Your First 10 Games for the Sega Master System

Are you interested in a Sega Master System? Here are 10 good, cheap games to look into.
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[@yfz350twin]

I got my Master System on Christmas day 1988 and still have it to this day. Double Dragon and Shinobi are my two favorites I have.

[@lordhave4420]

Me2

[@jasonmay6670]

Same!! I also got shinobi for that same year christmas. My favorite games for SMS are wonderboy 2 & 3, golden axe warrior, kung fu kid and shinobi. The worst game for me by far is called Aztec Adventure. It looked so cool with all the weapons but man it was impossible to play so hard!

[@wonder7718]

Wonder Boy in Monster Land was such a great game

[@jgent70]

I miss my master system. I had most of these games. I don't know how much these cost but R-Type, Afterburner, Walter Payton Football and the 3D games were awesome in my opinion too.

[@adammorris9429]

Great list and agree on mostly all!

[@MethosChannel]

"Asterix" is a great and pritty cheap Sega Master System game. It got that early Disney Mickey Mouse wibe from SNES.

[@fruitpie625]

It's pretty hard to believe that around all this time?. They can't even bring back a sega master system 100% collection?. If this they did bring back the glory day's wonder boy three the dragon's trap was epic?. Wonder the first?, Shinobi, teddy boy, ghost house, action fighter, wonder boy in monster land?. double dragon, sonic spin ball had great bonus stagte's, i alway's was amazed that streets of rage 1 & 2, had a 8-bit version?. Even though many would say that the sega mega drive version was more updated of street's of rage?. Yes maybe so, but the 80's was an amazing time growing up, as a kid the rock music was great in the 80's?, if they ever did bring back a collection, of what i listed i really hope they do, sega master system was amazing?, having that as a kid back in the day? with my older brother John was the best life i ever lived?.

[@orgillmathew]

On Shinobi. I could never pass the 9 Buddha heads at the end of I think level 5. My favourite game was Golden Axe Warrior. Not to be confused with Golden Axe. It was SEGA’s version of Zelda but better lol

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

It's still the Golden Axe characters but in a Zelda type format. I agree it was better than Zelda. Great game

[@1973you3ma]

外国語がわかりません。 でも、セガ愛は伝わりました。 ありがとう。

[@gsueagle04]

My best friend had a Sega Master System back in the day. I loved Shinobi, Rambo, Double Dragon, Outrun, and Rocky! I love and I miss the 80s!

[@Larry]

No Wonder Boy III? Blasphemy! :D

[@SegaLordX]

I honestly thought about it. I do like to advise cheaper games as first purchases, however. Once you get up around $50 for old games, people tend to bulk.

[@riccinopity]

Not exactly cheap tho.

[@tangreen7267]

Sega Lord X, as underrepresented as the Master System itself. Been following you for a second. Good job. Coming from SMS owner since '87.

[@alexbloddrunk1875]

I still own my sms, i really love the rpgs like lord of the sword , phantasy star, miracle warriors, please do a video about rpgs please

[@sebastianesilva398]

Man I loved this system, shame that it's so underrated. The Disney, Wonder Boy and Asterix games had me hooked big time as a child.

[@Mr_Don1]

Definitely an underrated console. I would say that the biggest issue with the Master System is they just didn't release enough games for it. I enjoyed mine as a kid, but I moved on to the Nintendo pretty quickly because they were just releasing so many games...and because all of my friends here in the USA had Nintendo.

[@NickSquids]

Oh yeah, Asterix - you brought that one back in my 8-bit memory. Excellent game (:

[@AnthonyFlack]

They certainly didn't release many games for it in the US. The European/PAL library is much healthier.

[@westerling8436]

I feel suicidal

[@pferreira1983]

@@AnthonyFlack I still would have liked the same quantity of games the Nes got.

[@DrGamelove]

Woah.. I never saw Rampage on the Master System. That really does blow the NES version away and show you the power of Sega's 8 bit console.

[@MrGamecatCanaveral]

I finally was able to see both versions of Double Dragon. The Sega version destroys Nintendo's version.

