My Sega Master System Complete US Collection

[@MyRetroLife]

That rapid fire control stick combo! Never seen that!

[@jorgeluiscontreras5239]

Esposito 😮

[@ByGeorge846]

John really cleared out his whole living room for floor space to bring us this video guys. That's commitment lol

[@erickhauser2322]

Yeah these kinds of moments involve promising my wife I'm going to "clean it up".

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Instant thumbs up 😍

[@miamiheat33162]

👍

[@saltyj0hns0n]

Time for a rare and expensive video

[@Owazrim]

Masterfully done. It is a great system that really doesn't get enough love. I only started collecting for and learning about the Master a few years ago but I have loved it. Some really fun games outside of the well known ones you have Action Fighter, the Disney games, Golvellius, Kenseiden, Miracle Warriors, and the list just gets better if you add in stuff from outside the U.S.

[@soundandvision77]

Master System was my first console and I still love it. Been playing games like Out Run, After Burner and Galaxy Force with my son lately. And the light gun games are still a lot of fun on an old CRT. Great collection!!

[@chrisdakers3688]

That collection really is a thing of beauty...Just incredible.

[@Rugalb2k]

Amazing collection. My favourite Master System game, and probably the best in the system is Wonderboy 3 The Dragon's Trap. I realize seeing your collection that many great games for the Master System were not released in the US. Great video. Thank you. It brings back very happy memories, like beating the wonderful Master System version of RType. Nowadays I cannot even beat the first boss.

[@heythisaintebay]

Did you know that they have remastered Wonderboy 3 The Dragons Trap for PS4? They took the 3 out of the title though.

[@Rugalb2k]

@@heythisaintebay Of course, I finished it with all the trophies. Great Remake.

[@MVLGAMING]

The Master System is fantastic, with great games and some of the best 8 bit graphics out there! (Some so good, you might even think they're 16 bit!) Wonderful system and great collection! Thanks for sharing!

[@Asriazh]

I never had a "real" master system, just the addon for the Genesis/Mega drive, but even back then i was always surprised how good master sytem games looked, even tho they were the "previous generation" and especially compared to the NES, which was it's direct rival back then. That original 80's look of the console is pretty cool, i think. Thanks for showing Your collection to us ^_^

[@danestegman155]

Nice collection of Sega Master system games and systems! and accessories! Good video!

[@SquarePegs]

This video is awesome - the Master System is a huge blank area for my video game knowledge, and seeing your collection and passion for the system is just so cool. Thank you for making this!!

[@johnhancockretro]

You are most welcome

[@SquarePegs]

@@johnhancockretro Out of curiosity - what's the significance of the ones marked 'The Sega Card'? Just a different medium?

[@herranton]

​​@@SquarePegsThe cards were meant to be lower cost games. There were more released in Japan and I don't think Sega of America ever bought into the whole low cost thing. Which is probably for the better. We were just coming off the video game crash and they didn't want people to perceive them as low quality. Most of the card games were good. I had a few. Transbot, although short, is a decent shooter. Teddy boy was a good platformer. And spy vs spy was fun _once you figured it out._ Before that it was frustrating AF. F16 fighting falcon was probably the most _interesting_ card game. I bet most people (including me) absolutely HATE the game. It just feels broken. And the reason for that is that the game had a special controller that was _required_ to play it, although the controller was never released in the USA. (Not that we knew that in 1988). To compensate, some of the controls were put on the player 2 gamepad. Of course, nobody knew this either. But even if you did, it still lacked a full functioning set of controls. I believe in Japan they had a qwerty keyboard accessory that was needed. Japan had a lot more card games than we got. They never had a videogame crash, so having a lower cost option wasn't seen as a bad thing. And games that perhaps didn't justify a full price release were sold on cards. Weirdly, the card slot on the master system was also used to plug in the 3d glasses. And the 3d effect was _shockingly_ good. I believe they are active shutter glasses. It's too bad the games that use it are all pretty mediocre. Haha. Sorry. I didn't mean to ramble. And I realize this is a response to a 3 year old question. But if anyone else sees it, here is the answer... Thanks for coming to my Ted talk...

