The Sega Master System Discussion Thread

[Ben]

Just thought I would mention the Zilion games, they were very underrated and have the two best soundtracks on the Master System IMHO.  Master System Longplay [015] Zillion Master System Longplay [020] Zillion II - The Tri Formation (FM)

[TrekMD]

Those look some some cool games to check out. 

[Lorfarius]

Amazing console although back in the day I had massive pangs for not getting a NES that xmas. Instead I received an SMS with Enduro Racer:

Enduro Racer - Sega Master System

Edit. God I filmed this 5 years ago!!! Where does the time go  watching my own vid again I still get the muscle memory pangs. I must have played this to death as a kid.

[TrekMD]

Edit. God I filmed this 5 years ago!!! Where does the time go 

It flies, whether you are fun having fun or not!

[Lorfarius]

I now want to buy a Master System again. I should just delete my own Youtube account!

[TL]

I now want to buy a Master System again. I should just delete my own Youtube account!

 

I have Enduro Racer, I really like the SMS version even if it is nothing like the arcade game.

Zillion 1 & 2 are great games, up there with the best on the system. I think they are based on some anime series IIRC

[TrekMD]

I have Enduro Racer as well!  It is a fun game.

[TL]

[align=center:1cw5qc4q]This is another very under rated game that although appearing on the 8-bit computers of the time didn't get any other console ports that I know of:

Rastan - Sega Master System[/align:1cw5qc4q]

[TrekMD]

That looks like a really good game!

[Ben]

I now want to buy a Master System again. I should just delete my own Youtube account!

 

I have Enduro Racer, I really like the SMS version even if it is nothing like the arcade game.

Zillion 1 & 2 are great games, up there with the best on the system. I think they are based on some anime series IIRC

If you're into 1980's anime, it's not a bad show either.  Also, little known fact, the Master System's Light Phaser was based on the gun from the series. 

An original video animation (OVA) movie titled Zillion: Burning Night has also been released after the success of the TV series. It also left a legacy of becoming the first anime to inspire a video game hardware, namely Sega Master System's Light Phaser.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zillion_%28anime%29 

[TL]

That was what I was remembering, thanks for that! 

[TrekMD]

That's a nice looking gun!

[TL]

[align=center:1ijc3bzs]Classic Game Room HD - SEGA LIGHT PHASER for Master System[/align:1ijc3bzs]

[TrekMD]

My phasers don't look like that. 

[Ben]

My phasers don't look like that. 

I looked into this a bit more, and found some interesting information:
 

A toy gun called Zillion that looks just like the Sega Master System Light Phaser, that just doesn�t make any sense does it?. Well let�s start from the very beginning and try to clear up any confusion.

Back in the early 1980�s Sega created a Laser tag game which they decided to give a space age futuristic name - Zillion. The toy became very popular with kids running around shooting each other all over Japan.

From this success an Anime series and Manga comic books were born, and to make the whole thing more interesting, a whole new fictional world was created around these guns. The plot focuses on a heroic team called the White Knights who use three mysterious alien built Zillion guns to defend themselves against another species of alien invaders. The series even featured Opa-Opa from the Fantasy Zone games as a character. At some point the design of the gun changed in the Anime series so it no longer resembled the Master System phaser, and the toy was also changed to this new design. After doing lots of investigating I couldn�t find out a definitive reason for this. One explanation I have found is that Sega withdrew support/funding from the TV series, but since Sega owned the Zillion name, this doesn�t make any sense. I believe they changed the design to avoid any confusion with the Master System Phaser, especially as the Zillion Anime was to be shown in the US where there actually were Master System light phaser games available. Its also a possibility that the guns shape was changed in the anime as part of a deliberate storyline, but as I haven't been able to find the episodes to watch that is pure conjecture.

  http://www.smstributes.co.uk/view_article.asp?articleid=25