[@alexjohnston8889]

@@MrGamecatCanaveral true it has two player as well nes didn't

[@tdotsmooth]

Yeah I had Rampage and Double Dragon for the Master System they were both so much better than the Nintendo versions.

[@madhatter8508]

Master System's graphics chip is really powerful for its time. It's basically half the Genesis' VDP in terms of background layers, sprite palettes, and sprite size, with a quarter of the RAM and an eighth of the color palette. To put that into perspective, imagine if the PlayStation could draw half as many polygons as the PlayStation 2 (~10 million), or if the PlayStation 2 had a quarter of the VRAM of the PS3 - that would have been 64 MB.

[@pferreira1983]

Own MS Rampage. Have played MS Rampage. Can confirm MS Rampage is awesome.

[@sonicmario64]

I remember that one of my cousins had a Sega Master System with a small handful of games that included "Ghostbusters", "Shooting Gallery", and "After Burner". :)

[@KISSFan1977]

Growing up I started with a Sega Master System while my best friend had the NES. He had Zelda and I loved that game and found Golvellius for the SMS and it was actually a great game! Hope others will find it and enjoy it as much as me! (First system was actually a Atari 5200 but my Master System holds a special place in my heart)

[@vasileios6301]

As you know,here in Europe (and in Brasil) Master System was very succesful and had more games released than Japan and USA.We really loved it here and enjoyed it. A must have game is Master of Darkness (best Castlevania clone-also released for US)

[@dajo520]

you must have R-type in the list too!!!

[@thetruth1862]

I was just going to post this, wasnt it on a card and not a cartridge

[@Mr_Don1]

@@thetruth1862 it may have been on both, but it was definitely on a cartridge, because I have the cartridge.

[@thetruth1862]

No I remember I had Rtype on a card

[@galvanizedcorpse]

hell yeah and Castle of Illusion

[@Koexistence13]

R -Type is very close to the arcade version with a hidden level. Sounds good with fm chip and is kicking my ass after the fifth level after weeks of playing. Cart only and there is no nes version

[@warpigroadkill]

I had a game called Ninja and I've lost weeks to playing that, it was so good.

[@wonder7718]

warpigroadkill yeah that was a great game,

[@shenglongisback4688]

The original you played a female Princess ninja

[@pm34711]

Love your channel. I will always love Sega. R-Type is one hell of a game on the master system. Great port in my opinion.

[@phobos2k2]

I only have one of these games, lol. Rampage looks good! My collection so far: - Outrun - Phantasy Star - Golvellius - Cloud Master - Quartet - Enduro Racer - Golden Axe Warrior - R-Type - Y's The Vanished Omens - Wonder Boy in Monster Land *(The game that hooked me on Sega as a kid)* - Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap - Sagaia (Darius II) - Rainbow Islands - Hang On/Astro Warrior - Hang On/Safari Hunt - Rocky - Alien 3 - Rastan - Kenseiden - Spell Caster - Time Soldiers

[@alexjohnston8889]

Nice list of games. Have a look out for a great game called G-loc a great plane shooter after burner style.or similar to Airwolf on nes only a lot better. Also star wars was so much better on ms than nes, shame only it was only released in Europe not a problem for me as I'm English but a shame the rest of the world got the poorer nes version. Sonic 1 is also way better on ms than mega drive. Rocky looked great for the time, still never finished it Drago is impossible, have you beat him?

[@NickSquids]

Oh hey, me too re: Wonderboy II. That and number 3 are probably my single player picks for this machine (: Although I never had Phantasy Star. That likely would have been a serious contender if I had it at the time. Nice list (:

[@artylenz2993]

phobos2k2 Buy a mega drive and a everdrive cartridge it has nearly all the master sistem games on it

[@TacticalPower88]

Video title: Your First 10 Games for the Sega Master System My Personal Interpretation: First 10 Master System ROMs to fire up.

[@madhatter8508]

No, he's factoring in the cost of buying each cartridge. If you want to talk free ROMs, that would bump Phantasy Star, Sonic, and a handful of others up to the top of the list.

[@tdotsmooth]

Shinobi was the very first game I got for my Sega Master System when I was a kid. I still recommend that game to this day it's a great port.

