but affordable if you go cart only. R-Type is also pretty good and fairly affordable, although it has a lot of flicker.
Choplifter, Powerstrike, Wonderboy, Double Dragon, etc. etc. Great memories of the Sega Master System!
Lovin' it that you got Reggie Jackson's baseball on there. Had a ton of fun on that game with homerun derby! Nobody else mentions it!
If you have an A Power Base MiniFM you get the awesome FM soundtrack on Double Dragon making it even more awesome!!
Very true.
Shinobi is a must have game for anyone that has any love for not just the Madter System but Sega as a whole.
love the bonus stages with the ninjas flying at u
This channel deserves way more exposure
Great games.
Also loved:
Afterburner
Space Harrier
Gangster Town
And so many more.
Yes! Gangster Town was great. The colors and music on Space Harrier were incredible.
Mmm, though Space Harrier looks choppy nowadays, it was pretty rad back in the day. Action Fighter was also really fun I thought. Like an 8-bit Spy-Hunter clone done right.
@@CSGraves Oh yeah, Action Fighter was great! (going through comments getting memory jolts). I actually didn't much like AB and SH even though they are iconic.
I still own my sms, i really love the rpgs like lord of the sword , phantasy star, miracle warriors, please do a video about rpgs please
Good list. One of my first games for the SMS was Gangster Town. For a light gun game, it was fantastic. Always fun to play through if you have a gun and a tv for it to work on. I'd also plug the RPG's like Phantasy Star, Miracle Warriors, and Golvelius.
The Master System is the console that really signifies my childhood, eventhough it wasn't my first console. I was lucky to experience the PAL region library which, as a bonus for you in America, the console is region free. It's such a shame you missed out on some fantastic games, and on the RGB possibilities too. But now, with a little modding to your setup to get that perfect image, and with the world getting smaller, not to mention Everdrive possibilities for those hard to find titles especially, the Master System is a console that can be truly enjoyed to the fullest by everyone, and there is a pretty large library to discover, not to mention homebrew ports from Gamegear to Master System.
Shame you didn't have the game represented by the title screen song in your list at the beginning of the video... Phantasy Star is a fantastic game!!
Great video, i'm building a RetroArch Fire TV & it's nice to get some direction with a console i haven't really played enough of
My brother excellent channel! Just subbed! When I had a choice between the NES and the Sega Master System as a kid I actually picked the master system! Much better game system in my humble opinion. And for the record black belt was absolutely awesome just like your channel!
You bring back childhood memories, thanks!!
Loved the SMS! I would add Quartet, a great co-op shoot 'em up. Pro Wrestling was fun. Phantasy Star was my favorite RPG of all time. Zillion was a great "Metroidvania" before it was a thing. Nice list! For sports, I recommend Great Volley Ball against another player for great fun.
Zillion is still awesome to play, a "Metroidvania" with the stealth aspect of Metal Gear built in...Phantasy Star has since received a superior port to the Switch and superior remake on the PS2 and is also available in the GBA, PS3, Wii, and AtGames Genesis Flashback though, so I'd rather not collect it at the price I've seen it go for in recent years. And yeah, the size of those guys' tits in Pro Wrestling...a TOTALLY awesome game!
@@JohnnyProctor9
roms.
as a matter of principle i oppose remakes(with extremely few exceptions, like battlestar galactica, and the office). the original phantasy star is quite awesome.....that's how i learned to navigate mazes without having a map....
@@sabin97 - Same here, but the Switch port is the same exact game with an optional easy mode, optional auto map, and optional FM audio from the Japanese version (which sounds like crap to my ears)...also a counter which keeps track of how many of each monster you kill except unfortunately for the Saccubus, because even if you kill it you don't technically kill it (it was just a dream).
Reggie Jackson Baseball is criminally underrated and I would go as far as to say it's arguably the best 8-Bit baseball game of all time. Everything from the huge animated title screen, the simple yet responsive controls, the digitized speech, the music, the sound effects when your bat connects after a pitch or you slide into a base, the cutscenes like when you are running to home base after a home run, the 2 player home run derby mode, the seasonal mode and I could go on and on. People sleep on the sports titles but Walter Payton Football was pretty good and I also got a lot of enjoyment out of Great Golf.
