The Top 100 SMS (Sega Master System) Games In 10 Minutes

[@tablettablet3028]

The Master System had more vibrant colors than the NES.

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

Yup, NES has such ugly colors! But slightly better sound than SMS, still I love SMS sound and prefer the console over NES!

[@Rubbe87]

@@RaptureMusicOfficial No sega did lol

[@Mr.Atari2600]

@@RaptureMusicOfficial Sega could've also destroyed the nes sound if they kept the built-in YM2413 FM soundchip from the Japanese version.

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

@@Mr.Atari2600 Yes exactly! The master system could sound like the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive! They should've used the japanese soundchip also in the European and American/Latin American Master System versions!

[@bangerbangerbro]

@@Mr.Atari2600 Kept? For the SMS2 maybe but the western Master System was released before the Japanese SMS. The Japanese Mark 3 came before the western Master System but didn't not have the YM2413. It could have been in the Brazilian system too sure as that came out in 89 only just before the SMS2.

[@thehumbleone1983]

The memories of the good times with my Master System back then. Thank you for the Video

[@afriend9428]

*Such an underrated amazing system! It should have sold the same in US but gladly sold well in Europe and Brazil today!*

[@agusaltamirano1703]

In south america sega was very popular due to its cheap price, here in Argentina they was very popular.

[@بسام-ط7ع]

@Ryu Nes and master system were cheap .. but when Nes beats master system Sega create mega drive and replace Alex with Sonic .. then beated Nes .. then Nintendo makes stronger system but it was too late

[@waverunner7063]

The Genesis sold well in the US. It was the main rival to the Nintendo SNES. Sega started screwing up with weird projects like Sega CD and 32x which culminated in the Sega Saturn disaster which could have been promising if managed properly. It would be cool if Sega made a new console today, they already have the publishing arm ready.

[@sdmayday]

I just played though Aladdin with a friend and we were seriously impressed by that game! Who knows why it is not in the list? Well, it does not matter. Check it it out if you can!

[@romulo886]

Do NOT play My Hero. I played it 1 time. That song never get out of my mind. Even after 20 years, sometimes I still got myself with that song in my head.

[@YAWN....]

lol

[@luchiboy]

Me too lol, mind you same goes for at least 20 other games

[@VictusPrime]

Wonderboy III, Alex Kidd in Miracle World and Sonic 2 were the very first games I ever played in the 90s. Wonderboy III is probably my favorite tho.

[@YAWN....]

cool. Wonder Boy 1 is my fave in the WB series

[@Neozgred]

Wonderboy III and Psycho Fox are my favourite games. Psycho Fox was harder to learn but it was amazing game, so many ways to pass through level, with proper speed you could bounce on water and there was secret passages to different levels, good boss fights as well.

[@stevenholt458]

That was the first console I ever owned. With built in Alex the Kid. I wasn't too keen on Nintendo back then thinking it was too cartoonish, I think the Sega was the better system at the time. Before that, I had a Spectrum ZX.

[@dragonseye00]

I've had the odd matter system, the futuristic retaguardia one, with Hang-On and the Snake Labyrinth game... My goodness, I've been so happy with that console when I was a boy 😁 I've had the Mega Drive and the Dreamcast after that... I only left out the handhelds, all the mega drive add ons and the saturn, which didn't convince me back then 😊 a pity aha did leave the console market... The dreamcast was a great console, and in many aspects ahead of it's time...

[@VagueMemory]

@@dragonseye00 The Dreamcast was a great system. If a few circumstances had aligned correctly, the Dreamcast could have been a top selling console and we could be playing on the Sega Sirius right now.