[@jim1174]

Excellent video. The master system was one of the first system’s my parents bought for me and I always enjoyed it.

[@gazzabethyname]

Amazing. What's happening here is your bringing up memories lol. Stryder and Vigilante, last time I thought about those titles was like 25 + years ago. Moonwalker too. I just find this video absolutely amazing. Very trippy to be reminded of those games that entertained me as a kid. Love from New Zealand

[@johnhancockretro]

Thank you!

[@sherekhangamedev]

Radical collection John, is like a time travel machine with all stuff together. Also really classy haircut man, kudos!

[@enthusiasticgamer88]

As usual John's videos are an instant like for me, then I watch the video and always enjoy. One of my favourite KZbinrs!

[@DonkeyPuncher1976]

Love the Sega Master System. It was my first system. Still have all my games as a kid and only about 27 games away for a full collection. Great video

[@Ronson711]

My very first video game was the Sega Base System with Hangon built into it. It was the Christmas of 1986 I think. The Master System was from my sister, Linda when she worked at Fleet Farm in Milwaukee. September of 2022 and I played Scramble Spirits for the SMS last night. What an amazing machine that lead to an amazing hobby.

[@arrond5745]

Awesome. this system never got enough love

[@fearanarchy]

Putting all those boxes together is an optical illusion sponsored by the Big Graph Paper. They collaborated with Sega in the 80s to confuse and hypnotize!

[@dashfox8464]

Man, your collection is amazing!!

[@jeffstellarry7996]

Love it when you do these collection videos John. Very impressive!

[@GnosticMary81]

That Altered Beast box art is awesome.

[@travistaylor3186]

Thanks for sharing your Master System collection. The original Phantasy Star might be my favorite rpg of all time.

[@homiedclown]

I'm 10 months late, but I just wanted to say that I like your style...

[@krisbagnall3683]

Ah man. Let me take you back to Xmas 1987 when I was 11 years old and recieved my first console the Sega Master system. From an Amstrad CPC 464 this was a big leap in terms of graphics and gameplay despite still being 8 bit!! But wow, we didnt have the nes in the uk at that time or at least I dont remember it being around mainstream so this was where it was at. The games I had at the time were Out run!, R-type and Rocky. I also had Safari hunt biult in and Transbot on card! Man what an amazing gift, so thankful to my mother for making that happen that year!! Great memories thanks John!!!!

[@abacab1]

It´s always good to see a brand new SMS video on YT, John, thanks!

[@jasonshouseoffunandvideoga7169]

Such a great vid John. I got a master system not too long ago, maybe 2 years ago. Such a great system with a good selection of games. This has the definitive version of Ghostbusters, in my opinion. 👍

[@notaflightreactsfan3706]

Recently subb and I'm so happy I did keep up the great work john!very impressive

[@awardwinner9184]

Wow I'm surprised as to what you guys didnt get that I would have expected. Sonic Chaos and Sonic 2 I would have thought would have been released in US

[@danielespeziari5545]

Yes, they got about one third of what was released here in Europe or in Brazil. Basically they didn't get any post-1990 games

[@donjezza]

@@danielespeziari5545 and no Dragon Wang, what's the point of living without D. Wang

[@Telboy2011]

One of my favourite consoles, the Wonder Boy series, R-Type, Rampage, Rocky and Hang On were my go to games on the system. Having a Retron 5, the 3-in-1 adaptor was a must buy and so far I've managed to get the first 3 Wonder Boy games again and they are just as good as I remeber them. Great console.

[@miamiheat33162]

Action Fighter, Black Belt, Choplifter, Kenseiden, Rambo and Phantasy Star were some of my favorite games on the system

[@EugenioAngueira]

That is one awesome collection, John!

[@SvennyMcG]

Very cool, thanks John. Love seeing a whole set plus the peripherals. Like many, I knew one guy that had one growing up and it blew my mind that there was a hidden Snail Maze game on the system (at least his variant). Altered Beast was quickly a favourite to play.

