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alzheimers — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:05:11 MST

Also,

Although it won't translate over to the VC, the SMS also had those 3D shutterglasses. Unfortunately there were only a handful of games that supported them, but they were much better than the Red/Green style that the NES used.

Combined with the Phaser Gun, it made Missile Defense 3d one of the best gaming experiences of the 80s.

alzheimers

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L_K_M — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:52:29 MST

Compared to the NES, the Master System was an extremely impressive piece of hardware (just compare Sonic on the MS to SMB3). Unfortunately, 99% of the games on the Master System sucked ass.

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guy_jin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:47:00 MST

master system 4 eva!

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Zesty Mordant — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:37:46 MST

Master System was ahead of it's time, they had a zapper too!

Zesty Mordant

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inphanta — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:40:24 MST

It's about time. The Master System had some alright games, but the sound chip was AWFUL. Get ready to play with the volume turned down!

inphanta

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champ24 vamp_24(psn) — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:04:56 MST

I agree with THEIRISHNINJA, plus J-Fro, if I was one of your parents I wouldn't have even bought you a gift, you don't seem like you'd appreciate it anyway with your ungrateful attitude.

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TheIrishNinja — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:50:22 MST

@J-Fro: if you're gonna clown on the master system, how are you a) knocking its graphics like the NES (at the time) was that much better, and b) knocking double dragon when it was a much closer arcade port/better game? Cmon, we all played the NES version; you had to get to like level 3 before you had enough hearts to freakin jump kick, what was that?!

ill not argue the NES' better lineup, but your complaints are kinda odd.

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evilralphwiggum — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:08:42 MST

yay another vc system is good news to my ears ^_^
neo geo games are too much $ lol..
because that SNK collection is coming out for PS2, psp, and ?..and it has so many games on it..great price too i bet..20 or 15 bucks..i'm picking that up right when it comes out..whenever that'll be..
:-)
too bad i already bought king of fighters 94 for the wii.
fridge..
;-o

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J-Fro — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:56:06 MST

God the Master System sucked. When I was a kid, my parents bought me one instead of a NES and I've never forgiven them. The graphics always looked pixelated and squashed. The two playable characters in the Master System version of Double Dragon looked like digital recreations of EarthQuake and Tugboat from early 90's WWF.

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mysteriouskarma — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:46:55 MST

um so how about some space harrier and the always wonderful ALEX KID IN MIRACLE WORLD!!! i actually own a still working one of these with the phaser and everything and i truly is an enjoyable system... not to mention it has the original SHINOBI!!!

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KM91 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:36:48 MST

I've always confused the Master System with the Genesis.

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ChewdyFu — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:27:59 MST

@tye-the-czar: I`ll admit, I totally do know it`s on the PS Collection... but I`m a download whore and for whatever reason, would much rather have it on Wii Virtual Console. To go with the dozen or so other Wii VC games I play once and never again, I suppose.

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marmidukestank — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:40:23 MST

The built in game,Alex Kidd in Miracle World, was a Miracle in itself.

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Tye-The-Czar — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:36:55 MST

@shouryuuken: I LUV YOU(As said by Gir).

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Tye-The-Czar — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:34:27 MST

YOU WA SHOCK!!!(opening of Fist Of North Star)
@ChewdyFu: Just in case you didn't know, it's already in a Sega Genesis Compilation on PS2 as well as Phantasy Star Collection.

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Brackynews — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:11:00 MST

MOONWALKER BITCHES!!!!
@Trowble (XBL/PSN): !!!!!

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ChewdyFu — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:05:23 MST

Honestly, I will ALWAYS prefer the Master System over the NES, because the SMS was what I had as a kid (and I still have one and dozens of games now).

This is completely awesome news. C`moooon Phantasy Star!

ChewdyFu

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Eaiyen — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:47:55 MST

Remember seeing a master system on display at an electronics store called G-Fox, believe it was playing choplifter, this has to be close to 20 years ago, back then the demos weren't enclosed in a case and the systems lay out in the open.There was to many good Nes games out at the time that kept me busy, and unfortunately never obtained one :(

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thaKingRocka — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:25:08 MST

to this day, i find myself going back and playing black belt every so often. i picked up the japanese ps2 sega ages version of hokuto no ken to see the game in its original form, but it turned out that the american version wiped of all fist reference was far more enjoyable. if black belt shows up on that vc list, i'm sold. maybe i can pre-order...

