3-D Glasses
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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[7].
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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
History
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 | セガ3-Dグラス | The Sega 3-D Glasses |
Spanish (Argentina) | Anteojos 3D | |
Portuguese (Brazil) | Óculos 3D | |
Korean | 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)[8]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #91: "May 1989" (1989-04-11)[9]
- New Computer Express (UK) #23: "April 15, 1989" (1989-04-13)[10]
- ACE (UK) #20: "May 1989" (1989-04-06)[11]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #92: "June 1989" (1989-05-16)[12]
- ACE (UK) #21: "June 1989" (1989-05-04)[13]
Physical scans
Master System, JP (Zaxxon 3D bundle) |
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External links
- Sega hard Daihyakka (Japanese): Master System
References
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "August 1987" (US; 1987-08-xx), page 13
- ↑ Computer Entertainer, "August 1987" (US; 1987-08-xx), page 10
- ↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/master/3dglass.html
- ↑ 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
- ↑ File:UltimateHistoryofVideoGames Book US.pdf, page 376
- ↑ 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
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