The SMS is so underrated! It REALLY deserve more attention...

There is some cool information about Zillion: The anime was on TV here in Brazil and TecyToy made a big AD campaing about it, which made them to sell A LOT of this toy, way more than Sega sold in Japan itself. This is what give the confidence for Sega to give the license to TecToy and the rest is history :)

I always applaud a KZfaq creator that makes content for the Master System. It is always going to be an extra special system for me, and for the new collector, it is a console that keeps on giving. Want sound that is near 16-bit, get an FM mod. Want imports with no region lockout, you've got it. Want a system that looks like nothing else out there, got that too. Want great sprite art, that is there in spades.

What I like about some of these master system games is their unique atmosphere. Like Spellcaster and Cyborg Hunter. Very moody games. It takes me right back to 30 years ago playing these games. And still all the visuals, sounds and music is preserved in memory.

Zillion has the worst front cover. It looks like the front cover of a manual for a microwave

Here in Brasil, Alf was not a short lived success, but a quite long one. It was aired for over 2 decades.

Spellcaster is such an underrated game. It's a lot of fun, and it was pretty unique in it's day.

The Basketball Nightmare was the NBA Jam of your generation! Congratulations from Brazil

Thank you so much for highlighting Zillion. I pulled my first all nighter in my life finishing the game .

Never owned one, but I always found the console really interesting. Especially how some games have a FM music option that made it sound like a Genesis game before a Genesis was a thing.

I have a request: Make a Streets of Rage 1 - 4 video when Streets of Rage 4 comes in April 30th. Maybe a compare video or your experience with the series.

How can you produce so much content in such a short time? You are insane!

I remember discovering Master System emulation on a web page. The owner was a big fan of Psycho Fox. Everything in the page was Psycho Fox themed

Hope you're staying safe SLX, we will definitely need a part 2 of this!

An interesting fact is that the MS was never "popular" in Brazil in the sense that every body loved it. It was popular because it was cheap(er) and any shop that sold a vacuum cleaner or a toaster would also sell TecToy stuff. Most people did not love it that much, and from what I remember from my childhood, everyone really wanted a Nintendo (clone), but very few people had access to one up until early 90s. In my experience growing up in the late 80s, and remembering my friends and collective opinion, the "Master" (as it was known the) was not that desired at all, and it was common to witness or even say "ugh a Master?!" back then when at another kid's house. Hope you dig the personal insight of my own memories of the thing back in late 80s early 90s in southern Brazil.

I got red-eyes from all night play of Asterix & Obelix - my first game on my first console. I didn’t even know who Asterix was, I just wasn’t able to stop playing the game... Hope it gets into one of your next SMS videos, not just the intro. Thx for this video anyway :-)

I'm currently collecting for the Sega Master System. So, I really appreciate these videos. Please do more videos on the Master System games.

I love your Master System videos, its like a historian talking about unearthed fossils

Oh man Zillion, I had that game for the SMS and I played the heck out of it.

Glad to see this system covered in more detail. SMS is a huge blank spot in my experience, so it's always good to hear about what was available for the hardware.

You know you are old school when you drop ys book 1 & 2 theme song for your intro. Noobs don't know anything about that. Thats from a lifetime ago, the golden age. The good old days.

Yes, please do more parts to this series!

I didn't know about the SMS even till I was in my late 20s. 38 now I think its the most underappreciated system. Saturn gets its love. Only problems I had with it was pause button and sometimes the tone of music. Ear grating in some games. Unbelievable library that does indeed continue to surprise.

Your SMS content always brings a nostalgic grin to my visage... Thank you SLX!

I've really been enjoying your Master System videos. I'm always looking for new games to collect for the system, and this has put a few on the list. Thanks very much!

Looking forward to part 2 and 3!

Other exclusives: Trivial Pursuit, Phantasy Star, World Soccer, Psychic World, Golvellius, Alex kidd in High Tech World, Asterix 1 and 2, Master of Darkness, Kenseiden, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Hoshi o Sagashite.

