It’s so good to see so many people showing appreciation for the SMS. I was the only kid on my block that owned one. Everyone else had the NES. I loved this system. Over the years I had lost it from moving. I purchased another a couple years ago and have collected 42 games since. Still one of the greatest I say. Awesome list friend!
I used to have a game gear then bought an adapter that allows you to play master system games! Amazing! Extra system with some great games! Choplifter..etc.. fond memories! :D
SHIFTY never played that one but looking to explore more games on the system as I only have 7. The Mickey Mouse games were pretty good for the time, also really like prince of Persia but I prefer the 80/90s stuff because not only were they the games I grew up with but they just have that charm to them that I don't think the realistic modern stuff has. Don't get me wrong, I do really like the assassins creed games on the newer systems and it's incredible how technology has advanced but I always go back to playing the Master system, snes or megadrive. It's just so much fun.
@@greenkitty82 Asterix was also very good. You need to play spellcaster. Its like a sidescroller RPG. Watch this video. ua-cam.com/video/-832upAbYxg/v-deo.html
Good list. Some important games that could replace some of those, IMO: Kenseiden, all Wonderboy games, Asterix games, Fantasy Star, Golden Axe Warrior, Choplifter, Karateka, Gangster Town, After Burner, Galaxy Warrior, Cloud Master, Chiki Chiki Boys, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Zillion and Zillion 2, Hang On, Out Run, Wanted, Space Harrier... the SMS has a lot of great games.
Playing Sonic and The Lion King on this are some of my earliest memories, think I was 3. Recently purchased a Master System 2 and got a wave of nostalgia, crazy how still remember all the music in these games.
Wonderboy 3, Alex Kidd, Zillion, Action Fighter, Space Harrier, super games on SMS! I play SMS since 80s and love it to (8) bits! Cool channel, wizzgamer!
Golden axe was my favorite, I recall playing the game after school everyday. Back then Sega was hard for my family to afford getting it for me, so i played it in a shop near the school
I had that game for Master System but I still played it at the arcade (corner shop). The arcade version allowed you to be the gnome and the bikini chick. And two player was great.
Phantasy Star? Zillion? R-Type? Alien Syndrome? Golden Axe Warrior? Ghouls 'N' Ghosts? Spellcaster? Space Harrier? This list fails on a spectacular level.
Afterburner. Outrun. Hang-On. Rastan. Thunderblade (DAMNED hard!) I still have my SMS, with the deluxe joysticks and about 40 games. Would stack it up against NES ANY day.
My first ever console was a Sega Master System 1 for Christmas 1990. No extra features to buy or download, just plug in and play! Happy Days. Hours upon hours spent none wasted!
Still the same. I got mine on 1988 Xmas with Rastan if I remember well..Sweet times. Now 30 years later i'm writing this message with PS4 internet browser.
just impulse bought one, so excited!! Never even heard of it honestly but just looking at the beautiful retro exterior and the awesome light gun, just knew I needed it. Stoked!!
I used to love Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, California Games, Lucky Dime Caper (Donald Duck game), Moonwwalker, Taz-Mania. God there's loads! I'm going to have to root around for it :D The Paus button on the console... Hahaha :D
For me: 1 - Alex Kidd in Miracle World (The best!!) 2 - Wonder Boy III ( Turma da Monica, O Resgate - brazilian version) 3 - Sonic The Hedgehog II 4 - Asterix (not in the list) 5 - Mickey Mouse - Land of Illusion
The Ninja, Fantasy Zone, and Alex Kidd in Miracle World were fun. The Ninja reminded me of Rambo that was on Sega Master System. The Ninja was fun to play with the Rollerball Joystick.
I would have had Wonder Boy in Monster Land on that list as well as: Phantasy Star Y's RType (SMS was an excellent port) Golden axe warrior Lucky Dime Caper SMS had great games really
The only problem with Wonderboy In Monsterland is Wonderboy III. When not comparing it to the third one, it’s an amazing game. More or a linear experience than the third one but I enjoyed that aspect sometimes. And it was so close to the arcade.
I can't believe that you left off "ALIEN SYNDROME". Which i personally think should be included in the top 10. I played that game till it basically incinerated. I digress...I loved my Sega Master System so much i never bought any of the Nintendo systems. I was born in 74' and grew up during the home video game system revolution. From Pong to the many Atari systems. Between me and my friends, we pretty much owned them all. So each of us would ask for game systems that were different from one another so we could pretty much play whatever was on the market. Once I got the Master System for Christmas, I was sold on Sega. I never bought any others till i had kids of my own (and that wasn't until Dec of 99'). I had the Master System, Genesis, the Game Gear, the Sega CD attachment and the 32X attachment (that was a mistake), and the Saturn. I bought the Dreamcast for my sons, but i don't recall ever playing anything on the Dreamcast personally, and my kids lost interest in it, instead opting for the more popular consoles. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Awesome story. Dreamcast has some real gems. Most notably Power Stone 2 and Shenmue 1 and 2. Also Dead or Alive 2, Resident Evil Code Veronica, Virtua Fighter 3TB, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Athlete
Lots of awesome games missing: Phantasy Star, Kenseiden, Speedball 2, Ninja Gaiden, Ghouls n Ghosts, Master of Darkness, Power Strike, Streets Of Rage........