[@CCoyle-fs3ym]

I liked the Rastan music at the end, took me back, loved that game!

[@DarylPell]

My actual first 10: Hang on/Safari hunt Ghostbusters Alien syndrome Zaxxon 3d Shooting gallery Blackbelt Double Dragon Zillion Afterburner Fantasy Zone

[@JUSXTREME96]

Cool list. Here's My first 10 Hang on/Safari Hunt (Built in) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PAL) Shinobi Double Dragon Zillion Sonic the Hedgehog (PAL) Zillion 2 Kenseiden Space Harrier Action Fighter

[@Mr_Don1]

Great list man! I actually grew up playing 8 of the 10! I was one of those weird kids in the USA who had a Sega Master System before I had a Nintendo. I got the Master System on Christmas in 1988, and I still have it to this day. I actually rented Black Belt on a Friday, and played it all weekend and beat it when I was a kid. I was like 10 at the time. More favorites of mine that I would add to the list are: 1. Vigilante (some may say this game sucks, but I enjoy some bad games because of memories that are tied to them.) 2. The Ninja 3. Global Defense 4. Rocky 5. Astro Warrior

[@syphic]

If you have an A Power Base MiniFM you get the awesome FM soundtrack on Double Dragon making it even more awesome!!

[@SegaLordX]

Very true.

[@brentgranger7856]

I'm watching this video 2 years later, and can say your channel has improved a lot in your presentation. Keep up the great work!

[@elmosexwhistle]

Castle of Illusion, Lucky Dime Caper & Deep Duck Trouble are all brilliant :)

[@stefankristoffersen9349]

Oh man, I had Ghostbusters as a kid. Literally took me years to finish, that final staircase level and final boss were damn hard. And yeah, it's waaaaaay better than the awful NES version. Had Outrun too as a kid, and it's a pretty good game! Challenging, but good. Think I only managed to finish it once.

[@sabin97]

the nes version is even harder.... i usually like more challenging games, but even with its easier difficulty the sega version was more enjoyable....felt like a more polished game.

[@freddyvidz]

SMS Ghostbusters is light years better than the NES version.

[@oldschoollee]

Outrun is one of my many fond childhood memories of owning a Sega Master system. Plus Hang On and Safari Hunt that was built into my Sega Master System. In the 80s, I ordered Sega Master System from Fingerhut because they didnt sell NES. Since the Sega Master game cases are sealed with two Phillips screws, it's easy to be defrauded by dishonest people. I remember when I was a kid. On the last day of school, I traded my prized Vigilante cartridge to someone for their Shinobi cartridge. When I got home and put Shinobi into my Sega Master System, Walter Payton Football came on. I was one mad kid! Was unable to contact the punk thief's parents, since I didnt have any information besides the thief's name and teacher's name. Needless to say, he did not return to the school for the next school year. So I never saw him again. But I definitely learned my lesson.....verify cartridge before buying or trading.

[@earlofdrumer1851]

The Sega Master System is a nice console with some quality software. Its a shame most US gamers never got to play some of its best games. The library of games available over here in Europe was quite extensive.

[@SegaLordX]

I agree. The SMS was a much better console abroad. The NES dominance in the US never gave it a chance to shine.

[@DhinCardoso]

In Brazil SMS was a very successful console, lucky me! The library was quite extensive and also some exclusives made by Tec Toy only released here!

[@shitbrick5030]

I had sms first. Sold it and was suckered into the nes. I had way more shitty games than good games on the nes. I literally enjoyed every game I had for sms

[@CrackerJayherber]

lol, seeing you hold up that shinobi game in the intro screen really brought back some memories. It's also reminder I"m getting old

[@matthewmckean8771]

Great games. Also loved: Afterburner Space Harrier Gangster Town And so many more.

[@a.j.figliolini7771]

Yes! Gangster Town was great. The colors and music on Space Harrier were incredible.

[@CSGraves]

Mmm, though Space Harrier looks choppy nowadays, it was pretty rad back in the day. Action Fighter was also really fun I thought. Like an 8-bit Spy-Hunter clone done right.