Quality content as always, this channel deserves way more subs!

Double Hawk Is a Masterpiece! 😍

Love these videos. Please make more. I didn't have a Master System growing up so finding all of these new titles is great.

I had Battle Outrun as a kid and loved it! I always thought it was cool the way you drove into the back of the lorry at the end of the stage, it was just like Knight rider! Haha. And Chase H.Q was one of my favourites so yeah, great stuff! Good memories

Some Master System's games look like they're 16-bit...

Great video as usual. Spell Caster is a prequel to Mystic Defender, as you noted, and both of them are localizations of Kujaku Ou (Peacock King), a manga/OVA about an exorcist (if memory serves, anyway). There were also NES Kujaku Ou games.

The quality and frequency of these videos is awesome man

I grew up with the SMS. Repurchased a console and some games last year, and have been collecting old favorites plus games I never knew existed on the console 30 + years later. Once the Genesis came on the scene, it took over, and many titles that came after on the SMS I never even knew about. Very cool that this console is still surprising me at this age.

More! The SMS was a big part of my childhood, and I just love seen content about it! Keep up the awesome work SLX!

It's amazing how poor the master system did in the US. Even though the Saturn and Dreamcast didn't sell all that well, I knew multiple people back then who owned those systems. I literally knew no one that had a master system

I really enjoyed my MS, countless hours me and my brothers spent playing together on Secret Command, Scramble Spirits and Double Dragon. Still got them all :-)

Another excellent video. Keep the great SEGA-centric retro content coming, SLX!

Kung Fu Kid is one of the most underated game of the MS library. Simple gameplay but awesome controls which make this title a pleasure to walk through. On a technical level, it has no real flaws for a 1st generation game. Same goes for Bomber Raid, I love this game as well.

Can't believe what a hidden gem this little master system was! I'm wondering why all those years we Americans always had Nintendo everywhere, and these great looking colorful fast and dynamic looking games never surfaced??

Double Hawk reminds me of Operation Wolf. That game really made you feel like you were shooting an Uzi. What young boy didn't love that?

Loving your Content mate, Keep the vids coming.

I love all your coverage! ;)

Growing up in the UK or maybe it was just the town I was in but the Master System was the console every kid had, I didn't even know anyone who had an NES until I got to high school around 93. I absolutely adored my Master System with Alex Kidd built in, the first 2 Sonic games were great and unique, Castle of Illusion and something called The Ninja I think. Great memories and maybe I'll have to look for one again

Zillion tri formation & psycho fox were my favorites early 90s! Excellent content on your channel! Keep those videos coming please!

Since just completing the US set this month i loved this video, happy to see some of the Euro releases i need to keep an eye out for! As always thank you SLX!

Battle Outrun actually reminds me of Rad Racer more than anything else. The way the screen curves & the cars block you is pretty much exactly like that game, and the game has to be maneuvered in the same way too. The fact that you basically have exactly 3 lanes to navigate in order to avoid cars is exactly like Rad Racer.

Double Hawk has a fun two players co op mode in which “Rambo” and “Arnold Schwarzenegger” can play together.

"Deafening absence of soundtrack" - what a phrase! Seriously, nice job!! Cool format, I'm also exploring MS library and it helps to have something like Alf explored for me, haha! Some serious AVGN material there...

I watched all your videos bro! Keep up the good work❤️

Two things: 1- Give us Part 2 and 3 of this video! I really enjoyed seeing two of my favorites there: Zillion and Asterix. By the way, Asterix had an interesting presence in Brazil. You could buy the comics at newsstands and bookshops in the 80s and 90s. 2- I'm a Brazilian and I actually had a Master System back in the 80s and 90s. It came with Safari Hunt and Hang On (no cart needed). I went on to buy many other titles, such as California Games, Alex Kidd, Shinobi, Sonic, Wanted, Gangster Town and so on. Even back then I could see its flaws (no pause button on the controller! What?!?). It was very popular in Brazil, but the licensed Nintendo stuff was also coming in hard when we got to the 90s. They were like the cool new kid at school. I remember playing Zelda 2, Mario 3, Batman, and Ninja Gaiden and being blown away by those games.

