I was in grade 4, when I met my new best friend Steven. He invited me over to his house one weekend, and I saw the Sega Master System for the first time (the first game I played was Space Harrier). I grew up playing video games, and owned a C64, but the SMS blew my mind. He got a Sega Genesis before it was released in Canada (I remember going to the United States with him and his folks to pick one up at Toys R Us). I got a SMS shortly after he got his Genesis, and he would lend me games. I often wonder if he watches this channel. We had a blast back then. Steven if you watch this channel, let me know LOL :)
A bit of a surprise to me that Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap was not mentioned at all, as for me that could have been #1 in more than one category. In any case it was a nice trip down memory lane.
We played the hell outta our master systems here in brazil. I really wished Kenseiden had made into any category because it's definitely my favorite on the master system.
I would have put it in best FM sound, as that game is the reason I eventually got a Japanese Master System. Most games I can do without FM, but with Kenseiden I feel it's necessary for the best experience.
yeah how could you leave that out when discussing master system? for shame. And alex kidd in a miracle world is far better than alex kid in shinobi world.
@@jimwalton8973 Sega Lord claimed more than once that they aren't a fan of classic Alex Kidd, so Miracle World might never even have been considered for the list.
Growing up in Mexico in the nineties, I only ever knew one person who owned a Master System. It was a Chinese kid that went to my school and would invite me to his house to play sometimes. I remember enjoying the wrestling game he had. I've always thought that the Master System is a great looking console. To this day, I think the hardware looks really clean and timeless.
What is it with Pro-Wresting? 😄 I WAS the ONLY person that I knew at my school who had the Master System, and the only other SMS brother called me and was like "Do you wanna come to my house and play Pro Wrestling and ride bikes?!" 😄 Gosh I loved the 80's!!!
That's a similar, but opposite story to me. In New Zealand, everyone had Master System early 90's, and the one kid I knew with an NES was this kid from the Phillipines in the building across from us, and I'd go there to play NES, and he'd come to my place to play Sega 😁
You introduced me to Road Rash and Sonic on the Master System in the last several months. This is crazy as I'm in my mind 40s so I very much grew up during this time period. Every time I see these gems I'm just blown away at their quality.
I didn't grow up with a Master System, but in recent years I've enjoyed several of its games. My favorite is Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. So good!
For someone that has been a Nintendo player from basically always, I had a great friend that was a die-hard sega fan and had the Genesis when I had the SNES and we traded systems and games for a week on occasion. One other friend of mine had a Master System. We played *a lot* of Buggy Run. Thanks, SLX for this refreshing take on gaming, as most content creators aim towards Nintendo. This year, I started getting Sega systems, honoring my friend that has passed a few years ago. Got a Master System, Mega Drive 2 and Mega CD. looking at Saturn and the DreamCast next. Sega is indeed a great publisher and was a go-to case of bad management/communication between offices. If all else, we all drooled for some games Nintendo didn't have, like Shinobi (I prefer Shadow dancer, sorry), Streets of Rage and other that Sega's marketing machine made amazing. It was a great way of having arcade games at home, sometimes. Keep these coming, as we late joiners appreciate it.
I was watching old videos of this channel and then this gem appears! I'm so happy to see this great video about a console that has so many great titles that guarantee hours of fun, thanks!
I just found one today in a thrift store, I bought it. I just need to plug it in and see if it still works. It's complete with two controllers, the lazer gun and 7 games. That's why I'm out here looking for videos on this system. Cool video, thanks for sharing.
I had a desktop computer that used similar sound hardware, the Tandy 1000. The difference is that it also had a DAC that allowed for digitized sample playback.
@@skycloud4802 mine was very special for me too, not only was it my first console ever, but because my late grandmother made sure that i got it for my birthday, even if she had to drag my late grandfather by the ear to every store that might sell it. XD
That game was fantastic. I'd say the best platform game on the Master System. I beat it one time and said "never again!" The last level and dragon were brutal. Bouncing off those steps that lower when you land on them!
Great list! This was fun. Master System is my all time favorite. Here's my list. Puzzle = Shanghai Sports = Great Baseball. I liked it way better than Reggie Jackson BB. Racing = Outrun (hang on almost a tie) RPG = Phantasy Star, tie, Ys. Shooter = Fantasy Zone 1 and 2. Platform = Wonder Boy Monster Land. Run N Gun = Rambo Beat em up, Black Belt with Kung Fu Kid and The Ninja as follow ups Best Arcade Port = Space Harrier Port wasn't very close but its still Space Harrier and a great game with awesome sound track. Best Exclusive = Alex Kidd Miracle World Best Sound = Ys, Golvellius, Miracle Warriors, and Space Harrier. Best Graphics = Fantasy Zone 2, Phantasy Star.. Best Light Gun = Rambo 3 Toughest game = Alien Syndrome Best 3D game= Maze Hunter 3D
Shout out to the obscure, but extremely amazing Psycho Fox. And I ended up practicing speed runs on Ninja Gaiden during lockdown for nostalgia and something to do !
It was one of the very first video games I ever owned. I still remember the day I got the egg all the way down to the bottom of the level and then I was like, “well what do I do now?? If the egg drops any lower it will crack!” So eventually after not seeing any other way out I gave in and chipped the last ice block dropping my egg down. Then to my surprise other penguins came and tossed the egg as a sign that I had completed the level. I was 7 years old at the time and I still remember that day like it was yesterday.
To me, it plays so much better than the 16-bit version. I mean, what's point of blinding speed, if the game punishes you for indulging in it? And don't get me started on how the 16-bit game handles the Chaos Emeralds. In the SMS game, you can find them by exploring the levels.
I love that you still talk about the Sega Master System. I had one back in the day. Loved Alex Kidd in Miracle World and Shinobi World, R-Type, and others. We had one called Global Defense that was tough as nails.
I am very blessed to still have my original Master System that I've had since I was 7 (in 1987). Have several games still CIB, including Power Strike, Golvellius, R-Type, Shinobi, Double Dragon, After Burner, Zillion and Zillion 2, Rastan, Space Harrier, etc. Space Harrier is my favorite game of all time though. The one game that I would get up in the middle of the night to play before school, and then play several hours after school. #MEMORIES :)
space harrier for sms seemed so epic back then it may have choppy motion, but the tech they used allowed for a ton of stuff onscreen playing on a smaller crt back then, it didn't seem like an issue nail-biting tension by the last few levels
I'm sad Spellcaster never makes these lists. I can never decide if it's the best, or second best Master system game. Good graphics, amazing soundtrack, good difficulty. Nice side scroll action RPG, with a sprinkling of Shadowgate style scenes, and a really cool art direction. Maybe too hard for some, but it deserves love.
@@ZorakTheGreat Definitely like 2 different genre games entirely. Spell caster is more like an action rpg in a way I don't know how to describe it. Mystic Defender can get brutal towards the end and they should make a part 3 but leave elements from both games but lean more towards the 1st games cinematic feel!
