In My Hero, even if you defeat the top thug and rescue your girl, she's quickly carried off again, and the three levels loop indefinitely, so you never get the satisfaction of saving your girl for good.

Just to say thanx for doing so many uploads. I don't know if you ever read my comments but I had to sell my huge collection during hard times because of a dui and was a taxi driver...yes yes self inflicted. But thank the segs lord x for emulation right? The master system was my very first console bought for me by parents divorced trying to buy me out as the only child...my first games not including the hang on and safari hunt (and of course snail maze that was a secret and was a joy to find) - built In was choplifter. it introduced me to sega and then from there I found the arcade scalers. The rest is history. I have my own channel and upload to a very different crowd and it warms my heart to read my comments so I hope you get the same thing as you deserve it for reminding me of the good times I had once upon the 80s and 90s.... best wishes too sega lord x Thanx fr the mmrs

I got a Sega Master System because the toy store ran out of NES for Christmas. I wasn't disappointed

My Dad introduced me to gaming and I have so many memories playing these games with him. I still remember the day he got Choplifter and when we had to get my Uncle to help us in Black Belt. I'm 36 now and I'm sure he had no idea that all these years later I'd still be gaming. I honestly forgot how great these games sounded. Classic!

Are modern multimillion-dolar AAA titles starting to approach the masterful music tracks of Super Hang-on? A man can dream.

@SegaLordX Did you know that you can press both the A and B buttons together to turn briefly invisible in The Ninja? You can avoid the enemy projectiles by turning invisible.

Wonder Boy 3 The Dragons Trap best Sega game in history, pure childhood memories.

I remember before I was a teenager going to the local arcade spots, it was there I saw something special: Sega arcade games. Why was Sega so special? Easy! Sega had hardware that no computer system could emulate much less a game system. Sega was special because in a way, it was special on so many fronts (graphics, hardware, music, and gameplay). In retrospect, I learned that Sega built arcade boards that weren't possible on home hardware because of costs, like the System Y-board that consisted of 3 CPU's, a dedicated mother board specifically for music, and dedicated graphic's motherboard! All I knew is when I saw the Sega logo on a new arcade cabinet, as I approached it, I was about to witness something I've never thought of before and was going to see something on a monitor I've never witnessed. Hang On blow me away with sprite scaling. Out Run not only had ten times more sprites but beautiful music, and depicted worlds I wish I could travel to. After Burner, even more sprites, scaling, and introduced screen rotation! By the time I saw Power Drift, I said to myself, Sega is unstoppable and their magic was truly endless. As a young boy, I took a serious gamble. While I everyone else was purchasing the NES, I told my dad, I wanted the Sega Master System (SMS). The impetus for choosing the underdog was because of Sega in the arcades. Even before I knew what the Fourier transform was, I knew there was no way the SMS could even remotely capture the true arcade experience, however, if I could just have 10% of what Sega brought in the arcades, it would be sufficient. There was a price for choosing the SMS, I couldn't trade games because most people because owned the NES. However, most people who owned the SMS were fanatical like I was. We understood something NES owners didn't. Sega was the true conquer. Choosing the SMS was choosing the true innovator. Sega was the future because the future was arcade power. I knew, one day, 16bit... 32 bit would be coming to the home. There was no one greater, no company more powerful, and no company that had "MAGIC", like Sega (they created more innovative games than no other company... bar none). Sega was better than Disney or any other company out there. They had the power to innovate games, like Shinobi or Goldan Axe. Everything they did was truly a work of art. I admired other tier one companies like Taito, SNK, Data East, or Namco. Always scarred those companies would beat my champion, Sega. In the end, Sega always toppled their competitors. I was always an outsider, in video games, because Sega because forced me to accept a level of excellence that few companies could adopt. I always thought Sega would eventually adopt their arcade hardware to consoles. However, I didn't foresee how the arcade market would adopt to changes. Between 1984 and 1999 (before I went to school and earned my doctorate in chemical physics), Sega was more than a name, it was a segment of my life that brought me incredible joy and nostalgia that lasted as long as the quarter in the arcade cabinet lasted. I saw wonderment in the mystical powers of the AM2 developers or the dazzling powerful synthesizers from AfterBurner burned into my psyche... Sega was magic.

