3-D Glasses

For the Pioneer LaserActive accessory, see 3D Goggle.

3-D Glasses
Made for: Sega Master System
Manufacturer: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Distributor: Sega of America (US), Tec Toy (BR), Samsung (KR)
Type: Display device
Release Date RRP Code JP 1987-11-07 ¥6,0006,000 US 1987-08 $49.9549.95 3073 EU 1987 MK-3073-50 UK 1987-10 £39.9539.95 MK-3073-50 AR 19xx BR 1989-09-04 R$500.00500.00 KR 1989

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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), and is similar to Sega's previous SubRoc-3D (1982) active 3D system.

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.	„
— Mark Cerny

The Glasses were released in the UK in October 1987 at a price of £39.95, 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

Also known as

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
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

ES advert (1990)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #90: "April 1989" (1989-03-16)
also published in:

• New Computer Express (UK) #21: "April 1, 1989" (1989-03-30)
• Computer & Video Games (UK) #91: "May 1989" (1989-04-11)
• New Computer Express (UK) #23: "April 15, 1989" (1989-04-13)
• ACE (UK) #20: "May 1989" (1989-04-06)
• Computer & Video Games (UK) #92: "June 1989" (1989-05-16)
• ACE (UK) #21: "June 1989" (1989-05-04)

Print advert in Guida Video Giochi (IT) #6: "Dicembre 1989" (1989-xx-xx)

Print advert in Guida Video Giochi (IT) #7: "Gennaio 1990" (19xx-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Guida Video Giochi (IT) #8: "Febbraio 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Master System, JP
Cover
Manual

Master System, JP (Zaxxon 3D bundle)
Cover

Master System, US (Made in Japan)

Master System, US (Made in China)
Cover

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, IL

Master System, KR
Cover

Master System, BR
Cover

Master System, AR
Cover

External links

• Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Master System