My Top 10 Sega Master System Games

[@brandinsaurusrex]

Even being American, SMS was my first system - got it for xmas in 1989. Here are my top 10: 10) Ghouls’N Ghosts 9) Rastan 8) Sonic Chaos 7) Bubble Bobble 6) Phantasy Star 5) Shinobi 4) Zillion 3) Golden Axe Warrior 2) Master of Darkness 1) Ninja Gaiden

[@j.goggels9115]

Astérix Battle Out Run Y's the Vanished Omens Bomber Raid The Lucky Dime Caper Wimbledon Fantasy Zone R-Type Micro-Machines Sonic the Hedgehog The Ninja Enduro Racer Alex Kidd Astro Warrior

[@Njuregen]

Game like Golvellius, Ys, Wonder boy 3, Miracle Warriors, PS 1, pretty much all the rpgs were solid on the SMS.

[@yearight5303]

The SMS was as good as the Tg 16.

[@DaveMoorland-zv3tn]

Master Of Darkness. Power Strike 2. Double Dragon. Ninja Gaiden. Land Of Illusion. Castle Of Illusion Donald Duck. Asterix. Alex Kidd In Shinobi World. R-Type.

[@DaveMoorland-zv3tn]

Honourable mentions: Road Rash Desert Strike The New Zealand Story Golden Axe Warrior Golvellius

[@TheKiman2]

R-Type on SMS was pretty amazing

[@homiedclown]

R-Type on SMS remains my favorite old school port of the arcade game. I know the Turbografx version blows it out of the water in terms of graphics and sound, but the TG16 port can't fit the entire vertical playfield on screen at once, you have to scroll up and down to see the whole thing. In a game where every pixel of screen space is important to seeing and memorizing the layout and patterns of enemies, this is an unforgivable sin and an absolute gamebreaker for me. SMS R-Type for life.

[@homiedclown]

@@BrunoidGames I'm not going to lie, I played the SMS version so much that I've died more than once in stage 4 of the arcade version by instinctively trying to enter the secret level.

[@charlesgraves2147]

R-TYPE, I found the sound test by accident as a kid , and wondered for decades how to get to the bonus stage. Funny thing is, I always saw that funny pixel on stage 4 and thought it was a glitch. I even wrote game pro magazine back then on how to get to that stage. never heard a response. well i'm 40 now and i have watched it on you tube. This was my best game on the sms. 2nd would be thunder blade

[@homiedclown]

@@charlesgraves2147 Thunder Blade was never one of my favorites, but it was a hell of a lot better than the abysmal Super Thunder Blade on the Genesis.

[@imnotgivingmy_name_toamach7491]

1000% Rampage on Master System - best home version of rampage ever. Asterix (PAL) should be checked out, as it's definitely one of the best games on the Master System!

[@todesziege]

Astérix looks so damn good.

[@neilthomas6042]

Yes it’s my favourite Master System game.

[@llpBR]

Here in Brazil you still can buy a master system, brand new, on the supermarket. It is the most important console of all time for my generation (and State). Your list is nice because it is not what my crew would build. Now I have lots of nice games to look into. Thanks

[@JohnnyThousand605]

I remember selling a Master Gear converter with every Game Gear I sold. As soon as you told people they could play all Master system games as well, it was pretty much a sure sale =)

[@Cwiiis]

Really interesting to see the top 10 of someone from the US on this - the Master System was hugely popular here in the UK and you're right, my top 10 would be completely different... Let's give it a go! In rough order, I reckon: 1- Wonderboy 3: The Dragon's Trap (hands down the best game on the system) 2- Sonic 1 3- Shinobi 4- Alien Storm 5- Alex Kidd in Miracle World 6- Taz-mania 7- Road Rash 8- Cool Spot 9- Fantasy Zone 10- Asterix

[@raywt3237]

That looks good to me 👍

[@mattpurvis927]

Road Rash on SMS is a technical marvel - it's amazing that U.S. Gold was able to accomplish what they did.

[@Rafael_Francisco]

I prefer your list

[@Halbared]

No Mickey or Donald?

[@Cwiiis]

@@Halbared Asterix, Mickey and Donald are all roughly interchangeable really, that spot could've gone to any of them.

[@gypate74]

No Wonder boy the dragon's Trap? Best game on the system by far in my opinion...

[@homiedclown]

Dragon's Trap was a masterpiece of a game. I'd go as far as saying that all of the Wonder Boy games on the SMS were stellar.