[@stevenirving3100]

Thanks John - really enjoyed this :)

[@brentamania89]

This guy is legendary

[@ryanmarkham2521]

Awesome collection, John! I love collecting for the Master System. Sometimes I regret selling my Buster Douglas Boxing, but no game that horrible is worth that much, unless you’re going for a full collection. Love your videos!

[@chadwolf3840]

So cool. I love these videos.

[@5FIRISH]

Happy to see some Master System love! I'm only about 20 games away from a complete set as well. Not sure if I'm going to spring for the James Buster Douglas or a UPC Sonic but it's definitely my favorite system to play and collect for! You should go for a Pal set as well. So many more games over there! I want to go back to the UK just so I can get some new games haha! Great video. Thanks for sharing!

[@shredhead76]

My first exposure was in 1988 and a friends dad had one he kept in the box. We used to sneak it out and play Rambo and Fantasy Zone. It was a few years later till I got mine and I fell in love with zillion and phantasy Star.

[@rodrigopimentel9380]

Guess you probably know it, John, but here in Brazil the Sega Master System had a long and successfull life. We had some great oficial releases like Mortal Kombat I, II and III and a Brazilian version of Street Fighter II. I heard they are very collectible in North America.

[@johnhancockretro]

Yep, Brazil had some amazing releases. Thanks for sharing.

[@coyotekelly7143]

Awesome! These are my favorite videos! I love the master system! I'm trying to up my collection but games are hard to find in my area.

[@Mackten420]

Good stuff man...Ive recently became more interested in the Master system because i picked one up at a garage sale. I got it with the Base system box and 23 games and a loose genesis with 20 games for 50 bucks.....Its pretty cool for sure i never had one when i was a kid.

[@VideoGameGrEEK]

Love all your vids! If you need an idea for a Halloween costume ideas you would be an amazing Al Borland.

[@xflarearcadia1766]

First time seeing the Sega Sports pad, thanks John.

[@rayzaramon6598]

SMS was my very first console. It was Christmas of '88 and i was 10yrs old. Had Hang On built in. My Top 5 Faves are: Rambo II, Ghouls n Ghosts, Rastan, Double Dragon and After Burner.😁

[@lo1bo2]

John, I enjoyed the video. You're not bragging, you're sharing. My memories of the Master System mainly involve Double Dragon and Hang-On. At the time, Double Dragon seemed awesome, but playing as an adult reveals it's awful. Hang On is still enjoyable, though.

[@miamiheat33162]

Nice collection. I grew up playing the Sega Master System. Highly underrated system. Hang On would boot up if it was turned on without a cartridge or card

[@pelotows]

So wonderful! I love the Master System, it was my fisrt console!

[@technischemaschinenfabrik5882]

Wow, you've got expensive games like Phantasy Star und Kenseiden twice. I really love my Master System. Many of the games have a nice character.

[@NathanMcEachen]

John, Phantasy Star, Wonderboy III, Vigilante, and Alex Kid I think you possibly got from my brother, Patrick? Maybe Shinobi as well. I mapped out all of the mazes from Phantasy Star onto engineering graph paper back in the day.

[@mattpike7268]

These complete collection vids are tons of fun to watch! How about a game room/addition tour? It's been quite a while since the last one 👍

[@bradleymcavoy3432]

Saw NES Everywhere but One Friend had a Sega Master System and it was Kind of Fun! So Underrated but NES Library is Like 7 times that of Sega MS!

[@redstratus97]

My cousin had a master system and I was addicted to a game that for years later I couldn’t remember the name of on it. Years later I figured it out. It was Cyborg Hunter.

[@retrospective83]

Great collection John i don't feel in the us the master system gets the love it deserves. growing up in Ireland my experience of the master system was very different than most kids on the other side of the pond anyone round me as a boy would say that the master system had better games than the Nes my favourite game is Alien Storm - crazy to think that two giant's like sega and Nintendo fighting for market share had such an influence on the lives of our generation.

[@j.goggels9115]

Sonic 2... Mortal Kombat... Astérix... the Addams Family... Wimbledon... The Lucky Dime Caper... F1 by DoMark... Olympic Gold... They stopped in 1991.