Never mention Astro Warrior! It just continued on an infinite loop. "Alien Syndrome" didn't make the list nor "Quartet" or "Penguin Land". I will always love Black Belt.
@@JohnnyProctor9 I actually didn't want to play it on the NES because the system would glitch on me. It has happened to me midway & couldn't bare the thought of restarting from the beginning.
@@jamiew1664 It was built in to the original Master System as a “hidden” Easter Egg game. But the Master System II (the one with built in Alex Kidd) didn’t have it.
there are so many SMS games that can be put in this top list also with this games..great video,it catapulted me in a time when I was a kid and first ever console I got was master system..I miss those days.
I had a Master System II with built in Sonic the Hedgehog, both that and R-Type were my favourite games. The Mega Drive games were on average £40-£50 so the £10-£15 Master System games were in my rage in the early 90s. It was a step up from the Spectrum +2 that I had, that was a nightmare to use.
The Master System really had atrocious sound compared to its contemporaries (Commodore 64 and NES). But some games somehow were magic with their soundtracks, like the top 3 in this list. It goes to show it was great with the right programmers.
The master system that I got for Christmas of 88 came with hangon and safari hunt built into the system with the little hidden maze game. Man I love that system, and I still have it.
There are many games missing from this list that could have easily replaced clunky ports like Chase HQ, Strider, or Shadow Dancer on this list. Original Phantasy Star, Fantasy Zone 2 (better than the first, too), and Alien Syndrome, to name a few. Your #1 is spot on; Dragons Trap (and its recent hand drawn remaster) has been one of my favorite games for a VERY long time.
Wow nice video. Some of these games I never even heard of. I also did not know that Shadow Dancer came to the Master System. I must say that this is the first top Master System list that I have seen that excludes Phantasy Star.
Phantasy Star, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Golden Axe Warrior, and Wonderboy in Monster Land are all arguably top 5 games on the system yet are not even included! Make sure to check them out as well guys!
I agree. I love the Genesis but the conversions on the SMS just aren't meant for 8 bit hardware. They tried but I wouldn't put any in the top 25 games.
With exception of Shinobi and Wonder boy 3, I have not played any of the games on SMS. Zillion was another good game on the Sega master system as well.
To be fair Streets of Rage 1 and especially 2 on the Megadrive/Genesis was untouchable. Any other version would struggle to live up to that. Plus the Master System version lacked the killer soundtrack of the more powerful 16 Bit system.
That's the thing with SEGA "fans". They always ignore actual SEGA classics and focus more on Sonic than anything else. Alas, SEGA themselves also have fallen in the same place as well. Yes, I know SoR4 is coming, but what else is there? Other than lazy compilations. (Genesis Mini excluded. It looks great so far)
There is no thing as too much Sonic. But this list is lacking a lot of great games for sure, like Kenseiden, Fantasy Star, Astro Warrior, Karateka, Asterix and A LOT of others.
Did you know that for Fantasy Zone, I was able to plug in my turbo Genesis controller into the SMS? Worked like a charm & I was able to achieve a super insane high score.
@@jamesfrankiewicz5768 I tried my turbo controller on every game I could play with. I noticed that whenever I played Streets of Rage 2 with Max and slammed somebody, my points quadrupled.
Always wanted one growing up. I had a C64 at the time. The commodore 64 had it's own charms but not like this. The master system will be my next buy I think.
Agreed. The charm of the C64 is it’s music and sound. It beats every other system of the day (including Master System). And also for how far the developers stretched its capabilities (e.g. compare it’s early 90s games to it’s early 80s games). But the actual games were usually better on the Master System. Especially arcade conversions. Edit: If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the amazing Sonic The Hedgehog port for the C64. The only thing it requires above a stock C64 is more RAM. It looks as good as the Master System and has the distinctive VIC sound. Oh and the C64 has the full Super Mario Bros. too (using just 64K RAM).
Ah, the good old, underrated Sega Master system with it's superior 8 BIT graphics. Brought back memories watching this video with some of the games in the list. Glad I've got one again, but I need to get more of these classics! Cheers for the upload.
Jogo número 2 do Alex!!!!! Me fez recordar dele, bem lá no fundo da minha memória!!! Como pude não lembrar mais desse game, senti a mesma sensação bacana que sentia quando jogava na época! 😱😱😱
Yep, I agree with your top 3 and think the rest of the list is great. It’s obvious you’re not just rehashing the same old stuff. I was a big arcade lover back in the day. So when I got a Master System, I got Rastan, then Golden Axe. By Wonderboy In Monsterland I remember wondering if this little box could do magic with any arcade conversion. I was used to the Commodore 64, which you really had to use your imagination when comparing to the arcade counterpart. But the Master System was the first system where I genuinely felt I had the arcade at home.
