Top 10 Rarest Most Expensive Sega Master System SMS Games

[@Larry]

I thought OutRun 3D was one of the rarest. That goes for silly money!

[@moonshinegaming]

If I was including PAL games that definitely would have been on the list! This list only included North American games, thanks for checking out the video, PS, I love your content!!

[@Larry]

@@moonshinegaming Oh, I never knew it was a Euro only release. What a bizarre omission from the US. But thanks bud , I really appreciate it!

[@rowjelio]

Dang i thought outrun 3d came out in the US

[@dreamdoor1189]

Great video! Glad to see the Master System getting a lot of love still. When I grew up in the 80's and 90's most of my friends had 8bit Nes or 16bit consoles. I came from working class and we barely could go on vacations, so I didn't have a console until a day when the 3 year older mean kid on the block offered me to buy his old Master System (gen 1) console with two controllers and no games (except the built in ones) for what is now 10 dollars. As this System was already out of fashion in Sweden, 2nd hand stores were selling the games for around 5 dollars each with boxes and often with manuals. I proudly began collecting some 40 games the following years and I still have everyone of them. The first game that I bought was Ys the vanished omens. My favorites to this day would be Psycho Fox, Alien 3 (the graphics and feel of that one is incredible for being 8bit) and World Soccer (I played the penalty shootouts so much). I actually enjoyed Alex Kidd in high tech world as well, and of course Golden Axe and Kung Fu kid. Seeing this made me want to connect my console again.

[@moonshinegaming]

Cheers man thanks for the support 🙌🙌

[@chaospoet]

Master System is a very underrated system. I remember a friend of mine had it when it was new and I'd play it at his place all the time. Though I mostly remember playing a LOT of Double Dragon as that version was 2 player. Of these I only own Ghouls and Ghosts. I suck at that game because it's so hard but I have a soft spot for it and just love the overall aesthetics of it. You didn't see very many (if any at all) horror themed games in the 80s and that one was the best. I have the Master System version, the Genesis version, the Sega Saturn version (that's the one to get as it has the arcade version of it. No conversation.), the Atari ST version and the ZX Spectrum version of the game. The holy grail is the Turbo SuperGrafx version but I'm not holding my breath on that one. There are a few other versions for computers of the 80s but I got the ones I have, including the Master System one, years ago when they were under $10 and people were practically giving them away. I miss those days.

[@moonshinegaming]

That’s awesome, I’m a huge horror fan so I can appreciate your soft spot for it haha! I didn’t play too much of ghouls and ghosts but I did play a TON of Super Ghouls N Ghosts on the SNES 🔥🔥

[@st1ka]

Interesting to see how rarity changes across regions. In Europe it would be games like Power Strike 2, Buggy Run, Ultima IV and Masters of Combat ^^

[@moonshinegaming]

For sure! Thanks for checking out the video thanks 🙏🏼

[@st1ka]

@@moonshinegaming Anytime! Keep up the great work! ^^

[@Brainiacstudio]

Yes , i am from Belgium and here are games like home alone , championship hockey and some more very rare and amazingly expensif. I got some ultra rares in my collection. One day i wil complete my collection sinds i need like 4 or so to complete the full set.

[@belledorris1973]

No kidding i got spidermen 😂😂😂 with instructions etc not new but the box everything its 75%... worth what 25 $..

[@videogamekingdom]

Thanks to god, the situation in Europe it's totally different about the price for master system games

[@moonshinegaming]

It’s much lower right? I envy those prices! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@videogamekingdom]

@@moonshinegaming yes for example sonic or Spiderman are sold for 15 dollars more or less. Anyway it's interesting to see the price of American's copy, where the master system was sold in few units.

[@joshharris7004]

I believe there are two versions of Sonic the Hedgehog. The first more valuable version is simply just as it is in North America. Game, manual, case. The second version has a seperate UPC barcode sticker on TOP of the printed insert barcode. This was due to very low number of NTSC copies available since Sega was worried it wouldn't sell well because the Genesis version was already out. Instead of a second run. They took overstock EU copies and added the NTSC barcode overtop. Nice work by the way, just subbed. You look like a fellow I had a good chat with a few years back at an expo at the Toronto Convention Center.

[@moonshinegaming]

It might have been me!! I’ve lived about a block away from the convention centre for the past 7 years and have been there many a’ time, thanks for the support 🙏🏼

[@n0isyturtle]

Wow a lot of Master System video being posted this week. Well good for the Master System!

[@moonshinegaming]

It deserves some love! Haha

[@NESADDICT]

Oddly enough I have owned two of these games in the past. I found Alf and phantasy star at two separate yard sales.

