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Video: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Master System) - Underground Zone (GuitarDreamer)Original at YouTube
• Thu, Mar 5
By rss@youtube.com (brunoguitardreamer) Yeah, one more music from the fastest hedgehog in the world! ;D... Author: brunoguitardreamer Keywords: Sega Master System Sonic Hedgehog Game Cover Guitar GuitarDreamer Tails Miles Robotnik Chaos Emerald Added: March 5, 2009
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap — Out Now On Virtual Console!
Original at blogs.sega.com
• Fri, Nov 13
By Edward@Sega One of the best games from a flagship series for the SEGA Master System, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap is now available for Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console. Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, a quintessential SEGA title from the Master System, is now available on Nintendo Wii's Virtual...
VC in Brief: Wonder Boy III (SMS) and Cybernoid (C64)Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Nov 9
By David Hinkle Cybernoid (C64, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Every week, we like to check out what's new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in ques...
PEGI: Moonwalker throwing a magical hat into Virtual Console
Original at Joystiq
• Sun, Nov 8
By JC Fletcher We don't know if this will be the Genesis version or the very different arcade game -- or even, we suppose, the Master System port of the Genesis game. We're contacting Sega for those and other details. Right after we catch a shooting star and turn into robotic, missile-firing versions of our...
VC in Brief: Fighting Street (TG-16) and R-TYPE (SMS)Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Nov 2
By David Hinkle Fighting Street (TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)R-TYPE (Sega Master System, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Every week, we like to check out what's new on the Virtual Console. We offer these videos as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in qu...
R-Type Comes to Virtual Console!
Original at blogs.sega.com
• Mon, Nov 2
By Edward@Sega R-Type was a revelation in arcades when it came out in 1987, a brutally difficult side-scrolling shooter with fantastic graphics and incredibly creative monster & level designs. If you’re any kind of console history buff, the fact that this game was ported to the Sega Master System i...
Phantasy Star (SEGA Master System) - Out now on Virtual Console!
Original at blogs.sega.com
• Tue, Sep 1
By Edward@Sega What I didn’t realize at the time — aside from the fact that I would be working as the GM for the MMO descendant of this title in another twenty years (!) — was that this would end up being, essentially, SEGA’s longest continually-running franchise (phranchise?), and a landmark in early Jap...
Opinion: SEGA Genesis Anniversary - Flashback, X-Men, D&D, and Funkotron
Original at blogs.sega.com
• Thu, Aug 13
By Edward@Sega Like many who have posted comments the past few days, my memories of my SEGA Genesis are very fond ones. Although I owned a SEGA Master System before it, the Genesis was the first system–in fact, the first big-ticket-anything–that I saved up for on my own (when I was something like 11 years ol...
A Host of Classics on Wii Virtual ConsoleOriginal at blogs.sega.com
• Thu, Jul 2
By Edward@Sega Three new classic SEGA games have recently made their way to the Wii Virtual Console and are available now–Galaxy Force II, Space Harrier, and Fantasy Zone II. Galaxy Force II and Fantasy Zone II are from the Genesis and Master System, respectively, and Space Harrier is the original arcad...
Choplifter to fly again?
Original at GameSpot
• Wed, Jun 17
First released in 1982 for the Apple II, the 2D airborne action game was eventually ported to the Commodore 64, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, and Sega Master System. Sequels and remakes would eventually make ...
The 24Greatest 8-Bit Games Ever Made
Original at GamePro.com
• Tue, Jun 16
Now, Tetris is a household word (and thanks to the DS remake, still a bestseller), with people even using their furniture to live up to the task of correctly packing up space. Retro Recap: On the Sega Master System, Space Harrier 3-D was the first game ...
Patch: ND: Mixed Messages, SEGA MS Classics
Original at Cubed3
• Fri, Apr 17
UK This week's Nintendo Download update in Europe includes a DSi party game and 2 SEGA Master System classics. Nintendo popped over a press release detailing the games available earlier today, all 3 costing 500 points each to download and save onto your ...
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection Review
Original at IGN
• Thu, Feb 12
• 3 related articles
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection is my childhood on a disc. There are 40 SEGA Genesis titles as well as nine SEGA Master System and arcade games in this collection, and if you grew up in a SEGA-lovin' house like I did, many of these games are going ...
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Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection: Yes, It Has Sonic Games Too
Original at blogs.sega.com
• Tue, Feb 10
• 3 related articles
By Edward@Sega In other words, that would have meant losing the Sega Master System ports (Phantasy Star and Golden Axe Warrior) and all of the arcade ports. Just throwing an old ROM into a game is one thing, but combining lots of different types of ROM technology (arcade, Genesis, Master System) and makin...
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Patch: SMS Plus v1.2.5 Sega Emulator Update for PSP Available
Original at PS3News
• Wed, Dec 10
By PS3 News PlayStation Portable developer Uberjack has updated SMS Plus to v1.2.5 today. For those curious, SMS Plus is a Sega Master System and Game Gear emulator for PSP. Snapshots are now saved to PSP's PHOTO directory (/PSP/PHOTO), and can be viewed in PSP's image viewer
Editorial: Sega Master System
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Sun, Nov 30
SEGA Master System The SEGA Master System was SEGA’s entry into the Household Video Game market. SEGA learned many lessons within the first three years or so which would later show with their next generation console, the SEGA Mega Drive. It had some classic games like Alex the Kid, Wonderbo...
Classic Game Room reviews SEGA MASTER SYSTEM controllerOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Nov 22
By rss@youtube.com (InecomCompany) Classic Game Room reviews the SEGA MASTER SYSTEM controller for the Sega Master System video game console. This controller also works with Master System games played on the Sega Genesis (aka Mega Drive or Megadrive) with the awesome Power Base Converter. It also makes a great replacement...
Virtually Overlooked: Phantasy StarOriginal at Nintendo Wii Fanboy
• Thu, Oct 30
By JC Fletcher 1988's Phantasy Star was the first thing on everyone's mind when Sega Master System support was announced for the Virtual Console. Well, my mind went to ALF first, but Phantasy Star was a close second. While the Genesis was a fairly big deal in the US, its predecessor, the Master System, fail...
The big link update!Original at Go Nintendo
• Sat, Apr 12
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Geek Newsletter March 27, 2008 — Is That a GPS in Your Pocket?
Original at Geek.com
• Thu, Mar 27
By Geek.com Team Review: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for Xbox 360 Review: SEGA Superstars Tennis for Xbox 360 Virtual Console gets $4 Sega Master System games Apple iTunes issues credits due to writer’s strikeReview: Altec Lansing’s T612 iPhone speaker system
First SEGA Master System Games Coming To Wii Virtual Console (US), 400 Wii Points
Original at Gaming Bits
• Tue, Mar 25
With the rivalry of the 8-bit videogame hardware era long gone, SEGA Master System games will be arriving on Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console soon. SEGA of America has announced two of the SEGA Master System's early signature games, Fantasy Zone and WonderBoy, are among the first coming to...
Handheld Gaming Console Emulation Guide - Part I
Original at Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine Blog
• Sat, Jun 9
Note that the first chapter, the one on the Sega Game Gear (GG for short), also discusses a 8-bit, not really advanced (but sill better than the NES) desktop console of the eighties, the Sega Master System (SMS). Some Game Gear games are just Sega Master System titles (with decreased resolu...