Great choices. Your content on the 8-bit systems has inspired many of my Game Gear purchases for which I've been collecting for about six months now. I grew up in Australia where the Master System was a big deal. Many of my friends had it, and it inspired my foray into console gaming with the Mega Drive. I love hearing about your Sega journey, it's among the best Sega content on RUclips. Thanks!
Another great video, as usual, my lord. I never had an actual Master System but I love my Power Base Converter. Had to get it "modded" by a carpenter so I could properly attach it to my model 2 Genesis and it allowed me to enjoy Phantasy Star and OG Shinobi...one of my favorite video game accessories/add-ons of all-time.
I'm watching a lot of your Master System videos lately. I've always been much more of an NES fan but you just can't ignore the quality of graphics on Master System. The colours it has are gorgeous. Way better than what Nintendo had at the time.
Huh... can't see Ys over Phantasy Star, but variety is the spice of life. When you set up the broader RPG parameters I was all but certain it was to get Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap into the conversation. Great work as always!
Excellent management of expectations throughout the video. I was hooked each time you hyped the runner up of each category and thought to myself "really, what could be better than this?". Great stuff as usual 👌
Choplifter was a near perfect arcade port from what I recall. You should include an honorable mentions category regardless of genre, Mine would include - Space harrier, Action fighter, Lord of the sword, psycho fox, the ninja, kenseiden, choplifter, Wonderboy 3 the dragons trap, Golden axe warrior. I agree with your picks - Rastan, Phantasy Star, miracle warriors, Alex Kidd in Shinobi world, Golvellius, master of darkness, double dragon, outrun. 👍
This was dope. I love the attention to detail and the way he relates his own experience with the viewing audience. I think back to my childhood and even though i missed out on owning my own MS i know and recognize the games. Great video my dude. SLX has been putting out grade A material lately. A job well done.
Golvellius has my own favorite MS PSG score. It's funny that the sound font is so similar to The Guardian Legend's that you could probably swap tunes between them seamlessly.
I feel that the FM soundtrack to Golvellius also has its merits. The PSG soundtrack may be slightly better overall - and I never ran into the FM soundtrack until much later - but certain tracks (such as the ending) sound better to me, plus it has something that the PSG lacks - bass.
I found a Master System II console for $10 at my local Kay-Bee in 1995, and was able to get most of my games dirt cheap from a local video store, 3 for $10 (a minty CIB Buster Douglas Boxing was one of those acquisitions). Had such a good time exploring that console's library, so many gems like R-Type, Time Soldiers, Ys, Golvellius, King's Quest... Even some stinkers like ALF and Alex Kidd the Lost Stars had their quirky charms. Took me a few years (and much more money) to finally get a copy of Phantasy Star though, but it was worth it! The EU import of Ultima IV was pretty exceptional too!
Great video the Master System model II was my first ever games console that I got for my 7th birthday in yes as late as 1997. Alex Kidd, Wonder Boy 3 and Prince of Persia being my most played games.
This channel has been therapeutic for me, it brings me back to good times, I think we are around the same age and I remember playing the Master System at a buddy's house.
Nothing tops Phantasy Star for me, hour spent mapping out Baya Malay, returning to heal, then back through and begin mapping again, notebooks full of dungeon layouts and scribbles from NPC hints... never actually finished it as a kid, but have returned multiple times on emulators to re-live it.
Fantastic attention to detail, using the master system SoR fanfare for each title card instead of the usual Genesis version. I can't be the only one who noticed lol... It's that kind of love and care for the source material, that made me love your channel, and keeps me coming back. Awesome video as always. I never had a master system, but was a Genesis kid through and through. Didn't get an SNES until the killer instinct set in 95... Just played it at friends houses. Your videos are a host of nostalgia, so thank you.
Thanks for making this video. It brings back the nostalgia for me when I grew up with these consoles to. I was 12 years old when they launched the NINTENDO NES (US VERSION) in 1985. Then, I was blown away, when the SEGA MASTER SYSTEM 8-BIT CONSOLE. The graphics were so crisp like After Burner, Outrun, Rambo…😂
Love seeing Master System stuff. I was one of the few in the 80's who got one over the NES because of Shinobi and the SEGA arcade games. Great lists, but I would have wonder boy III in there somewhere and Phantasy Star is def my favorite game ever made so it gets the nod for top RPG :)
Definitely a solid list. The Master System was the first console I hunted down as a young adult since I missed out on it as a kid. Then the first Master Everdrive came out, and I went crazy with the roms, finding new games to enjoy that I've nvr played. So many fun platformers, Asterix and the Secret Mission(super fun double jump mechanic), Deep Duck Trouble, Lucky Dime Caper(the better of the two duck games), Running Battle, Ninja Gaiden, and of course the Illusion games. Land of Illusion really stands out to me as the best, it's unique and always showing you something new and unexpected. Castle and Legend are both really fun, but Land of Illusion feels like if it came out on NES, it would be one of those games ppl still talk about, the quality, graphics, fun factor, ingenuity, it's got it all. Even it's Ghouls n Ghosts port is totally unique and fun.
Just recently bought a restored Master System, and despite already owning a handful of games I'm anxious to build a solid library fairly quickly. Your videos are an invaluable resource in this. Thanks so much!
100% agree on the Best Sound choices. I couldn't believe it when you chose Miracle Warriors for FM: that game has a great sound track and even though I have fond memories of (hearing hundreds of hours of) the PSG sound, the FM is fantastic!
Sega Lord, you really took me back with this list. For a minute I was back in 1990 listening to this good music and having fun. Everybody had a Nintendo and it was good. But I personally had more fun with the Master System. The colors seemed brighter. The console was black and futuristic. I will never forget the Christmas I got it. I sure feel sorry for kids these days. Thise games had a lot of magic in them
As someone who had (& still has one) a mighty master system growing up, I can say that its sound chip is recognisable to the ear & is such a happy sound. I purchased the other year a cartridge from AliExpress simply called The master cartridge, which came with approximately 600 master system and SG 1000 games on it (save state for games which support the option). Such a nice addition to my official gaming collection, definitely worth looking into.
Was very much an NES fanatic as a kid but my next door neighbor owned a Master System and I'm forever grateful to how much that expanded my gaming tastes. Countless afternoons spent playing two player Rampage or Double Dragon, checking out various arcade ports that weren't quite there (Golden Axe being an early disappointment). About a decade later in middle school became good friends with someone whose family bonded over shared evenings of Phantasy Star, to the point they had a ton of graph paper for hand drawn dungeon maps and a notebook to write down current progress.