But yo as far as Black Belt anybody out here hating on that game I can't take you seriously. That's a Yuji Naka classic and deserves just as much appreciation and respect as Girl's Garden or Alex Kidd. Either you like being contrarian just for the sake of shock value and attention or you're ignorant as hell to the context of how much of an impact that release had in 1986/1987. It might not have sold well since the system had a small install base but it was THE goto Kung Fu clone that completely blew scores of other games out of the water at that time both on console and computer.
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap was my first game I really got my little teeth into. SMS was basically my childhood. We had an Atari before it, but I wasn't old enough to know what gaming was.
Yeah, W3DT would be my pick for 'showcasing' this console. There is a polished up remake of it on steam too, if you are not aware (:
Did you know the WE5T ONE pass code to unlock everything? Fortunately I didn't until after I'd finished it proper a few times, but can still recall it.
The Sega Master System is a nice console with some quality software. Its a shame most US gamers never got to play some of its best games. The library of games available over here in Europe was quite extensive.
I agree. The SMS was a much better console abroad. The NES dominance in the US never gave it a chance to shine.
In Brazil SMS was a very successful console, lucky me! The library was quite extensive and also some exclusives made by Tec Toy only released here!
I had sms first. Sold it and was suckered into the nes. I had way more shitty games than good games on the nes. I literally enjoyed every game I had for sms
Just have Alex Kid in Miracle World and a MS and I'm the happiest man on the World !!! So many memories about it and Shinobi who was so fantastic on MS ! But for me you miss again to talk about PacMania ! It is really a great pac man game on MS and probably the best version in regard of it's gameplay very responsive compare to MD or Arcade version ! Enduro Racer is great too, fun and attractive like The Ninja who are one of my favourite MS game ! Great video ! Hope you the best.
Starting with Phantasy Star Intro music = Golden content ahead!
Rampage was one of my favs along with Alex Kidd in Miracle World and Zillion. Surprised Rastan didnt make your list. I played all the games on your list
i remember seeing choplifter on display at the store... looked like an arcade game on the TV... couldn't believe the graphics... wish I could go back to 1987!
Really appreciate your content!
many reviewers generally tend to ignore "rpg elements" in games. however it's very important in terms of classical games, while cross-genre elements were a way to provide a unique gaming experience back then. congrats for your concern.
Hahaha I love the thumbnail for this video. I frequently made fun, and did impressions of guys that wear backwards hats that cover the eyebrows. Good ol sega lord x. Best content on youtube
For some reason, Japan had a huge aversion to releasing Haruto No Ken (Fist of the North Star) games to the West. IIRC, Black Belt was the Westerized version for the SMS, and they did it again on the Genesis when they released Last Battle, yet another Haruto No Ken game converted for Western release. You just gotta love the way enemies go flying off when hit in both games, haha!
Great selection of games, really shows of the superiority the Master System did in fact have over the NES, albeit with a much smaller library, but still definitely worth owning and collecting for.
Got my Master System on Christmas 88'. First two games were Space Harrier and After Burner. My top SMS games list includes Cloud Master, a very underrated side scrolling shooter with fantastic visuals, sounds and game play; Kenseiden, an amazing hack and slash in the vain of Castlevania and Wonder Boy 3 The Dragon's Trap, a superb action/platformer with RPG elements.
Great list, and I'll even try Ghostbusters.
Great list! I was surprised by Reggie Jackson Baseball, because it looks fantastic for an 8-but sports title, and looks like a fun, arcadey, pick up and play title. I will have to watch out for a copy.
Thanks man. Reggie Jackson is a classic in my circle of friends. We played the heck out of it. Best 8bit arcade baseball game by miles.
@@SegaLordX I agree it is good, but I will put Baseball Stars up against any 8 bit baseball game any day.
