The Master System isn't home to as many iconic franchises as the best NES game s, or even the best Sega Genesis games, but it does have some stone-cold bangers and forgotten gems of its own.

The Sega Master System, an 8-bit competitor to the NES, offered fans fantastic games that were either exclusive to the ...

The Master System was originally launched in 1985, but didn't arrive in Brazil until 1989. It has remained in continuous production under TecToy for 36 years—longer than anywhere else in the world.

Images: Nintendo Life. As is the case with the NES, the story of the Master System begins way back in 1983 with the launch of the SG-1000 — Sega's first ever home console system.

The Master System version of Sonic was like a passing of the torch between consoles. Sega had a real identity with their new mascot and it also gave the Genesis its own bragging rights through him.

Features Sega Master System: The Most Underrated Console of the 80s. It ran a distant second to the NES, but the Sega Master System was an unsung great of the 8-bit era.

Sega released many Sonic the Hedgehog games on the Master System after the success of the character on the Sega genesis. While many were ports, fans adored them thus making them some of the best ...

The Sega Master System was a decent attempt, but the console hasn’t gone down quite as favourably as the Mega-Drive/Genesis would. Still, even if it didn’t quite out-compete Nintendo, ...

With only 114 U.S. game releases and fairly reasonable aftermarket prices, the Sega Master System is an increasingly popular target for collectors who want to try amassing a single console’s ...

The system’s card slots were later used by the first edition of the more popular Sega Master System (as we saw last week), and indeed, a planned third iteration of the SG-1000 (the Sega Mark III ...

The Sega Master System, though often overshadowed by its contemporaries, boasts a rich library of games that still captivate retro gaming enthusiasts. To fully enjoy these classic titles, ...

Here’s a Sega Master System (pretty much a Game Gear) running on an STM32 dev board. Also included are some ROMs for some classic games – Sonic the Hedgehog, Castle of Illusion, and The Lion King.