Thanks for Pinguin Land and Master of Darkness discovery ! It seems so good. Almost forgotten Masters of Combat which is so great also. Happy you put Double Dragon on this I love the SMS version. I would have inverted Phantasy Star and Ys but hey, great ranking you nailed it ! My prefered platformer is Psycho Fox but Castle of Illusion is so solid. For Golvellius, I had this game and played it without the music but listening to a Bon Jovi CD instead. This was such lame as the music was really good ^^;
@Segalord Thanks for the video. Long time fan here yet I haven't seen your videos in quite sometime so I subbed again..either way I truly appreciate your backstory of how you became a Sega master system fan. I'm an ol aka OG from the best Era of gaming history 45 yr old amd everyone had NES and of course I enjoyed it but Master System is everything to me.
Growing up in the late 80's-90's, I was a total Nintendo kid. I still am to this day. Until I was an older teenager, I couldn't afford more than one company's console. Because of that, I never owned the Master System or Genesis. The Dreamcast was the first Sega console I owned. That being said, I thought the Genesis was neat, and loved playing it when over at friends houses. I have so many fond memories of the Genesis. I don't have much experience with the Master System or the Saturn. Thanks to your channel, I get to experience those games through your memories. Thanks for the top notch work.
The SMS had such a great library of games, I quickly remembered Desert Strike, the Wonder Boy series, Choplifter, Kenseiden and many more awesome ones...
You're definitely my favourite Sega RUclipsr! I tend to only really play action, RPG or platformers on these older consoles though. My personal top 5 would be 5 - Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Alex Kidd in Shinobi World 3 - Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse 2 - Phantasy Star 1 - Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
I got a Retroid and this video has made me want to revisit the Master System. We had one when i was really young but i got a Mega Drive for my 9th birthday and today happens to be my 36th.
Loved seeing Ys get the praise it deserves! I had suspected it was gonna be at least runner up when I heard the field theme playing in the video intro.
always wanted a SMS growing up...like many I was an NES kid. Didn't know many w/ a SMS but would always read the reviews and ads in magazines. The lil cards looked so futuristic to me
I must have spent 1000's of hours n phantasy star and Y's on the master system. Ultima iv and miracle warriors were my other two rpgs, so many great memories. Thanks for the nostalgia trip ✌
@@lordsofkobol7385 I sold mine at cex in about 2009 for maybe £15, i gave a loose phantasy star cart away to a stall in Lincoln about the same time, it's so easy to emulate stuff that having the physical media seems a bit pointless now. Merry Christmas by the way
I am quite impressed and pleased with these listings - of course, the elephant in the room is Wonder Boy Three Dragons Trap (come on!) - I am also surprised that PSYCHO FOX was not mentioned (and also, somewhat any of the FANTASY ZONES) - that said, loved, loved, loved the mention of Golvellius and 100% agreed that Rampage was super good on the SMS Great video - well done!
@@wizzgamer Ninja Gaiden looks amazing on that first level, then various degrees of mediocre on all of the middle levels until the last, which is also good looking.
I love this system, my father got this Xmas 1987, I remember him being excited about the 3D glasses that came with it, such a great memory , I still have that Sega master till this day lol 😆
LOVE THIS VIDEO, Bro!!! It really brought me back and reminded me of the game Miracle Warriors!! I forgot it until now and thank you so much for that!!
The Master System was HUGE here in Brazil, it was the first console officially released here, that's why there were games release exclusively here. Even Street Fighter II had a Brazilian Master System version, and it was awesome. We also had a reskin of Wonder Boy using characters from a famous Brazilian comic book ("Turma da Mônica"). I believe the cartridges for these games are somewhat rare due to the limited market they were sold.
Are they common in Brazil? I checked eBay for Masters of Combat and only two copies are listed, both in the US, I am in Europe. The lowest price was $499.00 plus shipping. No manual.
I haven’t seen or played many of these games for over 25 years. Thanks for bringing the old nostalgia back in droves SLX. Sega surely need to release a Master System mini. The Donald Duck game was amazing, I remember having Black Belt, Sonic and Road Rash. I can’t remember the name of it but there was a hockey game that only had international teams that was an absolute blast!
Great segment SLX! I didn't even know a Master System existed when I was a kid. We were all NES geeks over here. However, I see I missed out on a lot. Thank the good Lord there are channels like yours that can show us the great games of the past that we may have missed.
Interesting list. Some of the games you discuss are great showcases for the Master System but of course that's the beauty of these videos as we all have our own opinions. Well done mate
Props for mentioning/showcasing some of the better FM tunes on SMS. 👍 One of the perks of the (good) FM SMS soundtracks, besides the clear, rich lead instruments, was having synth drums, versus the limp farts or non-existent drums on the non-FM versions.
Yeah, the FM drums on the SMS often sounded better than FM drums composers used on the Genesis. Of course, that's excluding Technosoft who did FM drums on the Genesis like no other.
The Master System was our first home console when I was young. Many good memories with it, Hang- on, Out Run, Ghostbusters and Astro Warrior were the ones we played the most. Played it for the longest time until it died one day. Luckily my parents had packed it away and I found it about 3 years ago. One $0.07 voltage regulator later it was working again. It still impresses me to this day and most people don't even know about it!
Good choices! I never got the chance to play an actual Master System as a kid, but a childhood friend of mine had a Game Gear and I played a few of these games on it: Sonic 1, Columns, Castle of Illusion and Lucky Dime Caper. They were all really fun and kept me playing for hours! I actually plan to go back to revisit some of the games I missed on the Master System. They seem like great games to just pick up and play!
Fantastic list. The sms being my first system I owned as a kid I'm (45) many games here I agree. Mirical Warriors I died possibly 50 times trying to beat the end boss.
This video made me so nostalgic! I was really blown away when I saw a Master System after the Atari era. Loved the list! The most interesting fact form that era is that most of SMS games were ported by Sega, as the SMS was not that strong in Japan and USA.
It's incredible, but I agree with every single choice you made! 😲 When I was a little kid, after I got my NES Clone stop working I became a Master System kid, which was a gift from my cousin: love to see Master of Darkness as a top game on this list. I paid 19.000 lire (old italian currency) for it, a price that was ridicously low even if compared to the typical price of a Master System game at that time. Now it costs more than 100€...damn! That's my favourite MS games along with Rampage, Castle of Illusion and Sonic 2. Thanks for covering even Master System's material.
Double Dragon on the NES was my childhood favorite! I like how the SMS's version looks so similar to it graphically. Hopefully it will give me a nostalgic rush! I'm going to try it.
