The Sega Master System Collection HAUL of 1995 - My Retro Life [Extended Cut]

[@MultiKashi1234]

your dad is the man he is so supportive and i just such a fan of your pops man

[@BurritoKingdom]

Your dad was retro before retro became a thing. I hope you're able to share classic games that you grew up with,with your daughter just like your dad was able to.

[@tosh_is_me942]

buying brand new, expensive, cutting edge tech is not retro,... its the antithesis

[@opaljk4835]

Retro is something new that looks like something old.

[@BurritoKingdom]

@@tosh_is_me942 his dad was collecting Sega Master System and Atari 2600 games in the mid 90s. That is retro. The SMS was 9 years old by then, the Atari 2600 was 18 years old. It wasn't cutting edge.

[@tosh_is_me942]

@@BurritoKingdom dude, no one in the 90's called sega master system retro.. maybe by the late 90s there were whispers of it, but it was nothing like current times and trends. Again, it wasnt retro it was just not the latest.

[@BurritoKingdom]

@@tosh_is_me942 it was called retro back then. Game magazines in the 90s called anything that wasn't 16-bit as retro. Retro isn't a new term, it's been used since the 80s to describe the 50s. The Atari 2600 and SMS weren't "brand new, expensive, cutting edge tech" like how you describe it.

[@sensible_street]

Probably the most wholesome content today. Love the videos man, love you and your family.

[@MyRetroLife]

Wow, thanks 🙂

[@sensible_street]

@@MyRetroLife The fact you pass this down to your daughter keeping the tradition from your dad is amazing. You have made him one proud father. Looking forward to more videos.

[@GabrielGarcia-su9po]

You hit the golden ticket with the parents god gave you. But with the videos you make shows how much you appreciate them.I remember my stepdad surprising me and my brother with the sega genesis. It was the best day ever

[@kithong3965]

I love that fact you are able to have so many moments capture of your dad and family. He is a legend.

[@TigerChainsawVideoGames]

"How many games?" "Two Thousand, Billion! I Don't Know!" Lol, I wish the Master System had that many games. I love the effort your dad took to get this. Calling over 30 stores and getting this shipped two-day air. What a special man he was. My father is special too, it really resonates to see this type of genuine love that he has for you in this videos. Thanks for making these. His love lives on through these games.

[@segabriellopez4341]

Incredible dad you have. I share the same emotions toward the sega master system. There was something different and special about the games, the boxes, the marketing.

[@Andrewww1088]

I heard something at 3:06 and also noticed the google captions censored it out too hahaha - love this channel!!

[@brandonloaiza8595]

"I called all over the united states tyler" that made me cry, it's not about the games it's about the love and dedication man wow ❤

[@Jamesdalbright]

This video brings joy to my heart. My first system was the sega master system in Christmas 1986 (age 5), I asked my dad for Nintendo for Christmas but the sega was cheaper and he thought it looked better. We played missile defense 3d and double dragon for hours. All my friends enjoyed coming to my house since I was the only one of us with one.

[@OldAussieAds]

The story of he Sega Master System here in Australia couldn't be more different. In the late 80s, computers such as the Commodore 64 and Amiga were bigger than consoles. There were ads on TV for Segas and Nintendos, so obviously people were buying them. But it was a rarity amongst my friends. Then Super Mario Bros. 3 (and the movie, the Wizard) hit in 1990 and the NES started to take off. But not long after, Sega released the Master System II (compatible with the Master System, just cost reduced) for $99 in time for Christmas and that was it. Every second kid in this country got one. It overtook the NES by a long shot and was the final nail in the Commodore 64's coffin. If you owed a Master System here, you had a stack of kids in your neighbourhood and school that you could trade games with. With no Internet, I just assumed it was the same in Japan (given Sega was a Japanese company) and the US. It was only years later that I heard it was a failure in those territories.

[@majesticfool]

same here in NZ. Sega was massive.