My first ever console ahh this brings back memories

In Rambo,the second player was Turbo,if you remember the animated series from the late 80's

I remember when I first saw Choplifter running on the Master System, I had to get one straight away. The pack that we had in Australia had Transbot included and I also got Black Belt, played those two games to death!

I feel like owning a Master System back then,in the US, was kind of like owning a Wii U in the early 2010s. You may not have gotten the big titles a lot of people remember, but you had some one of a kind exclusives that other platforms simply didn't have an equivalent to

Sega Master system was my first console ever. The year was 1989 and my mother bought the console to me and my brother. It came along with psycho fox and California games. Two really good starting game for anyone and especially two competetive kids.

The master system was my early childhood. Followed by the SNES

So did the turbograpx 16 take the card game format idea from sega I have layed eyes on a transbot arcade cabinet back in the 80's but i never knew it was ported to the sega master system.

This brought back a lot of memories. I got the Master System in 1987, so I had a lot of these. I have a lot of thoughts on this. -finding Snail Maze by accident blew my mind. -Black Belt is so funny. The guy is going out to do some street fighting and he makes sure to put on his gi of all things, presumably to give the enemies a fighting chance. -Choplifter was my first game aside from the pack-in. It was really good at the time. My brother screamed out the window to my mom "I killed a hostage." while people were walking by. Quite amusing. -Ghost House was pretty tough, in my opinion. I went back and played it again a couple of years ago and it could get quite tough. It was my first card game. -I seem to recall understanding F-16: Fighting Falcon when I used to play it. I didn't hate it, but it did lack staying power. I haven't gone back to it. -Hang On and Grand Prix were pretty good, but could have used some music. -Not only is Ninja hard, but you have to find a hidden item or items to actually finish it. And there was no Nintendo Power to help us out. -I remember getting pretty good at Super Tennis. I persisted enough to actually beat it once. I seem to recall being happy that I would never have to play it again because the control and timing were pretty tough. -I revisited Rambo fairly recently and I came away impressed. For such an early run-and-gun game, it's pretty fair and fun. I found a lot of other games of that type from that time rely on being overwhelming. It may be my favorite early run-and-gun, as it feels like games that came later. When I say early, I'd say pre-MERCS. Anyway, I really enjoyed this one because I had a very similar experience of most of these games in their own time. Very nice work here, SLX.

My best video game memories come from the Sega Master System. Thanks for covering. Best video yet. 1. Phantasy Star 2. Zillion 3. Outrun 4. Fantasy Zone 5. Space Harrier

This was the first system I ever played, back in like 1991/1992. Double dragon, r-type, zillion, great golf, outrun, and missle defense 3D were my favorites just to name a few. I still love this system and the games to this day

All those games brought a smile to my face. Thank you Sega Lord X for bringing such good memories back into the forefront.

I got my Master System with Hang-On/Safari Hunt in 1986 at just five years old! I had many of the early games, and I loved or at least liked all the games I ever had for the system. Chalk me up as a huge fan of Alex Kidd in Miracle World. Easily one of my 10 favorite 8-bit games. It does have some slippery ass controls though.

Another great video. Thanks for showing the Master System some more love. I was really late to the Master System but it has become one of my favorite systems.

In Brazil the Master System was a big success! I remember owning a MS II with the Alexx Kidd: Miracle Word built-in! I played a lot Out-Run and The Ninja. Amazing video!

Finally some love for Astro Warrior. For a pack in game that came with the SMS I love it and the music. Props for the Astro Warrior love.

I was also one of the guys who owned the Sega Master System (PAL Version with Snakes and Alex Kidd built in) over the NES. Remember owning Teddy Boy, World Grand Prix, My Hero, Choplifter and Ghost House of the ones you have shown in the video. Teddy Boy and Choplifter were my favs out of those. My Hero I didnt like at first cuz it was really incredibly hard and discouraging. But after trying to progress very hard after I realised I had nothing more to play it surprised me quite much. Gameplay changes also with lot of obstacles and Jump N Run passages. Its a hidden gem to me. Teddy Boy was addictive. Needless to say its getting harder when you progress. Like the Shooting mechanic and enemy design in this game.