Golvellius... say no more. Takes me back to nostalgia port, I can listen to those tunes for hours and feel like a carefree kid once again. I hadn't learned English the first times I played it, so only relied on the times I'd played it with my cousins, who did understand. The intro music, where the story is told... good Lord, I remember feeling inside that world. Hence my nickname :-)
Great list, but with some very notable omissions. Land Of Illusion is a superior sequel to the great Castle Of Illusion (and it is also my favorite game on the system. I still own the cartridge complete in box, and refuse to sell it). You just can’t pick Black Belt over Kenseiden. That should be illegal. At least here in Brazil (I’m emailing my congressman asap). You can’t have a conversation about the Master System without including Wonder Boy III The Dragon’s Trap. Still, a great list. Glad to see Masters Of Combat getting some recognition, among other hidden gems.
another great video for us who grew up with the master system. and for sure there could be some kind of followup to feature those great games that didnt make the list. personally i was hoping to see thunder blade make it as a running up - r type would be my pick for that category. but like you said as there are so many great games on this system its inevitable you just cant fit ALL of them on any list. most of my favourites make it to the list, with some personal nostalgic ones that are just unfortunately simpler in comparison. for example in one of your previous videos you featured enduro racer which is admittedly a lesser game but just oh so memorable for a lot of us. Thanks for the continually great content! I will be getting my genesis mini 2 soon enough and for sure will pick the master system as the next mini console in the survey!
Really enjoyed the video SLX. Great presentation and some good picks for reference. I was a Master System kid growing up before getting the Mega Drive and was always grateful for the experiences I had as a child. I have always loved the PSG audio of the SMS as it reminds me of my childhood, the beatboxing white noise percussion is my favourite sound with the Tiertex/Matt Furniss sawtooth electric farts bass being the second. I would have given best graphics to ''Laser Ghost'' or ''T2 The Arcade Game'' two games that were not mentioned that had some killer graphics. Best music has to go to ''Sonic 1'' with ''Lemmings'' being the runner up. I find it some what humourous reading comments from others saying that they can't stand the PSG audio but love the FM stuff of the Mega Drive/Genesis. I have a tip for you guys, turn off the FM in your Mega Drive/Genesis consoles and you may get a shock! There's PSG in the background.
Nice choices. I own at least half of these. I also was the NES kid who had a friend nearby who had a Master System and we too played the Hell out of Double Dragon as well as Rambo. I have awesome childhood memories playing those two back in the 80s over Summer vacation. Funny part about your list is at least half way through I kept thinking "It's going to be THIS game." and it was your runner up every time. At least I was close. Only one I'm unsure of is the RPG one, because I too would have it come down to YS and Phantasy Star, but I feel like my head is going to explode like the guy from Scanners trying to decide which one I would put before the other. I don't know how you do it sometimes. It's so hard to choose among video game Titans like that. You make it look easy.
Man I love this video- probably because I can relate to all of this growing up. I think the only thing I would throw in there for best PSG soundtrack would be Wonderboy III....and maybe best one on one fighter as Street Fighter II ( Brazil)..but all of your choices are great ( I even have REALLY fond memories of Psycho Fox even though its physics are a little wonky when jumping)
I would want to complain about lumping together all the different subgenres of RPGs, but for some Sega consoles, you'd have very few choices in some of those subgenres...haha Great video as always! Thank you for providing us with this great entertainment!
I never heard of master of darkness right here in France Inhave to find that cartridge. Thanks for the amazing way you bring out the nostalgia within each of us
Nice to see Califonia Games made it! The most radical of all Master System games, gotta try playing it with the FM-soundtrack! Too bad they removed the FM soundtrack when Phantasy Star was localized...
Excellent video, really interesting as I never owned one here in the UK, I went from C64 to Megadrive. The game I loved most discovering the Master System via emulation is Fantasy Zone, that is excellent with an amazing soundtrack. I'd never even seen it in the arcade or elsewhere, so was a nice discovery.
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I still play mine to this date.
Got it in 1986, and still works.
Amazing I wish I would have kept mine.
You're a legend!!!!
I live in Tokyo now.
Just started to visit gaming stores, and the gems that I’m seeing are ridiculous
Back then when things were made to last.
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So true.
The Master System color palette is just beautiful.
NES sms 7800 all unique colors
Its not the color palet, its the fact that SMS could display 4x the colors the NES could.
@@Paultimate7 No, it is also the choice of each color. Look at the 70´s style "beige, brownish" color palette of the C64
I was in grade 4, when I met my new best friend Steven. He invited me over to his house one weekend, and I saw the Sega Master System for the first time (the first game I played was Space Harrier). I grew up playing video games, and owned a C64, but the SMS blew my mind. He got a Sega Genesis before it was released in Canada (I remember going to the United States with him and his folks to pick one up at Toys R Us). I got a SMS shortly after he got his Genesis, and he would lend me games. I often wonder if he watches this channel. We had a blast back then. Steven if you watch this channel, let me know LOL :)
Friends made the old days so special. That comradery was so important to the experience of gaming.
A bit of a surprise to me that Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap was not mentioned at all, as for me that could have been #1 in more than one category. In any case it was a nice trip down memory lane.
We played the hell outta our master systems here in brazil. I really wished Kenseiden had made into any category because it's definitely my favorite on the master system.
I would have put it in best FM sound, as that game is the reason I eventually got a Japanese Master System. Most games I can do without FM, but with Kenseiden I feel it's necessary for the best experience.
Wherever I see videos of master system i always see comments of brazillians 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@truepatriot6657 because Master System is a huge classic here in Brasil, and we love Sega!
@true patriot yeah bro it was their nes.
@@truepatriot6657 yeah that’s right it was loved over in Brazil and also here in Australia I grew up with and always love my Sega Master System too 🕹👍
Good list, despite missing my favorite game on the Master System: Wonder Boy III the Dragon's Trap.
Dragon's Trap actually nearly made the list in two categories. It's a fine game for sure.
yeah how could you leave that out when discussing master system? for shame. And alex kidd in a miracle world is far better than alex kid in shinobi world.
@@jimwalton8973 Sega Lord claimed more than once that they aren't a fan of classic Alex Kidd, so Miracle World might never even have been considered for the list.
@@ultralowspekken scratching my head as to why?
Easily the best game on the master system
Growing up in Mexico in the nineties, I only ever knew one person who owned a Master System. It was a Chinese kid that went to my school and would invite me to his house to play sometimes. I remember enjoying the wrestling game he had.
I've always thought that the Master System is a great looking console. To this day, I think the hardware looks really clean and timeless.
What is it with Pro-Wresting? 😄 I WAS the ONLY person that I knew at my school who had the Master System, and the only other SMS brother called me and was like "Do you wanna come to my house and play Pro Wrestling and ride bikes?!" 😄 Gosh I loved the 80's!!!
That's a similar, but opposite story to me. In New Zealand, everyone had Master System early 90's, and the one kid I knew with an NES was this kid from the Phillipines in the building across from us, and I'd go there to play NES, and he'd come to my place to play Sega 😁
I'd say Sega had the best looking console hardware for every generation. I think the American Sega Saturn is the best looking console of all time.
You introduced me to Road Rash and Sonic on the Master System in the last several months. This is crazy as I'm in my mind 40s so I very much grew up during this time period. Every time I see these gems I'm just blown away at their quality.
RR: converted entirely by ONE (super talented) guy, incredible achievement!
I didn't grow up with a Master System, but in recent years I've enjoyed several of its games. My favorite is Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. So good!