[@dragonseye00]

@@VagueMemory yes it's unfortunate, because the dreamcast was close to the ps2 which came out almost a year later. If only Sega would have been a little wiser and have burnt less money betting on dead horses

[@dragonseye00]

@@iwanttocomplain I've owned the master system 1, then the mega drive... I've passed on the Saturn but bought the dreamcast. After that system I've lost interest in gaming. It was just when shenmue 3 Kickstarter was announced when I've decided to buy a ps4 and to fund the game. The DC had so many great games, considering it's short lifespan... The games he bigger with more sophisticated graphics and animations. But as you say, it's mostly about shooting your way through the map, very little imagination, and often large spaces to run, deride or drive through with little more to do but killing. For instance, the depth of detail, even if its only a small map by today's standards, of shenmue is still unseen. Nobody is interested to give Names and daily schedule to npcs, even a home address,just to pick one example. Given fresh ideas to have with games like jet set radio, floigan bros, sorry magnetic neo.... Nowadays you've got to look for innovation or something different mostly in indie titles. Triple A ttles are mostly what we already know, with a new storyline, improved graphics and mechanics, probably bigger exakte, but rarely innovation comes with triple A titles nowadays

[@bangerbangerbro]

@@iwanttocomplain DVDs and the casual video game player.

[@btetschner]

Very interesting. I have never really seen any collection of the games of this system before. Thank you for making the video.

[@1802renato]

Pra mim foi o melhor video game de todos, joguei muito esses jogos na minha infância

[@villain5873]

A lot of those titles, I didn’t know they were on Master System, thanks for sharing.

[@danlittle519]

Best top sms games list I’ve seen so far Not sure I would have put Alex Kidd at number one, but it’s probably the one I’ve played the most 😂

[@Steverogers-s8k]

Underrated console, by the shadow of nes but gladly solded well in brazil and europe. And master system in brazil today its a very common and easy to find a new one

[@alexandrebatata4552]

Greetings from Brazil .... muito bom o seu vídeo. Concordo 100%. Obrigado.

[@iphoneadamf]

Awesome list!! Best top 10 I’ve seen.

[@VitinhoZoka26]

7:18 *the best, indisputable*

[@ultimategamer2669]

LOL.

[@SilB]

This video brought me so much nostalgia ❤ Here are some of the games i remember playing. • wonder boy • rainbow islands • my hero/ gangs fighter • spy vs spy • new zealand story • secret commando / rambo • R.C Grand Prix • the smurfs • aztec adventure • robocop • Lemmings • putt and putter • prince of persia • desert strike • bubble bobble / dragon maze • fantasy zone ii • shinobi • wonder boy monster land • alex kidd in miracle world

[@OxKing]

Pretty impressive to see games like Street Fighter 2 on a console released the same day as the NES.

[@jameswayland2339]

I was always more of a master system fan . Liked it way better than NES.

[@maxaroni2004]

67. Rambo 2 & 66. Blackbelt were my 2 favorites. Choplifter, Ninja, & Hang On were close behind.

[@bee2377]

I thought it was neat as a kid that master system had not only game cartridges, but cards too that inserted in the front.

[@kingshawukee]

Yep I had Ghost House.

[@zombie100379]

alex kidd was the first console game i ever played - great memories. surprised that shadow of the beast wasn't at least in the top 20 though - i remember being totally addicted to it and the music was excellent. space harrier should be higher up too - it was the first master system game to blow me away.

[@dpok69]

Space harrier was epic, I agree!

[@GraveUypo]

wonderboy 1 is probably my favorite, but anything towards the top end here is a good choice. It was a hard decision not to pick alex kidd in shinobi world cuz that is also fire, so was sonic the hedgehog 1. btw, i notice you listed the name of a bunch of brazillian re-skins. maybe you should have included wonderboy's. wonderboy 1 i believe was modded into "Monica no castelo do dragão". That was the version i had, and i loved it.

[@danielmullady1271]

Wow, that takes me back...thankyou

[@gallowaygaming75]

Glad to see all wonderboy games in the list best games ever. Great compilation 👍

[@John-sx9zd]

Alex the Kidd hands down is the best game ever lol

[@onyblitz4931]

Such a hard game also only way was able to beat was with emulated version lol.