[@NickSquids]

@@CSGraves Oh yeah, Action Fighter was great! (going through comments getting memory jolts). I actually didn't much like AB and SH even though they are iconic.

[@Sweetestsadist]

So surprised to see Rambo on here. It's my favorite Master System game, and I never thought I'd see it get any recognition.

[@JohnnyProctor9]

I'm not surprised, it's one of the best co-op games for the console IMO...WAY better than the crappy Zelda II clone that the NES got!

[@evilash570]

Love black belt!

[@SegaLordX]

Oh yeah. It's a SMS classic for sure.

[@justinlink1616]

Yup, Black Belt was a deceptively good game.

[@shenglongisback4688]

Sega Lord X i wish sega usa ran with it and made it a series on both consoles.. i still own it

[@eppskevin]

exactly man

[@Koexistence13]

One of my first in 87. Very satisfying and the music was awesome when you beat a boss. Large sprites when facing the boss and awesome finish when you beat them

[@dreamspheree]

Seeeegaaaaaa

[@westerling8436]

shuuuuuutaaafuckuuupaaaaa

[@IMDLEGEND]

Paperboy is one of the best games I've played on the Master System. It is a bit pricey, but affordable if you go cart only. R-Type is also pretty good and fairly affordable, although it has a lot of flicker.

[@bazdaniels7420]

You're right about GhostBusters NES, it's crappy. this one looks more fun

[@RetroTech100]

A cheap and great game that everyone should own for the Master System is The Ninja.

[@riccinopity]

Definitely 👍

[@NickSquids]

Hmm, this just sparked up another memory. Aztec Adventure (:

[@GymChess]

Rambo was called "Secret Command" in Europe.

[@Oysterblade84]

And Reggie Jackson Baseball was called ''Great Baseball'' in Europe.

[@sabin97]

i had really good grades in elementary school....so i was able to beg my parents for a nes....when we finally went to buy one, they were all out...all they had was sega...so between sega and nothing i chose sega. and there are some pretty good games. i agree with most of the ones you mentioned, specially double dragon, ghostbusters and rampage. off the top of my head i would add 3 more games to that list: phantasy star(you have it as your background music!) wonderboy in monsterland zillion eventually i also got a nes....and later on a snes....and then a gameboy and that was it for my consoles.... i agree that the double dragon version of the sms was by far the superior one. it was the closest to the real arcade.

[@antuansumiel8238]

Lol I remember popin in quarters at K-Mart playing Out Run while my mom shopped

[@houseoftheted637]

Master System is fantastic. I use a power base converter on my mega drive. Picture quality is excellent when using RGB on a pvm. Phantasy Star is amazing, Ghostbusters is great, much better than c64 version.

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah, I tend to recommend the Genesis/Mega Drive route for SMS hardware. It's just easier. Especially with an Everdrive.

[@bit-ishbulldog2089]

Ghostbusters on the Master System was great compared to other 8bit versions, but the C64 game was second best in my opinion and S**ts on the Nintendo Entertainment System game..

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@SegaLordX I use one of those 3rd party converters to play the real SMS carts on my genesis model 2.

[@Halbared]

@@bit-ishbulldog2089 I had the c64 version. LOved it. Nes actually has three ghostbusters games, and the one called New Ghostbusters II released in Europe is brilliant

[@shamrice]

Double Dragon on the Atari 2600 also surprisingly had 2 player co-op at the same time like the Master System. While incredibly impressive for an Atari 2600, it's not on the same level as the other versions of the game.

[@BoGy1980]

except for the baseball game, i owned all the games u listed ... another decent racing game was Chase HQ, also a nice arcade port ... had hours of fun with that one!

[@88DreadGT]

Loved the SMS! I would add Quartet, a great co-op shoot 'em up. Pro Wrestling was fun. Phantasy Star was my favorite RPG of all time. Zillion was a great "Metroidvania" before it was a thing. Nice list! For sports, I recommend Great Volley Ball against another player for great fun.