It is most "people who grew up with the SMS" favorite game too.
For someone that has been a Nintendo player from basically always, I had a great friend that was a die-hard sega fan and had the Genesis when I had the SNES and we traded systems and games for a week on occasion. One other friend of mine had a Master System. We played *a lot* of Buggy Run.
Thanks, SLX for this refreshing take on gaming, as most content creators aim towards Nintendo.
This year, I started getting Sega systems, honoring my friend that has passed a few years ago. Got a Master System, Mega Drive 2 and Mega CD. looking at Saturn and the DreamCast next. Sega is indeed a great publisher and was a go-to case of bad management/communication between offices.
If all else, we all drooled for some games Nintendo didn't have, like Shinobi (I prefer Shadow dancer, sorry), Streets of Rage and other that Sega's marketing machine made amazing. It was a great way of having arcade games at home, sometimes.
Keep these coming, as we late joiners appreciate it.
I was watching old videos of this channel and then this gem appears! I'm so happy to see this great video about a console that has so many great titles that guarantee hours of fun, thanks!
Glad you enjoy it!
I just found one today in a thrift store, I bought it. I just need to plug it in and see if it still works. It's complete with two controllers, the lazer gun and 7 games. That's why I'm out here looking for videos on this system. Cool video, thanks for sharing.
Congrats!!!!!
I still have my SMS from Christmas 1988.
Alex Kidd In Shinobi World is such an amazing game. It’s short and sweet. Absolutely love it.
It really is!
Really too short and easy. It could have been a true masterpiece had it been longer
The blips and pongs the Master System produces as music is so distinctive. It takes me back to my childhood every time I hear any game on the system.
I had a desktop computer that used similar sound hardware, the Tandy 1000. The difference is that it also had a DAC that allowed for digitized sample playback.
I love master system music. I feel same as you.
The MSX computer also has the PSG chip music so it's not really distinctive for Master System.
@Benjamin Jagun people don’t like the Genesis/Mega Drive sound chip? It’s godlike, why would anyone dislike it 🤔
@@honkmii459 god like? God farts maybe lol
Love hearing you talk about the master system. The console I first fell in love with.
yup, that's where my gaming adventures began as well, i had 15 games in total, and 13 of them were fun as hell.
It was very special to me. One of my very first video game experiences. And I played it even more than the NES which I also really loved.
@@skycloud4802 mine was very special for me too, not only was it my first console ever, but because my late grandmother made sure that i got it for my birthday, even if she had to drag my late grandfather by the ear to every store that might sell it. XD
Wonderboy in monsterland was my favorite sega master system game of all time. I remember as a kid borrowing this game from my cousin countless times.
another great game SLX missed off his list!
That game was fantastic. I'd say the best platform game on the Master System. I beat it one time and said "never again!" The last level and dragon were brutal. Bouncing off those steps that lower when you land on them!
Great list! This was fun. Master System is my all time favorite.
Here's my list.
Puzzle = Shanghai
Sports = Great Baseball. I liked it way better than Reggie Jackson BB.
Racing = Outrun (hang on almost a tie)
RPG = Phantasy Star, tie, Ys.
Shooter = Fantasy Zone 1 and 2.
Platform = Wonder Boy Monster Land.
Run N Gun = Rambo
Beat em up, Black Belt with Kung Fu Kid and The Ninja as follow ups
Best Arcade Port = Space Harrier
Port wasn't very close but its still Space Harrier and a great game with awesome sound track.
Best Exclusive = Alex Kidd Miracle World
Best Sound = Ys, Golvellius, Miracle Warriors, and Space Harrier.
Best Graphics = Fantasy Zone 2, Phantasy Star..
Best Light Gun = Rambo 3
Toughest game = Alien Syndrome
Best 3D game= Maze Hunter 3D
Shout out to the obscure, but extremely amazing Psycho Fox.
And I ended up practicing speed runs on Ninja Gaiden during lockdown for nostalgia and something to do !
I love that Penguin Land got a shot out for a puzzle game. Such an amazing game.
It really is. Very overlooked.
Criminally underrated!
It was one of the very first video games I ever owned. I still remember the day I got the egg all the way down to the bottom of the level and then I was like, “well what do I do now?? If the egg drops any lower it will crack!” So eventually after not seeing any other way out I gave in and chipped the last ice block dropping my egg down. Then to my surprise other penguins came and tossed the egg as a sign that I had completed the level. I was 7 years old at the time and I still remember that day like it was yesterday.
It's also on the NES and Game Boy.
Sonic 1 on the Master System was the first Master System game I bought. To this day, it remains my third favourite Sonic game of all time.
What are your first two? If you dint mind me asking
@@kingty2550 No worries. No.2 is Sonic 2 (16-Bit) and No.1 is Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
I had it too, it was good indeed.
I loved sonic 2 on the master system, don’t think it was released in the US though
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To me, it plays so much better than the 16-bit version. I mean, what's point of blinding speed, if the game punishes you for indulging in it? And don't get me started on how the 16-bit game handles the Chaos Emeralds. In the SMS game, you can find them by exploring the levels.
I love that you still talk about the Sega Master System. I had one back in the day. Loved Alex Kidd in Miracle World and Shinobi World, R-Type, and others. We had one called Global Defense that was tough as nails.
Master System was a great system. Many sleep on its library.
I am very blessed to still have my original Master System that I've had since I was 7 (in 1987). Have several games still CIB, including Power Strike, Golvellius, R-Type, Shinobi, Double Dragon, After Burner, Zillion and Zillion 2, Rastan, Space Harrier, etc. Space Harrier is my favorite game of all time though. The one game that I would get up in the middle of the night to play before school, and then play several hours after school. #MEMORIES :)
space harrier for sms seemed so epic back then
it may have choppy motion, but the tech they used allowed for a ton of stuff onscreen
playing on a smaller crt back then, it didn't seem like an issue
nail-biting tension by the last few levels
I'm sad Spellcaster never makes these lists. I can never decide if it's the best, or second best Master system game. Good graphics, amazing soundtrack, good difficulty. Nice side scroll action RPG, with a sprinkling of Shadowgate style scenes, and a really cool art direction. Maybe too hard for some, but it deserves love.
Play its sequel on the Genesis good ending credit
@@joemaze9156 Beat Mystic Defender like 30 years ago. Fun game too, but no Spellcaster.
@@ZorakTheGreat Definitely like 2 different genre games entirely. Spell caster is more like an action rpg in a way I don't know how to describe it. Mystic Defender can get brutal towards the end and they should make a part 3 but leave elements from both games but lean more towards the 1st games cinematic feel!
wot no Snail Maze? ah probably for the best, that tunes still stuck in my head to this day & shows no sign of ever leaving
Great choices. Your content on the 8-bit systems has inspired many of my Game Gear purchases for which I've been collecting for about six months now. I grew up in Australia where the Master System was a big deal. Many of my friends had it, and it inspired my foray into console gaming with the Mega Drive. I love hearing about your Sega journey, it's among the best Sega content on RUclips. Thanks!