[@davidroberts3262]

Then you'll love the new HD version.

[@davidroberts3262]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5WpfXVomL9saLM

[@chiissu]

If the NES was Sailor Moon, The Master System was Wedding Peach. Not as well known, but in many ways, just as good, if not better.

[@Moumszk]

Disagree

[@ced214]

Agree

[@Alexandre-gc5yy]

Sailor moon é um lixo

[@rogerwhitman4123]

@@Moumszk disagree with what? The SMS was so much better than the nes! Everyone goes on about the number of titles on the NES, but most of them were utter rubbish. SMS for the win!

[@Scoelho83]

i get both consoles (sms bios alex + sonic when buy it and nes mario), I can say the gameplay and the cartoon colors are more Appel in some games nes but ost, real colors sms is much better not mention you get more fun games.

[@lillyliberator425]

Definitely a good video, though I do disagree with that site's placement of Phantasy Star and Alex Kidd 1 (to me, nothing touches PS. Even if you're not big on JRPGs, there's so much to like there.) Still a handy and concise look at the console. The SMS will always have the allure of being "the other 8-bit console", at least in the States. Because of the relatively small library of US releases, I think a lot of people write it off even today as only having maybe 5 games worth a dang. With the launch and jailbreak of the Mega SG, hopefully that opinion will change for the better. Thanks (:

[@GaryRetroGamer]

Wisdom! Yeah, the "other 8-bit console" gets a bit of an unfair reputation as being the poor second. Not that I don't love my NES years, but the SMS really really had some solid games as well. One of the reasons I made this video was to showcase this to people who maybe weren't so familiar with the SMS. Stay tuned for my 100 Game Gear games video. Thanks for the kind words!

[@bangerbangerbro]

Hopefully not because then prices will go up. Apparently even the Atari 7800 sold better over there?

[@hootyhaha]

By the time Sonic 2 was out I did not know they were still making games for the SMS

[@gallowaygaming75]

First console I had and still collect for it love the memories this Video brought back Wonderboy 3 still class today

[@GaryRetroGamer]

Totally underrated console! Unfairly maligned by NES users who don't know better. SMS was a great console and deserved much bigger success than it got!

[@gallowaygaming75]

Totally agree to still be collecting for it now it has always had a place in my heart. Keep the great vids rolling love watching them cheers

[@milesr4609]

@@GaryRetroGamer the same story than the Dreamcast, so overlooked. SEGA could have been what PS is today...

[@felixoldgames]

6:26 é normal a tela dar bug nesse jogo?

[@ivanmartin7779]

Fantastic compilation.

[@Christopher-N]

Wow - I'm seeing a lot of games that I'm familiar with for the Genesis, but never thought I'd see a stripped down version for the Master System. Seems pointless to me, but I can appreciate that Master System owners weren't ready to invest in a Genesis/Mega Drive, and they wanted to cater to those people rather than leaving them out.

[@Tiger351]

A lot of the same games were on both systems, most of my time playing Sonic back them was the SMS cartridges on Mega Drive with the power base converter.

[@loveandrockets4life]

A lot of them are completely different games. Not so pointless when the gameplay experience is something new.

[@VagueMemory]

Man, I jsut remembered playing Road Rash on the Sega and Playstation. What a kick ass game that was, being able to fight other players while racing motorcycles and even using weapons, that you can take away from other players and beat them with! GTA V? Pfft. Road Rash 3D FTW.

[@briantaylor9285]

The Master System was the better condole. We've been had.

[@RaptureMusicOfficial]

SMS rules! I played many games in your list since 80s and love the console to (8) bits! Cool channel, Gary!

[@Ev3rm00n]

Did SMS Power made a list like this one? Would love to know their opinion as well, though i doubt it will be much different from this one

[@ricosvault]

i had the top 3 games as a kid, but there are a lot of games here which i didnt have played, but i had soo many games as a kid, which i would still know all the titles

[@AudioReplica2023]

after all this years I just got to the conclusion...wtf I was doing playing Nintendo ? wtf...this looks way better than nes. What a waste of childhood

[@BillGunslinger]

If you had fun it was not a waste, but yeah the NES got nothing on the Master System in terms of visuals. But the NES has some legendary games on their library.