[@JohnnyProctor9]

Zillion is still awesome to play, a "Metroidvania" with the stealth aspect of Metal Gear built in...Phantasy Star has since received a superior port to the Switch and superior remake on the PS2 and is also available in the GBA, PS3, Wii, and AtGames Genesis Flashback though, so I'd rather not collect it at the price I've seen it go for in recent years. And yeah, the size of those guys' tits in Pro Wrestling...a TOTALLY awesome game!

[@sabin97]

@@JohnnyProctor9 roms. as a matter of principle i oppose remakes(with extremely few exceptions, like battlestar galactica, and the office). the original phantasy star is quite awesome.....that's how i learned to navigate mazes without having a map....

[@JohnnyProctor9]

@@sabin97 - Same here, but the Switch port is the same exact game with an optional easy mode, optional auto map, and optional FM audio from the Japanese version (which sounds like crap to my ears)...also a counter which keeps track of how many of each monster you kill except unfortunately for the Saccubus, because even if you kill it you don't technically kill it (it was just a dream).

[@2j4ez]

What a fantastic system. I'm from the UK this machine was huge over here . some good games :- fantasy zone,california games, the ninja ,Alex Kidd shonbi world ,miracle world,wonder boy series, the list goes on. My first ever games system £89 from the local Tescos.

[@joshuahelmeke]

Batman is one of my favorites for the Master System.

[@StevieDrawStuff]

I own all of these and have had them since they came out. Batman I got later on, though. Ghostbusters is a game I beat when I was 13. The final climb and the gozer fight are still great to this day. The nes version of Ghostbusters and Rampage are so awful to play and look at comparatively.

[@PHANTOMZ0NE]

Choplifter, Powerstrike, Wonderboy, Double Dragon, etc. etc. Great memories of the Sega Master System!

[@laserbeak3551]

Asterix and Alex the kid my favs

[@derektorres6260]

This is a great video. I want an SMS MINI. The only thing missing is an RPG, I'd recommend Miracle Warriors or Ys

[@jakeholland1848]

My recommend games for the master system would be R-Type, Golvelious, lord of the sword, phantasy Star, choplifter, alien syndrome and outrun.

[@detonator-x-3119]

Gotta have zillion

[@araknair9605]

Great list, and I'll even try Ghostbusters.

[@Argonautx66]

I have a friend who had a Master System back in 90-91. I had no clue the system existed until then. Seems I was missing out

[@Omegaxero]

Good Video. My favorite games for Sega MS are Sonic 1, Scramble Spirits, R-Type, Basketball nightmare, Alex Kidd In MW, Ultima IV, Golden Axe warrior, Aerial Assault (must not miss like UN squadron on SNES just 8 bit)

[@realtrisk]

Yay! You loved Double Dragon! Me too! I grew up playing it all the time at my friend Michael's house as a kid. We LOVED it. I still think it is a fantastic port of the arcade, much better than the NES version.

[@thedrunkmonkshow]

Reggie Jackson Baseball is criminally underrated and I would go as far as to say it's arguably the best 8-Bit baseball game of all time. Everything from the huge animated title screen, the simple yet responsive controls, the digitized speech, the music, the sound effects when your bat connects after a pitch or you slide into a base, the cutscenes like when you are running to home base after a home run, the 2 player home run derby mode, the seasonal mode and I could go on and on. People sleep on the sports titles but Walter Payton Football was pretty good and I also got a lot of enjoyment out of Great Golf. But yo as far as Black Belt anybody out here hating on that game I can't take you seriously. That's a Yuji Naka classic and deserves just as much appreciation and respect as Girl's Garden or Alex Kidd. Either you like being contrarian just for the sake of shock value and attention or you're ignorant as hell to the context of how much of an impact that release had in 1986/1987. It might not have sold well since the system had a small install base but it was THE goto Kung Fu clone that completely blew scores of other games out of the water at that time both on console and computer.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

Sega Lord X the Sega Master system kicked ass and was a better system then the NES to me

[@alexbloddrunk1875]

JOPIA SPIEDER you’re damn right

[@ManawatuFlyFishing]

Double Dragon plays better with a joystick.

[@SegaLordX]

Most arcade games always do. Thankfully the SMS has access to some of the Genesis arcade sticks.