Incredibly solid list here. 😎
I played all of these besides Black Belt and Choplifter. That said, in the country where I live, Australia, Rambo: First Blood Part 2 was called ‘Secret Command’ and Reggie Jackson Baseball was merely ‘American Baseball’.☝🏻
I just bought Out Run on your recommendation. Boy is it hard. Thankfully I got Hang On too and that's actually doable. Was going to get Rambo but went with the racing games instead.
except for the baseball game, i owned all the games u listed ... another decent racing game was Chase HQ, also a nice arcade port ... had hours of fun with that one!
My first console. I was the only kid in my school that owned one, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Got bit by the nostalgia bug and actually just picked up a console plus Choplifter and Black Belt. Plan on picking up Ghostbusters, Rambo, and Zillion next.
My first master system with Hang on and Sonic 1. So many happy memories.
Really like your choices :D Thanks for reminding me :D
Double Dragon on the Atari 2600 also surprisingly had 2 player co-op at the same time like the Master System. While incredibly impressive for an Atari 2600, it's not on the same level as the other versions of the game.
Awwwww the memories.. :) :) :). Thank you so much for the awesome nostalgia.... That's made me smile, especially "Rampage" Cheers dude. :)
Can't sleep; re-watching some older videos, and I realized I never commented on this great video. A few more suggestions for new Master System players (I haven't checked prices in years. Just some games that really defined the Master System to me):
Gangster Town
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Spellcaster
Golvellius
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Kung Fu Kid
Safari Hunt
Time Soldiers
Rescue Mission
Quartet
Some of those may be expensive now; I'm not sure. The light phaser games are a must if you have a CRT TV still. The ones here, Rambo III, Missile Defense 3D (if you have the 3D glasses)... they're just a cut above what the NES had in that department.
Wow this is a blast from the past I love the Sega Master System and especially Reggie Jackson baseball
Great video Sega Lord X!! The Master System has many great games. The Asterix games are somes of the best platforms of 8 bits consoles. Also the Wonderboy are excellent. I really like Master of Darkness, which is very simiolar to Castlevania, but with better graphics and more scary ambientation.
Great list there pal, I must give Batman a go, I ignored it cos of the rep the Megadrive version had. Rambo is probably my go to game on the system absolutely love it! I imported the American version recently, Awesome game! over here in the UK it was called Secret Command. The ninja is a great cheap game over here 😊👍 keep up the great work
For a Sega fan your videos are the best on TH-cam
Thank you. I appreciate the message.
Fantastic video content bro
Lol I remember popin in quarters at K-Mart playing Out Run while my mom shopped
Hi!! Great video man!! I am from Brazil and here we LOVE the sega master System man!
Here in Brasil we don’t have baseball but I have this game, but the name here is American baseball I bought this in the store so I have the complete case and manual!! See u !!
Really great delivery man.
The Ninja and terminator were great, IMO terminator was better on master system than mega drive.
Thank you for a great an honest review. I have to say apart from rambo and baseball game I had all of them back in the day. Great memories and fun times. Thanks buddy 😆😆😆😆
The thing i love about black belt is the fact that originally it was a Fist of the north star game that they changed so much when they ported here. you can still see the enemies exploding upon death just like the anime (wich led this game being banned in germany if i remember right)
Batman is one of my favorites for the Master System.
Great list, thank you. Outrun route E for life!
I agree with you on Double Dragon that is when Sega officially became the system to own, however you forgot Rocky
I had time crisis vigilante double dragon ghostbusters and others I can’t remember but thanks for the refresher !
My actual first 10:
Hang on/Safari hunt
Ghostbusters
Alien syndrome
Zaxxon 3d
Shooting gallery
Blackbelt
Double Dragon
Zillion
Afterburner
Fantasy Zone
Cool list. Here's My first 10
Hang on/Safari Hunt (Built in)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PAL)
Shinobi
Double Dragon
Zillion
Sonic the Hedgehog (PAL)
Zillion 2
Kenseiden
Space Harrier
Action Fighter
Rambo was called "Secret Command" in Europe.
And Reggie Jackson Baseball was called ''Great Baseball'' in Europe.