27 May, 2008 |
Sega Master Systems
Sega Master System (SMS) first came on the market about 20 years ago and successfully competed with other video game machines for the first 12 years. Its major competitor was Nintendo Entertainment System. The device was first released in Japan and featured a pack-in game cartridge and a light external gun. Even at a price of $200, it sold a fair number of devices.
Check out our selection of Sega Master System games.
 Sega Master System 3 Collection TECTOY Brand New Sealad  US $399.00
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 Sega Master System 2 Sonic Games Included RARE US $329.00
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 Sega Master System Console Boxed Complete Import Japan US $200.00
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 2 SEGA MASTER SYSTEM CONSOLES 6 GAMES LIGHT GUN US $69.99
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 Sega Master System W GANGSTER TOWN HANG ON SAFARI US $69.99
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 Sega Master System Game console 5 Games US $85.00
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 Missile Defense 3D WITH GLASSES 4 SEGA MASTER SYSTEM US $47.00
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 Sega Master System Geneses adapter w Collector Games US $46.00
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 Sega Master System Game console US $45.00
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 Sega Master System New in the box US $44.99
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 Sega Master System with 12 Games Gun X23 US $44.95
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 SEGA Master System w 16 Games Gun EXTRAS US $31.00
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 Sega Master System Game console w 2 Controls 6 Games US $59.99
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 Sega Master System 26 games With cases 2 controllers US $26.00
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 SEGA MASTER SYSTEM 2 CONTROLLERS 4 GAMES MONOPOLY US $20.50
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 Sega Game Gear 10 Games 1 Master System game Manuals US $20.50
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 Sega Master System Game console Power Base US $20.00
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 Sega Master System 100 WORKING 3 CONTROLLERSGUNGAMES US $79.00
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 SEGA MASTER GAME SYSTEM MODEL 3010 US $14.95
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 Sega Master System with 3 games and Bonus Game Gear US $12.50
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The unusual feature about the SMS is that is has two different types of media ports-one which allows for reading programming from both a cartridge and a card. The best thing about the card system is that it is small and cheap. The first games released on the card based system were Spy v Spy and Trans bot.
In 1987, Sega also introduced the 3D glasses for some SMS games. The lenses have a high speed LCD shutter which rapidly closes over opposite eyes in synchronization, thus producing an illusion of a 3D image on the screen - a real novelty at that time. Most users of the 3D glasses loved it and more games (Missile Defense 3D, Zaxxon, and more) were released to be played in this format.
Sega also had a light gun on the periphery which reflected a futurist laser gun. This lead to several gun games being released - the best of which was Rescue Mission. Other games which can utilize the gun include Activision and Montezuma’s Revenge.
In 1990, Sega announced the released of a newer SMS device known as SMS 11 - which was smaller and more attractive than the original version, but intense competition from other brands and lack of software support have led to not-so-wide sales.
Today there are numerous games available to be played on the SMS.