Hang On was built into my Master System. The 4th level (Night time in the city) was unforgiving. I still cannot beat Black Belt to this day. The second level of Rambo has the best music in the game.

I love reliving and rediscovery of my youth and past through your channel, there are soo many memories that have been unlocked just thru hearing or seeing titles that were seemingly long forgotten.

I love the video Sega Lord X! I was a early Master System owner over the NES. Astro Warrior was also a pack in title with Hang-On for the bundles that did not have the Light Gun. I so loved and too this day still love my ole Master System.

"Miracle Warriors" was an awesome RPG for SMS. I was blown away when I opened it and found a fold-out map of the giant (at the time) world!

Wow man thanks for this vid good stuff it brings back so many memories.im 42 now but remember clear as day when wonderboy 3 was under the Xmas tree and playing it non stop till I completed it.havin the tune in your head for days was the best.

I love when I see Master System videos pop up from you, thanks for all your hard work!

These 8 bit games were a huge leap forward from Atari.

This is great thank you! My console progression was Atari 7800, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Nintendo 64, and so on - those early systems and games were such fun! I really enjoyed how the sound and graphics quality gradually increased over time, even on the same platform.

Played/had most of these back in the day. This was a total nostalgia trip! Thanks for doing this!

Great video! I got a used SMS in 1988 when I was 15. I still have it and play it often. It had Hang-On/Safari Hunt/Snail Maze built in, plus I bought Enduro Racer with it. I just bought Psycho World (aka Psychic World) recently.

A couple of us stayed over at a friends house one night and we made fun of him for his Master System. Until we played the games. They were impressive. Back then tough we played for 45 minutes then dropped the games for good old fashioned horsing around and those were the memories I have. Games were a part of our childhood but we also spent many hours playing football and riding BMX bikes.

My first master system I bought in 87 had Hang on / Astro Warrior combo cart included. It’s my all time favorite console period.

My older brother had an original SMS early on, watching this video I feel we missed out on a lot. I still have my SMS2

I loved my SMS! This video gave me flashbacks.

I love it when you upload Master System content!

I was a Master System owner. It was pretty popular here in Europe. I had a pretty large collection, because my uncle gave me his library on top of my own. Some great games and good memories.

The music in black belt was so amazing. Still pops into my head from time to time.

The water level in The Ninja is amazing

Thanks for the weekly videos. Very informative

Great video, SLX. I planted my feet so firmly in Segas Tonka released US hardware I owned probably 50% of those games. Looking back I can see the arcade at home appeal. Most of the Sega games I bought retailed around 29 to 39 bucks. I wished the controllers had a pause function. In many action games you had to beg someone to go to the console and push the pause button just to scratch your face and not die.

Man I love your videos really takes me back in time keep up the great work you really pulled some old good ones out 👍🏽❤️😎

Never owned a Master System. My buddy however did and we've spent so many hours with Alex Kidd and Rambo.

that Snail Maze tune has been lodged in my brain since the 80's & aint going anywhere anytime soon, wonder if thats just me

the ground parallax scrolling in choplifter is really impressive for an 8 bit system, I remember my mom bought me this pirate game, captain silver i think, I hated that game, vigilante, altered beast, and double dragon were my favs

Nice to see the Sega Master System, my most beloved console to have as a kid. Although Nintendo was bigger here also, I'm glad in Europe it did better then the USA and I had more people around who had the system, so as we where on a budget and bought different games so we could lend them from each other.

I had an SMS from early days as well, and didn't pick up a NES until a years later. Thanks for uploading!

Awesome video! Love the SMS, on eBay now purchasing some of the games I forgot about 🤘

Great games great system still play my original master system and collect games for it great video sega lord

Probably my all time favorite Master System game will be Maze Hunter 3D. Fucking loved that game!!! Awe memories!

The Master System box art always reminded me of the squared paper in my maths exercise book. It goes without saying that I didn't appreciate being reminded of maths whenever I wanted to game!

I had a Sega Master in 1987 out 1st game console! Had Hang on / Safari Hunt and Gangster Town, then got Shinobi, Kenseiden, Zillion 2, Black Belt, Out Run, Thunder Blade, Action Figter, After Burner, Alex Kidd, Double Dragon (NES got Single Dragon), Great Baseball and Basketball! My oldest brother still has his!