If it would have sold good in US, Sega would have had huge edge on Nintendo. When you compare Sega genesis to SNES it is obvious that genesis has more limitations than snes. And still Sega would score a tie agains super nes. Nes had better games than master system but master system had much more powerful hardware than nes, the gap between those two were wider than the gap between snes and genesis, genesis was just little less powerful than snes but master system was moderately more powerful than nes. Nes still had more games and most importantly more good games. Imagine if master system would have had just two hugely succesful game franchises in US. It propably would not still outsell nes but it would have tightened the sales gap between them, would have made Sega household name (before genesis), build a fanbase and customer base etc. Genesis could have the edge on launch if Master System would have reached its full potential. You gotta remember that pressure since the war between 16bit consoles was so tight and bloody, atleast partly was responsible for making Sega of Japan allmost panic and make stupid decisions.
@@joonaslehtonen7965 That is incorrect the SNES had far more limitations then the SEGA Mega Drive. The SNES couldn't process the speeds of the Mega Drive couldn't hold frame rate as well as the Mega Drive, as well as loading was poor on the SNES compared to the SEGA Mega Drive. Another incorrection even though the Nes had more games then the SEGA Master System they were not well made the speeds were very poor on the Nes the frame rate worse the graphics couldn't even process proper quality pixels as well the Nes had far worse hand controllers then the SEGA Master System. The SEGA Master System was greatly more powerful then the Nes had far superior frame rate superior pixels the best in any 8BIT console in history not even graphics on computers could match the Master System.The graphics on the SEGA Master even were more superior then the SEGA Mega Drive when pushed to the limit on some games. The Nes could never hope to achieve this. The only reason we should all know now Nintendo was more falsely popular was because they were incredibly greedy slave drivers taking all the best 3rd company parties for themselves during the 1980s SEGA and Atari were the companys that suffered. If SEGA had any of the 3rd parties working for SEGA SEGA would be in the state NIntendo is in now and Nintendo would be struggling.
The only problem with SMS was the lack of 3rd party support. Nintendo settled a devilish - and smart - deal of exclusivity with all the best softhouses at the time, leaving SMS with a limited and inferior game library compared with NES's.
So few of the games I owned on this list! Only Wonder Boy 3, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Fantasy Zone, and The Ninja made the cut. Gangster Town, Ghost House, Kung Fu Kid, World Grand Prix, Hang On, Safari Hunt, California Games, Outrun, Space Harrier, Missile Defense, Ghostbusters, Choplifter, Cloud Master, Alex Kidd in Hi Tech World, Double Dragon, Blade Eagle, R-Type, Afterburner...none of them here. Just goes to show that even second rate games can be a joy, especially for younger people. (Except My Hero. We don't talk about that one. Lol)
A lista é boa, mas faltaram muitos clássicos como Bonanza Bros, Alex Kidd in Shinobi world, Kung fu Kid, Masters Of Kombat, Danan the jungle fight, Streets Of Rage, Black Belt, entre muitos outros...
Number 1 definitely deserves its place. I bought the recent updated version on PS4, still great and the newly updated graphics and sounds are really good.
1. Golden Axe Warrior 2. Wonder Boy in Monster World 3. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse 4. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 5. Sonic the Hedgehog 6. Asterix 7. Wonder Boy 3 8. Land of Illusion 9. Alex Kidd in Miracle World 10. Alex Kidd in Shinobi World 11. Rainbow Islands - The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 12. Golvellius 13. The Lucky Dime Caper 14. R-Type 15. The Cyber Shinobi 16. Shinobi 17. Submarine Attack 18. Kenseiden 19. Phantasy Star 20. The Ottifants 21. Black Belt 22. After Burner 23. Kung-Fu Kid 24. Sensible Soccer 25. Golden Axe
My friend had a master system when I was 5 years old in 1990. We always played Sonic and Alex Kidd in Miracle World on it, andJurassic Park later in 93. I had an Amiga 500 myself which had amazing versions of some of the same games such as Rainbow Islands and New Zealand Story. What an awesome time to be a kid.
I had a master system as a kid. I had Double Dragon, Ghostbusters, Kenseiden, Global Defense, Alien Syndrome, Columns, Space Harrier, Shooting Galary, R-Type, Zaxxon 3D, Missle Defense 3D, Hang On/Astro Warrior, Monopoly, Spellcaster, and Outrun. Good times!
Good list i loved golden axe in arcades so was a bit disappointed that it only had one character on ms it was still a fun game, one of my favourite games was g-loc a kind of after burner type game.
The only ones that I had in my collection on this list were: Golden Axe (on the Sega Genesis), Batman Returns (NES), Shinobi, Operation Wolf, and Sonic The Hedgehog. Sad that you never got to play Choplifter or it would've been on your list, too. =)
I was getting worried in the top 10 that wonder boy 3 wouldn't be there! Glad it's number one! Psycho fox, Wonderboy 3 and shinobi are all number 1 in my opinion!
Twas my second ever games console, after the Atari 2600. Wonder Boy III is the bomb! I quite enjoyed re-playing it to the end a few months back. Also Played Psycho Fox and Castle of illusion a few weeks back. Still a great console to own and game on, for sure!