[@B.Lynck92]

A lot of different covers then the ones we got over here in Europe. Great collection! The sports pad is so weird and unnecessary but I really want one. Greets from Belgium

[@mancman-bu4kz]

Moonwalker and Joe Montana soooo much nostalgia in just those two

[@basinspace7633]

Legend for collecting three

[@pimpedoutstereos9747]

I love the master system. In Australia, I used to have the master system ii and instead of Alex the Kidd built in it had sonic the hedgehog built in and I still had the original box showing this but I sold that all several years back. Kinda wish I had it all still

[@Jose_Pointero]

The rare hatless John! Lookin good man

[@jonathancolon4201]

Awsome! John we want a ps2 overview, games to collect, ect you dont have enough. Ps2 videos

[@jeff97ish]

Very cool John!

[@JazzMachine77]

Nice collection. Master system was my second game system after the atari 2600. I'm brazilian and sega was much more popular in Brazil than Nintendo since we had a company called tectoy manufacturing and releasing Sega systems in Brazil. We even had some exclusive titles, I don't remember they were any good thou. :)

[@mancman-bu4kz]

I'm in UK and love masters stem. First console I bought myself out paper Round money

[@fearanarchy]

@Jon Hancock: A topic for another time I would love to hear you debate perhaps- Rereleases of older systems as budget systems when the newer ones were out. ... As you said the MS2, but also NES toploader, etc. Was there, in your opinion, a big enough return to warrant the "budget release" during those eras?

[@joaogabrielgama4925]

I'm a Nintendo Fan and i do think that the SMS was way better then NES. But just and only at that time!

[@theflyingninja1]

Don't stop at US! Some amazing games to be found in Europe.

[@Habanero420]

I wanst born at the time that thing came out but i wish i can go retro collecting

[@Miakel]

The US missed out on some gems that we have in PAL regions. I recommend Lucky Dime Caper, Asterix, Asterix the Great Rescue, Land of Illusion, Dragon Crystal. Some were released on Game Gear for the US though Edit: Tazmania is lots of fun too.

[@antonyjcarter]

Did not know America did not get Sonic 2, Crazy!

[@paulypunlv32]

Is Sonic, Spider-man, and Strider the only US version with PAL instruction booklets?

[@MrTamiya89]

Just Think How Much Space Everyone Could Have If Each And Every Video Game Was Built Inside 1 Cartridge. 😃👍.

[@philipcohen7192]

Why were there blue cart variants?

[@NESADDICT]

I use to have a few master system games but sold them all to consolidate some and buy more nes games. It was fun but I always found myself wanting to play NES instead.

[@Darko1226]

Monopoly has 2 different cart label variations. One says Pono Poly and the other Monopoly.

[@jonas7417]

are you seriously saying you did not get sonic 2 for the master system in USA ? i'm shocked :O it's one of the best master system games!

[@maxmulder]

My favorite console, really love the sms!! Got surprised not seeing Out Run 3D, or one of your Out Run carts is the 3D one? Hum, I'm sure that I played Out Run with my 3D glasses, maybe was an import...Take care John!

[@johnhancockretro]

Out Run 3D not released in the US. segaretro.org/List_of_Master_System_games_in_the_United_States

[@maxmulder]

@@johnhancockretro Thanks John! Now thinking about it, it probably was a Brazilian cart. Not that the 3D was awesome or anything lol thanks for the memories!

[@Zeldaboy2k2]

Very cool. What's a blue cart?

[@randyvoid155]

i remember playing safari hunter at my brothers house with his gfs daughter

[@diegovr86]

I have a arcade controller sold in Brazil. How can I get in touch with you to show it?

[@johnhancockretro]

My contact is available under the about tab on my main KZbin page.

[@jedirun]

I always hated that d-pad on the master system controller lol

[@tomaskonvicka4135]

Very nice.) The Excellent Dizzy Adventures and Fantastic Dizzy wasn´t released in US?

[@RetroRewind77]

I know the video is 4 years old but really nice to see and do you still own them?