Another great video, as usual, my lord. I never had an actual Master System but I love my Power Base Converter. Had to get it "modded" by a carpenter so I could properly attach it to my model 2 Genesis and it allowed me to enjoy Phantasy Star and OG Shinobi...one of my favorite video game accessories/add-ons of all-time.
I'm watching a lot of your Master System videos lately. I've always been much more of an NES fan but you just can't ignore the quality of graphics on Master System. The colours it has are gorgeous. Way better than what Nintendo had at the time.
The PSG sound was pretty wimpy though. If it was available in the US with FM synth I would've taken it much more seriously at the time.
@@kevinmarshall6449 maybe.. The master system was really popular in the UK..
@@kevinmarshall6449 I think that the FM Synth add-on made it worse, sounded like farts especially on sound effects.
@@ronaldzamora8850 Could be. I'm in the states so I've never heard the FM firsthand, only PSG :)
Huh... can't see Ys over Phantasy Star, but variety is the spice of life. When you set up the broader RPG parameters I was all but certain it was to get Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap into the conversation.
Great work as always!
Excellent management of expectations throughout the video. I was hooked each time you hyped the runner up of each category and thought to myself "really, what could be better than this?". Great stuff as usual 👌
Choplifter was a near perfect arcade port from what I recall.
You should include an honorable mentions category regardless of genre,
Mine would include -
Space harrier, Action fighter, Lord of the sword, psycho fox, the ninja, kenseiden, choplifter, Wonderboy 3 the dragons trap, Golden axe warrior.
I agree with your picks - Rastan, Phantasy Star, miracle warriors, Alex Kidd in Shinobi world, Golvellius, master of darkness, double dragon, outrun. 👍
This was dope. I love the attention to detail and the way he relates his own experience with the viewing audience. I think back to my childhood and even though i missed out on owning my own MS i know and recognize the games. Great video my dude. SLX has been putting out grade A material lately. A job well done.
Golvellius has my own favorite MS PSG score. It's funny that the sound font is so similar to The Guardian Legend's that you could probably swap tunes between them seamlessly.
Because both are done by Compile, who also did Power Strike, M.U.S.H.A., Zanac, Blazing Lazers, etc. Their composers were fantastic! :)
I feel that the FM soundtrack to Golvellius also has its merits. The PSG soundtrack may be slightly better overall - and I never ran into the FM soundtrack until much later - but certain tracks (such as the ending) sound better to me, plus it has something that the PSG lacks - bass.
Great video, dude. I read your interview in Sega Mania. Glad to see you're getting some of the recognition you deserve.
I found a Master System II console for $10 at my local Kay-Bee in 1995, and was able to get most of my games dirt cheap from a local video store, 3 for $10 (a minty CIB Buster Douglas Boxing was one of those acquisitions). Had such a good time exploring that console's library, so many gems like R-Type, Time Soldiers, Ys, Golvellius, King's Quest... Even some stinkers like ALF and Alex Kidd the Lost Stars had their quirky charms.
Took me a few years (and much more money) to finally get a copy of Phantasy Star though, but it was worth it! The EU import of Ultima IV was pretty exceptional too!
Awesome format! Sorta like an "Academy Awards" with different categories.
Glad you liked it!
Nice list! Here in Brasil, we played these games a lot! Like a true Brazilian, I love Master System and Mega drive.
Great video the Master System model II was my first ever games console that I got for my 7th birthday in yes as late as 1997. Alex Kidd, Wonder Boy 3 and Prince of Persia being my most played games.
This channel has been therapeutic for me, it brings me back to good times, I think we are around the same age and I remember playing the Master System at a buddy's house.
Nothing tops Phantasy Star for me, hour spent mapping out Baya Malay, returning to heal, then back through and begin mapping again, notebooks full of dungeon layouts and scribbles from NPC hints... never actually finished it as a kid, but have returned multiple times on emulators to re-live it.
It's so appreciable how much you imply and take time to make such videos. A pleasure to watch every time, thank you for all your content, dude 🙏🏽
Fantastic attention to detail, using the master system SoR fanfare for each title card instead of the usual Genesis version. I can't be the only one who noticed lol...
It's that kind of love and care for the source material, that made me love your channel, and keeps me coming back.
Awesome video as always. I never had a master system, but was a Genesis kid through and through. Didn't get an SNES until the killer instinct set in 95... Just played it at friends houses. Your videos are a host of nostalgia, so thank you.
Thanks for making this video. It brings back the nostalgia for me when I grew up with these consoles to. I was 12 years old when they launched the NINTENDO NES (US VERSION) in 1985. Then, I was blown away, when the SEGA MASTER SYSTEM 8-BIT CONSOLE. The graphics were so crisp like After Burner, Outrun, Rambo…😂
Love seeing Master System stuff. I was one of the few in the 80's who got one over the NES because of Shinobi and the SEGA arcade games. Great lists, but I would have wonder boy III in there somewhere and Phantasy Star is def my favorite game ever made so it gets the nod for top RPG :)
Definitely a solid list.
The Master System was the first console I hunted down as a young adult since I missed out on it as a kid. Then the first Master Everdrive came out, and I went crazy with the roms, finding new games to enjoy that I've nvr played.
So many fun platformers, Asterix and the Secret Mission(super fun double jump mechanic), Deep Duck Trouble, Lucky Dime Caper(the better of the two duck games), Running Battle, Ninja Gaiden, and of course the Illusion games. Land of Illusion really stands out to me as the best, it's unique and always showing you something new and unexpected. Castle and Legend are both really fun, but Land of Illusion feels like if it came out on NES, it would be one of those games ppl still talk about, the quality, graphics, fun factor, ingenuity, it's got it all. Even it's Ghouls n Ghosts port is totally unique and fun.
Just recently bought a restored Master System, and despite already owning a handful of games I'm anxious to build a solid library fairly quickly. Your videos are an invaluable resource in this. Thanks so much!
100% agree on the Best Sound choices. I couldn't believe it when you chose Miracle Warriors for FM: that game has a great sound track and even though I have fond memories of (hearing hundreds of hours of) the PSG sound, the FM is fantastic!
Sega Lord, you really took me back with this list.
For a minute I was back in 1990 listening to this good music and having fun. Everybody had a Nintendo and it was good. But I personally had more fun with the Master System. The colors seemed brighter. The console was black and futuristic. I will never forget the Christmas I got it.
I sure feel sorry for kids these days. Thise games had a lot of magic in them
SLX never disappoints. Thanks again !
My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
As someone who had (& still has one) a mighty master system growing up, I can say that its sound chip is recognisable to the ear & is such a happy sound.
I purchased the other year a cartridge from AliExpress simply called The master cartridge, which came with approximately 600 master system and SG 1000 games on it (save state for games which support the option).