You are running a really nice channel brother. Nice work. 👍

Sega Master System was amazing. I remember when my Dad got it for the fam, us kids were sort of embarrasses bc it wasn't an NES. But goddam it was world's better.

The Master System is a great console that's really overlooked. It's a shame as here in the UK the Master System actually outsold the NES until they bundeled the NES with Teenage Mutant Ninja/Hero Turtles.

loved playing sega master system as a kid. wonder boy 3 was epic for its time. 1989. i was only 7 years old. ahhh the good old days! lol. thanks for this video.

I actually grew up in a Sega house hold. We own every single american sega system (minus Dreamcast), and alot of my earliest memories were Master System games even when we got the genesis. I just didnt know so many that we had were first year releases. Like we had a Hang-On/Astro Warrior combo cart, Pro Wrestling, and Choplifter from the year...and eventually even got F-16 Fighting Falcon...which to this day I still cant figure out for the life of me. Im a late comer to your channel but i definitely have been enjoying these videos. I'll definitely see you on your upcoming videos.

Was able to score a CIB Copy of Choplifter for $8 shipped after watching this - Thanks SLX for another awesome video. Hope you had a Great thanksgiving.

Shinobi level music near the end... my 2nd game. Did you know that there is the other level tune from the arcade in the code... but the port never uses it sadly!

My favorite older system! She always works! Just picked up another roller ball controller. Got about 40 game for it and always looking for more! When it came out I thought it was a poor kids system, it's held the test of time. Thanks for the vid.

During the Master System early years I was gaming on my Apple Iie, so I had no Master System games until 1989 when I got the Genesis with the power base converter.

I played the HELL out of Astro Warrior back then. I remember the music like it was yesterday.

Alex kid in miracle world was the best game on that system

I still remember playing The Ninja at my best friends house who had a master system in 1986! Good times. I also later got the add on to my Genesis so I could enjoy the Master Systems titles.

You got awesome content..Enjoy all your videos

I had both Nes and Master system as a kid. I always loved the music, sound effects and graphics of the Master system. Just hearing it brings me back.

Ghost house is called "Chapolim x Drácula: Um duelo assustador" here on Brazil launched by TecToy. A hack game using sprites of one the beloved characters of Chespirito (Roberto Gómez Bolaños) on Televisa - channel 8 (on Mexico).

I had one of these as a Xmas gift from my parents way back when. If they make a mini I'll buy it immediately

I forgot about astro warrior until that music and sound effects hit me! Thunder blade is the one I never could beat no matter how hard I tried

Man, i loved super tennis hahaha. In Brazil, Master System I had snail, but also had hang on and safari hunt. The II came with Alexx Kidd and the 3rd came with Sonic (and was the first to have a different visual).

Hang On had two Combo Cartridge releases. I had the other one growing up, bundled with Astro Warrior.

I was just about to get my then dream machine the Sega Genesis and told my friends in the neighborhood about it. They said "what do you mean new system? We've had that for years." We argued for awhile, and I just said "show me." They told me it was in the closet. I was stunned they'd have a several hundred dollar new console in the closet not being played but yet had a nes out for play. When their dad arrived they asked him to get it and he did. They had about 8 games, and that was my first experience with the master system. I was blown away and always wanted one. Didn't get it until a few years ago. Still think it's funny that people always assume the master system is the Genesis.

I remember playing thunder blade, R-Type, Shinobi, and Rastan on my master system! I loved all Sega products and liked Nintendo but was more a Sega fan.

I had no idea the master system could do parallax scrolling like in Black Belt, and Choplifter. Great stuff.

One of my cousins that owned a Sega Master System actually had the version that contained "Hang On" and "Safari Hunt" built onto the console.

I believe there was also a Hang-On/Astro-Warrior bundle for the Sega Base System (the Master System without the zapper). My first games for the system was Kung Fu Kid and Shanghai back in 1987 when I received it as a birthday gift. I miss the advancements we saw throughout the 8, 16, and initial disc-based consoles.

I had Safari Hunt and Hang on as built in games for one of my SMS'. I even had My Hero on the card, it was a hard game and I didnt play it much though I ended up being more interested in the RPGs on the system like Phantasy Star, Ys, and Miracle Warriors. I liked Alex Kidd and Astro Warrior, the latter I always forgot the name of but the game was easy to remember whenever I got to see screen shots of gameplay.