Damn... I have to say that I totally disagree with that list! From number 10 to 25th, saved by P. Fox and Sonic, seams like it’s a “worse SMS games” list :| You ignored almost all the classics (many people here already mentioned some). Not having include Phantasy Star was unforgivable!!!
Kenseiden, Lord of the rising sun, Spell Caster, Golvellius, Zillion I & II ... Some games were better than some available here ... Excepted if the criteria was "Top 25 Sega Master System ARCADE games"...
I prefer this than the NES. I just hate NES graphics and colors. Sms was more advanced. Games look kind of early-16bit. Not far from an Atari st, or even better. Also Taito games were fantastic on SMS
Graphics = slight edge to the Master System Sound = HUGE edge to the NES God, like half these games destroyed my ear, lol. NES chiptunes are legendary.
SMS had better sound and graphics. NES had better games library and sound composers, making some of the most iconic songs in videogame history. Same with Genesis vs SNES.
@Chesco Yeh, particularly the JP SMS with it's FM sound chip. You can get a mod kit though. Sounds awesome. Of course, nothing 8-bit comes close to the mighty Commodore 64.
Graphics - have you ever seen a comparison side by side it's a big difference. Sound - have to agree to disagree, I prefer the SMS although there are more classic NES tunes due to the library difference
@@phantasyboy1031 the game for super Nintendo is amazing....it's timeless .....beautyfull game I love the master system....my first console.... But double dragon on snes iz the better game.no doubt
@@shaokahn4384 No the SEGA Master System version is timeless ahead of it's time revolutionary not even the computers graphics in 1988 could adapt the power and precision of the SEGA Master System. And that is 8BIT more amazing then the SNES especially you could also play 2 player both Billy and Jimmy with equal brilliance the Nes and Atari couldn't even do that.
@@phantasyboy1031 I think super double dragon for snes is the best game of this kind of games. Better than turtles in time Better than Batman Returns for SNES Better than Streets of Rage for Sega Genesis Better than all Double Dragon Games Maybe you had a beauty full time with this game for Sega Master System.it's because of your memories.But it's not better than for SNES....no no no
Where is: After burner, thunder blade, space harrier, galaxy force, phantasy star, taz mania, quartet , zaxxon 3d, kenseiden, r-type, assault city, e-swat......??
These are my faves in no particular order: Alex Kidd in miracle world 🙌 Asterix Xenon ii megablast Lion King Dragon the Bruce Lee story Sonic Chaos Alladin The Terminator Transbot Wonderboy (original!) Streets of Rage So much charm to these games I still play em now n then.
![Master System Longplay [047] Alex Kidd in Miracle World](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rb9haoWT5js/mqdefault.jpg)
It’s so good to see so many people showing appreciation for the SMS. I was the only kid on my block that owned one. Everyone else had the NES. I loved this system. Over the years I had lost it from moving. I purchased another a couple years ago and have collected 42 games since. Still one of the greatest I say. Awesome list friend!
Thanks the Sega Master System is the console that got me into gaming as it was my first ever console. It is one of my favourite consoles of all time.
+1
@Stefano Pavone ,The console and the games.On that time was very expensive to have a Nintendo system.
I used to have a game gear then bought an adapter that allows you to play master system games! Amazing! Extra system with some great games! Choplifter..etc.. fond memories! :D
Fortunately,today we have the emulation.
Double Dragon, Desert Strike, and California Games will always be in my heart.
The master system was amazing.
SHIFTY I agree. And even today it still has an audience. Love the 80's.
@@greenkitty82
My favourite game was spellcaster
But the difficulty was dark souls level.
SHIFTY never played that one but looking to explore more games on the system as I only have 7. The Mickey Mouse games were pretty good for the time, also really like prince of Persia but I prefer the 80/90s stuff because not only were they the games I grew up with but they just have that charm to them that I don't think the realistic modern stuff has. Don't get me wrong, I do really like the assassins creed games on the newer systems and it's incredible how technology has advanced but I always go back to playing the Master system, snes or megadrive. It's just so much fun.
@@greenkitty82
Asterix was also very good. You need to play spellcaster. Its like a sidescroller RPG.
Watch this video.
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@@greenkitty82
The snes is a legend all of its own. What a console
My brother had the SMS and I had the NES.. so we were kind privileged in that regard.. so many memories
Good list. Some important games that could replace some of those, IMO: Kenseiden, all Wonderboy games, Asterix games, Fantasy Star, Golden Axe Warrior, Choplifter, Karateka, Gangster Town, After Burner, Galaxy Warrior, Cloud Master, Chiki Chiki Boys, Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Zillion and Zillion 2, Hang On, Out Run, Wanted, Space Harrier... the SMS has a lot of great games.
O sapo xulé was a version of black belt but much much easier???
I forgot about Asterix. That was easily a top 10 (or even 5). But After Burner? It’s good they tried but that game was horrible to play.
I had one of these in 1996, it a hand me down. I loved it, played Alex the Kidd and Sonic.