[@ceeece]

I was a Sega “rebel”. I chose the SMS because I wanted to be different than all the Nintendo kids. I do feel like I missed out on that experience with others who had NES. Though I would play with my friends on their consoles.

[@lionm8699]

I grew up sega genesis the only game I like from nes was only mario games back then in the 90s what people used to have more in their house was sega genesis,super nintendo and nes

[@danielnilsson9835]

The Constant argument between me and my neighbour about Sega or Nes being the best. 😂

[@hopetagulos]

NES: best controller + fast in game + variety games

[@bluedragongameplay]

Such great memories! Thanks you!

[@jedirun]

YES!

[@GaryRetroGamer]

I gotta be honest...I loved making this video, but I'm not sure how many people will actually see it. Judging from my channels stats, it would appear that for the bulk of KZbin viewers, "retro" is considered PS2 era.

[@nikolaikalashnikov4253]

@@GaryRetroGamer Finally, someone has the BALLZ to make a Top-100 List !!! ...I hate it when people make a fucking Top-5 or Top-10... it's like "Really ?"

[@myretroworld1121]

Wait these games were on the master system? A lot of these were on the Genesis?

[@GaryRetroGamer]

Many titles existed both on the Game Gear as well as its more technologically advanced older brother (and on the Game Gear as well). Naturally, they generally weren't as good - but they were still there.

[@Fershizzal]

Never had a SMS growing up, not big in the States. I like how some games are better looking than their nes version

[@بسام-ط7ع]

This is on the original console right ?

[@moshomaniac1]

Great System, needs more love.

[@Kirbytalejerry]

What is the intro music at the beginning?

[@GaryRetroGamer]

Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"

[@Kirbytalejerry]

Thanks.

[@benedicteduhaupand1120]

So many games forgotten for me. Altered Beast or Thunderblade for example

[@renatodalmo]

My top 15 favorite SMS games: Alex Kid Miracle World Sonic 1 Legend of Ilusion Golden Axe Warrior Phantasy Star Keiseden Monster World Master of Darkness R-Type Ninja Gaiden Gouvelius Renegade Black Belt The Luck Dime Caper Spellcaster

[@dovalink744]

Afterburner! Lord of the Sword! 😃

[@andrewpearce1723]

I never played a master system, I had a nes then mega drive, I'm impressed with what the master system could do

[@MrTamiya89]

The Number 1 Should be SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

[@mongoliath3443]

As a grown-up, I can sort of understand how my mum thought this was "horrible noise".

[@scottishmau5]

I played so much teddy boy, streets of rage, action fighter growing up but ninja was difficult lol

[@jasoneverett]

I never had an SMS but based on these it looks more capable than the NES.

[@daron9229]

The SMS was 2 years newer and featured better hardware. Nintendo just made and produced better games.

[@trip2themoon]

Nah, Nintendo just tied up the big Japanese developers into contracts that turned out to be illegal so they would only produce for the NES. To this day Nintendo are still living off the same old tired franchises.

[@fotofrangonz]

Land of illusion > Castle of illusion

[@ruivocoriton]

Omg Scramble Spirits, Bomber Raid, Rainbow Island, Dragon Maze, Secret Comando, Putt and Putter, Alex Kidd The Lost Stars and Alex Kidd in Miracle World ♥️♥️♥️😭😭

[@markchambers3833]

A more accurate title for this video: 100 Sega Master Games Picked at Random and in No Particular Order.

[@anthonyviglietta3875]

The Master System came out in 1986. How are there games on here from 1996? Genesis came out in 1989.

[@trip2themoon]

The Master System was supported right in to the mid 1990s. Nintendo were still making SNES games for a while after the release of the N64. I miss the days where companies would support 2 and sometimes 3 systems at the same time each with a level of affordability for everyone.