[@miguelgomes7536]

Agreed

[@terrygibbs1827]

I've bought that game 3 or 4 times since the late 80's, the remake twice. Love it.

[@TyTye]

The games still stands up today. I never played the original so I had no nostalgic attachment, but I loved the remake on the Switch and I would regularly switch the graphics and music from original to modern and vice versa

[@Rugalb2k]

I agree to that. Best game on the system. Sonic the Hedgehog was also great and very different to the 16 bit version. I also enjoyed Ghouls and Ghosts for the Master System, again different to the original with a nice RPG touch.

[@miamimagicians]

You’re very well spoken and passionate! You talk like a professional card magician

[@alexbracetti2569]

I'm pretty shocked that Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap wasn't on here.

[@marcsm2008]

I was also surprised. It's actually my favorite Master System game.

[@IMDLEGEND]

me too. Best Master System game IMO.

[@悪魔城下町]

@@IMDLEGEND Along with Phantasy Star, top 2 maybe.

[@mr.vidjagamez9896]

Too bad Konami never really did anything with Sega 8-bit platforms. Would have been interesting to see them do a SMS adaption of Castlevania 1 or Contra.

[@SegaLordX]

I very much agree.

[@neobogard]

Konami or any other big name companies were not allowed to make any games for the Master System. Nintendo pretty much forbid them for making games on non Nintendo platforms. So companies like Konami were left with no real choice to either make games for the number one selling console by far which was the Nes or take their games to other platforms such as the Master System and lose their contract with Nintendo.

[@kekeke8988]

@@neobogard Why didn't that apply to Tecmo? Ninja Gaiden had a version on both platforms.

[@KittyMeow1984]

​@@kekeke8988 Take this info with a grain of salt since I can't remember the source anymore (nor how trustworthy was that source, in any case), but I remember reading somewhere that this was possible because, while Nintendo forbid developers from releasing their games on other platforms, their contracts still allowed them to license their IPs to other companies; Nintendo meant this as the right to just exploit their IPs via merchandising/cartoons/etc., but it was enough of a legal hole for them to be able to release their games on other platforms *as long as they weren't developed in-house*, but via licensing their titles to be developed by third parties. That would make sense for Ninja Gaiden, since the Master System version was programmed by Sega themselves.

[@WeskerSega]

@@kekeke8988 Tecmo published a couple of games in Japan, namely the Master System versions of Rygar and Solomon's Key, thanks to a dummy company called Salio which was established by them for that sole purpose. This was still when Nintendo had a grip on companies developing for their systems which prevented them to do the same for other consoles. As for Ninja Gaiden, it was released on the Master System thanks to a licensing agreement by Sega, same as it was an arcade game. But instead of basing it on the arcade game, they did a game in the same vein of the NES games. This was all done and produced by Sega though. Same with Tecmo World Cup '93 which was the final Tecmo-licensed game on the system.

[@uoyredrum]

Great list. I'd also like to say Cyborg Hunter, Zillion, Golvellius and Ghouls n' Ghosts were great on the SMS.

[@brandinsaurusrex]

All great additions

[@DanZiniti]

Came here for Govelius and Zillion. Both great games.

[@jonnyz37gjbm]

He mentions metroidvania when talking about the Castlevania ripoff and doesn't mention the actual good, super innovative Metroidvania game in Zillion.

[@miker3649]

I'm playing Golvellius now and I'm stuck in the swamp...great game

[@Friggle_Dee]

Had a friend who lived down the street from me who had a SMS and a shit ton of games. I was jealous he had a SMS and he was jealous i had a NES. Remember loving Rockys graphics.

[@SegaLordX]

Pretty much how it was with my friend. He lived right down the street so we played each others games pretty much every day.

[@Gatorade69]

That's always good though. I had a Genesis and my friend had the SNES. I would go over to his house to play Mario and he would come over to play Sonic (and other games like Donkey Kong Country). It worked out well cause at least we both got to experience the other system we didn't own.

[@Hektols]

@@Gatorade69 That was the best time to own all the consoles of the generation, the great majority of games of each platform were exclusive.

[@lazarushernandez5827]

@@SegaLordX That was the same in my neighborhood, even before the NES and SMS, one neighbor had Colecovision, another had the Atari 5200, the kids one block over had Intellivision...

[@IMDLEGEND]

Friggle Dee Yes Rocky was awesome. I had forgotten about it. I couldn’t ever beat Drago though, just lucky to last one round with him!