[@snarkybu42]

Huge fan of your videos and I’ve been slowly working my way backwards. Awesome to see how far you’ve grown in presentation and how well produced your newer videos are, but this format is awesome and really helps connect with your audience (imo). Ever consider bringing back this more one on one style with you improved production and presentation?

[@TheFartsandCrapsShow]

Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap was my first game I really got my little teeth into. SMS was basically my childhood. We had an Atari before it, but I wasn't old enough to know what gaming was.

[@NickSquids]

Yeah, W3DT would be my pick for 'showcasing' this console. There is a polished up remake of it on steam too, if you are not aware (: Did you know the WE5T ONE pass code to unlock everything? Fortunately I didn't until after I'd finished it proper a few times, but can still recall it.

[@Videogamearcade]

You have picked OUTRUN instead of HANG-ON boss ... great choices still !

[@MrFacundo7]

Great video Sega Lord X!! The Master System has many great games. The Asterix games are somes of the best platforms of 8 bits consoles. Also the Wonderboy are excellent. I really like Master of Darkness, which is very simiolar to Castlevania, but with better graphics and more scary ambientation.

[@dwightdixon8508]

Some Master System games look way better than the 8bit. Can’t help but to imagine what games we’d got if Nintendo didn’t have such a grip on the market with publishers back then. Imagine Capcom, Konami & others making games on the SMS! I personally liked Psycho Fox, Batman & the Sonic games which I had to import.

[@richardadams4928]

Does the Rastan outro music imply that Rastan is number 11? 'Cuz I love me some SMS Rastan (and Afterburner, and Thunderblade....)

[@DiegoRodriguez-kl4eu]

I agree with you on Double Dragon that is when Sega officially became the system to own, however you forgot Rocky

[@WWammyy]

One thing I loved about those games is that Sega was plastered over everything so you knew what you playing on, It gave a certain feel to the games on the console

[@dr.mofongo9001]

My first console. I was the only kid in my school that owned one, and I wouldn’t change a thing. Got bit by the nostalgia bug and actually just picked up a console plus Choplifter and Black Belt. Plan on picking up Ghostbusters, Rambo, and Zillion next.

[@B33FY2011]

Shinobi is a must have game for anyone that has any love for not just the Madter System but Sega as a whole.

[@jons9239]

I can relate to hearing the Master System talk back in the 80s. Mine was Great Baaketball. "3 Point shot! Dunk shot!!" I had most of these games add in Kung Fu kid and Outrun.

[@tedgregersenvalasko2375]

I'm glad I got a SMS rather than a Nes, in 1988...

[@danseth5775]

I know both SMS and NES are eight bit but it seems like Master System tends to look better and more colorful than the NES. Reminds me of a precursor to Gameboy vs Game gear

[@jeamxbeam]

many reviewers generally tend to ignore "rpg elements" in games. however it's very important in terms of classical games, while cross-genre elements were a way to provide a unique gaming experience back then. congrats for your concern.

[@popunkid]

Man, I just really like your videos. Great editing. Not a snob, just a very passionate gamer which is awesome. Kudos.

[@mat5669]

Kenseiden was my absolute favorite MS game, I've spent a incredible amount of hours and maybe finished it more than a hundred times. The music, the general game atmosphere, the power ups, the boss fights, it was epic.

[@EpsiIonEagle]

Rampage was one of my favs along with Alex Kidd in Miracle World and Zillion. Surprised Rastan didnt make your list. I played all the games on your list

[@yannismoragiannis2950]

I don't remember why but back then me and my friends call it "shinoba" as a joke.great game

[@70smebbin]

love the bonus stages with the ninjas flying at u

[@Liofa73]

I've never seen anyone pull their cap down that far... interesting.

[@raywt3237]

I thought he had a head injury

[@Aatish2k8]

My first master system with Hang on and Sonic 1. So many happy memories.

[@roscolk]

You rule dude. I was the only sega kid in my town growing up and was never jealous of Nintendo kids because of many these games that you mention here.

[@mikem3431]

In addition I recommend 1. Wonder boy in monster land, 2. Penguin land, 3. Zillion, 4. Sonic.

[@mamawray]

Feelin' my member berries watching this. Had all of these games.

