Sega Master System Christmas commercial

[MamaLuigiBarrelRoll]

Even though it's 2011, this video makes me want a Master System. At least the Ultimate Genesis Collection has a couple Master System games on it as extras, that'll have to do.

[GustavoMsTrashCan]

4x more po--- wait, did they tried to highlight... GRAPHICS?

OH. MY. GOD.

[redbemani]

Adjust the tracking! XD

Sorry just wanted to say it. I remember getting mine from macy's too. They used to sell nintendo/sega stuff all the time about 20 years ago. I think the master system cost $175 at macys back then too. That's how much I remember mine being.

[AbuBishir]

I remember my old Master System. I never enjoyed playing it because it was always messing up. I liked the NES better

[BarbieBoy1997]

I Totally want that this Christmas!

[DuucKSauce]

Damn wish I still had my old Sega Master System :(

[ginojg]

We Want SMS games in PSN!!!

[MamaLuigiBarrelRoll]

@ginojg That'd be a pretty cool idea! Maybe they should release them as compilations of 4 or 5 games in one package for about the same price as a PSOne Classic...

[MGHSHour2a]

i jave a group on this, it is a yahoogroup called The Unofficial Sega Master System Group, everyone can join it

[spaijkull]

"4x more power than most cartridges." Print cartridges included?

[MGHSHour2a]

i have a yahoogroup on this, everyone can join it.

[andoc]

To be honest, this console was more advanced than the NES. It is a shame it got crushed by it.

[henkycd]

awesome. classic gaming party at my place

[muscle1923]

@henkycd

you might be on to something lol having a party with a bunch of the old gaming systems would be one hell of a time...and alot of fun!

[BlacklockTV]

I'm so fucking glad I live in the future and don't have to deal with that crap.

[Cuenca20]

Thumbs up if you would like the Sega 8-bit again on the market with all the 2D games remastered ;)

[MundMoriginal]

@Cuenca20 8-bit? am i wrong or you? i though sega was 16 bit, or are genesis and mastersystem different? i thought the different names are because of an us and one eruope version?!

[Cuenca20]

@MundMoriginal i always remembered it was 8-bit lol it's the long console with the red square on top :)

[viraticwars]

@Cuenca20

Not the same thing, but the Sonic's Ultimate Genesis (Mega Drive) Collection has about fifty 16 bit games and around nine Master System games. It has classic Phantasy Star, Fantasy Zone, and several others!

I like the Genesis more than the Master System, but this thing was still the Master. MAN WHAT A SYSTEM! NES CAN SUCK IT!

[thaKingRocka]

Sega's troubles in the marketplace were mostly due to Nintendo's dubious business practices at the time.

[PrimusSheck]

4 TIMES MORE POWER THAN MOST CARTRIDGES!!

[CaptCamping]

Some people says this console was better than 8 bit Nes, is that true?

[johnnyjohnson]

@CaptCamping The Sega Master System was technically superior to the NES. Unfortunately Nintendo locked up 3rd party licensing in America so the SMS didn't fair too well. Overseas the system did much better.

[EmperorofCartoons]

@johnnyjohnson Yet it still tanked compared to the NES. Its true Seaga did better overseas than it did in America, but Nintendo still beat it world wide.

[MattTheSaiyan]

@EmperorofCartoons Sega Master System outsold the NES in some countries. In a few countries, like the UK, neither system became the dominant gaming platform, due to the popularity of the Amiga, Atari ST, the aging Commodore 64 and the cheap 'n' cheerful ZX Spectrum (and to a less extent, the Amstrad CPC).

[sandwichsteen]

@CaptCamping yes, it had 64 colors vs. 52 for the NES, and the sound was much better. Games really were much better looking on the SMS vs. the NES (compare Phantasy Star to anything on the NES, for instance - it almost looks like a 16 bit game)

[firebrand12345]

@sandwichsteen sounds was much better on the SMS??????? you are fucking insane if you think that the SMS sounds better than the NES. Graphics wise though, yes, the SMS had greater capabilities.

[whattheheck1000]

@sandwichsteen Phantasy Star had 3D dungeon graphics. BEAT THAT NES!

[framk20]

264k cards HOLY SHIT! that is a fuckload of data

[tom11zz884]

It seems funny now but that Sega master System was a beast of a system back inthe day..similar to the Playstaion 3

[EmperorofCartoons]

@tom11zz884 You mean it was overpriced, prone to breaking, and had games no one has ever heard of?

[whattheheck1000]

@EmperorofCartoons

Overpriced - Same price as the NES: $200 at launch.

Prone to breaking - My Master System still works and it's between 21 and 25 years old, thank you. My NES has given me more problems, and it was cleaned prior to me getting it on March 30, 2006... my Master System was sold to me bone stock on March 29, 2006, one day before getting the NES.

Games - Phantasy Star? Alex Kidd in Miracle World? Golden Axe? All high quality, first rate games.

May 18, 2011 5:09 am

[TheWertyer]

@EmperorofCartoons what are you talking about? the games on the master system were great!

[shairaptor]

@tom11zz884 yes :) only difference is that master system STILL beats playstation 3 :)

[TheNintendovssega]

i got the sega master system II and boxed light phaser.

great machine it is.

[MN12BIRD]

4 times more power than other cartridges?  Damn! But seriously what did they mean by the light phaser even registers misses?

[white1whidow]

i think they did and its sounds retarded

[PoPoNellie]

They meant that the SEGA light phaser was more advanced than the NES Zapper so it was better focused and the software had the ability to detect a miss and record it along with hits to actual targets.

[dtester]

@PoPoNellie

I think you got it. it was not noticed by most people, but it was pretty cool to see the sparks of a missed shot.

[figment1988]

@PoPoNellie and this was before Namco invented the Guncon (which used a pcb inside the gun to "read" the screen).

[jonah1976]

Most of the SMS "Mega" carts were 128k or 256k, with a few reaching 512k. The cards were only 32k in size. Their sizes were always misleading. The computer industry used MegaBytes (1024k) while the video game companies used MegaBits (128k). That's why they just use the term "Mega" or "Meg". Measuring in MegaBits allowed them to use a number that was 8 times larger.

[whattheheck1000]

One of my friend's names is Meg. She was born during Sega's most popular years.

[akumacornflakes]

Sega should have just designed the Light Phaser so it never missed, that would convince ME to buy a Master System!

[whattheheck1000]

point the gun at a light bulb

[normantheadventurer]

I Got the Sega Master System I was a Kid