[@dexocube]

"Rastan, what is best in life?" "To slaughter Nintendo, see mario driven before you, and hear the lametation of their fanboys."

[@kingboobs20]

Here have an upvote for the Conan reference.

[@MEGAD-nb9uu]

Keep dreaming sega boy lol

[@GeorgeNadaYT]

😂

[@RogueBoyScout]

So close.. It should be "To crush Nintendo". But you still get a like, cause who can pass up a good Conan quote....

[@miker3649]

I love that we have such different lists - really speaks to the quality of the Master System. Wonder Boy III, Golvellius, Time Soldiers, Black Belt, and Ghost House are some of my favorites.

[@timlindley9767]

Excellent 👌

[@joeyjojojunior1794]

Upvote for Ghost House.

[@phobos2k2]

SLX has really been pumping out quality content at an incredible rate! So many new videos and not just fluff either. Really a fan of the channel and hope all this hard work pays off.

[@RolandoMarreroPR]

The Sega Master was my first console! My cousin had an ‘85 NES he brought it from NY. We got the Sega Master for Christmas in ‘86 we would play each other systems or even borrow games by lending my game for your game two weeks! Good times!

[@ElVlogdeBob]

Excellent video! I want to add a Master System to my console collection and this video is a huge help. Would be cool to see a video about your opinion of the Sonic games released in the Master System someday.

[@saitamabilingualgamer3915]

I never knew that Rampage looked that good on the Master System. Thanks for always uploading these great videos. You have become one of my favorite KZbin channels ever!

[@halifaxgoldeneye77]

Shinobi was tops for me on the SMS. The arcade version was where I first encountered it in 1988 -- at a small corner store near my house. Some of my friends poured many quarters into it. I was beyond thrilled to soon have my own copy of it for the master system. Fortunately, it was a pretty accurate port of the arcade version.

[@ajthefunkmonster4767]

The library of this console is PHENOMENAL, so many overlooked gems I would have loved as a Sega kid at heart 🕹

[@trelard]

Growing up in the UK in the 80's I was more into the 8-bit micro systems (eg. Commodore 64 into the Amiga for 16-bit), but our house was always Sega as well for the most part thanks to my slightly younger sister. Had a Master System, Mega Drive and Game Gear in the house due to her, so I got to play them there. ALL my mates were either Atari or Nintendo kids, so I got to try those as well. From a gaming history aspect, it's a hobby I've kept for over 40 years and the history I know personally shows a VERY rich history for such a, still, young industry technology wise. And what I know is literally a spit in the ocean. But it's fun knowledge to have learned as I lived it.

[@johnfoster8118]

Golvellieus was AWESOME! Very large colorful sprites... It promised a sequel when you beat it but sadly we never got one.

[@gariko]

You mention Rampage on SMS as a better port than the NES one. Another game that I feel the same about is Double Dragon. No 2 player on NES? Crazy

[@bholt2160]

Double Dragon on SMS had to be the best homeport of that arcade game

[@bobsmith9271]

NES had 2 player Double Dragon 2. SMS didn't have DD2 at all, so NES wins.

[@gariko]

@@bobsmith9271 I really want to start a whole schoolyard Nintendo vs Sega battle now.

[@skins4thewin]

Lol honestly, the little rollout of games at the very beginning of the video before it even began pretty much makes up a good portion of my Top 10 lol. Great video as usual!

[@shawnbowers4836]

My goodness the colors are so vibrant for an 8-bit console!

[@ValisFan3]

13:43 Is that Marilyn Monroe in Shinobi? And then there's Spider Man dressed like Captain America hanging onto the wall.

[@petertr2000]

I always thought it was, yeah.

[@gtrzdaddy]

My favorites on SMS were Space Harrier, Transbot, Zillion and Fantasy Zone 2.. miss them so much

[@homiedclown]

I was never a fan of TransBot, but the other 3 in your list are all fantastic games. I played the hell out of, and beat all of those ones.

[@SEGARetroBR]

After you ranked Wonder Boy in Monster World as one of your top 10 games, I got very curious to know your opinion about Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, which in my humble opinion is a far superior game. Anyway, my top 10 is: 10) Streets of Rage, 9) Ninja Gaiden, 8) Golvellius, 7) Sagaia, 6) Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, 5) SpellCaster, 4)Land of Illusion, 3) Sonic the Hedghog 2, 2) Phantasy Star, 1) Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap.