[@moonshinegaming]

Wow finding those at a yard sale would be crazy! I haven’t had a good find like that in a while in the wild

[@NESADDICT]

@@moonshinegaming it was probably 6/7 years ago and sadly I sold the master system and all the games several years back

[@InfectiousGroovePodcast]

I was waiting for this one in the series. I genuinely loved my Master System. I was always ranting about the superior versions of Double Dragon and Rampage. It was fun to see some rarities I didn't even know about.

[@moonshinegaming]

It’s a severely underrated system, there are more than a few gems on it! Thanks for the ongoing support 🙏🏼

[@belledorris1973]

😂i got a collection... hoping it gains value... if it dont well i love Sega i wasnt a nintendo boy

[@VirajKathwadia]

Lets hope 2022 is the year of the Master System Mini and some of the games in this video is included to the roster of games.

[@moonshinegaming]

Fingers crossed!

[@reagandow850]

Great stuff. The prices are out of control for these games. Wow!!

[@moonshinegaming]

Crazy right! Thanks for checking out the video!

[@opaljk4835]

It’s all old school video games. I can only buy them on a very rare occasion

[@NESADDICT]

Also pretty sure that sonic game was ported to the game gear if I’m not mistaken

[@solutionxero]

i just picked up buster douglas about a month ago. i found a group of european dudes who are into the master system, reinvigorated me to make some new videos

[@moonshinegaming]

Sick!!! Great find 👌👌

[@AdamCampettiVideo]

I have been obsessed with finding ALF. Thanks to your video I am now .. feeling OK if I don't find it :) Had no idea about the lack of sound effects. I went to another video and watched a long play of it. It was just the midi music (or chip tunes). Very strange like somebody dropped the ball and they pushed the game out anyway. I guess the only reason you use a sausage for the weapon is they were gearing this for kids and not so much teens or older? I dunno . . it says a lot that no other game manufacturer put the game on their console I guess :) Though, I do love ALF! :) You can watch the Saturday morning series on Amazon Prime now, there were 2 of them.

[@moonshinegaming]

Good to know about it being on prime now!! I’ll probably give it a watch, thanks for checking out the video!

[@danielbenton4977]

These must be USA prices. Shinobi World and Sonic were readily available here in the UK. I've got two copies of Sonic!

[@moonshinegaming]

Yup (Canadian Dollars actually). As stated at the beginning of the video and in the description North American prices were used, thanks for checking out the video 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@danielbenton4977]

@@moonshinegaming my mistake I missed that bit! Good video, always loved the Master System! 😀

[@moonshinegaming]

Me too! A very underrated system, at least here in North America it was

[@infinityeight8705]

Better to buy the UK version of sonic as it's cheap as chips and while your at it, add in sonic 2 and sonic chaos - all great games for the master system and we'll worth importing. The Sega Master system was our 'NES' over here and both consoles were sold for many years as budget systems alongside their 16bit counterparts!

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks for the insight! Master System wasn’t nearly as popular as the NES in North America

[@infinityeight8705]

@@moonshinegaming Thank-you for the reply! In the UK during the 80's we gamed on the commodore 64 and Zx Spectrum computers and then along came sega with its master system which was very popular and a step up, when you look back at sales figures the Nes was not far behind in numbers but most of these sales are from when it was sold for less than half the price of the snes through the 90's - during the actual 8bit era the Nes was just too expensive and not well distributed. I've actually only just been discovering the Nes in the last 2 years having never ever played one and ive been gaming since the 80's! Just found your channel and just subscribed👍

[@moonshinegaming]

@@infinityeight8705 awesome! Thanks for the support and enjoy your NES journey! Lots of great titles to discover 🔥

[@julesgamergourmand]

Master system = love.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Phantasy star is an brilliant rpg game and I will get it to play it and the music is an work of art. 😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

Go for it dude, it's a great game!

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@moonshinegaming ok.😀👍🎮

[@ez054098]

4 out of 10. My SMS needs work. I do have Street Fighter 2 for the Brazilian market. Golden Axe Warrior for the European market.

[@moonshinegaming]

Nice, which 4? I’ve always wanted to get more into Sega Master System collecting myself as well!

[@thehumbleone1983]

Love the Sega master system and Alex Kid in Shinobi World is one of my favourite. 🕹❤️ 👍 video

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks for stopping by!

[@Kain5th]

definitely need to get ghouls n ghosts. i totally overlooked this version

[@moonshinegaming]

It's worth a play for sure!

[@miketendopower]

I only have one of these games in my collection. Great video 👾

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks for the support!!

[@ronsilk6212]

Another great video kid. Keep up the good work.

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks man!

[@chrisd6287]

MAX Power! That a lot of Power!

[@moonshinegaming]

So much power

[@CasperEgas]

Don't have Alf, but have the others. PAL versions, except for King's Quest of course. Never paid a lot for the games though.