[@art.tropical5545]

This is what I often read, that Master System was in Australia even stronger than in Europe. The system became that strong with the Alex Kidd (later additional Sonic) Bundle. In the time, when I bought the MS1 with Hang On, it was a uncommon system (same situation for NES here; much more people played C64, Amiga). In 1990 with Master System 2 and the new other systems (Mega Drive, Gameboy) the consoles came more to the focus of most people, and that brought also benefit for Master System sales, because it was cheap. And even in the time of "16-Bit Wars" there was a strong base of Master Systems, in 1993 it was still the most succesfull system (installed base) in Europe.

[@ItzKingCoop]

Been binge watching your videos and they are awesome, between watching your videos, Len Enders, Eric & Darrell, & Gilbert Arciniega videos it's like going back into a 80s & 90's time capsule & i think it's pretty kick ass!!! I've definitely subscribed to you. Keep these great vids coming.

[@jkgamerau]

I’m always so blown away with your dads foresight into how amazing/important this stuff was on the ground level!! And to have the wisdom/mindset to document it all at a time when it wasn’t just a simple case of pulling out your phone…..amazing.

[@mrbigmousr5160]

Dude!!! Your pops was one of the coolest! Love the channel. Please keep it up! People need these videos.

[@thecolourofspring5972]

I like how your dad kept reiterating, "these are all collectors items". Treat them well. that's so cool. also your mom seems awesome as well.

[@mikem3431]

Pinguin land is great! So is wonderboy in monster land, choplifter zillion ti name a few.

[@NYHeeb]

It always bkows my mind that your Dad knew to umport games and was so ahead of his time. So awesome

[@EQOAnostalgia]

I will always love this channel.

[@CannedHam2479]

I was desperately searching for Master System stuff in Fall of 92/Spring of 93.. Couldnt find anything anywhere.. My Dad ended up buying me a Master System 2 directly from Sega of America, and I bought a couple games from friends at school

[@Flip_side_games]

Your Dad truly was the GOAT!

[@enracine7546]

In France, Nes was kinda rare. We all had master system !

[@HollowRick]

Same here in the UK

[@WeskerSega]

Same in Spain.

[@voxtek]

Kids 2 best gifts, video games and a bike!

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

Nothing takes me back quite like Master System. It was my first system so it holds a special place in the memories. Everyone at school had Nintendo, I wanted a Nintendo so bad, asked for one for my birthday. The day finally came and I got home from school, and there was the big Nintendo-shaped box all wrapped up waiting to be opened. I ripped the paper off and was like, "...the hell is this??" I don't think I'd even heard of the Master System, and I was so disappointed. Mom said she'd return it and get the Nintendo, but I wanted to play it so I opened it and kept it. Ended up getting a Nintendo later anyway of course. My favorite games were Penguin Land, Double Dragon, Space Harrier, Out Run, Alex Kidd in High Tech World, Gangster Town, Quartet, and Alf just to name a few. I'm a few years older than you and I probably got this when it was fairly new so I originally had the first Master System and had 2 card games, Ghost House and Spy Vs. Spy. That system would later poop out and my mom went back to where she got it and came home with the Master System II. I was pretty bummed I couldn't play the card games anymore. It was an under-rated system back in the day, and probably still is.

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

And that Mix 96.5 shirt takes me back. Do you remember 106.9 Z Rock?? That was probably the coolest station Houston ever had.

[@blueringoffire]

Your pops was Awesome and taken from us way too soon my dude…I know how it feels brotha. If Everyone grew up with the family values your Father (and mom) instilled… the World would be the BEST PLACE🫡

[@toyfarmer2129]

Christmas of 86' I was given a master system.i was 6 years old.it came with hang on and Safari hunt.i also got world grand prix.i never saw a video game before that day .there was an arcade we occasionally stopped at and pole position was the machine I always went to.im guessing the reason I got a Sega and not an NES was that world grand prix resembled pole position.i loved it and eventually got a genesis and then the adapter base.thank for sharing your awesome videos

[@DidoInFlames]

My Dad passed alway before 10 days i remember he brought home atari 2600 clone caled Rambo . He was never game geek but he made me a gamer.