9:30 And years later, we got Fist Of The North Star: Lost Paradise for PS4. Sega has come full circle.

Man, I loved so many of those games!

My UK Master System had Hang-On built into it, but you could still also access the Snail Maze game too. I thought it was a nice touch having the extra game in there.

This video brings back so many memories

Sega Master system was a great system , we got the nes but a friend in the neighborhood had it. Wonder Boy was a great port from the arcade. Played it for months.

Great video, love the master system

I simply love your parlance and verve. Bravissimo.

My sister and I used to throw down on Pro Wrestling. It was so simple, yet addictive. Controls were very easy to get into, unlike today's wrestling titles where you need to be a savant to remember the 26 variations of each button that change depending on the situation.

When I was a kid, the master system I got had hang on and safari hunt built in. If you didn’t put it a cart, it would load straight to that. I still have that console, but I’ve lost the tv input cable.

Since I didn't know the arcade Enduro Racer, I loved it and still do! Fantasy Zone has some of the best 8-bit music of that era!

For your future videos about the SMS, I know trying making an episode of the complete library of SMS Light Phaser games.

For anyone that doesn't know, there were different revisions for the master system that came with certain games built in. the one I had came with Hang-On and Safari Hunt and also came with the gun packed in with the system. from looking at several videos on youtube over the years I saw that a lot of people just didn't see that revision that came with those two games built in and only assumed it came in cart form. For cart and card games I had Double Dragon, Rambo 3, Rocky, Zillion 1 and 2, Shinobi, Fantasy Zone the maze, Transbot, Ghost House and Ghostbusters. Really wish I could have got Phantasy Star, Choplifter, Golden Axe Warrior, the Ninja and Fantasy Zone but sadly none of the stores had the games or most other MS titles in stock since they were mostly playing favorites with the nes at the time.

Fist of the North Star is an anime-manga franchise from Shueisha's Shonen Jump Comics. The manga books were licensed by Viz Media while Manga Entertainment licensed the anime series with an English dub from Toei Animation. Viz will bring the manga back around the next year now they're working on it this year.

LOVE the new intro, 10/10

I remember these games. Then I moved onto Nintendo. But my FIRST old school video memories began with SEGA

I still have my Master System. It was awesome. The graphics and sound was way better than the NES. It also never had problems starting. But the games werent as good. The other 2 draw backs; You couldnt rent games anywhere. The other thing was no one else had one, so you couldnt trade games. But after all these years its still my favorite 8bit system.

Good Sega Lord X. I am watching all your videos and I would like to congratulate you on the material you produce. It is the best channel I've seen so far talking about Saturn, and one of the best talking about Sega in general. On the other hand, I would like to make a little clarification about the SG-1000. I know that you produce a lot of material and it is normal that there is some little data that is not correct. It is very common to think that this console is a first iteration of the Master System in Japan, but in reality it is a totally different video game console. The SG-1000 is for the Master System (or Mark III in Japan), the same as the Master System is for the Sega Genesys. They are different systems backwards compatible with each other via hardware. Nothing else. In fact, one of Genesys' prototypes was called Mark V, and on some European Mega Drive mother boards they have a screenprint that puts: SG MKV (Sega Mark X). I don't know if this also happens on Genesys boards (I'm from Europe). I'm sorry for my English, I used the automatic translator because I didn't know how to express some things in English and I hope that didn't make me sound too rude or unwise. Greetings and, please, keep up the great work you are doing.

I grew up with most of theses games in Australia but I also got games like Wonder Boy , Wonder Boy In Monster Land , Dragon Trap , Double Dragon , Alex Kid In Shinobi World , Basket Ball NightMare and more the best years growing up 👍👍👍👍👍

Still have my F-16 Fighter cart from when I was like 4 and damn it was hard trying to play that back then. Loved Alex Kid in Miracle World, Wonder Boy 3 and Sonic though 😀

Christ...I forgot all about TransBot. I loved it. Like you I could never figure out that flying game either! Loved world grand Prix as well! The game I remember most tho is Wonder Boy III. Played the crap out of that! I wonder whatever happened to my Master System... probably just got binned!