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Nintendo has Mario. Microsoft has Master Chief. And Sega, well, for a long time Sega has had Sonic the Hedgehog as its mascot. Thing is, Sonic is an usurper. More »
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With the PS3 able to play games in 3D and Nintendo about to launch a 3D handheld, it's easy to get carried away with the "latest big thing" in gaming. And forget we had 3D games the 1980s. More »
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It's been sadly overlooked by all the hoopla surrounding the 25th anniversary of the NES and Super Mario Bros., but this week was also the 25th anniversary of another classic gaming console: the Sega Master System. More »
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A man looking to collect on a debt broke into the house of 60-year-old woman in Brazil's Federal District, holding her hostage for ten hours on the business end of a Sega Light Phaser. More »
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Sega's answer to the NES will soon be making an appearance on the Nintendo Wii as Sega announces the impending release of Sega Master System titles for the Virtual Console. SMS games will be showing up in Japan first, with Fist of the North Star and Fantasy Zone at 600 and 500 Wii points, with European and US releases to follow later this year. Sega also plans on distributing Game Gear and Sega Mark III titles along with the SMS favs. I have to admit that I never actually owned a Master System, which didn't quite take off here in the states, so I am looking forward to filling a gap in my gaming knowledge with delicious Sega goodness from back in the day while I patiently wait for them to start releasing Sega Nomad* games. More »
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In Korea, the PC rules. Console companies have been trying to crack the elusive market since the early days. For example, Sega teamed up with Samsung for a Mega Drive/Genesis release. And just take a look at this Sega Master System that's been dubbed the "GAM-BOY: Home Computer System" to either avoid Game Boy copyright infringement and/or confuse the hell outta customers. Classic! Brian Ashcraft More »
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Back before 3D and human kissing, Team Sonic made some truly fantastic side scrollers. While Sonic the Hedgehog didn't go through as many evolutionary changes as Mario (or Link, for that matter), the spite character did get tune-ups during its 2D lifes, which spanned the Master System, the Genesis and the GameGear. Site NFG Games has a look back at the blue character, writing: More »
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GameSetWatch points to this amazingly amazing collection of Genesis-era Sega logos, captured into GIF animation by running an emulator over the original ROMs. There are also logos from Game Gear, Sega CD and Master System. Check out the extra umph put into these games. Brian Ashcraft More »
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