[@moonshinegaming]

Nice! You're not missing much with Alf, it's pretty horrible haha

[@zombee38]

First I would never pay those prices not worth it. Second I was able to play Phantasy Star and Miracle Warriors on my Sega Genesis using the Base converter. The games were rented never finished any but I had a lot of fun!

[@moonshinegaming]

Phantasy star is great!!! Emulation is always an option if you’re just looking to play and not collect!

[@Kingfish4444]

Altered Beast was one of my favourites ❤

[@moonshinegaming]

It’s a good one!

[@jeremiahthomas8140]

Altered Beast on the Master System is not a good game.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I know all about the master system version of sonic the hedgehog and I will play it. 😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

👌👌

[@chrisdupuis491]

Sick 👌

[@moonshinegaming]

Thanks dude 🤙🏼

[@BooSargant]

I got the number one game today got it cheap and might sell it

[@moonshinegaming]

Nice! Great find

[@BooSargant]

@@moonshinegaming thanks it was £5 in England and opened the cart and it real not sure if was released here on sms

[@jamesmoss3424]

I like the Sega master system and one day I will get it. 😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

Do it man! Thanks for always checking out the videos 🙏

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@moonshinegaming ok I will and thanks. 😀👍🎮

[@curtisbrodland1183]

Limiting yourself to just north American titles is a huge handicap for this system since a larger library exists in europe. When buying these games online it is no great leap to get imports. Potential for a second parter to this vid.

[@mr.tie-rex9577]

It’s cheaper to import Sonic on Sega Master System than to buy it in North America.

[@moonshinegaming]

You’re not wrong!

[@markchambers3833]

Really surprised that Sonic 1 is so expensive in the USA. In Europe it's one of the most common cartridges (game was a really big deal and a massive seller in Europe). Cart only is about five to seven quid in the UK. Master System is region free so surely someone in the US can import a complete game from Europe way cheaper? This game is not rare at all.

[@tarantinoish]

For fans who have never heard of Sonic on the Master System, why not try it out… It’s worth $662 dollars. Um, that’s why.

[@moonshinegaming]

Emulation is always an option, thanks for checking out the video 👍

[@ManawatuFlyFishing]

Import from Europe you'll get a cartridge for less than $10.

[@alessandragrossi7182]

This was a very POWERful video :'D hhahaha

[@moonshinegaming]

😂😂 maximum power

[@therelaxationstation8227]

MAX POWER 😂

[@moonshinegaming]

😂🤣

[@jamesmoss3424]

I like spider-man and I will play it. 😀👍🎮

[@moonshinegaming]

Great game 🔥

[@marketienne9203]

The boxing game is a rocky clone or the other way around.

[@moonshinegaming]

Rocky came out 3 years prior so it’s probably safe to say JBD Boxing took inspiration from it

[@marketienne9203]

@@moonshinegaming i see. Thats no inspiration then. It's just copying a lot of it.

[@moonshinegaming]

@@marketienne9203 have you played both? Can you confirm that? That’s a pretty bold statement lol

[@marketienne9203]

@@moonshinegaming i can see it.

[@mariusamber3237]

Alf must be in the top 10 worst games for the system. I don't think we got it here in Europe, or if we did, I've never seen it. Can't say I'd exchange Asterix for Alf in this instance, haha.

[@moonshinegaming]

😂🤣😂🤣 Alf is so bad, we did get a few Asterix games on this side of the pond but I don’t recall playing any of them. I think there was one for the genesis, game gear, Ps2 and maybe one on the Xbox 360 🤔

[@kingrat9579]

P O W E R

[@moonshinegaming]

💪💪

[@TheMapeha]

Sonic is worthless in Europe. Great Soccer on Sega Card is expensive. Great Soccer on Card is exclusive. Great Soccer USA is the same as World Soccer in Europe. Power Strike 2 of course, Out Run 3D, Buggy Run, Smurfs 2, Micro Machines Alf is on the bullshit list near the E.T. for 2600

[@moonshinegaming]

Alf sucks so bad haha

[@dustheg]

If we quit doing videos on how much these games are worth maybe some day the prices of these games may be more affordable

[@moonshinegaming]

I don’t think educating people on current market value has anything to do with the rise of video game prices. I think we can blame COVID, WATA and Heritage Auctions for that 🤷🏼 Thanks for checking out the video though!

[@dustheg]

@@moonshinegaming I agree but the fact videos like this get posted and have been posted long before any of that had helped drive the vintage game market prices up some youtubers even questioned themselves about doing that too also I just went to Ebay and found a copy of sonic for 52$ complete so make sure your not going with just the high price only and yes for 52 I bought it. Games are only worth what you want them to be worth and to me they are worth all the fun I enjoy them for not cash value. Just a thought you should also say in the videos I do enjoy the way your video was which is why I'm also subscribing keep up the good videos thanks

[@moonshinegaming]

Nice find on the sonic! Thanks for the support 🙏🏼