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logicholeflaw — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:17:38 MST

I still have my Master System.. it was my first gaming console. Psycho Fox, Alex Kidd, Double Dragon, Phantasy Star, and Astro Warrior had to be my favorites on it. Astro Warrior was so great.

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glamnesia — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:13:32 MST

Yay! Memories....from the corners of my mind....

glamnesia

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Billkwando — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:54:22 MST

Nomad games........Fahey I love you.

Billkwando

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lucasreis — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:04:12 MST

Second system Ive ever had.

Say what you want.

Master System FUCKIN rules and its as good as NES!! Yes thats right...

To me it is, at least...

lucasreis

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kickass solo — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:57:53 MST

oh my god, i've owned my master system for well over a decade and this is the first time i have played the snail maze game. how did i own this for so long with ever hearing about this?

kickass solo

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champ24 vamp_24(psn) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:48:41 MST

The Master System was my first console, I still have it somewhere, I should try to find it. I remember I got it for Christmas when I was young. At first I wanted an NES, but I'm so glad I got this instead (I got an NES later on).

Mine had Hang On and Safari Hunt as the built in games. I also Had Altered Beast and Vigilante on cart, and Rambo and Spy vs. Spy on those little cards.

Like someone alread said, Rambo was great, it was like a top down Contra. Hang On was cool for the time, and Safari Hunt was good like Duck Hunt. Vigilante was also pretty cool, it was kinda like Double Dragon and Final Fight. Man, now that I think of it, this system was way underrated. Great Times, thanks Mom and Dad.

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DarkTetsuya — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:42:02 MST

Also I forgot to add:

And I wonder if that uber-powerful code will still be in the digital instruction manual, LOL. (look on GameFAQs (I know, I know, c|net/gamespot blah blah blah, just do it ok?) to see what I mean.)

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DarkTetsuya — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:36:03 MST

@tsukihimeblood:

I didn't know if SMS games were coming yet so that's why I bought Dragon's Curse on TG16, its the same game, apparently.

But yeah that'd suck if it came out, I'd have to track it down...

DarkTetsuya

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Orionsaint — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:30:46 MST

I bought the SMS in 87 just for Shinobi. I loved SMS for a while, but then started getting jealous of what my friends were playing on NES. So I bought the NES as well. Even still one of the best 8-bit games I ever played was Phantasy Star.

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TheIrishNinja — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:10:39 MST

@Waza: you shut your dirty little mouth, new jack.

this was inevitable, but still exciting; my first console (since my brother claimed the atari 400), yay! now, to see if any of the first party lineup (which was pretty much it) handles the test of time.

@alzheimers: ok, here we go: ill co-sign Rastan, Alien Syndrome, Ghostbusters (same as NES, tho) and of course Phantasy Star, and add Golvellius (sp?) and a chapter or two of Alex Kidd. Oh, Double Dragon, Space Harrier, After Burner, Outrun etc were solid ports, too.

@dead_red_eyes: ive been sayin' it; itunes-model pricing for the oldies is the only way to do it.

@Neil Stevvens: haha...someone's allowed himself to forget how mercifully unkind games like Fantasy Zone were. seriously, did anyone ever beat that one? the last boss took me all day and pretty much laughed at me.

@Silvercross: aka "the only light phaser game besides Rambo III i could beat". god bless hat-trick continues!

@s7venrw: man, i totally missed out Psycho Fox; Lionel Playworld was going under, and Toys R Us never had it, or Kenseiden, or Alex Kidd: Shinobi World. Damn you, NES aisle!

@Hoagie_one: Yes. Zillion. cant believe i forgot that one.

@tsukihimeblood: hah! you're awesome.

TheIrishNinja

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2NinjasTapedTogether — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:59:58 MST

I was gaming when the Master System was around... But never heard about it really. This will be fun, methinks. Of course... I just spent about $30 on SNES and NES games... So maybe I'll wait awhile on the Master System stuff.

2NinjasTapedTogether

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alzheimers — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:55:14 MST

In addition to the best RPG of the 8-bit era (Phantasy Star) the Master System had a great version of GhostBusters, R-Type was much more glorious than Gradius, and Alien Syndrome was awesome for it's day. It had the best 8-bit arcade ports like Shinobi, Golden Axe, Altered Beast, and the real arcade version of Double Dragon (not the RPG that was on the NES)

Another arcade port was the game Rastan. Conan-type barbarian guy who gets a bunch of cool weapons, kills some giant lizards? Kind of like Sega's Rygar.