[@art.tropical5545]

It's just lovely and wonderful to see this. MS was my first system, and it took me more than one year, that I was able to buy it (my parents did not like gaming, they never supported that). It was strong in Europe, but I know about situation in North America, where it was dead in 1991, maybe 1992... in Japan already as early as 1988... Bomber Raid was the last game, released shortly after Mega Drive launch... Other guys had their Amiga or PC Systems and hundreds of (copied) games... and I was proud to see my just slowly growing palette of original MS games. I was so interested in the hardware... I remember the time, when Western publishers like U.S. Gold or Tekmagic started to support the system (throughout the first years all the games came from Sega Japan). It was a system with a really long lifetime... 1986 there came some imports from Japan; it was for freaks, console gaming was almost dead; 1987 launch in some European countries. There was a slowly growth til 1989 (similar to North America), with maybe 40-50 games at all; but in 1990/91 the system became strong and hundreds of more games available. The EU launch of Mega Drive (Genesis) in fall 1990 was not the end of Master System, I think it was the kickoff point, when just more gamers decided to play video games (the years 1985-1990 were "home computer years"). 1990 came also the Gameboy to Europe, all this was an increase for console gaming, which brought millions of gamers even to the - then four or five year old - Master System. 1991 = Sonic, Castle of Illusion... the golden era of video games and Master System. ❤

[@rl8073]

Dude this is so cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@jmartinezhdz]

I remembered when I was around 8 years old when on holidays my family went to the states and my brother and I got a Sega Genesis, back in Mexico on the biggest retailer in town there was that console with the checkered box and the Sega logo that back then was no mystery for us, there was no that much games but there was something about the master system that we needed so bad... Fast forward I didn't got the master system but some classmate did so I'm remembered playing with him, talking about Sega stuff that was no big deal here...

[@visitperaiagreece]

I had a Sega Master System and loved it! I would get into arguments with my friends, who all had Nintendos. Obviously, the SMS had better graphics! I had to use my paper route money to get games, so I was very picky. I think my favorite was R-type. I ended up getting into skateboards and other things, but I have fond memories of my SMS. haha

[@ryanwood6754]

I remember my parents being shocked by the collector scene when they sold some ps1 games so we could have a ps2 for xmas and they were selling oddworld for 99p bid thinking they may get 15 at most. Ended up making 80 on it and they contacted the seller to ask why he bid so much on 1 game and the seller said "you dont know what you got do you? Your collection is rare and highly sought after, make sure nobody does you over on these and ask a good price" he was kind enough to let us know and recommended we halt selling them until we researched it so we wouldnt be under sold. We got the ps2 that year and a bunch of games with it and eventually i found those old games again in charity shops and built my ps1 collection back to full force

[@MyKeeP81]

i love your dad's pronounciation of houston. i see what he did there, very nyc of him. houston street

[@lowfatmilk1677]

Legend has it that Maggie, to this day, is still in the bathroom.

[@laduwade9977]

What a great awesome dad you had💯❤️😁

[@kojarart3184]

Bro why do I cry watching your videos 😢😢

[@NICKYG2X3.]

land of illusion great game great memories

[@nitheal95]

I watched the full video from Australia much ❤

[@Backtothehat]

Yo! Your Dad killed it! Nice!

[@CasperEgas]

It was my first console. Have a full European set now. Here in The Netherlands it was about on par with the NES.

[@tales5947]

Hey, does anyone know the song that plays in the background starting at 10:10? It sounds so familiar but I can’t remember

[@DidoInFlames]

What an amazing Dad

[@robbiedoblin]

It's unfortunate that you missed out on the original master system with the 3D glasses. I got to play 3D on a big screen crt TV a few years ago and I was amazed as an adult

[@chrisrunyon2372]

That was an awesome video!