Playing Sonic and The Lion King on this are some of my earliest memories, think I was 3. Recently purchased a Master System 2 and got a wave of nostalgia, crazy how still remember all the music in these games.
And Aladdin 😂 that system was the boss
Wonderboy 3, Alex Kidd, Zillion, Action Fighter, Space Harrier, super games on SMS! I play SMS since 80s and love it to (8) bits! Cool channel, wizzgamer!
Moonwalker, California games (Jogos de Verão), Double Dragon, Out Run, Ghouls n Ghosts.
California Games was awesome!
Muito bom
Uma lista de top 25 sem California Games, Moonwalker, Double Dragon, R-Type e Phantasy Star não pode ser levada a sério....
Man... I've played Ghouls n Ghost a few mounts ago. And I have a playstation3 ahahahha
+ Wimbledon, Kick Off, Ninja Gaiden...
Leaving Space Harrier off of this list is almost unforgivable. That was one of the hardest games ever.
Wonder boy 3 is just leagues ahead of all the other games on this list. Such a great game!
And it still holds up today. I love playing it to completion now and again.
So ahead of its time!
Golden axe was my favorite, I recall playing the game after school everyday. Back then Sega was hard for my family to afford getting it for me, so i played it in a shop near the school
I had that game for Master System but I still played it at the arcade (corner shop). The arcade version allowed you to be the gnome and the bikini chick. And two player was great.
Phantasy Star? Zillion? R-Type? Alien Syndrome? Golden Axe Warrior? Ghouls 'N' Ghosts? Spellcaster? Space Harrier?
This list fails on a spectacular level.
I loved Zillion!
I agree 1000%, its like this is his game collection.
Exactly. Complete weak ass list
Afterburner. Outrun. Hang-On. Rastan. Thunderblade (DAMNED hard!) I still have my SMS, with the deluxe joysticks and about 40 games. Would stack it up against NES ANY day.
Oh yeah. Ghouls N’ Ghosts was great stuff. After Burner… not so much. At least they tried.
My first ever console was a Sega Master System 1 for Christmas 1990. No extra features to buy or download, just plug in and play! Happy Days. Hours upon hours spent none wasted!
Still the same. I got mine on 1988 Xmas with Rastan if I remember well..Sweet times. Now 30 years later i'm writing this message with PS4 internet browser.
just impulse bought one, so excited!! Never even heard of it honestly but just looking at the beautiful retro exterior and the awesome light gun, just knew I needed it. Stoked!!
I miss Ninja Gaiden, Ghouls&Ghost, Asterix, RType and many others
r type is the best
Also Kenseiden, Zillion II Tri formation and Phantasy Star.
R-TYPE is so hard I’m still on the last level
R-TYPE is so hard I’m still on the last level
I used to love Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, California Games, Lucky Dime Caper (Donald Duck game), Moonwwalker, Taz-Mania. God there's loads! I'm going to have to root around for it :D The Paus button on the console... Hahaha :D
For me:
1 - Alex Kidd in Miracle World (The best!!)
2 - Wonder Boy III ( Turma da Monica, O Resgate - brazilian version)
3 - Sonic The Hedgehog II
4 - Asterix (not in the list)
5 - Mickey Mouse - Land of Illusion
Alex kid!!! Top!!! 👍
Alex Kidd 100% was by far the best game ever
Alex Kidd, golden!
The Ninja, Fantasy Zone, and Alex Kidd in Miracle World were fun. The Ninja reminded me of Rambo that was on Sega Master System. The Ninja was fun to play with the Rollerball Joystick.
I would have had Wonder Boy in Monster Land on that list as well as:
Phantasy Star
Y's
RType (SMS was an excellent port)
Golden axe warrior
Lucky Dime Caper
SMS had great games really
Yup (y)
Agreed. I wish I got R-Type as a kid. I feel I missed out on a game I know I would have loved.
The only problem with Wonderboy In Monsterland is Wonderboy III. When not comparing it to the third one, it’s an amazing game. More or a linear experience than the third one but I enjoyed that aspect sometimes. And it was so close to the arcade.
I can't believe that you left off "ALIEN SYNDROME". Which i personally think should be included in the top 10. I played that game till it basically incinerated. I digress...I loved my Sega Master System so much i never bought any of the Nintendo systems. I was born in 74' and grew up during the home video game system revolution. From Pong to the many Atari systems. Between me and my friends, we pretty much owned them all. So each of us would ask for game systems that were different from one another so we could pretty much play whatever was on the market. Once I got the Master System for Christmas, I was sold on Sega. I never bought any others till i had kids of my own (and that wasn't until Dec of 99'). I had the Master System, Genesis, the Game Gear, the Sega CD attachment and the 32X attachment (that was a mistake), and the Saturn. I bought the Dreamcast for my sons, but i don't recall ever playing anything on the Dreamcast personally, and my kids lost interest in it, instead opting for the more popular consoles. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Awesome story. Dreamcast has some real gems. Most notably Power Stone 2 and Shenmue 1 and 2. Also Dead or Alive 2, Resident Evil Code Veronica, Virtua Fighter 3TB, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Athlete
Lots of awesome games missing:
Phantasy Star, Kenseiden, Speedball 2, Ninja Gaiden, Ghouls n Ghosts,
Master of Darkness, Power Strike, Streets Of Rage........