Also, true story: at a garage sale, I picked up a game with the odd title Mono Poly for a buck. When I got home and turned it on, it turns out it was really MONOPOLY. Doh.

alzheimers

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Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:35:26 MST

Damn, this is well before my time. I just conquered Super Mario World 100%, and that game is as old as me!

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dead_red_eyes — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:27:42 MST

@Spoony Bard:

Nice. That was my first one too. I'm about a year and a couple months away from being 30. Ugh.

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dead_red_eyes — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:27:09 MST

@ARboom:

I do agree with you that they're overpriced. 8bit and 16bit games should be dirt cheap if you ask me.

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Spoony Bard — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:09:36 MST

And my first console? Atari 7800. Yeah, I'm OLD SCHOOL! (Well, OK I'm not 30 yet, but getting pretty close...)

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Spoony Bard — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:09:03 MST

Ah, the memories...I got this system instead of the Nintendo b/c the guy behind the counter convinced my mom it was the "NEXT BIG THING".

Took me a while to get over that one.

But still...enjoyed it for what it was. I still have it somewhere around the house, sans controllers.

Spoony Bard

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RetroBob — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:53:04 MST

Yes! Love the SMS, twas my first console.

Americans - there were so many great games you didn't get to play, but now... you can.

RetroBob

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NukaCola — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:48:26 MST

I heard that Double Dragon is superior on Master System. I also look forward to Phantasy Star I!

NukaCola

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Warik — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:44:00 MST

Choplifter and Shinobi goodness! I remember i lost my master system controllers and you could use genisis ones in there place just had an extra button.

Warik

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ElektroDragon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:37:00 MST

SIEVEN: You can use ANY 8 bit pin compatible joystick on the Master System! I know, because my Master System pads were pin compatible and worked great on my Amiga 500, no mods required!!

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ca$h — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:36:43 MST

Great. More old, overpriced 8bit games. Just what the world needs. The only reason they exist is so old people can pay to replay them. I hope I don't get suckered into buy stuff like Gecko just because I played it when I was young when the time comes for PS games to be considered nostalgic.

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MURDERFACE — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:59:14 MST

@Trowble (XBL/PSN): The arcade version is much more funny and disturbing. LOL

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Neil Stevens — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:46:14 MST

What a glorious day!

Nintendo just wants so much of my money, it's ridculous.

Phantasy Star, Fantasy Zone, Space Harrier... it'd be interesting if they could do a one-controller version of F16 Fighting Falcon.

Neil Stevens

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dead_red_eyes — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:42:12 MST

I believe mine had the snail maze. Man that brings me back.

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ajefferism — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:41:47 MST

they NEED to release Phantasy Star. The first one was years ahead of other RPGs of the time(Final Fantasy included!). The sequels would be awesome too! Hey Sega, how about a true Phantasy Star sequel thats NOT an online MMO? With the production values to compete with Final Fantasy too please! Oh and release that one on the PS3 or 360.

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Harteex — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:41:30 MST

I sooo recommend Alex Kidd in miracle world and Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusions!
Jungle book was a great game as well.

Harteex

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Rockman-X — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:40:50 MST

@dead_red_eyes: @Hired-Hitman: Hold buttons 1+2+Directional button up during the "Sega Master System" logo screen, if my memory isn't playing tricks on me =P
Yup, also had a Master System, 3-d glasses, Light Phaser pistol and all... Good times.

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huginn — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:33:39 MST

So Really Alex Kidd for the 30 something gamers who remember the fallen mascot?

Neat, but utterly useless in the game

huginn

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shouryuuken — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:33:39 MST

@shouryuuken: oh and astro warrior was the first pack in, and if you lived in the uk, sonic the hedgehog was the last one.

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D00mM4r1n3 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:32:51 MST

@dead_red_eyes: The system my friend owned, had Safari on it.

I remember an electronics store had a playable kiosk set up that had the game where you fly around in a ship in some bright colorful world. Then later on they got Sonic. I never really cared much for the system, and as the Angry VideoGame Nerd pointed out in his Rambo review, the light guns were total garbage.

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AEREC — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:28:42 MST

Good thing the Wii has plenty of space to store all these games they are releasing =p

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nintend0nick — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:27:24 MST

@Waza: You are everything wrong with gaming today.

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s7venrw — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:23:29 MST

YES!

