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Segaiden #030: Master System begins
🕑 Added 2022-12-21 12:33:47 +0000 UTCPlease enjoy this holiday treat: The beginning of Master System coverage on Segaiden, beginning with an overview of the console and its context, along with its two, er, three pack-in and built-in games. Having experienced the Master System for myself for the first time in approximately 1989, when NES software had advanced considerably, I scorned Hang On as a pack-in. But having re-experienced this era through my NES Works, Segaiden, and NES Works Gaiden efforts, damn, Hang On must have been a hell of a sales pitch at department store kiosks in 1986. I remember how much Kung Fu impressed me the first time I saw an NES display, and Hang On's technical prowess blew away anything at the NES launch.
I'm very excited about this foray! Thanks for taggin' along with me. I'll let the video content speak for itself~
Comments
Jo
Definitely looking forward. This was a type of system that "one kid" in the outer orbit of the friend circle would have. Similar to the Jaguar. I remember thinking it was pretty good but didn't have strategy or RPGs. So it seemed like a poor choice given the allowance economics of childhood.
TheyCallMeSleeper
This is going to be a great excursion. I never grew up with the Master System, I was born just as the NES was becoming must-have material in the States, as titles like Zelda were hitting the market. My sister and I grew up on that console, before splitting ways, her getting a SNES while I enjoyed my Genesis. I was never able to experience any of the Master System library until the Wii Virtual Console, and the handful of the dozen-ish titles I nabbed were very fun. It inspired me to look into more titles through less-than-ideal means (because at the time I did, money wasn't as quick for me to come by) and it made me realize how enjoyable this library actually could be. It's just sad that Sega will probably never release a miniature plug-and-play of it into that niche market, due to its limited success, but it would be nice to give it the recognition it deserves.