[@SegaLordX]

Dragon's Trap was a great game for sure. 11 or 12 on my list if I took it that far.

[@SegaLordX]

I played the 8-bit Sonic games on the Game Gear. I didn't even know they were on the SMS until years later.

[@BryanTruong]

I loved most of these titles. One of mine not here was R Type. Yes there was a ton of flickering, but I still adored the graphics and music

[@homiedclown]

Phantasy Star and R-Type were probably my top 2 games on the SMS. I put so many hours into the SMS port of R-Type that I really got my quarter's worth when playing the game at the arcade.

[@IMDLEGEND]

Yes, that flickering was pretty bad, but otherwise a great game in all respects.

[@MrThunderwing]

R-Type was soooo good on the Master System. It even had an extra secret level not found in the arcade.

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

It took me too long to discover Master of Darkness, but that game straight rules.

[@gallowaygaming75]

I grew up with a master system it was the 1st console i owned and still have one. Wonderboy series are excellent

[@gamebit9063]

Love these videos, brings me down memory lane in such a better time than today.

[@samfrito]

Yep, Phantasy Star. Had they only kept those 3D dungeons in the 16-bit releases. And revenge felt pretty sweet after that 60 hours I spent beating it back in the day. I wished Sega had focused on more of these definitive rpgs, but they were doing so many things and innovations.

[@SophiaNyx]

Master System Golden Axe kicks my buns, lol. Great vid!

[@HappyFridayGuy]

Another great video dude. RC Grand prix is a solid SMS racing game never gets a mention.

[@damikki]

1) Wonder boy 3 Dragons Trap 2) Phantasy Star 3) Outrun 4) Bomber Raid 5) Golden Axe 6) Rastan 7) Wonder Boy in Monster Land 8) Wonder Boy 9) Rampage 10) Space Harrier Honorable Mentions ) Hang On & Safari Hunt, Altered Beast, The Ninja Great Video thanks :)

[@Savitor]

RASTAN...Best SMS game! (for me!) Also, Kensiden is often overlooked... ... have to agree about Alex Kidd, never could get into those (kiddie) games! Keep up the cool vids, love the SMS getting some attention! 👍🎮

[@soulreaver1983]

Excellent video dude! Thanks for bringing back some amazing memories 😎👍

[@SegaLordX]

Glad you liked it

[@240Sil]

You have amazing content and love your Narration. Really well done bro! Thank you 👍

[@dashfox8464]

Good choices! I finally bought my Master System (my version is the Compact 3 TecToy), cant wait to play lots of great games! In my childhood during the 90's I started to play games with Mega Drive, I not played much SMS, but never too late! ^^

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Wow.... what a good list! - the MS was my first system.... fond memories and every upload of yours brings meloncholy for not having them now but also awesome nostalgia.... But that list is highly original. Some of those games i never had.

[@EugenioAugustoBrito]

OMG! Great ranking, @SegaLordX. Thanks to great distribution work by TecToy, my first console was a Master System, back in 1989 (after that, Genesis -- named as Mega Drive in Brazil--, and Saturn, which I' d bought at day one!!). I consider Alex Kidd in Shinobi World an amazing crazy title even nowadays (to merge the universes was a dope idea!) . I had have a hash history with Rastan: rent this title several times, more difficulty than Keiseden, in my opinion; never managed to finish the game... Until the day my grandma died. I was 11 at that time and, after the service, returned home and, out of blue, finished the game (and received a big disapproval lecture by my father, of course). And another bizarre experience with Phantasy Star, playing along with a uncle and a friend of mine; we had a notebook for log the progress each one made in the game, alternating our journey in different turns; each of us had a favorite character and it turns out that we manage to level all the characters up to the max, but not were able to get the final challenge, something was wrong with our approach --even think about a bug with the game,but never find any reference in forums over the internet. Many years later, at the 2000s, by emulation and playing by myself, finally beat the game (no character was leveled to the max this time 😆 lol) and celebrate like never before!

[@indierockguitar6875]

1. Phantasy Star. 2. Fantasy Zone 3. Space Harrier 4. Outrun 5. Alex Kidd 6. Fantasy Zone 2 7. Zillion 8. Choplifter 9. Great Football 10. Hang on/ Astro warrior

[@ViciousAlienKlown]

The Master System was the first console I bought myself. Loved it and it made me a life long Sega fan.

[@frankdux6930]

Such treasures, buried in the sands of time. Or emulators. God bless the internet.