[@paulovictorxavier1698]

Gain Ground is so good even today

[@chrisshergie1030]

Rocky? Great Football/Baseball/Basketball? Walter Payton Football? Penguin Land? Reggie Jackson Baseball? Alf? Wonderboy? Altered Beast? Moonwalker? great video even still though

[@fulgenzio1973]

No Impossible Mission?

[@NeuroPulse]

Can we all just take a moment of silence for the Master System version of Sonic the Hedghog...

[@jairdiasdarochajunior7734]

Acredito que numa lista de 100 jogos, se encaixa também Moonwalker, legend of ilusion e deep duck trouble. Mas legal esse vídeo com boas imagens e bem objetivo.

[@Mucozime]

Master system is more like mid-way between 8bit and 16bit game system

[@R.Parkerrr]

By chance I happened to have only the best two of these hundred sonic and alex kidd

[@nopenopenope3439]

Die Konsole meiner Jugend ❤❤😅😅

[@Rodd200]

Black Belt foi o que eu mais joguei

[@samuelcastro7921]

Ótimo vídeo

[@SA77888]

The graphics are significantly better than that off the NES, but still some how I find the games disappointing, lots of polish, but very little substance IMHO. A few exceptions Sonic 1 and all the wonder boy games....basically, quality platformers, which the NES had in abundance.

[@andrecabrera974]

Oh my God thanks🙏 😍

[@garnautian]

Where are dynamite duke and rastan?

[@Mrb0ss9567]

Cool

[@sega20x80]

Hi again Gary. Here is the moment you have been waiting for, the best games on my Sega master system list. 78. Golevellius Valley of Doom, 77. Alien Syndrome, 76. Columns, 75. Galaxy Force, 74. Gangster Town, 73. Ghostbusters, 72. Zaxxon 3-D, 71. Time Soldiers, 70. Xenon 2: Megablast, 69. Running Battle, 68. Taz-Mania, 67. Spider-Man Return of the Sinister Six, 66. Sea Warrior, 65. Renegade, 64. Rambo: First Blood Part 2, 63. Rastan, 62. Outrun Europa, 61. Montezuma's Revenge, 60. Master of Darkness, 59. Kung Fu Kid, 58. Galactic Protector, 57. Fantasy Zone the Maze, 56. ESWAT, 55. Enduro Racer, 54. Double Dragon, 53. Fist of the North Star, 52. Black Belt, 51. Lord of the Sword, 50. The Ninja, 49. Golden Axe Warrior, 48. Golden Axe, 47. Klax, 46. Line of Fire, 45. Blade Eagle 3-D, 44. Global Defense, 43. Desert Speedtrap Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, 42. Rygar a.k.a. Argos no Juujiken, 41. Aztec Adventure, 40. The Flash, 39. F 16 Fighting Falcon, 38. Assault City, 37. T2: The Arcade Game, 36. Terminator 2: Judgement Day, 35. Astro Warrior, 34. Snail Maze, 33. Samgukji 3 (Unlicensed), 32. Scramble Spirits, 31. Bomber Raid, 30. Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, 29. Hang On, 28. Psychic World, 27. Psycho Fox, 26. Transbot, 25. Power Strike, 24. Jurassic Park, 23. Shadow Dancer, 22. Ninja Gaiden, 21. SpellCaster, 20. Kenseiden, 19. Streets of Rage 2, 18. Zillion, 17. Zillion 2: The Tri Formation, 16. Astro Force (homebrew), 15. Teddy Boy, 14. Ghost House, 13. Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon Trap, 12. Cyborg Hunter, 11. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, 10. Double Hawk, 9. Dead Angle, 8. Danan: The Jungle Fighter, 7. The Cyber Shinobi, 6. Captain Silver, 5. Altered Beast, 4. Shadow of the Beast, 3. Sonic the hedgehog 2, 2. Aerial Assault, and 1. Mecha-8 (homebrew).