Safari Hunt
Hang On
Shinobi
Psycho Fox
Great Baseball
Astro Warrior
Missle Defense
The Ninja
Zaxxon
Space Harrier

It'll be nice to play them on a TV in my living room again.

s7venrw

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KaneTaker — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:19:49 MST

@shouryuuken: I must be thinking of the original SMS, then. I recall the built in snail maze, then it came with a cartridge of Safari Hunt/Hang On. Just remembered the card-based games. Their was one where you were a giant robot...side scrolling shooter like R-Type. Can't recall the name.

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KaneTaker — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:17:55 MST

@dead_red_eyes: I believe that only worked on the second run and later, but the one I played and remember was the snail maze game. You hold (I think) left, II and the screen slides over. I recall its a direction and button.

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rich8606 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:14:23 MST

@Hired-Hitman: actually it depends which system you have the older one got the snail maze. Newer ones got Alex Kidd in Miracle World, you need to press button A and B and up simultaneously.

P.S. I mistyped Alex Kidd in Wonderland up there, was too excited... how emabrassing XD

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shouryuuken — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:13:44 MST

@Mommar: the power base converter, i bought one of those in 96 when a friend gave me 4 master system games he had laying around at the house.

@bluecell: there were different models you may have had the sleeker master system II.

@KaneTaker: kolibri!

@Hades:

after burner
alex kidd series
alien syndrome
black belt
double dragon
fantasy zone
golden axe
ninja gaiden
outrun
phantasy star
psycho fox
shinobi series
sonic the hedgehog series
space harrier
wonderboy series

@dead_red_eyes: hang on/safari hunt i believe, if you had a master system II it was alex kidd in miracle world

shouryuuken

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rich8606 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:10:58 MST

Alex Kidd in Wonderland!!! step aside Mario!

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nya-chama — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:02:15 MST

@dead_red_eyes:
In my SMS it was Alex the Kidd, f**king brilliant game.

nya-chama

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SuperPope — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:00:20 MST

I mailed my Sega Master System in to TTI during a special promotion and got $100 off my Turbo Duo. It was an easy decision, as Phantasy Star was pretty much the only interesting game I ever played on the SMS.

SuperPope

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Hired-Hitman — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:58:41 MST

@dead_red_eyes:

It was a snail game. I forgot the key seqeunce, but I am suddnely remebering how fun rambo game was.

Hired-Hitman

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Hoagie_one — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:53:14 MST

mmmmmm, Zillion

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dead_red_eyes — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:47:01 MST

Does anyone remember how you could turn on your Master System without a game in it and there was some game you could play that was built into the system itself? I can't remember what that game was for the life of me.

dead_red_eyes

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Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:36:24 MST

(Pre-Pedophilia) Michael Jackson's Moonwalker! I can't wait!

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DreamcastRIP — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:32:53 MST

Erm, I'm obviously aware Saturn came after SNES but just wanted to make the point that retro games can still be fab and in some cases better than current-gen remakes/sequels

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DreamcastRIP — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:29:45 MST

@Witzbold: The reason it was called the Nomad?

Surely it was Sega trying to be ironic as with its hellish battery consumption it was the only nomad that always had a home, i.e. connected to the mains!

Oh, I stand corrected - the Atari Lynx ate batteries too.

@Waza: "anything before the Snes is pretty much boring as hell"

No way! My Wii & PS3 are gathering more dust than is apparently normal due to a newfound love of Sega Saturn. I'm enjoying NiGHTS on Saturn more than the recent sequel on Wii...

DreamcastRIP

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reywing — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:25:21 MST

Fist of the North Star? Hmm... they completely revamped that to Black Belt in America I believe. I have it and it's awesome. But if it is FOTNS, rock on!

Gimme some Kenseiden, please!

reywing

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tsukihimeblood — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:23:00 MST

@Zolbrod: yes! wonder boy III was my "super mario bros." grew up with that game.

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Hades — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:20:07 MST

Wee~~~I need to buy some Wii points NOW, still havent bought any title from the VC T.T
Master System? What good games are for it? I always get confused from the amount of Sega systems back in the day =(

Hades

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samuraisul — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:17:09 MST

@Orionsaint: Uhm, your still crazy. Who cares?

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Orionsaint — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:17:04 MST

Phantasy Star! The first RPG I ever beat! Wow, that'll fit nicely in the VC. $69.99 it cost in 1989. Because it used a 4meg chip and a battery, oooh! hehe. The 3D dungeons though astounded me for the time. This is even before I played Wolfenstein 3-D. So seeing 3D Dungeons was like a revelation in those days.

Orionsaint

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MissPeacock — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:16:38 MST

@Zolbrod: OMG, Wonder Boy 3 was such a fantastic game! I loved the SMS. I still take it out occasionally and play my old games and it works like a dream. Alex Kidd! Outrun! Shinobi! Wonder Boy! Space Harrier!

