Trying to fix an eBay spares or repairs Sega Master System

[@SelfIndulgentGamer]

After Burner, I worked out as a kid, if you stayed in one of the corners you won't get hit for the first 13 or so levels :)

[@CRG]

I'm going to have to try this, I am a little better at it these days but the 3rd or 4th level is about my limit.

[@SuperMoleRetro]

Plus it had 3D glasses and games that actually worked. A console a generation earlier than the Genesis with true 3D games. Pretty cool.

[@CRG]

Would love to get the 3D glasses. Always enjoyed the master system when I had the SMS2 in my youth. It is a greatly underappreciated system.

[@alzeNL]

awesome fix - so nice to see it up and running - enjoyed your analysis/fault fixing method, was really interesting

[@CRG]

Thanks 👍

[@DJFormFactor]

Exactly which 7805 is needed? Adafruit has one 5V 1.5A 7805 to 220. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@MrLurchsThings]

Always a good day when a Master System gets some love on KZbin. Nice work spotting that wonky crystal, that really seemed like a “hang on a sec....” moment.

[@CRG]

It was exactly that, just when I touch it and it moved. Probably should have looked their first since the rf shield was loose but got there in the end.

[@P5ychoFox]

I had the software error problem on my Master System 1. Turns out it was a single broken trace leading to the cartridge slot. What didn’t help my troubleshooting was that I had a card game (I later found was faulty) to test with.

[@MarkTheMorose]

A console fixed, and a criminal apprehended. Good job.

[@douro20]

I thought they only called it the Master System in the US and Canada. Interestingly enough it is still sold in Brazil by Tectoy as a plug-and-play console which uses a single-chip implementation of the original hardware.

[@CRG]

Is it still being sold, I thought it was now discontinued? I must try to get a Brazil master system, would be cool to own a new 8bit Sega console.

[@douro20]

@@CRG If they did it was fairly recently. They sell for good money on eBay.

[@hadessuk]

They don’t sell a version with a cartridge port anymore, haven’t for a while. www.tectoy.com.br/master-system-evolution-com-132-jogos-na-memoria-995020351822-p186

[@dbnpoldermans4120]

SMS was my first console too. Thanks for explaining how to troubleshoot and how the crystal works.

[@shona-sof]

I love the Master System, though I've never owned one of my own. This is actually the first time I've seen a teardown/repair on one. Very cool!

[@CRG]

Thanks

[@GadgetUK164]

Great job =D

[@CRG]

Thanks

[@disband_thebbc5933]

That heat sink free floating around the inside of the case couldn't of done the discrete components any good. Im not suprised there's some loose components on the board it's a wonder there wasn't more.

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Instead of a 7805 jam in a TSR-1 2450 for $5 bucks.

[@SimonQuigley]

It's only a few years younger than me, and I have a bunch of scratches too.

[@8BitRetroJournal]

Never had a Master's System...had a Sega Genesis and years later bought a CDX which I still have...ought to take that out of mothballs and see if it still runs. I did get one of those portable clones from AtGames a few X-mas's ago which you can also plug into a TV but the controls aren't as good as an original.

[@CRG]

Well if you still have your mega drive all you need is the converter to play master system games. It's backwards compatible afterall.

[@xKynOx]

If you have a mark 1 you have to have transbot on card.

[@televisionandcheese]

I had a MegaDrive, so not used to how the MasterSystem works, but I thought once you'd fixed the regulator, it simply wasn't doing anything as there was no game inserted! I didn't expect the mastersysten to have a sega title screen, AND instructions! That's super cool (And why didn't my MegaDrive have that too??)

[@CRG]

There is also a built in snail maze game then the later console has full games built in. I don't know why they didn't include something on the mega drive, maybe by then things had just moved on and they seen no reason for it.

[@GORF_EMPIRE]

A great machine ruined by the monopoly that Nintendo got away with.....such a shame..it was superior technically.

[@CRG]

Yep Nintendo really had the market cornered with the NES. The Master System did well in Europe though (I think so anyway)

[@2j4ez]

When I was at school most of the class had a master system it was so popular here in the uk

[@apemoon1731]

Not in Europe. The NES was never particularly popular here.

[@lt980]

yeap they put an NES power supply the master.

[@CRG]

Probably, or maybe a mega drive 2 psu which is centre positive.

[@garyhart6421]

My Nephew had a Mk1 --- I knew it took cards but never seen any in the wild. I think the built in game was 'Alex Kidd in Miracle World' ?

