1980s Sega Master System Commercial

[kurojin97]

Action Fighter game music in the background lmao

[WebVMan]

Is it a game or is it Memorex?

[ElectricIndica420]

ooo trannybot sounds interesting :)

[kurtangle83]

Why do they have the sound from Action Fighter in the background? :P

[PaulHark9]

I'm probably gonna get the shit bashed and flamed out of me...but i thought the Sega Master System was better then the Nintendo Entertainment System because of the quality of the games. Why, Nintendo just let people bring out half ass games not worth off dukey dog shit but still released good ones, but personally it is easier to find the bad games than the good because to many people still have the good ones, basically screwing every new Nintendo collector

[theelfkilla]

@PaulHark9 No your right. The hardware was better the NES too. But the NES had more 3rd party support, better marketing and it came out (here in the U.S. at least) before the SMS. Do a search for ninja gaiden SMS then take a look at NES version as an example of comparison. The SMS was really popular in Europe and South America.

[SergeantLuke]

That looks awesome! Now, Master System, do you have the word "Nintendo" in your name?

No?

Sorry, you're not going to sell very well over here.

[figment1988]

@GilaTomster thanks. and now that you mentioned SH, i find it much more fun than Duck Hunt since it was much broader both in stages and targets. and although he made DH memorable, the one thing i miss is that the damn mutt who laughs at me, is not there (but there is that memorable "passing" tune).

[figment1988]

@GilaTomster i have played the Snail Maze game and as for the availability, it's only available in the early releases of the SMS (this can be noted because it mentions 1986 Sega, along the BIOS showing V1.3). later SMS1 consoles had Hang-On/Safari Hunt integrated into the BIOS, and the SMS2 had a revised version of Alex Kidd in Miracle World

[thatgoofball]

@GilaTomster Yeah, I remember the snail maze game. Great system IMO!

[ioannisdenton]

transbot????? this is the hardest game ve played!! i cannot live past 20 minutes... does this thing ever end btw???

[HipHop1981]

@ioannisdenton

there is a video that shows that it only has 2 levels that loop endlessly

[stufa1978]

Bah! the uk had a cool ad where a TV test card came to life and complained that was cool.

Technically the SMS was superior to the NES but Nintendo had a big head start, a shame.

This machine got me into video games big time.

[tedlicious]

To all the new guys, that system kicked major ass. Seriously.

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

wow, that looks like a gay bitch of a system

[AoFparson]

it was ahead of its time kid.

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

I'm not your kid, Guy

[AoFparson]

i give u that. but still this system was awesome for its time. mine is still working after like 23 years. it beat the nes in every way.

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

Hmm sounds cool

I can't get my hands on any retro ststem.

Although im more of a Genesis person than a Master Ststem

[AoFparson]

well me too but i like all console even the old atari ones cause im a collector. you cant go wrong with sega ^^ way to go. keep yours and one day tell your grand children about it ^^

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

I Just Bid on a Genesis from Ebay since my last comment. Hope it get it

[AoFparson]

hope on one which comes with 6 button controller and a bunch of games.

[SmoothCriminalAaron]

Uhhh I think it was only 3

and no games

and i think i might need to get a A/C cable

But if i get it for $1.22, i can't really complain

[sicorange3]

I never even knew this thing existed... how much did they go for?

I never even had an Atari, but I had a NES system.

[patedeanchoas]

si se podían hacer esos efectos especiales en los anuncios... por que las consolas no?

[cLaRkDamn]

omg que pregunta pelotuda

[patedeanchoas]

si, la verdad es que el dia que lo dije no estaba muy fino xD

[cLaRkDamn]

jajaja

[BlackWolfessUSCM]

When I was a Kid I faced these 2 systems. NES had the better sound and control systems, but not very good color display. The Master system had great color display but the graphics sometimes look atari 2600 like. I eventually ended up with the NES (I don't regret that) but I finally own a master system now ^^

[SAGAIA2]

2600 like? What were you playing? F-16 Fighting Falcon? (aka the worst game ever made)

[BlackWolfessUSCM]

At the time, yes that's what they had displayed. It wasn't until 1998 I discovered there were better games then that. I have Double Dragon and R-Type that I constantly use on my master system.

[caseyjoe503]

correction,miracle warriors is.

[akumacornflakes]

Wow, is Hang-On really that slow on the Master System?

[CRVKHZ]

No.

[melvoin]

sounds like he's saying "sega monster system"

[jf1gd2]

hey what game is he playing at 0:01? it looks like a star wars vehicle

[whattheheck1000]

Transbot.

[BenJabituya]

The game was TransBot!

[ArcadeGames]

Choplifer was the shiz!

[tmh7jem]

wow lol! this is actually a very well written commercial for it's time

[RilofRye]

Thats the theme music to Action Fighter! I played that game to death and still remember the cheat code 'DOKI PEN' that made you invincible.

[sirjay25]

I remember the sega being my first console. I had got it for christmas. If i remember right it had a maze game if you started it without a game put in it. Good times.

[SAGAIA2]

This was my first console too. I had Double Dragon and R-Type. :D

[gusbaker4u]

wow, they really went all out for the packaging design on that system and it's games eh? white with boring black grid across it really jumps out at you and makes kids want to buy it, tee hee

[viperxeon]

i like there "now. there are no limits" saying

[921144666]

ill tell you right now...its not just a game!

[DrMxy]

I hear Action Fighter in the background :)

[figment1988]

i remember being hooked to that game.

[RilofRye]

One of the best games on that system, blowing up those little yellow rafts on the jet stage was so hard!

[iencoder]

No, I believe it was either from an old tape of either WNVY-ABC (Burlington, Vermont) or WPTZ-NBC (Plattsburgh, New York)

[hammerman360]

was that a uk ad