Such a nice addition to my official gaming collection, definitely worth looking into.
Was very much an NES fanatic as a kid but my next door neighbor owned a Master System and I'm forever grateful to how much that expanded my gaming tastes. Countless afternoons spent playing two player Rampage or Double Dragon, checking out various arcade ports that weren't quite there (Golden Axe being an early disappointment). About a decade later in middle school became good friends with someone whose family bonded over shared evenings of Phantasy Star, to the point they had a ton of graph paper for hand drawn dungeon maps and a notebook to write down current progress.
Thanks for Pinguin Land and Master of Darkness discovery ! It seems so good. Almost forgotten Masters of Combat which is so great also. Happy you put Double Dragon on this I love the SMS version. I would have inverted Phantasy Star and Ys but hey, great ranking you nailed it ! My prefered platformer is Psycho Fox but Castle of Illusion is so solid.
For Golvellius, I had this game and played it without the music but listening to a Bon Jovi CD instead. This was such lame as the music was really good ^^;
@Segalord Thanks for the video. Long time fan here yet I haven't seen your videos in quite sometime so I subbed again..either way I truly appreciate your backstory of how you became a Sega master system fan. I'm an ol aka OG from the best Era of gaming history 45 yr old amd everyone had NES and of course I enjoyed it but Master System is everything to me.
Welcome back! I have lots of Master System content you might have missed.
Hands down best SEGA channel I've seen on youtube
Growing up in the late 80's-90's, I was a total Nintendo kid. I still am to this day. Until I was an older teenager, I couldn't afford more than one company's console. Because of that, I never owned the Master System or Genesis. The Dreamcast was the first Sega console I owned. That being said, I thought the Genesis was neat, and loved playing it when over at friends houses. I have so many fond memories of the Genesis. I don't have much experience with the Master System or the Saturn. Thanks to your channel, I get to experience those games through your memories. Thanks for the top notch work.
Lots of retro love to the Master System. Even watched this video on a CRT for max effect!
Thanks for all your videos SLX!
California Games on the SMS was programmed by Mark Cerny, the creator of Marble Madness.
He was also the lead architect for the PlayStation 5
The SMS had such a great library of games, I quickly remembered Desert Strike, the Wonder Boy series, Choplifter, Kenseiden and many more awesome ones...
That Power Strike/Aleste was a fun game but it was super hard.
Never knew anyone with a master system, but got to enjoy a few of its games on the game gear. Edit: Donald duck and the lucky dime caper was so good!
*Never knew anyone with a Master System..*
Yeah, us Sega kids during that 8-bit era were something akin to the Lost Tribes of Israel LOL
You're definitely my favourite Sega RUclipsr!
I tend to only really play action, RPG or platformers on these older consoles though.
My personal top 5 would be
5 - Sonic the Hedgehog
4 - Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
3 - Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
2 - Phantasy Star
1 - Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
I got a Retroid and this video has made me want to revisit the Master System. We had one when i was really young but i got a Mega Drive for my 9th birthday and today happens to be my 36th.
Happy Birthday man.
Hope you're enjoying some SMS
@@EddieJorgeDrummer Shinobi will be the first i have a go at this weekend
Most of your choices were very solid games and i had most of them growing up and had a great time with them.
Glad you enjoyed!
Loved seeing Ys get the praise it deserves! I had suspected it was gonna be at least runner up when I heard the field theme playing in the video intro.
Your list would be great on a Sega Master System Mini. The only game missing is Golden Axe Warrior. Maybe ghost house too.
always wanted a SMS growing up...like many I was an NES kid. Didn't know many w/ a SMS but would always read the reviews and ads in magazines. The lil cards looked so futuristic to me
Not only was I lucky enough to have a friend that had a SMS, but he also got games regularly. I really lucked out.
I must have spent 1000's of hours n phantasy star and Y's on the master system. Ultima iv and miracle warriors were my other two rpgs, so many great memories. Thanks for the nostalgia trip ✌
Those four alone would be a very respectable collection, pricey too.
I have a loose Ys cart but haven't seen the others in years.
@@lordsofkobol7385 I sold mine at cex in about 2009 for maybe £15, i gave a loose phantasy star cart away to a stall in Lincoln about the same time, it's so easy to emulate stuff that having the physical media seems a bit pointless now. Merry Christmas by the way
@@Matt.Willoughby Merry Christmas to you too. Yes, it is unnecessary but none of it is entirely necessary.
Loved zillion, rampage and choplifter
I am quite impressed and pleased with these listings - of course, the elephant in the room is Wonder Boy Three Dragons Trap (come on!) - I am also surprised that PSYCHO FOX was not mentioned (and also, somewhat any of the FANTASY ZONES) - that said, loved, loved, loved the mention of Golvellius and 100% agreed that Rampage was super good on the SMS
Great video - well done!
These are all phenomenal choices man. I wouldn’t change a thing.
I'd argue that Jang Pung 3 is the best 1v1 fighter on the SMS, but the rest are excellent picks.
You wouldn't change Ninja Gaiden when games like Shadow Dancer looked far better graphically.
@@wizzgamer Ninja Gaiden looks amazing on that first level, then various degrees of mediocre on all of the middle levels until the last, which is also good looking.
Oof. Shadow Dancer? No way. Not to me. That's an absolute eyesore of choppiness.
Good list, indeed. In my list I would have Wonder Boy 3: The dragon's trap, Ghouls and Ghosts or Sagaia for sure, but a great list anyway.
I love this system, my father got this Xmas 1987, I remember him being excited about the 3D glasses that came with it, such a great memory , I still have that Sega master till this day lol 😆
LOVE THIS VIDEO, Bro!!! It really brought me back and reminded me of the game Miracle Warriors!! I forgot it until now and thank you so much for that!!
The Master System was HUGE here in Brazil, it was the first console officially released here, that's why there were games release exclusively here. Even Street Fighter II had a Brazilian Master System version, and it was awesome. We also had a reskin of Wonder Boy using characters from a famous Brazilian comic book ("Turma da Mônica"). I believe the cartridges for these games are somewhat rare due to the limited market they were sold.
Are they common in Brazil? I checked eBay for Masters of Combat and only two copies are listed, both in the US, I am in Europe.
The lowest price was $499.00 plus shipping. No manual.
Two words "Wonder Boy"
I haven’t seen or played many of these games for over 25 years. Thanks for bringing the old nostalgia back in droves SLX. Sega surely need to release a
Master System mini. The Donald Duck game was amazing, I remember having Black Belt, Sonic and Road Rash. I can’t remember the name of it but there was a hockey game that only had international teams that was an absolute blast!
Great segment SLX! I didn't even know a Master System existed when I was a kid. We were all NES geeks over here. However, I see I missed out on a lot. Thank the good Lord there are channels like yours that can show us the great games of the past that we may have missed.