Rooty Kazooty agree Phantasy Star and streets of rage 2 of my favs
Kenseiden was the bomb!
GHOULS N GHOSTS 😍
Lord of the Sword
kenseiden... a very good game
Good list, you must play also Asterix, the first one by Sega, awesome game.
Phantasy Star and Land of Illusion are some of the best too.
That sound when it boosts up, I could listen to that all day
Ghouls n ghost, moonwalker, kenseiden, rastan, r-type, chopplifter, phantasy star, ninja gaiden, alex kidd shinobi world... And others
Missing a few really great games, but still appreciate watching this for the memories. The SMS hardware was really quite good for its day!
Castle of Illusions, Golden Axe Warrior and Penguin Land, you can’t miss those on MS
Where's Phantasy Star???
It was shit
I was thinking the same thing. This must be Europe or Brazil. In the US, we didn't have half these games.
@@Mrandy87 It was by far the best game on the system. Period. The end.
Yes a true masterpiece, a rpg jewel ahead of its time, best sms game (and wb3 is n°2)
It was amazing for its time, but aged like milk. And I say that even though it is one of my favorite games of all time, but we gotta be honest here.
R-type was fun. Astro warrior. Wonder boy 1 & 2. Black belt. Rambo. Phantasy Star!! Yes I agree wonderboy 3 was the best
Never mention Astro Warrior! It just continued on an infinite loop. "Alien Syndrome" didn't make the list nor "Quartet" or "Penguin Land". I will always love Black Belt.
Yuri lista os geral
r tudo nas Black Belt are the bests
@@AneudiD78 - Alien Syndrome was one of the few games that was better on the NES actually...
@@JohnnyProctor9 I actually didn't want to play it on the NES because the system would glitch on me. It has happened to me midway & couldn't bare the thought of restarting from the beginning.
Am I dreaming to see a Top Master System games without Out Run? This game made me buy the damn console. Psycho Fox should be way higher.
Anyone remember the hidden snail maze game you can play without any cartridges? This video still brought back great memories.
Alex the kid
Yup.
no? how could you access that. was it built in like alex kidd was?
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@@jamiew1664 It was built in to the original Master System as a “hidden” Easter Egg game. But the Master System II (the one with built in Alex Kidd) didn’t have it.
there are so many SMS games that can be put in this top list also with this games..great video,it catapulted me in a time when I was a kid and first ever console I got was master system..I miss those days.
I had a Master System II with built in Sonic the Hedgehog, both that and R-Type were my favourite games. The Mega Drive games were on average £40-£50 so the £10-£15 Master System games were in my rage in the early 90s. It was a step up from the Spectrum +2 that I had, that was a nightmare to use.
I’d love to own a Spectrum one day. I’ve never seen one in person - only photos and UA-cam videos. They weren’t really a thing in Australia.
Sega Master System is the reason i do videos on my channel, it also makes me feel Nostalgic, awesome video dude!
This was the first console I ever owned. I got it at a time where all of my friends got NES. It felt good to be different and I loved it. So did they.
I literally think the nostalgia lies in the music of these 8 bit games, those high pitched inflections hit the spot everytime!
Absolutely...
Except for Action Fighter.
The Master System really had atrocious sound compared to its contemporaries (Commodore 64 and NES). But some games somehow were magic with their soundtracks, like the top 3 in this list. It goes to show it was great with the right programmers.
Asterix????? The best
Holy shit, someone remembered
Alright game, but too easy. Same with Wonder Boy 1.
The master system that I got for Christmas of 88 came with hangon and safari hunt built into the system with the little hidden maze game. Man I love that system, and I still have it.
@The Love Motive Happy Holidays to you as well, and keep gaming!!!
*Got my unit on my birthday in 89!*
There are many games missing from this list that could have easily replaced clunky ports like Chase HQ, Strider, or Shadow Dancer on this list. Original Phantasy Star, Fantasy Zone 2 (better than the first, too), and Alien Syndrome, to name a few. Your #1 is spot on; Dragons Trap (and its recent hand drawn remaster) has been one of my favorite games for a VERY long time.
Wow nice video. Some of these games I never even heard of. I also did not know that Shadow Dancer came to the Master System. I must say that this is the first top Master System list that I have seen that excludes Phantasy Star.
Golden Axe had a really Good Graphic
Phantasy Star, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Golden Axe Warrior, and Wonderboy in Monster Land are all arguably top 5 games on the system yet are not even included! Make sure to check them out as well guys!
I love Castle of Illusion. But Land of Illusion was bigger, beautiful and harder.
Sweet. I replayed castle recently, but I've gotta get round to playing land, which I haven't played before.
Land Of Illusion was indeed better on every aspect.
