Difference between revisions of "Master System consoles"

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Being one of Sega's most popular consoles in certain regions (such as Europe and South America), the Sega Master System saw a plethora of re-releases and bundles throughout its run. For this reason, this page has been split into different regions in the interests of simplicity.

These lists cover traditional Master System consoles and bundles which contain a cartridge slot. Consoles on a chip have not been included, nor have "special" versions of the console - the Sega Game Box 9, Tectoy Master System Girl, Tectoy Master System Super Compact etc.

Sega Master System
Topics	Sega Master System \| Technical Specifications (Hardware Comparison) \| History \| Boot ROM \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Merchandise
Hardware	Asia \| North America \| Western Europe \| Eastern Europe \| South America \| Australasia \| Africa Sega Mark III \| Sega Game Box 9 \| Master System Girl \| Master System Super Compact \| Kiosk \| Sega System E
Add-ons	Demo Unit II \| Telecon Pack \| FM Sound Unit \| 3-D Glasses
Controllers	SJ-152 \| Control Pad \| 3-D Glasses \| Control Stick \| Handle Controller \| Light Phaser \| Paddle Control \| Rapid Fire Unit \| Sports Pad \| SG Commander
Misc. Hardware	Action Replay \| Card Catcher \| Action Case \| Freedom Connection \| Playkit
Unreleased	Floppy Disk Drive
Consoles-on-a-chip	Arcade Gamer Portable \| TF-DVD560 \| DVD Karaoke Game DVT-G100 \| Fun Play 20-in-1 \| Handheld Electronic Games \| Master System 3 Collection \| Master System 3 \| Master System Evolution \| Master System Handy \| PlayPal Plug & Play \| Poga

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-Despite not being one of Sega's most popular consoles, the [[Sega Master System]] saw a plethora of re-releases throughout its run. Also, unlike the [[SG-1000]], the Master System was distributed in many more markets, seeing successes where Nintendo refused to market their NES.
+Being one of Sega's most popular consoles in certain regions (such as Europe and South America), the [[Sega Master System]] saw a plethora of re-releases and bundles throughout its run. For this reason, this page has been split into different regions in the interests of simplicity.
-=Japan=
+These lists cover traditional Master System consoles and bundles which contain a cartridge slot. [[:Category:Consoles on a chip|Consoles on a chip]] have not been included, nor have "special" versions of the console - the [[Sega Game Box 9]], [[Tectoy Master System Girl]], [[Tectoy Master System Super Compact]] etc.
-==[[SG-1000 Mark III]]==
-The Master System started off life as the [[SG-1000 Mark III]], sold as an update to the [[SG-1000]] and [[SG-1000 Mark II]] models in Japan. It has a Japanese-style cartridge slot, a card slot and shipped with two Mark III controllers.
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+*[[Master System consoles in Asia|Japan/Asia]]
-==The Sega Master System==
+*[[Master System consoles in North America|North America]]
-As Sega started to see some success in other markets with the Sega Master System, the SG-1000 Mark III was replaced with the western model in 1987, altered for a Japanese audience. Notable differences between this and the western models include the Japanese-style cartridge slot and the fact it outputs a NTSC-J TV signal. There are two controllers, but no games built-in or otherwise.
+*[[Master System consoles in Europe|Europe]]
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+*[[Master System consoles in South America|South America]]
+*[[Master System consoles in Africa|Africa]]
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-=United States=
+[[Category:Sega Master System]]
-==Sega Base System==
-The original 1986 US release of the console was split into two different packages - the Sega Base System and the Sega Master System, with the latter having its name adopted for all further products. This was the original release, before [[Tonka]] took control of US distribution, and features an incorrect screenshot on the box.
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-=Canada=
-==Sega Master System==
-Sega's Canadian distributor [[Irwin]] initially gave the Sega Master System to Canada in 1986. This model can be identified by the green underline on the logo and the "IRWIN" text in the top left.
-==The Sega Master System==
-Released in 1987 also by Irwin, this is the Canadian equivalent to the standard Power Base. Again, it can be distinguished by the IRWIN logo in the top left.
-=Brazil=
-:''Main article: [[Tectoy Master System]]''
-=Asia=
-==Sega Master System==
-The rest of Asia saw a Master System release too. It is virtually identical to the Japanese Sega Master System, but with Asian branding. This version of the Master System is also very rare.
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-==Sega Master System II==
-Rarer still is the Asian Sega Master System II. Similar to its western counterparts the Asian SMS2 lacks a card slot, but still contains a Japanese-style cartridge slot.
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-=South Korea=
-==Samsung Gam*Boy==
-It is unknown whether Samsung had the rights to distrubte Sega Master Systems within South Korea, but they exist nonetheless. The system was marketed under the title of "Gam*Boy", and borrows the shell of a Japanese Sega Master System, complete with Japanese-style cartridge slot. Unusually the Gam*Boy shipped with smaller, exclusive controllers with rounded edges.
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-==Samsung Gam*Boy II==
-The redesigned Master System console also made it to South Korea, but in a different grey/blue colour scheme. It still sports the controllers of the Gam*Boy but these are now of a different colour. As usual, there is no card slot, but very few card-based games made it to the country anyway. The cartridge slot is still Japanese-style.
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-=Europe=
-==Master System II (with ''[[Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]'' and ''[[Master Games I]]'')==
-Another version of the Master System II, with ''Alex Kidd'' built in and ''[[Master Games I]]'' offered on cartridge.
-==Master System II Extreme==
-An extremely rare variation of the Master System II released in 1993.
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-=Exclusive to Germany=
-==Master System II Plus X==
-A special release for the 1992 holiday season, this is a standard Master System II (with ''Alex Kidd in Miracle World'' built-in) bundled with ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' and ''[[Tennis Ace]]'' on cartridge. The standard box was packaged within a larger green box.
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-=Exclusive to Portugal=
-==Master System III Compact (with ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'')==
-The main language of Brazil is Portuguese, and so it made perfect sense for Sega's Portuguese branch to import hardware and software manufactured by Sega's Brazillian distributor [[Tectoy]]. In 1994 the Master System III compact was released in Portugal, sporting an unusal purple grid design and with ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' built-in. Its limited availability makes this version of the Master System extremely rare.
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