Thanks for all the content man your awesome and have hilarious and interesting viewpoints and facts about games and stuff. Thanks for all the vids lol. I'm not sure if you have covered the Sega sg-1000 but that system is so cool and I would love a video on it!

The SMS is still my favourite console of all time. It’s what made me into a gamer. I had played Atari and Nintendo. But when I got my hands on a sms. I knew it was something special. Eventually got my own console. And till this day. Probably still my most played console ever. I’ll love to see more of these videos. 1, I just love these games :) and 2, I think it deserves it. Such a under rated system in North America.

Hello, i just discovered your channel and i have to say you are doing great content. Thank you for your effort and best regards from Germany. Stay healthy!!

Zillion is equal parts Metroid and puzzle game. An absolute delight. In addition, Bomber Raid is a fantastic 8-bit shooter.

Thank you sir for a perfect video to enjoy with my morning coffee..! Much love brotha!

Yes, please make more videos about Master System exclusives! The Master System is my favorite Sega system, but there are tons of SMS games that I missed back in the day. Also, thank you for introducing me to Kung Fu Kid, Cyborg Hunter and Zillion. :)

I really love your content, man! :D

Really enjoy your content Lord X.

Parts 2 and 3 are very necessary. Keep up the good work.

Yes, I would really love to see more on this series! It's very interesting, very interesting indeed!

Great video man. I've been playing video games since I was a kid in the 90's, and collecting off and on for many years and I STILL have not found a Master System at a garage sale, flea market, or thrift store. I realize I have to succumb to Ebay to start my collection and finally have one. Sigh.

I've been on a Kung Fu Kid kick ever since I started this nostalgic rabbit hole known as SMS flashbacks. I had the game as a child and remember playing this for hours. Thank you for featuring it! I cheered out loud in the kitchen while making lunch when it came on.

Keep this series coming!

Great video! Would definitely watch a part 2

Great video. It's nice that you put the real stinkers in there with the good ones!

To start, I love your videos and yes it would be great if you did more videos of this obscure SMS titles

Outrun was THE game, that made me buy my first home console, the game that made me interested in, and started collecting games in general, and the game that made me a huge SEGA fan until this day. Outrun, Virtua Racing, Daytona, Sega Rally, Sega Touring Cars, Sega Rally 2. The golden age of video games imo.

Great videos bro.

Amother great vid man. It's especially nice to see Zillion and Kung Fu Kid get some love.

Please do a part 2 and 3. I love learning about the Sega Master System. I missed out on it as an NES kid. Time to make up for lost times!

I grew up in Brazil with a Master System, and I was thinking about Basketball Nightmare just yesterday! So many exclusives to look at: Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Astec Adventure, Kenseiden, the official Brazilian Hacks of Wonder Boy (Monica no Castelo do Dragão) Zillion II (I like it better than the first one) and two games you showcased in the intro: Master of Darkness and Masters of Combat.

I frickin loved battle outrun as a kid..

Psycho Fox was one of my favourite games in my childhood. Played it for hours and hours :) Play more often with the tiger or monkey, they are easier to handle. In stage 1-3 (near the end) you can punch "open" a cloud in order take a sneak peek into the later stages ;). Take also a look at Alex Kidd in Miracle World 2 (and even part 3 soon)!

This video was great sega lord X. keep up the good work. Nothing but love for you 👍

Bring it on! I love your content!

grew up playing the master system, and out of this list i had kung fu kid and bomber raid. maybe i was so little, but i totally enjoyed both of those titles. having a controller with turbo really help too.

Dude, love your channel. You are the granddaddy of all things Sega! Would really appreciate further parts to this mini-series. Please cover Kenseiden! I LOVE that game - it's seriously awesome: check it out for yourself :)

Suggestion for part 2: Quartet. This game is my childhood... I would play it with a friend of mine whose name was Marie, French for Mary, one of the playable characters... We thought it was awesome back in the days. It was available on "gaming computers" such as C64, but as far as consoles go, only available on SMS. Needless to say, great video as always 😉👍

I'm pretty sure Basketball Nightmare was available in Canada because as a kid I borrowed it from a friend. I remember really loving the artwork and gameplay.

Honestly I’m hoping for more of this. I almost want to try and find more “hidden gem” type experiences in my retro gaming and the Master System seems to be the dictionary definition of a hidden gem for those of us who never had even heard of SEGA until they put out the Genesis/Mega Drive. I might’ve seen an Outrun cabinet before I saw a Genesis, but I didn’t put two and two together till much later on. No matter what, keep doing what you’re doing and hopefully you stay safe.

Zillion was my first game I got after I got my SMS for Christmas. Still love to play through it every few years.

I had a Master System as a kid, and Zillion was one of the first games I had for it. I think Apple might have been my first crush.

Spell Caster is an **heavily** edited and altered game based on the manga and anime series Ku-Jyaku-Oh (the Peakock(Phoenix) King, about a Japanese Buddhist Monk that used Shinto and Hindu Magic to hunt and slay demons. When Sega of America localized the game, a lot of the original storyline was altered, along with changing the sprite of the main character and removing all references to Buddhism, Shinto, and Hindu mysticism also removed, even calling a Yakisoba food stand as having "Spaghetti". Zillion is based on the anime series Red Photon Bullet: ZILLION and the light phaser is based on the Zillion pistol and the Zillion Laser Tag set, the pistol was re-purposed as the the Light Phaser. Art design and conceptual design elements of the anime was a huge influence on Sega's Phantasy Star, and the Fantasy Zone robo-ship Opa Opa is a mascot character in the series. Cyborg Hunter had it's storyline and all the character names drastically altered from the original Sonic Soldier Borg-Man (as in (Cy)borg-Man not "borgmen" ) game. It's a great anime series, heavily inspired by the live action Japanese super hero shows of the Super Sentai genre Both the Zillion anime series and Sonic Soldier Borg Man were co-founded by Sega Enterprises, so it makes sense they would make action-adventure games based on those anime shows here's what Sonic Soldier Borg-Man was like... it was pretty kick ass... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j8hmi8ypl7THcXU.html

This was my first (new) console. I loved this video. More lists like this, please!!!

Favorite games on SMS were: Black Belt, Double Dragon, Shinobi, Astro Warrior, and Choplifter. This was my first gaming system and I have fond memories of playing those games. The music in Black Belt is so amazing and still pops into my head from time to time.

I have most of these. I love Spellcaster to pieces, and Kung Fu Kid is a jam. Alf... my wife loves that show. She got really excited when I told her I had a video game based on it. Then, she got really sad.

This was a cool video, i enjoyed it very much 👍

Man this video was awesome yes part 2 please!

Zillion is a definite must play. So is Shadowcaster what a great game that was.

I loved basketball nightmare as a kid! Rented it many times from the video shop. Its in my collecting now :)

Keep doing Lord. US gamers don’t know the Master System library, so that helps. Love that Double Dragon FM sound at the end

What a console! Master System♥️. Awesome video, AGAIN!

I got Basketball Nightmare for my SMS back in the day, loved the hell out of that game. Toronto Ontario

Great video!

As always you give us nice memories, i remember when i was a kid that one of my all time favorite was kung fu kid , please do video about kenseiden .

Whats wrong with Psycho fox? Its an incredible game, especially for its time, its also the predecessor of one of my all time favourite platformers: Magical Hat's Turbo Flight! Adventure.

Loved the SMS! Never owned one, but my friend did. Lot’s of great memories playing QuackTales and WonderBoy 3.

The nice thing is there still people making home brew games for this little console. There's the sg-1000 games to boot wich are basicly early msx games on master system.