MissPeacock

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Orionsaint — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:13:14 MST

I predicted it! I've been saying this for a while. Everyone said, no no you're crazy. Well now who's crazy?

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KaneTaker — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:13:07 MST

@cchrist: I'd pay for the Wii to just emulate the Saturn and/or Dreamcast. Still have my disks!

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smitty1123 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:12:24 MST

@SithNinja & @Datalock: I forgot tons. The list of pre-SNES greatness just goes on and on.

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Seiven — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:12:21 MST

@skullivan: nope unfortunately don't have my Genesis anymore.

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Cchrist — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:08:40 MST

@Zolbrod:

Do you even own a Wii? Because anyone that does should know it only has 512mb of memory... see the problem there? Besides you can play them from the disc on the Wii...

Cchrist

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nya-chama — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:04:40 MST

My first console was a Master System *sheds a tear* so many hours of fun...

nya-chama

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baked ham — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:00:25 MST

Aaah the good old Master System. I have about 30 games for mine, so I dunno if I'll find anything that I want to buy on the VC. The only Master System games I really enjoying playing still are Fantasy Zone and Phantasy Star.

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Zolbrod — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:55:02 MST

Excellent. Now gimme my Wonder Boy III already.

Also, why wouldn't the Wii be able to handly GC games!? GC discs only held 1 GB if I'm not mistaken, and if the Xbox could handle it, why not the Wii!?

Zolbrod

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Datalock — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:54:22 MST

@smitty1123:

you forgot Megaman, Ducktales, Chip & Dales: Rescue Rangers, Little Nemo: The Dream Master, Kung Fu, Kid Icarus, Ninja Turtles, River City Ransom...

Datalock

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SanityMask — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:53:39 MST

I'm just hoping for the dreamcast on VC really. and if they'd add the capacity to connect and make function an external drive with the wii, that would be great, because downloading, deleting and redownloading isn't part of my hobbies. the space limitation is rather pissing

SanityMask

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KaneTaker — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:52:50 MST

@skullivan: Last time I checked, this DOES work. Hell, for one button games, you can use an Atari joystick!

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KaneTaker — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:51:41 MST

@skullivan: Good list of SegaCD classics. Still have my copies of Lunar 1, 2, Popful Mail, and Shining Force...REALLY want a copy of VAY, though. Good old school RPG.

I actually have 2 32Xs. Might be 3 now...I buy them whenever I find them cheap. NEED to find a copy of Doom! Had that when it came out and LOVED it...though I now know the PC version is 10x better. Do have Chaotix, Virtua Fighter, and that hummingbird one...

KaneTaker

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GameraTheGreat — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:51:28 MST

Gotdamit! effn' vc! What ru doin' MS!??!?! Many 360 owners are oldhead sega fans and we would really enjoy this....good thing I still have my master system, megadrive, saturn, and dreamcast.....but it'd be nice to play these games on my 360!

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skullivan — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:51:10 MST

@Seiven:

Got a Genesis? I'm pretty sure the controllers are compatible. They both use that 9-pin Atari connector. I used to use my SMS pads to play C64 games :p

skullivan

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dicklaurentisdead — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:50:47 MST

Sonic Chaos... soon you will be mine.

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Hired-Hitman — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:48:26 MST

I remember owning a SMS. Myself and everybody else had problems with the controller breaking after a few months of usage. The buttons and everything else stoped working. Which was sad becuase I was only 10 during that time my aunt came to vist me and gave me and my borther some money. We both chipped in for it.
We were to young and didn't know who to complain to. There were no extra controllers to be bought seperate either. FUCK SEGA.

Hired-Hitman

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KaneTaker — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:48:12 MST

I actually have two working SMSs. Loved that system. Space Harrier, Phantasy Zone, Choplifter, Shinobi...classic gaming. As a kid, we had an NES and our friends accross the street had the SMS so we all had PLENTY to do.

KaneTaker

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skullivan — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:47:37 MST

@Gon:

Not gonna happen. The Saturn is an extremely difficult system to emulate even on really powerful PC's and the Dreamcast definitely isn't going to be emulatable (!?) on the Wii.

SegaCD is certainly possible, and there are some great games for that system that never hit anything else (Out of this World 2, Popful Mail, Dark Wizard, Lunar 1 and 2 which were much better than the PSX versions).

32X is probably doable also but there wasn't really much decent released for it.