I was dubious about some of your choices, but your number 1 is spot on :)
I agree. I love the Genesis but the conversions on the SMS just aren't meant for 8 bit hardware. They tried but I wouldn't put any in the top 25 games.
With exception of Shinobi and Wonder boy 3, I have not played any of the games on SMS. Zillion was another good game on the Sega master system as well.
Wonder Boy III is a fantastic game, i have many fond memories of playing that game.
It was such a pleasure replaying it in recent months. Still an awesome game!
No Phantasy Star??That game was so far ahead of it's time even was better then some 16 bit games.
World Cup 90 gave me blisters on my thumbs
I had a master system 1, loads and loads of games, but only 4 from your list.
I loved my Sega Master system 2 when growing up. My favourite would have to be Alex Kid, brilliant 😃
Master System has so many good RPG´s as Phantasy Star, Golden Axe Warrior and Miracle Warriors. Should have at least PS on this list.
PS or Aztec Adventures, Cyborg... there were quiet a lot.
My heart broke when there was no Lucky dime caper.
R-type, Golvellius, Phantasy Star, Zillion, Zillion 2, Master of Darkness...
Golvellius! Great shout, I loved that
Rtype
Speelcaster...
Nice video! Kudos!!
For me Fantasy Zone is the best out of this 25, Fantasy Zone ll was even better! Loved it!!
Your number 1 is spot on. I still remember the cheat code for this game!
No Asterix?! No Lucky dime caper??! Golden Axe but no Streets of Rage??
To be fair Streets of Rage 1 and especially 2 on the Megadrive/Genesis was untouchable. Any other version would struggle to live up to that. Plus the Master System version lacked the killer soundtrack of the more powerful 16 Bit system.
Awesome line up bro
No choplifter? Hang on? Too much Sonic!!
That's the thing with SEGA "fans". They always ignore actual SEGA classics and focus more on Sonic than anything else. Alas, SEGA themselves also have fallen in the same place as well. Yes, I know SoR4 is coming, but what else is there? Other than lazy compilations. (Genesis Mini excluded. It looks great so far)
hang on was so good
choplifter was the very first video game i ever owned or played, i was hoping it was in the top 10, double dragon too. at least shinobi made the list
There is no thing as too much Sonic. But this list is lacking a lot of great games for sure, like Kenseiden, Fantasy Star, Astro Warrior, Karateka, Asterix and A LOT of others.
This list really needs:
Golden Axe Warrior.
Spellcaster.
Master of Darkness.
Great vid though ✊
Did you know that for Fantasy Zone, I was able to plug in my turbo Genesis controller into the SMS? Worked like a charm & I was able to achieve a super insane high score.
I didn't thanks for the tip :)
Yeh, thanks for that!
Oh yeah, ypu could use your Genesis controllers for the Master System and Atari 2600...if I remember correctly, well one of the old Atari machines. ;)
Atari (prior to the Jaguar) and Sega (prior to the Saturn) both used the RS232 Serial Port as their controller port for their various consoles.
@@jamesfrankiewicz5768 I tried my turbo controller on every game I could play with. I noticed that whenever I played Streets of Rage 2 with Max and slammed somebody, my points quadrupled.
You missed out on the Rocky boxing game for the Master System. Brilliant game for its time.
Always wanted one growing up. I had a C64 at the time. The commodore 64 had it's own charms but not like this. The master system will be my next buy I think.
Agreed. The charm of the C64 is it’s music and sound. It beats every other system of the day (including Master System). And also for how far the developers stretched its capabilities (e.g. compare it’s early 90s games to it’s early 80s games). But the actual games were usually better on the Master System. Especially arcade conversions.
Edit: If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the amazing Sonic The Hedgehog port for the C64. The only thing it requires above a stock C64 is more RAM. It looks as good as the Master System and has the distinctive VIC sound. Oh and the C64 has the full Super Mario Bros. too (using just 64K RAM).
Ah, the good old, underrated Sega Master system with it's superior 8 BIT graphics. Brought back memories watching this video with some of the games in the list. Glad I've got one again, but I need to get more of these classics! Cheers for the upload.
R Moocher Thanks for watching :)
@@wizzgamer All good.
Jogo número 2 do Alex!!!!! Me fez recordar dele, bem lá no fundo da minha memória!!! Como pude não lembrar mais desse game, senti a mesma sensação bacana que sentia quando jogava na época! 😱😱😱
Thanks for the memories
how the heck did Zillion,Spellcaster and Wonder Boy in Monster Land not make it?
Zillion was the game I've hated the most.
Yep, I agree with your top 3 and think the rest of the list is great. It’s obvious you’re not just rehashing the same old stuff.
I was a big arcade lover back in the day. So when I got a Master System, I got Rastan, then Golden Axe. By Wonderboy In Monsterland I remember wondering if this little box could do magic with any arcade conversion. I was used to the Commodore 64, which you really had to use your imagination when comparing to the arcade counterpart. But the Master System was the first system where I genuinely felt I had the arcade at home.