[@asyetundetermined]

Lol. I just now finished up Saturn Fact or Fiction pt. 2 and thought to myself at the outro “Sega Lord X ALWAYS catches me next time!” Refreshed my feed and this was the first vid uploaded ten minutes prior. Funny timing. Anyhow, onto the vid for more awesome content. Thanks for being one of the best out there, SLX.

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks for the message. Always nice to hear someone really enjoys the content.

[@joseadriangarciasanchez2932]

I'm from Spain and I owned a SMS when I was a child back in the 80s. The SMS was a massive success here in my country. It was totally the opposite to what happened in the USA; the NES was a difficult hardware to find and just a few people had it. So, my friends and I were totally SEGA supporters. I've never understood why Americans and Japanese people would rather play on the NES than playing on the SMS, the latter having more power and better graphics.

[@povertygamer]

My uncle recently gave me his Master System and a dozen games. He's had it since the 80s, everything was CIB too

[@Guns7469]

Your uncle rocks!

[@RetroMMA]

You'll never love it and neither did he...

[@feiwong3634]

Nice List, some of my favorites on the system are: The Ninja Sonic 1 Land of Illusion Wonderboy Dragons Trap Rampart Sagaia Shinobi Asterix Phantasy Star Ys Power Strike 2 Golvellius

[@onyxcitadel9759]

I enjoyed that you allowed the gameplay to show without having to comment on them or overtalk the game sounds for a few mins each game. Great work~! Sad however.. your comments on Rampage.. i grew up with a copy of it on NES.. lol.

[@Diskoboy1974]

Zillion is my #1. Spent so many hours playing it. It was like a combination of Metroid and Impossible Mission. To this day, I still haven't beaten it, and I still play it quite often. I was hyped when I learned they were gonna release a sequel. But was extremely disappointed that the game play of the original was changed into a side scrolling shoot-em-up.

[@lloydchristmas6811]

Golvellius is still not only my favorite Master System game, but also my favorite game of all time. Everything about that game was just perfect. Shinobi is my #2.

[@ionutdaniel133]

Those are pretty cool games, I will give them a shot

[@donmorton4597]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. My personal favorites were Black Belt and Rocky. Still have the Black Belt cartridge.

[@hamitpahpool1787]

Nice video, good choices. Y's , Spiderman and Smash Tv are all fond master system memories from my childhood.

[@matthewhostetter8974]

I still own my Sega Master System, sadly my cords are all shot so I don't know if the system still works. I've had trouble finding replacements for it, I also currently lack the funds to buy them. I only had a handful of games but it was the first system I ever got to call my own. Rampage is one of the titles I still own and I loved it, as well as the best title for the system "Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon Trap" which saddens me isn't on this list.

[@vivisect53]

AV cables for it are only a few bucks on amazon or eBay, paid about $3 for new set. Or use Sega Genesis model 1 AV cable. If you need a power supply, most Sega Genesis powers supply's work, along with Famicom and Super Famicom, but NOT Super Nintendo (won't fit) or NES.(will kill it, + - reversed). Just look up Master system power supply substitute or something to that effect.

[@JCdragon81]

Vivisect I was just about to comment and saw your post. And 100% correct.

[@CDubya.82]

Rampage, Road Rash, Taito Chase HQ, Action Fighter, Wonder Boy, Alex Kidd, The Ninja. I loved my Sega Master System.

[@Malcoladdin]

Hi SLX! I am a big fan of yours, and of the Master System. It would be great to see a video comparing Master System games to their NES counterparts that Sega was often accused of 'ripping off' - ie Master of Darkness vs Castlevania, Alex Kidd in Miracle World vs Super Mario Bros, Golden Axe Warrior vs Legend of Zelda etc. In any case, keep up the awesome work, and Sega for ever!

[@Simpsonsnut101]

For me, one of my favs was moonwalker.

[@richardadams4928]

Shinobi is SO underrated. REALLY a great game. I'd have probably still had to find a way to work in Sonic. I also really liked Outrun and Thunderblade. Rastan's another great choice here. Played the HECK out of it in the arcade. I also think the SMS port of Altered Beast was darned good.

[@robertbruce7572]

Australia where Sega & Nintendo were evenly distributed and matched. Top 10 personal favorites: 1. Gain Ground 3. Ninja Gaiden 3. Ghouls n Ghost 4. Alex Kidd Shinobi World 5. Black Belt 6. R-Type 7. Secret Command 8. Zillion 2 the Triformation 9. Shinobi 10. The Ninja

[@Halbared]

Have you got any sales figures?