[@GaryRetroGamer]

I've never heard of Mecha-8. It had better be really good if a homebrew game is your number1

[@Retroconsole]

Love it how these lists are COMPLETELY different :) And yet neither of you listed Bram Stoker's Dracula, Sonic Chaos, Alien 3, Jungle Book, Lion King, Aladdin, Prince of Persia, Bart vs. the Space Mutants, Indiana Jones, Ultima IV - Master System really had great games :)

[@VIS35]

My first console in 1991 😎😂😎

[@HansiHarris]

Same, my first console January 1991 with Alex Kidd MIracle World in Memory

[@hidegrp]

Acho que shooting galery merecia estar nessa lista.

[@andylorenxx1]

For an 8 bit is really cool , NES is still my favorite though

[@MoneyHoneyBunny]

Whenever i see master system I think Game Gear cause its the same console lol. Never had a MS but always had a Game Gear, theyre the same games basically but better resolution on MS. Sonic Chaos was way too low on this list though, that's universally viewed as a top 5 game. Sonic Triple Trouble is the best Game Gear/SMS game ever though, by a very wide margin. I mean I still put it in my top 5 Sonic games today, as many do. It's truly 1 of the best games of the entire 90's. When I saw Sonic 1 at #2 I assumed Oh Ok, Triple Trouble is 1 great. And it wasn't? I remembered wait, Triple Trouble was never officially released on SMS! The version we all have today was never officially made by Sega!

[@danilo_43]

All my childhood ❤🥰

[@JulianaStefany-j1u]

Very good

[@DoomiePookie]

Psycho Fox should be top 10

[@rafaelcarioca1711]

Alex Kidd in High-Tech World is the american version of Anmitsu Hime.

[@DirtyImpala]

I beating Baku Baku Animal and get won when I was a kid

[@jameszack7158]

Wonder Boy 3 The Dragon's Trap is no 1 in my opinion

[@krishero6524]

Man Enix was before their time

[@packpock4369]

I tjink on a technical level the SMS wss slightly better in the graphics department. Certain games just looked 16 bit instead of 8. Now the Nes of course won the Sms didn't have as many games nut the games thru had were more quality.

[@BMPK]

i have got to say SMS is neat but why did they bother with Mortal Kombat. Burn all SMS MK games they must not be seen like the tiger version

[@danielneves3453]

Faltou Alien 3, predador 2, Tom e Jerry the movie e legend of ilusion e land of ilusion

[@bee2377]

What!! I thought MK was originally released on SNES and SG. Guess you learn something new everyday..

[@no_nameyouknow]

SMS kept getting ports of games well after the SNES came out. MK was released for four consoles in 1993, SNES, SG, Game Gear and Gameboy. The Master System port was based off of the Game Gear version and came a year later. Of course the game was originally released in arcades in 1992. In the early console war days there was more overlap between generations than there is today. NES still saw new games as late as December of 94 and the SNES came out in the US in 91.

[@fenderstrat609]

Ghost House, Rastan, Bank Panic.....

[@RaginKavu]

No Ultima IV, no Gangsters Town, no Submarine Attack. Shame.

[@adams97]

Uh how bout Earthworm Jim, Boogerman, Beavis & Butthead. Last but the best was NBA JAM TE

[@TheHappybilmore]

all the laser gun games were great, not sure any here made the list

[@markriley852]

My past is all here

[@Hambag2009]

Surely Revive Zanoni

[@andrerossi5010]

Thank

[@adhemarneto8641]

Phantasy Star em 5º? Que “sacrilégio”… Kkkkk Phantasy Star é o melhor jogo do Master System, na minha humilde opinião.

[@turbinegraphics16]

alex kidd is good for an early game but its should be 15th in my opinion

[@k1m198]

@4:47

[@AsierSorroche]

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[@Fricasso79]

I think Dragon Crystal was better than quite a few of these.