Adding some of these games to my wishlist now ... thanks for putting these multiple game compilations together, @SegaLordX !
Underrated channel, this! Great narration and content. Easy sub.
Interesting list. Some of the games you discuss are great showcases for the Master System but of course that's the beauty of these videos as we all have our own opinions. Well done mate
Props for mentioning/showcasing some of the better FM tunes on SMS. 👍
One of the perks of the (good) FM SMS soundtracks, besides the clear, rich lead instruments, was having synth drums, versus the limp farts or non-existent drums on the non-FM versions.
Yeah, the FM drums on the SMS often sounded better than FM drums composers used on the Genesis. Of course, that's excluding Technosoft who did FM drums on the Genesis like no other.
The Master System was our first home console when I was young. Many good memories with it, Hang- on, Out Run, Ghostbusters and Astro Warrior were the ones we played the most.
Played it for the longest time until it died one day. Luckily my parents had packed it away and I found it about 3 years ago. One $0.07 voltage regulator later it was working again.
It still impresses me to this day and most people don't even know about it!
I loved Ghostbusters. I think people hate on it because they don't know how to play it.
Good choices! I never got the chance to play an actual Master System as a kid, but a childhood friend of mine had a Game Gear and I played a few of these games on it: Sonic 1, Columns, Castle of Illusion and Lucky Dime Caper. They were all really fun and kept me playing for hours!
I actually plan to go back to revisit some of the games I missed on the Master System. They seem like great games to just pick up and play!
Fantastic list. The sms being my first system I owned as a kid I'm (45) many games here I agree. Mirical Warriors I died possibly 50 times trying to beat the end boss.
This video made me so nostalgic! I was really blown away when I saw a Master System after the Atari era. Loved the list! The most interesting fact form that era is that most of SMS games were ported by Sega, as the SMS was not that strong in Japan and USA.
It's incredible, but I agree with every single choice you made! 😲 When I was a little kid, after I got my NES Clone stop working I became a Master System kid, which was a gift from my cousin: love to see Master of Darkness as a top game on this list.
I paid 19.000 lire (old italian currency) for it, a price that was ridicously low even if compared to the typical price of a Master System game at that time. Now it costs more than 100€...damn!
That's my favourite MS games along with Rampage, Castle of Illusion and Sonic 2.
Thanks for covering even Master System's material.
Double Dragon on the NES was my childhood favorite! I like how the SMS's version looks so similar to it graphically. Hopefully it will give me a nostalgic rush! I'm going to try it.
Golvellius... say no more. Takes me back to nostalgia port, I can listen to those tunes for hours and feel like a carefree kid once again. I hadn't learned English the first times I played it, so only relied on the times I'd played it with my cousins, who did understand.
The intro music, where the story is told... good Lord, I remember feeling inside that world. Hence my nickname :-)
it's better than zelda in some ways
@@ynotwalk7391 agree... plus the nostalgia-aspect 😊
Great list, but with some very notable omissions.
Land Of Illusion is a superior sequel to the great Castle Of Illusion (and it is also my favorite game on the system. I still own the cartridge complete in box, and refuse to sell it).
You just can’t pick Black Belt over Kenseiden. That should be illegal. At least here in Brazil (I’m emailing my congressman asap).
You can’t have a conversation about the Master System without including Wonder Boy III The Dragon’s Trap.
Still, a great list. Glad to see Masters Of Combat getting some recognition, among other hidden gems.
another great video for us who grew up with the master system.
and for sure there could be some kind of followup to feature those great games that didnt make the list.
personally i was hoping to see thunder blade make it as a running up - r type would be my pick for that category. but like you said as there are so many great games on this system its inevitable you just cant fit ALL of them on any list.
most of my favourites make it to the list, with some personal nostalgic ones that are just unfortunately simpler in comparison. for example in one of your previous videos you featured enduro racer which is admittedly a lesser game but just oh so memorable for a lot of us.
Thanks for the continually great content! I will be getting my genesis mini 2 soon enough and for sure will pick the master system as the next mini console in the survey!
Really enjoyed the video SLX. Great presentation and some good picks for reference. I was a Master System kid growing up before getting the Mega Drive and was always grateful for the experiences I had as a child. I have always loved the PSG audio of the SMS as it reminds me of my childhood, the beatboxing white noise percussion is my favourite sound with the Tiertex/Matt Furniss sawtooth electric farts bass being the second.
I would have given best graphics to ''Laser Ghost'' or ''T2 The Arcade Game'' two games that were not mentioned that had some killer graphics. Best music has to go to ''Sonic 1'' with ''Lemmings'' being the runner up.
I find it some what humourous reading comments from others saying that they can't stand the PSG audio but love the FM stuff of the Mega Drive/Genesis. I have a tip for you guys, turn off the FM in your Mega Drive/Genesis consoles and you may get a shock! There's PSG in the background.
Thank you for showing the black belt game some love. I love that game.
Nice choices. I own at least half of these. I also was the NES kid who had a friend nearby who had a Master System and we too played the Hell out of Double Dragon as well as Rambo. I have awesome childhood memories playing those two back in the 80s over Summer vacation. Funny part about your list is at least half way through I kept thinking "It's going to be THIS game." and it was your runner up every time. At least I was close. Only one I'm unsure of is the RPG one, because I too would have it come down to YS and Phantasy Star, but I feel like my head is going to explode like the guy from Scanners trying to decide which one I would put before the other. I don't know how you do it sometimes. It's so hard to choose among video game Titans like that. You make it look easy.
Man I love this video- probably because I can relate to all of this growing up. I think the only thing I would throw in there for best PSG soundtrack would be Wonderboy III....and maybe best one on one fighter as Street Fighter II ( Brazil)..but all of your choices are great ( I even have REALLY fond memories of Psycho Fox even though its physics are a little wonky when jumping)
Ratt87 I agree with you about Wonder Boy 3 psg sound I love and grew with Wonder boy 3 one of my favourite
I would want to complain about lumping together all the different subgenres of RPGs, but for some Sega consoles, you'd have very few choices in some of those subgenres...haha
Great video as always! Thank you for providing us with this great entertainment!
I never heard of master of darkness right here in France
Inhave to find that cartridge.
Thanks for the amazing way you bring out the nostalgia within each of us
Other than exclusion of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, I think this is a solid list! :)
Rampage really whips ass on the Master System, it was the game I showed off to all my friends back in the day. It still plays well.
There could have been another category, Biggest heart stopper and that award would have gone to Bank Panic! Lol
Nice to see Califonia Games made it! The most radical of all Master System games, gotta try playing it with the FM-soundtrack! Too bad they removed the FM soundtrack when Phantasy Star was localized...
Excellent video, really interesting as I never owned one here in the UK, I went from C64 to Megadrive. The game I loved most discovering the Master System via emulation is Fantasy Zone, that is excellent with an amazing soundtrack. I'd never even seen it in the arcade or elsewhere, so was a nice discovery.