[@Nathan-mu1pz]

So the excitement for the master system II was because it was rare? It looked like you already had the original master system

[@ciscoak9074]

"I called all over the united states kid"... ur dad was a national treasure. Bro said "the master system with a few games isn't worthy of my only child!! HE DESERVES THEM ALLLLLLL!!!" I really noticed something in one of the other Xmas videos where ur mom got ur dad a western framed painting that he seemed less than enthused by lol, and in that vid I realized that once u were old enough to really emote and comprehend what dad was able to procure for u in those days. At a certain point Xmas was more about seeing how happy,surprised,greatful ect u were and got! Xmas became all about seeing ur face light up and THAT was his/mom's gift that made up for any lackluster physical gift they may have received lol..like when dad got that painting I could just imagin3 a thought bubble pop up above him thinking "Tyler ur gonna be sharing your gifts with me right!?!?" Then him getting to record all ur reactions....im gonna kind of be a bummer n say it probably hurt his soul looking down from heaven watching u sell ur collection and probably hurt even more knowing that it's what u (thought) u needed at that time to heal... with that said, I'm glad u have the home videos in their stead and hopefully keep those memory cards in a saftey deposit box at Bank or safe!! They're worth more than gold or diamonds imo.

[@kovugreen]

30 seconds onward. What is that song!? I haven't heard that for a very long time and have no idea what it could be!

[@laduwade9977]

It's sad that your dad passed away from cancer, my uncle already passed away from cancer as well last month😔

[@toyfarmer2129]

I remember getting ghost house.my top 2 would have to be Rastan and choplifter

[@DMorg88]

Dude I am a Nintendo kid more or less like yourself but I loved my sega as a kid to lol mutant league hockey, aladdin, sonic, mickey and donald world of illusion. I ended up getting sonic the hedgehog on a pendant as an adult because I seen someone with Mario already lol.

[@garydobis6395]

9:30 man you sound just like your dad there. 👍🏼

[@laduwade9977]

I never had a Sega Master System as a kid because I never heard of it.

[@mikem3431]

There was a sequel to pinguin land on the mega drive.

[@tiptester]

Living in Europe I still had my Master System in 95 and the games were cheaaaaaaap by then sadly my folks got rid of them all to get me a playstation probably got little/no cash for them. I never got them back but did recently treat myself to the console and an everdrive. Some really good games on the system. Pyschic World, Alien Storm, Kenseiden , Land of illusion, Donald Duck, Master of Darkness.

[@MarknoblesAcidhouseparty]

its crazy because the master system was very populsr in the UK .

[@sdugwad]

This is one of my favourite episodes of My Retro Life. I’ve actually got the Sega Master System, and some games for it.

[@NYHeeb]

I watch a lot of your vidoes as we have similar child hoods. Curious how much of hour old games and systems u still have?

[@blamppost2516]

The Master System did very well in the UK i think we got more games then the USA

[@Robsreviews85]

Man I hated yoshis island a huge disappointment all my friends at school hated it and I can still remember THE CRYING!!! lol omg the constant crying. 🤣 oh yeah yoshis cookie and mario rpg were boring too but really the only 3 games I hated ever for any console.

[@YTPGOD]

Your dad sounded a bit more new york here than ever! probably not as new york as when he rang up Sega to complain about the 32x though

[@RobloxisCool200]

Master system awsome!

[@dtester]

Man, ur dad was Ebay before Ebay!

[@droogsurgeon1440]

You lucky little devil you!

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

You caught some of your dads accent.

[@alexanderdorsey6400]

I'm going to die I'm gonna die 😂

[@daviddonnell2153]

Most Sega games are very expensive even loose without box and manual because of collectors buying so many games at a time since they get sponsored by companies to buy free games and give reviews about it on KZbin aka metal Jesus rocks and radical reggie

[@austin33785]

Your family must of been loaded

[@YouTube-Grifter]

"I called all over the United States Tyler" - I burst into tears... 🥲 As a devoted father myself, I can tell you I've gone above and beyond many times for my children!! I'm so glad your father recorded all of these magical moments!!

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

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