What in the World was Sega master system?

[PhoenixRising]

Ok for quite sometime now I've seen/heard abiut this sega master system. How it is one of the old sega consoles. How come I never heard of it? I thought I new most of the consoles that came out during my childhood. Can anyone tell me (or better yet give a link) about this console. I just want to know the gist nothing specific. Things like was it a good system, was it popular, blah blah blah.

[Gryph]

Sega Master System Museum

 

Sega Master System Emulators

 

Enjoy.

[PhoenixRising]

thanks. you guys really know how to help a brother out.

[taratata]

It was really popular. Not as much as the nes, but still very popular.

Maybe you're too young to remember it?

BitTorrent file to download the complete SMS romset on grh.se.

Edited July 3, 2004 by taratata

[Inky]

I had a SMS. it was pretty cool but it got stolen and I got a NES as a replacement. I still miss my SMS tho.

[random guy]

I can hardly believe someone of our generation HADN'T heard of the SMS - heck, even I had one (until I got a megadrive )

[Weirdy]

I saw one once at my local salvation army

[Ash_crimson]

i used to have one with a built in game alex kidd i think it was anyways there was 2 master systems i think i had the second one... i think...

[BobRedthorp]

OMG I cant beleive you have never heard of the sega master system

 

I have a couple, one has Hang on and a pacman like game when you switch it on with no cart in, dont you guys think that the MS1 is unnecessarily HUGE, lol

[Chaotica]

It was Sega's rival to the NES, and it was the predecessor to the Sega Megadrive. It was great, and I have very fond memories of it. Games like Alex Kidd, Wonderboy, Paperboy, and so on. Games were so enthralling back then!

[Wizard]

I'm not even in your generation and I owned one!