We may earn a commission from links on this page. On July 15, 1983, the Famicom was released in Japan. The console, later rebranded in the West as the Nintendo Entertainment System, would go on to ...

meaning the NES became the de facto console of choice for most kids in that country. In Japan, the Master System found itself fighting an equally difficult battle, with Sega having to compete with ...

The Master System isn't the most fondly remembered video game console, but it was one of very ... or even thebest Sega Genesis games, but it does have some stone-cold bangers and forgotten gems ...

History hasn’t been kind to the Sega Master System, which now plays second fiddle (with a busted string) to the NES. But people forget the console was hugely popular in the UK, and a vital part of ...

The Sega Master System, an 8-bit competitor to the NES, offered fans fantastic games that were either exclusive to the ...

Sega nevertheless went ahead with a US release, renaming the console ‘The Master System’ and giving it a restyled exterior. You would have thought the company would have been given a break by ...

The Sega Master System is a peculiar part of video game history. It was middling compared to its contemporaries. Not a major success but not the most laughable failure. Not the greatest console of ...

No matter where you experienced it, the Master System's library is worth remembering, not only for its place in Sega history, but for its surprisingly strong selection of games. Thanks to console ...

By far your best bet for emulating any pre-Saturn Sega console is Kega Fusion, so-named because it contains a Master System, Genesis, Sega CD, and 32X emulator all in one. The developer (“Steve ...

After thoroughly trouncing the Sega Master System (Sega's 8-bit console) in the United States, Nintendo didn't consider Sega's new 16-bit machine a threat, providing the perfect window for Sega to ...

This meant that the Master System was the de facto home console of the period for UK players, with the NES being something of an afterthought. It's a fascinating twist on the Sega vs Nintendo tale ...