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Seiven — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:47:33 MST

I still have my Master system and 32+ games...and it still works, only problem is I can't locate the controllers. :(

Seiven

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Mr.SithNinja — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:46:55 MST

@smitty1123:
You forgot Final Fantasy, and Double Dribble.

Mr.SithNinja

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NotAZombie — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:46:43 MST

@Gon: Dreamcast can't be done on the Wii. The games are too big and I think the same applies to the Saturn.

NotAZombie

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Don't folllow anyone. — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:45:49 MST

Yay. ^-^ I can play Sonic Chaos Again. There was a ridicoulus amount of good games on the Game Gear.

Don't folllow anyone.

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Saint Anima — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:45:14 MST

C'mon Sega CD and Saturn! Ah, such a dream.

Saint Anima

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Gon — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:41:27 MST

Saturn and Dreamcast are up next.

Gon

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smitty1123 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:40:27 MST

@Waza: ... Sonic, Mario, Ninja Gaiden, Metal Gear, Zelda, Double Dragon, Rampage, Rampart, Contra, Battletoads, Duck Hunt, Dragon Warrior, etc. Yep. Boring as hell...

smitty1123

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coan_net — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:40:17 MST

They need to put the Sega Snail game on the Wii VC - since it was a free hidden game in the original Sega Master Systems, they should make it a free game on the Wii VC. Even for a few bucks, I would buy it - my son would love to play the snail maze game on the wii.

[en.wikipedia.org]

coan_net

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Kyle81 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:39:53 MST

@Mommar: Not really, I had a Master System as well. Really most of the good master system games got better versions released on the Genesis and such eventually. The Master System sonic games weren't bad though.

Kyle81

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Krellie — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:39:30 MST

@mydogisdexter:
rofl!

Krellie

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Witzbold — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:39:13 MST

@hawk3r: You know why it was called the "Nomad"?

Because it wandered from owner to owner.

Witzbold

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jp182 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:38:29 MST

next i want sega cd.......*crickets crickets* I'm serious; I loved the 3 games that came out for it

jp182

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Nobuyuki — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:38:28 MST

The problem with adding more consoles to the VC at this point is all the consoles with a significant amount of good games are already there, and the consoles you can reasonably expect them to add (which doesn't include Saturn for obvious reasons) are going to have 1 or 2 good games at best. Oh well, I'll be happy to buy Phantasy Star whenever they get around to adding it.

Nobuyuki

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hawk3r — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:37:16 MST

The Nomad was just a portable Genesis. There were no specific Nomad games. It was enormous, but damned cool back in its day.

hawk3r

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4eternal — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:36:12 MST

Happy Birthday...fella.

4eternal

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Candlejack — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:36:01 MST

This only reminds me that the PSN sucks so hard in terms of classic titles. Yea, PS1 games are awesome, but I don't want to choose between shitty and less shitty. Also, I want some god damn remakes, e.g. SF2. Every other console has it by now.

Candlejack

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Bluecell — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:35:53 MST

Actually, looking at that pic, it doesn't look like the system I had. Maybe I got my systems mixed up.

Bluecell

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Bluecell — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:34:55 MST

This is unfortunate. I'm a fan of the Master System, but I plan on selling my Wii. The prospect of playing Alex Kidd or Shinobi after all these years almost makes me want to keep it.

Bluecell

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mydogisdexter — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:33:51 MST

The SMS was the first system I bought with my own money. Didn't it have the screw-into-d-pad removable joystick?

I used to play it witha a kid named Tonx, I wonder what ever happened to him?

mydogisdexter

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Silvercross — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:33:48 MST

Come on, Gangster Town! *crosses fingers*

Silvercross

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Waza — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:33:26 MST

anything before the Snes is pretty much boring as hell

Waza

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Mommar — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:33:22 MST

I remember having one of those little add-on things for the genesis that allowed "backwards compatibility" with the Master System. Hardly any of the games I could rent worked and the one's that did were extremely unimpressive. I'm not sure just how many good games we'll end up seeing for this thing as I can't count a single one I enjoyed on the system. Anybody know of any decent one's?

Mommar

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smitty1123 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:32:45 MST

Where the hell is my 2600?!? I want to play some Combat!

smitty1123

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Gomerboy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:32:30 MST

That looks like some sort of franken-cassette player.

Gomerboy

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Tonx — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:29:18 MST

Effing Sweet! I haven't played Master System since I stopped hanging out with that guy who smelled like dog pee in grade two!

Tonx