[@anthonychipmunk5184]

I 1st played the Sega Master System when my older brother had one. The Snail Maze game and HangOn were Awesome!

[@haukkes8546]

i was never a sports fan so none are on my top 10 but rastan, castle of illusion and master of darkness are in my top 10 with phantasy star as my number 1. great video...brings back some good memories.

[@nomeaknat]

Growing up my parents could not afford games but the grocery store had a "home department" that had a Master system on display for people to try. When my mom took us shopping my brother and I would play it. The display system was for potential customers but the store manager knew our situation and let us play all the games we wanted while our mom bought groceries. Alex Kidd, Safari and a few others really stood out to me. The Master system is what got me hooked on games. I will never forget those times.

[@Laserdreamz]

The standard Rastan music is amazing on Master System, excellent game.

[@afriend9428]

Laserdreams *You can get FM sound too with a special 8-bit adaptor for GENESIS*

[@2chickenbone]

I wish you talked about Kenseiden!! One of my favourite Master System games ever alongside WB:III of course. Honourable mentions go to Golvellius: Valley of Doom, & Super Space Invaders, those were great games too!

[@RolandoMarreroPR]

2chickenbone I owned Kenseiden back in ’88 very underrated game! It was awesome for its time, large sprites and great sound effects still remember the waterfall fade in monaural sound glory!

[@dazrael5658]

Yes, someone else who appreciates the waterfall fade. That is still a cool audio effect even now.

[@chadhigdon1386]

Love the master system. Great system to collect for.

[@bit-ishbulldog2089]

I still own my Master System Power Base that I got in 1986-7ish, before owning that my older brother had a Commodore 128.. I would of been about 9 years old when I received the SMS from my parents, it was a random surprise that I remember getting after I finished school one day in the 80's.. I am from the UK so the Master System was fairly popular here just like the micro computers of the time like the C64/128, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST etc.. The SEGA Master System will always be my soft spot in gaming because it was my personal first system I ever owned. Oh and it was SEGA (I loved their Arcades before I got the SMS so it just heightened my passion for SEGA)

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

There was one Master System game that I had in my small library decades ago that was really interesting: Spellcaster. It was based on the Kujaku Ou manga and played like an action RPG. My only complaints with it are the music and sound via the PSG rendering (because they sound a little harsh) and using the "Pause" button on the console to choose the correct magic spell.

[@afriend9428]

MoltoRubato88 *You can play FM music with a special 8-bit adaptor for GENESIS*

[@MrThunderwing]

Nice trip down memory lane. Strong choice for the no 1 spot, Shinobi was the first game I got for my SMS and I loved it. Wonderboy 3: The Dragon's Trap would've been the no 1 for me though. It's hands down my favourite SMS game, if not one of my favourite games of all time. R-Type would've been a close second.

[@rustymixer2886]

Great video. I agree with your list. Don't forget fm music variants

[@jamesschulziii9098]

It's the system I had when I was 13 in 86-87.i had great baseball, great ice hockey, pole position hang on and safari hunt and my cousin had zillion, eswat Alex kid in miracle world. I remember the ball controller or whatever you call it and that game had basic controller moves etc. Great baseball was sweet I ll say that much. I later discovered Nintendo ice hockey. Friggin love that game. 💯

[@Gladson]

Growing in Brazil I was "lucky" for having access to many MS games that were never released in the US and all of them pretty easy to find since Tec Toy delivered a great support for Sega systems here. Shinobi was indeed a great port of the arcade, but I think there's no way it could take the first place from Phantasy Star, the most impressive 8 bit game I know. My list would be: 10 Black Belt 9 Shinobi 8 Aladdin 7 Golden Axe Warrior 6 Road Rash 5 Alex Kidd in Shinobi World 4 Ninja Gaiden 3 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Land of Illusion 1 Phantasy Star

[@m.f.m.8290]

Mônica no Castelo do Dragão (Wonder Boy in Monsterland), Aventuras da TV Colosso (Asterix), Chapolim vs Dracula (Ghost House), Férias do Pica-Pau, Show do Milhão, Zillion, Phantasy Star traduzido... Tectoy era um monstro nos anos 90

[@GeorgeNadaYT]

A childhood friend of mine had the master system. I liked playing Ninja Spirit on it.

[@vocalcalibration8033]

Very nice video. Just got a master system and its probably the sega home console I know the least about, barring the sg-1000. This is a good line up of games to start my collectiing for it on.