[@johnhancockretro]

Yes

[@RetroRewind77]

@ amazing dude

[@TheDalinks]

Daffy Duck and Alf my two favourite

[@TheDalinks]

@PineKushDude the ugly side is charmful no comparision to other games it is unique.

[@TheDalinks]

@PineKushDude Tricky just look out for the tips nice music

[@travisjames8551]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👊👊👊 great collection man

[@RickyMcSpanish]

Is master of darkness there I don't think I saw it?

[@johnhancockretro]

No a us release

[@alexisironman]

great hair john!

[@expsharevideogames]

No Ultima 4?

[@johnhancockretro]

not released in the US

[@expsharevideogames]

@@johnhancockretro Well that's weird. Apparently it was planned for US release, but maybe it didn't come out? Looks like the European release has options for English, German, and French

[@johnhancockretro]

@@expsharevideogames Ultima 4 was not released in the US but UK, EU and elsewhere segaretro.org/Ultima_IV:_Quest_of_the_Avatar

[@CarlsJrSagan]

Shrink-wrapped Strider, yeah that ain't worth opening up

[@shaolingamer7316]

Awesome

[@classicpcgames]

which are the cheapest master system games right now? :)

[@eW0NDERB0Y]

Was Strider actually part of the US released games? Ive seen articles saying it wasn't

[@johnhancockretro]

It was

[@eW0NDERB0Y]

@@johnhancockretro thanks for confirming

[@johnhancockretro]

It was like Spider-Man and Sonic. Pal game with UPC sticker

[@eW0NDERB0Y]

@@johnhancockretro gotcha. I knew about the Sonic UPC variant but didn't know about Spider man or Strider. Thank you sir. Either I'm not looking in the right places or it's very tough to find a good complete list of US SMS games. I'll just use this video as a reference going forward 👍

[@matthewnikitas2904]

John, would you say blue label games I a good subset to go for. As far as affordable and attainable

[@johnhancockretro]

Nope

[@juggernautjones2156]

Did you ever do a video on the neo geo system and it's games. Because if you did I can't find it.

[@johnhancockretro]

I did one with Metal Jesus awhile back.

[@joaogabrielgama4925]

And if you like Sega that much, i would sugest you to colect for Sega SG-1000. It was a great 3 bit console! Never released in America, through.

[@johnhancockretro]

I focus on what Sega I grew up with and what is available here in the States.

[@joaogabrielgama4925]

@@johnhancockretro I see that, but dude, you're losing a lot of cool stuff. But in your case is pretty understandable. You probably don't need more stuff to colect, rigth? Thanks for sharing!

[@johnhancockretro]

Yes I would love to collect more. But focus my collection on US.

[@CaseTheCorvetteMan]

Youre missing the cart versions of a couple of those card games

[@johnhancockretro]

Not released in the US.

[@CaseTheCorvetteMan]

Well that is a bit odd. There is quite a fair few games that you dont have, and a few of them are must haves.

[@markaveycooks]

Did you grow up in or near Cottonville? I think I've heard you mention that you used to live near Redding in a couple of your videos. I live in Chico and my mom used to get her hair done by a lady she knew who lived in Cottonville.

[@johnhancockretro]

I grew up in Cottonwood, yes.

[@markaveycooks]

@@johnhancockretro Cottonwood, sorry. I don't know where I got Cottonville from, lol.

[@fd9447]

Am I the only one who likes the look of the Master System 2 better than the classic one?

[@johnhancockretro]

I like the look too, but RF only...

[@fd9447]

@@johnhancockretro I guess that was the standard way with early redesigns.

[@panaceaartist]

after atari 2600 i got this for like a birthday [8 or 9] with kung fu kid. but zillion- z i l l i o n!!! zillion was my jam. the music, art , sound- closely resembles the anime, which i hadn't seen until i grew older. metroidvania but like nuanced- better than metroid imho. zillion 2 was a letdown.

[@shredhead76]

Got to get silver valley bro.

[@mancman-bu4kz]

Carmen sandiago my school use use that in geography lol