3-D Glasses
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3-D Glasses (セガ3-Dグラス), also known as SegaScope 3-D Glasses, is a Sega Master System active shutter 3D glasses accessory developed and manufactured by Sega. The accessory creates the illusion of three-dimensional graphics in games which support it. It was designed by Mark Cerny (previously known for Marble Madness),[8] and is similar to Sega's previous SubRoc-3D (1982) active 3D system.
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Hardware
The 3-D Glasses use a shutter system to close the left and right lens rapidly to create a 3D effect. The Master System glasses can only be used in the original Master System, since it hooks up directly to the card port not found in the Master System II (US/EU model). Such a system allows 3-D graphics in full color. A disadvantage is that it halves the effective frame-rate, which some users can perceive as flicker. It also tends not to work with non-CRT-based televisions.
Compatibility
- Blade Eagle (1988)
- Line of Fire (1992)
- Maze Hunter 3D (1988)
- Missile Defense 3-D (1987)
- OutRun 3D (1989)
- Poseidon Wars 3D (1989)
- Space Harrier 3D (1988)
- Zaxxon 3D (1987)
Of these, Blade Eagle, Maze Hunter 3D and Missile Defense 3-D require the 3-D Glasses. The rest have "2D modes" and so can function without the peripheral, although the option is sometimes hidden.
History
“ | I'd gone and seen Captain EO, which was a short 3D movie starring Michael Jackson. It was showing at Disneyland in Tokyo, which had just opened, and I thought it was quite inspirational. So I lobbied management to create 3D glasses for the Master System. I did the tech demo, which was sort of the Pong-style game we showed at CES, and then I did the bundled title, which was Missile Defense 3-D. | „ |
The Glasses were released in the UK in October 1987 at a price of £39.95,[5] with the North American release in the same year. The 3-D Glasses were also released in Japan in November 1987 (initially bundled with Zaxxon 3D) and both Brazil and South Korea in 1989.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | The Sega 3-D Glasses | The Sega 3-D Glasses |
English (US) | The Sega 3-D Glasses | The Sega 3-D Glasses |
Japanese | The Sega 3-D Glasses/セガ3-Dグラス | The Sega 3-D Glasses/Sega 3-D Glasses |
Spanish (Argentina) | Anteojos 3D | 3D Glasses |
Portuguese (Brazil) | Óculos 3D | 3D Glasses |
Korean | Sega 3-D Glasses | Sega 3-D Glasses |
Magazine articles
- Main article: 3-D Glasses/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
US TV advert
also published in:
- New Computer Express (UK) #21: "April 1, 1989" (1989-03-30)[10]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #91: "May 1989" (1989-04-11)[11]
- New Computer Express (UK) #23: "April 15, 1989" (1989-04-13)[12]
- ACE (UK) #20: "May 1989" (1989-04-06)[13]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #92: "June 1989" (1989-05-16)[14]
- ACE (UK) #21: "June 1989" (1989-05-04)[15]
also published in:
- Guida Video Giochi (IT) #8: "Febbraio 1990" (1990-xx-xx)[16]
Physical scans
Master System, JP (Zaxxon 3D bundle) |
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Master System, IL[17] |
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External links
- Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Master System
References
- ↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/master/3dglass.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-01 01:33)
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "August 1987" (US; 1987-08-xx), page 13
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "August 1987" (US; 1987-08-xx), page 10
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1987" (UK; 1987-10-15), page 132
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Computer & Video Games, "March 1988" (UK; 1988-02-15), page 10
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1989" (UK; 1989-03-16), page 105
- ↑ The Mastertronic Catalogue (UK; 1988), page 2
- ↑ File:UltimateHistoryofVideoGames Book US.pdf, page 376
- ↑ https://www.timeextension.com/features/playstation-5-lead-architect-mark-cerny-talks-sega-michael-jackson-and-yuji-naka (Wayback Machine: 2023-05-23 09:58)
- ↑ New Computer Express, "April 1, 1989" (UK; 1989-03-30), page 9
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-11), page 84
- ↑ New Computer Express, "April 15, 1989" (UK; 1989-04-13), page 7
- ↑ ACE, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-06), page 68
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-16), page 89
- ↑ ACE, "June 1989" (UK; 1989-05-04), page 76
- ↑ Guida Video Giochi, "Febbraio 1990" (IT; 1990-xx-xx), page 2
- ↑ https://www.ebay.com/itm/125596199041?hash=item1d3e1de881:g:SF4AAOSw53BjSCvO&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAkCf%2Bh1EhTyad3iDbgDL5dXHQ8tC6RAWAle8wKe1Trre8JxXCIC48u6%2FaTzs%2BH8xpJUuklLiEGwP944gGIv9K%2BYVFNLvoeeuAX9t5yQKN4Q4%2Ft2PuFhAgwgSov2Yv70pBCz9V33yI%2BECxt%2FHHNJlDaiYWvIAbPLp7n%2FpWH1lMzD0eDq2lwzXWkkeVYs0EX89%2Bcg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_a8suiJYQ
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