[@BlondeMcGuinn]

Damn, Rampage looks amazing! I got the Sega Master System in the spring of ‘93. Me and my brother had been asking our dad for a Genesis but he couldn’t afford it. He later found an SMS at a yard sale with about 40 games for cheap. We were disappointed at first (I know, I know), but the SMS with all the games we got ended up being an absolute blast. We adored Monster Boy and despised Alex Kidd lol. Great times.

[@teenanguyen217]

What a wonderful presentation!!! Thankyou kind sir for your knowledge!

[@jmac79ers]

I waited till I turned 40 to play sms, definately feel like I missed out on some great games as a kid

[@jeffwalker9122]

Back in my childhood, I initially bought a Master system...but when we got it home, it didn't work....my Dad was pissed! We went right back to the store and returned it and I got a NES instead. Dammit Sega! But a few years later, 1992 I think, I bought a Genesis and it was my favorite system of all time! I now own a model 1 and 2, plus a Dreamcast. Close to 200 games between all systems.. I barely even touch my xbox one....

[@Sinn0100]

This was absolutely fantastic! I got the Master System on Christmas of 1986 and damn was it great. I may have had an Nes as well but the Master System was where it was at for the home. Like you, I was an arcade junkie. I was a casual player during the 8-bit days. However, when I got my Sega Genesis in 1989 that all changed. For the first time we had arcade games that were not shadows of their former selves.

[@mielthesquid6536]

Golden Axe Warrior is such an underated game!

[@bigjplay]

Another outstanding video from one of my favorite KZbin Channels! Love your passion SLX! You make me wish I had owned a Master System!

[@AnGhaeilge]

Master System was my first console. I had a huge collection. Some of my favourite games were Alex Kidd in Miracle Land, Enduro Racer, Wonder Boy in Monster World, Alien Storm, Outrun, After Burner, Sonic 2, Chuck Rock, Land of Illusion, Rampage and Taz.

[@homiedclown]

I mentioned this in another post, but if you get a chance, play the Japanese version of Enduro Racer. SEGA absolutely butchered the game when bringing it to the North American market. They cut the ROM size in half, and only included half the levels. The Japanese version has 10 unique race courses, instead of the 5 courses that repeat in the NA version.

[@stephencook7337]

Interesting list. Here’s my top ten: 1. R-Type 2. Alex Kidd in Miracle World 3. Golvellius 4. Spellcaster aka KujakuOh 5. Space Harrier 3-D 6. Shinobi 7. Black Belt aka Hokuto no Ken 8. Kung Fu Kid 9. Lord of the Sword 10. Wonder Boy (The original one) Keep in mind I wasn’t into rpgs too much until I became a teenager, otherwise I would probably have more on this list. The above games represent nostalgia and my own personal favorites that I can return to at any age and enjoy them as I did as a kid.

[@franciscovega2042]

I missed out back then but at least i can appreciate them now. Great top ten.

[@theultimatepololo]

Awesome video, 10 years ago I used to think that the Sega Saturn was the most underrated system from Sega...but nowadays the Saturn has make an incredible comeback and most people know it is an incredible system. But for the Master System and the Game Gear it seems at least for me this incredible 8 bit Sega Systems still very underrated and they deserve the level of praise that the Saturn or the Dreamcast have.

[@Lorfarius]

Never understood why Rastan never gets enough appreciation. One of my faves by far and well worth a place in anyone's top 10. Some other great choices which I agree with but I'd squeeze Enduro Racer in there. I think it's probably one of the best racers for the console and easily the most fun out of all the games I ever owned back then. Once you master the timing of the jumps and wheelies it becomes the fastest racer there is. Takes proper skill!

[@Sean-lv6fx]

Yep I can remember being a big fan of Rampage, Rocky and California Games on the Master System.

[@j.l.theseagull4822]

I did not know Fantasy Star was so influential in the RPG genre!!!!!!

[@JCdragon81]

The Sega master system is still my all time favourite console. I lived in Canada and had it since 88. My favourite games in no particular order. 1 Miracle World, 2 wonder boy the dragons trap, 3 Shinobi. 4 Alex Kidd in shinobi world, 5 wonder boy, 6 wonder boy 2, 7 double dragon, 8 the ninja 9 Rastan, 10 My Hero. So many other games I could mention. Still my most played system ever. {

[@michaelrussell3890]

I would definitely include Sonic 2. The GG version was broken due to screen limitations

[@hempwick8203]

I greatly enjoy watching/listening to your videos at night... or first thing in the morning.. or any time

[@jons9239]

Same here with the music in Shinobi. I love the music change on the Bonus stage!

[@katherineberger6329]

My top 10 SMS games: 10: Choplifter 9: After Burner 8: Safari Hunt 7: R-Type 6: Penguin Land 5: Shinobi 4: Rambo First Blood Part 2 3: Space Harrier 2: Zillion 1: Wonder Boy in Monster Land With the exception of Choplifter and Shinobi, these were all games I owned (the remaining 2 were rented from a local independent video store).

[@joshbrekke6374]

I bought my master system new in 1986 at a toy store for $87 here in Minnesota. I have loved it ever since and it and the Genesis are still my go to. Shinobi and Rastan are my top 5 as well. Great review and spot on. I liked the Sega better then NES at the time and still do. That’s why I chose it over the NES. Friends and family had that so I got to give it a try. A good friend at the time also had a Master System with many great titles I got to try them all. Very fun for the money, especially over Neo Geo! Choplifter, Black Belt, Wonder Boy, Action Fighter, Definitely Rastan & Shinobi, Astro Warrior & HangOn, Enduro Racer, Rambo and most Definitely Alex Kid in Shinobi world. Also Space Harrier. We have/had Target stores here that had all the games also KB toys & Toys R Us. From 1986-89 also for me but no game gear. The rest I waited for on Genesis so the ones offered for both systems I played & like the 16 bit version far better. But I got R-Type first on my master system, definitely still like it a lot. Many NES great I love as well however we are talking SMS.

[@kevinthekev1979]

Ahem... Wonder Boy - The Dragon’s Trap. Best game by far on this system and one of the best made games to date. Period.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

Oh, I was here in the US midwest, and had a similar experience of not owning, but having access to a Master System as a kid, and buying my own as a teenager. I haven't considered order, but I can probably put together a loose top ten. Golvellius Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap Gangster Town Alex Kidd in Miracle World Spellcaster Ghouls n Ghosts Rastan Rescue Mission Maze Hunter 3D Time Soldiers Light Gun games on Master System really blew me away. Safari Hunt trashed Duck Hunt, Rescue Mission was completely unique, and the two player simultaneous play in Gangster Town is still tremendous. It's no sleeper for action RPGs, either. I wouldn't have traded my NES for one, nor still would I, but it's still a load of fun that everyone should play around with

[@Daerana]

I didn't know this console existed until maybe 5 years ago. In my area, NES was it until Genesis and Snes.

[@SegaLordX]

The NES was the system in my area too. Even I was an NES kid.

[@Gatorade69]

@matt Why ? The NES was awesome. Both systems had their pros and cons for every generation. There's so many good games on the NES that you can only play on the system. Where I grew up I had no idea the Master System even existed.

[@tyronedrane8394]

I got mine in 1988 and loved it form that point on, the zillion series, Kenseiden, Wonder boy in monster land, R-type, Double Dragon, master of darkness, rocky, phantasy star and spellcaster gave me the fuel I needed to battle my opinion of the master system being a rival to the NES of course the kids who didn't have it slammed it but some who came by my house to play it changed their minds.

[@yuk2113]

Grew up with SMS bought it myself after saving up lawn mowing money and allowance. Bought used from a electronics repair shop in upstate NY back in I think 1988. My top 10 list and Sega experience is very different. 10. Astro Warrior after playing Atari since 83 this game was amazing at the time. Really started my love for shooters 9. Rampage it was so close to the arcade at home 8. Safari Hunt loved the multiple screens of play and the creative ways they made targets change after being shot 7. Govellius and the Valley of Doom. What can I say it was Zelda clone and I loved it!! Disappointed they never made a sequel in spite of the to be continued on the closing screen 6.R-type the toughest game I’ve every loved! And still have never beaten it and yet I always go back for more. 5. SpellCaster long game, challenging and fun 4. Thunderblade to a 12 year old kid to be able to play this at home was amazing and played the hell out of it. Yeah there is slowdown but who cares it’s freaking thinderblade! 3. Time Soldiers this was great game to play with a friend the randomness and levels and never knowing which order your we’re going to get. Lots of replay value back then 2. Enduro Racing it was different but once you got used to it what a fun game 1. Out Run nuff said Honorable Mentions Paper Boy Monopoly Rastan Double Dragon it was 2 player unlike NES