3-D Glasses
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The 3-D Glasses (セガ3-Dグラス), also known as SegaScope 3-D Glasses, Óculos 3D in Brazil and Anteojos 3D in Argentina is a Sega Master System peripheral which creates the illusion of three-dimensional graphics in certain video games. They were invented by Mark Cerny of Marble Madness fame[5].
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.
The Glasses were released in the UK in October 1987 at a price of £39.95,[3] 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.
Contents
List of compatible games
Promotional material
US TV advert
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #91: "May 1989" (1989-04-11)[6]
- ACE (UK) #20: "May 1989" (1989-04-06)[7]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #92: "June 1989" (1989-05-16)[8]
- ACE (UK) #21: "June 1989" (1989-05-04)[9]
Physical scans
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External links
References
- ↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/master/3dglass.html
- ↑ File:CVG UK 073.pdf, page 132
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:CVG UK 077.pdf, page 10
- ↑ File:CVG UK 090.pdf, page 105
- ↑ File:UltimateHistoryofVideoGames Book US.pdf, page 376
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1989" (UK; 1989-04-11), page 84
- ↑ 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
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