The system’s card slots were later used by the first edition of the more popular Sega Master System (as we saw last week), and indeed, a planned third iteration of the SG-1000 (the Sega Mark III ...

The first and last Master System game developed by Vic Tokai, Psycho Fox was one of the console's nicest-looking platformers. It doesn't break any boundaries, essentially building on the Super ...

The Master System fared much better in territories like Europe and Brazil, and with worldwide sales topping out at around 13 million, according to IGN, the console was far from a complete failure.

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 ...

When Nintendo announced that the Virtual Console would be supporting the Sega Master System console you can bet that there were a fair few American gamers scratching their heads in a rather ...

I t’s not a clone or a bootleg, but it’s also not the original hardware either. In Brazil, the Sega Master System lives on as a licensed, ROM-on-Chip (RoC) console. It's basically like a self ...

We knew this was coming, but now it’s official: Sega said today that games from its classic 8-bit Master System console will soon land on Virtual Console in America. In a rare dose of generosity ...

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 ...

Sega released many Sonic the Hedgehog games on the Master System after the success of the character on the Sega genesis. While many were ports, fans adored them thus making them some of the best ...

For a system that tanked against the NES, the Sega Master System sure has some fans. After Tuesday's RetroCity podcast, I heard from a lot of listeners and readers that harbor nothing but good ...

The Sega Master System means different things to different people. Many Americans overlooked the system as the NES ruled home gaming, while Sega saw huge success in the UK and the rest Europe, as ...