Master System (1986)
The Master System was a very good and powerful console for its time. It sold best in Europe and Australia. It outsold its main rival Nintendo’s NES in Europe, Australia and the United Kingdom. It sold very poorly in the US and Japan. As a result of its popularity in the UK, it is very easy to pick one up from a second hand store. The most common version of the Master System is the redesigned Master System 2. You can find out more about it on its page in the Sega Section of the menu. The Master System was discontinued in 1996 the same time as its successor the Mega Drive. This was to give Sega some time to concentrate on its next generation console, the Sega Saturn. The Master System also took cards as well as cartridges. The cards go into the card slot on the front of the system. The cards hold one small game each. Despite the Master System selling poorly in most of the world, it still managed to sell 13 million units world wide.
Technical Specs
CPU – 8–Bit Z80
Clock Speed – 4MHz
RAM – 8KB
Audio – 3 Channel
Resolution – 256 x 192 Pixels
Accessories
Control Stick
The control stick can be used for arcade type games.
Sports Pad
The sports pad was designed for sports type games and is essential for Sports pad Football and Great Ice Hockey.
3-D Glasses
The 3-D glasses connect to the Master Systems Card Slot. And act like a virtual reality system.
Phaser Light Gun
The phaser light gun was designed for shooting games.
Sega Handle Controller
The Sega Handle Controller was designed for driving and shooting games. It was only released in Europe and the UK and is very rare to find these days.
Sega SG Commander Pad
The Sega SG Commander Pad was the same as the original Sega Control Pad except this one had 2 switches at the back. The switches allowed you to choose what buttons you wanted to use with rapid fire.
Sega Rapid Fire Unit
The Sega Rapid Fire Unit plugs into the Master System then your controller and activates Rapid Fire on the connected control pad.
Also compatible with: