Over 4 hours of SEGA Master System music

A collection of Master System tracks from games I was familiar with:
SEGA Bios
Secret Command(o) 00:05
Choplifter 03:16
The Ninja 04:12
Thunder Blade 07:04
Enduro Racer 10:06
Alex Kidd in Miracle World 11:31
Double Dragon 15:04
Golvellius 18:33
Kung Fu Kid 32:04
Pit Pot 32:58
Galaxy Force 34:35
Space Harrier 41:34
Action Fighter 55:07
Lord of the Sword 56:11
Hang-On 58:19
Out Run 58:50
Wonder Boy 1:13:17
Missile Defense 3D 1:16:04
Black Belt 1:17:06
Dynamite Dux 1:20:23
Quartet 1:26:22
My Hero 1:37:05
Rastan 1:37:47
Phantasy Star 1:42:28
Altered Beast 1:51:49
Zillion 1:58:52
Snail Game 2:02:27
Transbot 2:02:49
Wonder Boy in Monster Land 2:03:54
Global Defense 2:07:12
Alex Kidd - The Lost Stars 2:10:45
Ys - The Vanished Omens 2:14:42
World Soccer 2:30:39
Ghost House 2:32:52
Fantasy Zone 2:34:05
Rambo III 2:41:34
After Burner 2:47:08
Penguin Land 2:54:01
R-Type 2:55:30
Sonic the Hedgehog 3:03:16
Space Harrier 3D 3:10:20
Astro Warrior 3:13:57
Spellcaster 3:16:35
Gangster Town 3:24:59
Power Strike 3:29:08
Shinobi 3:35:56
Zillion II 3:38:38
Out Run 3D 3:41:52
Psycho Fox 3:49:01
Rocky 3:52:21
Wonder Boy III 3:55:54
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[@sunteam]

I rediscovered a lot of great tunes while making this video. The SMS really doesn't get enough credit for its music.

[@katherineberger6329]

The chiptune version of Jerry Goldsmith's Rambo theme is a thing of beauty. Nothing against the Ashura/Secret Commando theme, but the US got the better opening title, no questions about it.

[@theroseexperience]

It really doesn't , every bit as iconic as the NES

[@joeb2588]

Any chance of shoving Miracle Warriors in here?😀

[@RaysGamingChannel2003]

Yeah

[@philwalkercuriousmind]

Agreed

[@SMS-iz9ud]

This soundchip is very cheerful and nostalgic, in my opinion. I love this master system musics

[@eldontyrellcorp]

Musicians of that era were unbelivably creative. What they could create with such limited sounds and resources is astounding... I still have a lot of these melodies in my head.

[@archived527]

Master System music is so underrated. I usually like the sound of it, apart from when the track is poorly programmed.

[@skycloud4802]

I often find that the best Master System sounds are the ones curated from scratch for the system. It's the 16bit downsizing ports that tend to be a little janky

[@cedjogos]

The real brazilian console!

[@hartur4672]

faltou aí também o Music 4 do Jurassic Park de master system, que é um jogo bem obscuro mas ótimo, é uma das melhores do jogo, é ótima, é essa aqui >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/raO3n6F9atx1a5I

[@GlitchAGES]

Tec Toy gets all the luck

[@jsdlgjgojaosdjgoj8555]

And european.

[@joeb2588]

Brazil gets the Master System and The Redeemer Statue. Must be a great place!

[@jsdlgjgojaosdjgoj8555]

@@joeb2588 ¿¿Master System sold very well in Europe, at least in Spain.

[@HusseinBoltOfficial]

Worth waiting for 4:02:35

[@sunteam]

+Hussein Bolt Yup!

[@kyleahlstrom4812]

Hussein Bolt fucking God tier melodies

[@MolinaBolero]

A few days ago i reactivated my Sega Master System, and it still works after almost 20 Years. xD

[@Nashi881]

Das finde ich cool. Ich mag alte Konsolen.

[@MolinaBolero]

Ich auch jetzt brauche ich nur noch ein neues Kabel für den Fernseher das alte funktioniert nicht mehr so richtig.

[@Nashi881]

Hoffentlich findest du ein neues Kabel.

[@MolinaBolero]

Ja hab ich schon, bei Amazon für 5 Euro. Aber überraschenderweise habe ich festgestellt das die Konsole richtig was wert ist inzwischen. Die ist teurer als sie damals gekostet hat.

[@Nashi881]

Dann bewahre sie gut auf und gebe sie nicht weg. Das ist mein Rat.

[@codinginflow]

I can't handle the nostalgia

[@85therealdeal]

The Outrun tracks always stood out the most to me for the Master System and I would struggle to forget them in my lifetime.

[@skeletoncrusader]

Damn those Out Run tunes still give me chills to this day.

[@tablettablet3028]

There seriously needs to be a master system mini.

[@eldontyrellcorp]

For sure !! Include phantasy star, golden axe warrior, kendeiden, Alex kidd, zillion and most classic games and I'm in !!

[@andrevadio]

We have it here in Brazil. There is a local company named TecToy which was the brazilian arm of Sega. It's still making Master System and Mega Drive nowadays, including a mini version for Master System, everything licensed by Sega. The mini Master System is just a controller that you plug straight to the TV, and it comes with 40 games in memory.

[@tablettablet3028]

@@andrevadio i wish they'd bring it over here.

[@philwalkercuriousmind]

Yes they should've made one when the Nes mini came out. It was cited in the Sega Lord x KZbin channel as being a real Sega letdown. A criminally under rated console.

[@skycloud4802]

But if they do which variant? I think they will probably need to make one with a changeable cover plate to suit the ones people like. As a European, the Master System 2 edition was the one I remember fondly (despite its limitations). They'll also may have to figure out the pause button dilemma. (PS: if they ever do release a Sega Master System Mini Classic, somebody reading this, please ping me a reply message. Thanks. 👊✌️😄)

[@Asmod34n]

Thank you! This is sooooo relaxing. I usually listen to this while I'm working. Btw, the best music are(in no particular order): - Space Harrier - Phantasy Star - Outrun - Zillion - Wonder Boy

[@pancortv8989]

More like earape

[@michaelm.3602]

Zillion is so classic .....33 years later and it still comes in to my head!

[@12373822]

4 hours?!! thank you friend. If you ever need a kidney transplant, I would return the favor.

[@jimmyholster]

He can also have my kidney for 4 hours in return.

[@ggvlogs8304]

U

[@Dubflash]

I was automatically humming many of the melodies while this video played in the background. Amazing that I still had them in my head after all these years. Now my voice is gone. ;) The first four notes of the first level of Wonder Boy still put me on guard right away. They are so demanding. And I still get the creeps from the dungeon music of Phantasy Star. It puts imagines in my head of those ugly Ghuls who were drooling out some kind of brown vomit. I was so scared of them, I almost always ran away from the battle. ;)

[@vansajexora]

My buddy always called the drums the salt shakers

[@mspenrice]

tshtshtshtsh shaa tsh tsh tsh shaa

[@pancortv8989]

Yah it's just "noise". The only percussion sound

[@RedRanger1]

Haha it s true..and funny by the way..ive figured it out..lol 😆

[@philwalkercuriousmind]

I find master system music so endearing. Like it was simple and really going all out with all it had. I'll always love this console.

[@thejaceofspades]

Damn, Golvellius takes the cake!

[@allencales9271]

oh no! The Choplifter choppa is firing on the civilians @ 3:50 !!

[@SuperMoeLarryCurly]

Phantasy star was my favorite SMS game. It had awesome music.

[@Haeresiarchonte]

'twas my first RPG ever back in '88. Can't get enough of that chirpy soundtrack. So nostalgic. Ye should try the remake of Phantasy Star on emulator. It was translated in english by a fan. It's a very good remake.

[@Supahdave1000]

SuperMoeLarryCurly I think Phantasy Star might be my favorite RPG, period.

[@paulorobertobrito8669]

Muito bom obrigado pela postage.. saudade anos 80 e 90 Master sistem....Bom demais

[@MrGavinconner]

Awesome list, shame Miracle Warriors was a game you didnt play - some of the coolest tracks for SMS on that game. Thanks

[@BladedEdge]

42:05 is the exact moment when all the memories came flooding back. Godspeed, Harrier.

[@boriqua7453]

Thanks for the memory ride back to the past with the Out Run tracks. I need longer tracks of this . Master system music rocks!

[@michaeldougherty6236]

Man, that Alex Kid in Miracle World music takes me back. I had that game absolutely memorized all the way up to the final castle. There was a swimming section where you had to make it through a tunnel of spikes that required pixel perfect precision, never got through :( Way harder than any Mario game.

[@geccovizion3002]

Hahahah...I know that part...my palms were so sweaty and cold by the time I'd get to that level, I never got to see what was up there I also gave up...funny enough 6 years after buying the game, I went to a friends' house, never knew he owned a sega system, he whipped the game out...I was like "WOW U KNOW THIS GAME?", not only did he know it, he played it like a good hour not even, beat the game right in front of me...lost like one life I think, swam right through that swimming pool like a tad pole, boom took out Jacken the Great....I was heart broken hahaha...but still happy to see what happened in the end.

[@Haeresiarchonte]

That Master System intro cue... Always send shivers down me spine. Fer young'uns, 'tis the PS1 intro cue, but to me, 'twill always be that SMS sound.

[@sunteam]

No, I never got round to playing Miracle Warriors. RPGs were expensive in those days and I had to pick carefully (luckily I had Ys and Phantasy Star so I did fairly well).

[@BeefPapa]

All my friends had nes. I could go to whichever house to play nes. I feel special for having a Sega. Chosen to have a Sega. If i had to do it again i wouldn't change anything. That Y's song, playing late at night with the lights out, would later haunt my dreams.

[@stephaneschmitz2849]

So many great musics ! WB3, r-type, golvellius, ys, out run, ... So many fond memories of this great system. A totally underrated music chip.

[@MonacellaGuitarProductions]

Thanks for putting this up - these are such classic pieces. We actually cover some of these on guitar on our channel. We really feel like this music needs to be appreciated more, and it's nice to see these videos keeping it alive!

[@expatretrokor3952]

I was just casually listening while working, and once the 'Double Dragon' music came on.... oh man, what a nostalgic trip!

[@1985dossantos]

Golvellius...I have spent nights playing it. I miss that. Great selection of musics. Thanks, you got a like and a subscriber.

[@sunteam]

Thanks. I have a few more collections of chip music (SMS FM, Mega Drive, C64, Spectrum etc) so please check them out.

[@saturndual32]

The non japanese SMS console, has the rep of having a weak soundchip when compared with the 2 years older NES/FC, but i have tons of favorite SMS music tracks. Thanks for the upload.

[@thesoulforge3607]

Best sms music video ever... thank you creator

[@MasterGamesCanal]

não me canso de ouvir essas trilhas!!!! 2022 e eu aqui trabalhando ouvindo essas belas composições!!!

[@ImAlves8]

As de OutRun são top demais!

[@MasterGamesCanal]

@@ImAlves8 está adivinhando é…. Nessa semana vou colocar a OST do out run 3D no canal…. Kkkkkk…. Sexta feira e dia de vídeo de OST!!!

[@ImAlves8]

@@MasterGamesCanal Muito massa! Uma das melhores trilhas sonoras do Master System.

[@valeriasagrego7707]

Alex Kidd ❤

[@shiranuihd3182]

Great tracks! I would also include Kenseiden, Ninja Gaiden and Cyborg Hunter

[@charleswhitbourne1268]

I play in a video game cover band and this is perfect to listen to at work to get song ideas..thank you! :)

[@srgabriel8674]

Thanks for this playlist, a treasure from KZbin!

[@justinmurphy7245]

Absolutely awesome. Thanks for posting this - the sounds of my childhood.

[@BENLAK]

thanks for this compilation !!

[@eelfim]

Thanks! Very big thanks! That's my soundtrack to workout on gym! Amazing work! One more big and sincere thanks!

[@charliexd8355]

I'm really glad someone made a mix like this!! :D

[@lodesa]

This sends me back so far. It's like a time warp.

[@joeb1808]

Golvellius and Y's really showed what the sound chip could do. Literally sounds like it came from a more advanced system.

[@eldontyrellcorp]

Totally agree. The y's soundtrack was one of the best soundtracks ever done on the sms.

[@joeb2588]

Yah, it was an awesome time. I remember picking Y's up from a now defunct Child World, and just wanting to play it all day.

[@guidod.1071]

Love Golvellius music (and many others!)

[@Celsius_Reloaded]

58:50 Best OST In any system i freaking love Out Run Magical Sound Shower

[@TheBlackRidge]

Nice collection of music. I've recently been enjoying a lot of Master System music. Recommendation for the description to have skips to each game. Oh and some Xenon 2 music ;)

[@BaNenKy]

Thank you so much! I like to study while I'm listening these soundtracks.

[@wesleyjc80]

the first track, Secret Commando, was actually called Rambo in the United States.

[@GlaucioRSem]

Gr8t work u guys!

[@dano_cosmic]

Snail game, snuck that one in there, nice!

[@MaddSweetGT500]

One of my fav sound tracks on the Master System is the Maze music

[@lawrencefitzgerald4744]

I love the Altered Beast OST. Sega really kept the feel of the songs, despite the obvious difference capabilities. My other favorite SMS ost was Rastan.

[@trev04]

Why in God's holy name is Miracle Warriors not in this video?

[@joeb2588]

That is the one game that would make this list complete. I was thinking the same thing. Those tracks are incredible.

[@ThatSneakman]

Palace of Destruction will always and forever be my favourite Master System track. That or The Last Dungeon from Wonder Boy 3

[@brecoldyls]

Oh my 1:59:00 I've had a remix on my phone of this track for years now but this is the first time I heard the original, it so awesome! It's like I recognized it but didn't know how, then I looked at the track and it all made sense wow.

[@relativelypainless]

Lightwatch zillion! So good!

[@vice86]

Where was Rambo called Secret Commando?

[@sunteam]

In the UK it was Secret Command on the box, but Secret Commando on the title screen.

[@soopahsoopah]

Richie Rico Very interesting. I always wondered where the black guy in the game came from.

[@CarozQH]

sunteam The box art for the Secret command... I have no words...

[@cellamite]

+Richie Rico THATS WHERE THE BLACK GUY CAME FROM! HAHAHA GUFKCAD

[@wesleyjc80]

In Europe the game was called Secret Commando. They changed the name and obviously the title screen to have Rambo on it. It was done to get sales. Sega felt that they needed something to push sales. So they changed it to Rambo. Hell, even the character does resemble Rambo. But they didn't change anything about the character from what I can remember.

[@PIXELKITSCH]

Very, very cool Video!!! Really like your compilation and i shared it on my website! :) THANKS!

[@Nami]

Saved. The. Best. For. Last.

[@archon9000]

Great memories of so many wasted hours in my parent's basement as a young teen. Thanks for the upload!

[@joeb2588]

archon9000 they weren't a waste if you were enjoying yourself!

[@joeb2588]

No better sounds anywhere. For what a 4 channel sound chip? We got the most amazing sounds!

[@Maltebyte2]

Nostalgia chip overload!

[@samrajmatharu4292]

the sound chips in all of Sega's systems were top quality

[@MonacellaGuitarProductions]

Great collection!

[@rodneyabrett]

Can't mistake those master system brush sweep drums. lol

[@timmbrockmann959]

Sonic the Hedgehog at 3:04:32 and 3:07:15 is my favorite I think, love it.

[@joeb2588]

Timm Brockmann 3:08:49 as far as sonic goes, I like that one. But ys, gollvellius, phantasy star,space harrier, fantasy zone, double dragon, those are some great tunes as well.

[@mspenrice]

I wonder how many are genuine Mk3 / SMS games and how many Mk1 (SG1000) games that happen to be compatible or were repackaged? The title screens of a lot of the earlier ones (Secret Commando, The Ninja, Thunder Blade etc) look like they're using a very limited palette, as distinct from e.g. the more colourful Choplifter, Alex Kidd, Double Dragon, Golvellius (etc) screens. (yes, that's as far as I've got so far ;)

[@philwalkercuriousmind]

Double Dragon music always gets me :)

[@Jeferson_Matias_]

That's a magic days, master system and mega drive sooo great consoles, great nostalgia! 🌎🌃🌆

[@TheSUPRASURTR]

Alex kidd God

[@eldontyrellcorp]

There is nothing like the Sega master system music.

[@joeb2588]

eldontyrellcorp the best. That's all i can say..

[@dava_arvarabi]

joe b especially those crispy noise drums, those are unbeatable! Even on Commodore SID and Atari POKEY!

[@ParaiusPau]

Alex Kidd; the soundtrack to my childhood.

[@SoraxSpace]

I thought it was about to play Highway Star by Deep Purple for that Power Strike soundtrack at 3:29:08!

[@masamune..]

Wow this was my childhood

[@evasmith9459]

So So Great! Brings back good memories and helps me keep focused during work. Thank you! I don't exactly have spare body parts, but would be so delighted to whip you up some fried chicken,

[@frankieboy1030]

best sms music video ever

[@robhuanout5443]

master system drums always sound like a locomotive train to me

[@andreinoooo]

1:22:18 Lovely complex time signature on Dynamite Düx! (not sure if 5/4 or 7/8)

[@mrtmat]

Who would have expected the Rambo OST to be such a banger?

[@mariahelenagames2.0]

pura nostalgia.

[@tracygates771]

Wasn't this the theme song to Rambo? I remember having the game. @00:00:07

[@sunteam]

Same game, different name.

[@tracygates771]

Oh, and thanks of this.

[@geccovizion3002]

Yeah you're totally right...depends on where you lived, the games had different release titles back then, this game was also called Ashura to some.

[@avideogamemaster]

3:55:54 probably the most classic Master System tune ever

[@donaldduck119]

Still my favorite system

[@kenswireart88]

Sisnt know this system had awesome songs like this.

[@REALSlutHunter]

Fail 1: Golden Axe on the Video Thumbnail, and no Golden Axe Music. It has the Best Music on the System after WB3 & Road Rash (Road Rash Grass Valley Course - Level 5 On SEGA Master System) Golden Axe Golden Axe - Wilderness [Master System] Fail 2: R-Type Bonus Round Music is missing B.G.M.: Best Game Music [03] - R-Type [SMS] 5:40 !

[@DrxSlump]

Anyone kind enough to split to mp3s for shuffling on the road?

[@sylvain316]

best console ever !!

[@jju00]

Rehearing this video for the 5th time I realize that some soundtracks are not complete wich is a shame. For example, the Dragon's Castle theme from WonderBoy in Monster Land is missing.

[@PauloPeres77]

Gouvellius have a lot of tunes!

[@tcqmfcejmlpammnvtpjmcdv7311]

Super cooool ......

[@doddeddo]

wait a minute...that song from "Ys - The Vanished Omens" (2:24:00) is exactly the same as a game called "Tombs and treasure" from the NES...???

[@sunteam]

Wow, you're right!

[@arynbers4082]

Alex the Kidd had some bangers, still never completed it

[@cc99productions30]

The sonic music gives me deja vu

[@southsidepizza5211]

Work jams!

[@mathieut779]

SHINOBI RULES!

[@Cebimale]

Bei Choplifter fehlen 2 traks!!😉

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Yeah, no thanks. I grew up with the Smegma Mouse Turd System, and while i enjoyed it and recognized that if Nintendo hadn't done unfair business practices with the 3rd parties, the higher quality hardware in the MS could have led to some excellent ports, etc... I'm not a big fan of the sound chip. Maybe it was like the Mega Drive sound chip and everyone was lazy and used terrible sound drivers (I don't even know if that's how PSG works) but there's only a handful of Master System soundtracks i enjoy. I live in America, so no FM synth for me (growing up) So, while i enjoy things like Golden Ax Warrior, Fantasy zone (especially the hype boss music) and some others, it's generally stuff that was composed in other places and brought to the MS, and i like it simply for nostalgia. But not for hours.

[@treasuretrails]

This shit was so trippy as a kid

[@mspenrice]

Damn, the whole of Sonic's music, including the reasonably long end theme and some slight loops, barely counts for 7 minutes. Like it would fit comfortably on (both sides of) a 45rpm record.

[@MonacellaGuitarProductions]

couldn't agree more! i like to take some of my favorite tunes and transcribe them for guitar. check 'em out sometime!