[@mamawray]

Okay didn't own Choplifter but we used to trade cartridges all the time so I traded a friend for this one and had it for awhile.

[@Borh7777]

Black Belt is first one I played on the Master System. I absolutely loved it and then bought the console. Before that, I was not really into video games. My favorites on the Master System were RPGs : Phantasy Star, Ultima IV and Ys, although they are to play now, so difficult. There are very good shoot'em ups : Power Strike I and II are just fantastic for an 8-bit console. The R-Type port is really impressing also. For action adventures games, I really loved Wonder Boy II & III and Golvellius. For platformers, I think Psycho Fox is the best one.

[@alex.starostin]

I never managed to finish that Shinobi game on SMS in my childhood, it was so freakin hard. Dark Souls is a joke compared to these older games with no save system

[@SegaLordX]

I'd agree. Some of the bosses in these old games were soul crushers. Starting off at the beginning every time was no joke.

[@REALSlutHunter]

9:56 Greenscreen Fail :) The red from the Master System in the background, shines thru the dragon :) EDIT: Black Belt is good, Kung Fu Kid is better :)

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah, it seemed like such a good idea at the time. I hadn't considered the box art would do that.

[@REALSlutHunter]

:) First i way realy confused, and asked my self, if some strange phenomenon happened xD i think i watch to much, x-files and shit like that xD

[@AGL57]

Great video! I was sad I missed it orginally. Good to have you back on youtube, keep up the good work!

[@artylenz2993]

I bought a mega drive and a everdrive cartridge it has nearly all the master system games on it

[@thetruth1862]

This took me back to a very happy time, loved all these games

[@joeyjojojunior1794]

Your smile when you recommend Black Belt... Hahaha

[@shadwell749]

I loved my master system.I had nes too because my friends all had nes.Master system to me was the better system

[@zoharsoto8103]

you forget wonder boy

[@Sinn0100]

Rampage and Double Dragon for the Master System just smokes the Nes version. You should do a top 10 dream list for us collectors for every Sega system. 9nly the best of the best and most rare will do. Wait a minute...was that sprite scalling...in Reggie Jackson's Baseball?

[@pliniomsann]

I would replace those games by Wonder Boy (2 or 3), Castle or Land of Illusion, Masters of Combat, Tecmo World Cup 93, Streets of Rage, R-type, Mortal Kombat 2, Road Rash, Sonics, Asterix (first), Super Monaco 2, Sonics and Phantasy Star

[@araknair9605]

Fascinating list, sorry so many people will totally miss the point of it. Well done

[@zackschilling4376]

I wanna say the 7800 version of Double dragon had 2P at once

[@NickSquids]

So did the Commodore 64.

[@TyTye]

Still the best version of Ghostbusters! I played it on the Spectrum first (still a great port). No Ghostbusters game has beaten it.

[@riccinopity]

100% agree with you mate, same played Speccy version & C64. Master System version is a masterpiece 😊👍

[@NickSquids]

I never had GB on Sega, but in several ways it looks like an upgraded version of the C64 version I did have (:

[@Halbared]

@@NickSquids I had the 64 version, great game!

[@NickSquids]

@@Halbared Yeah, the C64 just is great. I was still firing it up when I had a megadrive/genesis (; ... who am I kidding - I emulate it to this day. Will probably even fork for the upcoming 'new' Commodore 65 too.

[@Halbared]

@@NickSquids I had a 64 which I sadly sold to concentrate more on my nes. (the only machine of mine I still don't own) I still think the 64 version of spy versus spy was the best and the ghosts'n'goblins had the best music. Not even heard of 65, i'll look it up

[@GameBoyGuru]

Great list! I was surprised by Reggie Jackson Baseball, because it looks fantastic for an 8-but sports title, and looks like a fun, arcadey, pick up and play title. I will have to watch out for a copy.

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks man. Reggie Jackson is a classic in my circle of friends. We played the heck out of it. Best 8bit arcade baseball game by miles.

[@travisolson9413]

@@SegaLordX I agree it is good, but I will put Baseball Stars up against any 8 bit baseball game any day.