[@CRG]

This one is meant to have a simple snail maze built into it although I'm not sure as I can't get it to come up. The later master systems had hang on built in then it was the SMS2 with Alex Kidd and finally Sonic. I'm not sure if the Master System 1 ever shipped with Alex Kidd. As far as I know you can burn a rom to change the built in game. That might be worth looking at. The cards come up from time to time on ebay, most the games got ported to cartridge anyway but it would just be nice to have even one.

[@hadessuk]

There’s loads of different versions of the SMS1, depending on the territory and bundle (Safari Hunt and Hang-On for the bundles with the phaser for example),. And you didn’t dream the SMS1 with Alex Kidd in Miracle World, that’s the bundle I had as a kid.

[@SimonQuigley]

My SMS1 in Australia has hang on built in, and you can hold up or down or a button when powering on to get the snail maze instead

[@captaincorleone7088]

Nice work! Subscribed! 🙂

[@jester6856]

Well done ....!! You made that look so easy!! 👍

[@CRG]

Thanks

[@runcmd8851]

I recently got my hands on the Master System 2 after it being a gift a Christmas this year for a trash to treasure restore project.. But i have a guilty feeling that i would also love to have one of these Mark 1 Systems for my collection :)

[@CRG]

Either machine is great but the card slot, native rgb and even the option for an FM mod just makes the original system that much better to me.

[@tak3z0k3ns3i]

Wish I'd never sold mine.

[@CRG]

The master system isn't the most expensive console to get back into plus the aliexpress flash cart is fairly cheap. I'm going to order one just to see good it is.

[@dennisp.2147]

That "A-ha" moment when discovering the cause of a failure is always awesome. I've never actually played a game on a Master system, as I was already in High school when they came out and cars and girls were far more interesting to me by that time than video games. Most of my buddies that would admit to still playing video games on console were doing so on the NES. Perhaps I'll source one and see what I missed...

[@CRG]

Yep that was a real "A-ha" moment when I noticed the damaged crystal. The master system is always overshadowed by the NES but it's a great machine with a good games library. If you can find one I'd recommend it or even just a mega drive with the converter, its backwards compatible to the master system.

[@esseferio]

I always loved the design of the case of that console. Lots of great games too. I think I'm more of a Sega fan than Nintendo :) Thanks as always for the video :)

[@CRG]

I've always been more a Sega fan myself. The Master System is really underrated in my opinion.

[@erickmazzochi9728]

@@CRGFor sure!

[@SLRModShop]

Xtals are indeed on their way since yesterday. If you see weird stuff on the tracking, don't panic, they weren't the usual mail guys and probably their first day because they collected the parcel, came back 5 minutes later to deliver it to me ^-^ I had to explain the guy what "return address" means ahahaha, I'm not making that up. Hopefully, he did what he said he would do and asked Royal Mail to cancel the fact that it's probably already showing as delivered.

[@CRG]

Thanks again for the help with them.

[@TheLemminkainen]

I was lucky to fix similar unit 6months ago. It was just regulator on my side :)

[@CRG]

Well done, that's a common fault. People plug in a centre positive power supply and blow up the regulator.

[@TheLemminkainen]

@@CRG it was shipped with blue head 9V AC! European Snes adapter. Its the basic model with just snail game inbuild.

[@CRG]

Yeah that'll soon kill the regulator. I can't get the snail game to come up on this machine. I thought you just left it for a few seconds then the screen scrolls to the game?

[@TheLemminkainen]

@@CRG on some you must press button to start the game. Its kind of hidden If you own an original model SMS without a built in game... Turn on your SMS and wait for the instruction screen to appear. With controller 1, press up and hold buttons 1 and 2. First, hold down the sequence given above. While holding, turn the machine on and wait. DackuIa - 12 years ago 0 0 OTHER ANSWERS Turn it on without a cartridge and press up + both buttons It has to be an old model with no built-in games, however

[@RetroTechChris]

Great repair!!

[@CRG]

Thanks Chris

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

awesome video! So good to see a rattly old neglected Master System come back to life 😀 even if a working good one was temporarily sacrificed 🌱🌱

[@CRG]

Still waiting on the postman to bring me the replacement crystals but hopefully next week then both will be back up and running.

[@johnriding3217]

Nice one CRG. Cool vid

[@CRG]

Thanks

[@hadessuk]

The SMS2 had an RGB AV port in the land of SCART :)

[@OriginalFinnish22]

Great stuff as allways !!!

[@CRG]

Thanks

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Don't need to bother with the cars as I remember they don't have as much memory. We borrowed som card games once when I was a kid. My hero was pretty good but aggrevating as hell at the end.

[@2j4ez]

My first console good times :-)

[@fra4455]

Great vídeo CRG

[@UncleMikeRetro]

I think you just love to give a big FU to the eBay sellers 😋