Masters system was allmost like 12bit console, superior in graphics when compared to nes.
it's true, I wonder how it isn't as popular in N.America as the rest of the world
If it would have sold good in US, Sega would have had huge edge on Nintendo. When you compare Sega genesis to SNES it is obvious that genesis has more limitations than snes. And still Sega would score a tie agains super nes. Nes had better games than master system but master system had much more powerful hardware than nes, the gap between those two were wider than the gap between snes and genesis, genesis was just little less powerful than snes but master system was moderately more powerful than nes. Nes still had more games and most importantly more good games. Imagine if master system would have had just two hugely succesful game franchises in US. It propably would not still outsell nes but it would have tightened the sales gap between them, would have made Sega household name (before genesis), build a fanbase and customer base etc. Genesis could have the edge on launch if Master System would have reached its full potential. You gotta remember that pressure since the war between 16bit consoles was so tight and bloody, atleast partly was responsible for making Sega of Japan allmost panic and make stupid decisions.
@@joonaslehtonen7965 That is incorrect the SNES had far more limitations then the SEGA Mega Drive. The SNES couldn't process the speeds of the Mega Drive couldn't hold frame rate as well as the Mega Drive, as well as loading was poor on the SNES compared to the SEGA Mega Drive. Another incorrection even though the Nes had more games then the SEGA Master System they were not well made the speeds were very poor on the Nes the frame rate worse the graphics couldn't even process proper quality pixels as well the Nes had far worse hand controllers then the SEGA Master System. The SEGA Master System was greatly more powerful then the Nes had far superior frame rate superior pixels the best in any 8BIT console in history not even graphics on computers could match the Master System.The graphics on the SEGA Master even were more superior then the SEGA Mega Drive when pushed to the limit on some games. The Nes could never hope to achieve this. The only reason we should all know now Nintendo was more falsely popular was because they were incredibly greedy slave drivers taking all the best 3rd company parties for themselves during the 1980s SEGA and Atari were the companys that suffered. If SEGA had any of the 3rd parties working for SEGA SEGA would be in the state NIntendo is in now and Nintendo would be struggling.
@@phantasyboy1031 Cry moar.
The only problem with SMS was the lack of 3rd party support. Nintendo settled a devilish - and smart - deal of exclusivity with all the best softhouses at the time, leaving SMS with a limited and inferior game library compared with NES's.
So few of the games I owned on this list! Only Wonder Boy 3, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Fantasy Zone, and The Ninja made the cut.
Gangster Town, Ghost House, Kung Fu Kid, World Grand Prix, Hang On, Safari Hunt, California Games, Outrun, Space Harrier, Missile Defense, Ghostbusters, Choplifter, Cloud Master, Alex Kidd in Hi Tech World, Double Dragon, Blade Eagle, R-Type, Afterburner...none of them here. Just goes to show that even second rate games can be a joy, especially for younger people. (Except My Hero. We don't talk about that one. Lol)
A lista é boa, mas faltaram muitos clássicos como Bonanza Bros, Alex Kidd in Shinobi world, Kung fu Kid, Masters Of Kombat, Danan the jungle fight, Streets Of Rage, Black Belt, entre muitos outros...
Muito boa a lista, tem jogos que não conhecia. Parabéns!
Number 1 definitely deserves its place. I bought the recent updated version on PS4, still great and the newly updated graphics and sounds are really good.
Wow Alex the kid in miracle land brought back memories brilliant 👍🏻
1. Golden Axe Warrior
2. Wonder Boy in Monster World
3. Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
5. Sonic the Hedgehog
6. Asterix
7. Wonder Boy 3
8. Land of Illusion
9. Alex Kidd in Miracle World
10. Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
11. Rainbow Islands - The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
12. Golvellius
13. The Lucky Dime Caper
14. R-Type
15. The Cyber Shinobi
16. Shinobi
17. Submarine Attack
18. Kenseiden
19. Phantasy Star
20. The Ottifants
21. Black Belt
22. After Burner
23. Kung-Fu Kid
24. Sensible Soccer
25. Golden Axe
you forgot fantasy zone
fantasy zone was number 5
My friend had a master system when I was 5 years old in 1990. We always played Sonic and Alex Kidd in Miracle World on it, andJurassic Park later in 93. I had an Amiga 500 myself which had amazing versions of some of the same games such as Rainbow Islands and New Zealand Story. What an awesome time to be a kid.
I remember sonic being preinstalled on the master system 2 I had, good times
I had a master system as a kid. I had Double Dragon, Ghostbusters, Kenseiden, Global Defense, Alien Syndrome, Columns, Space Harrier, Shooting Galary, R-Type, Zaxxon 3D, Missle Defense 3D, Hang On/Astro Warrior, Monopoly, Spellcaster, and Outrun. Good times!
Good list i loved golden axe in arcades so was a bit disappointed that it only had one character on ms it was still a fun game, one of my favourite games was g-loc a kind of after burner type game.
Aljax79 Johnston Thanks :)
Sonic was always way ahead of its time ...no matter which console it was from.
The only ones that I had in my collection on this list were: Golden Axe (on the Sega Genesis), Batman Returns (NES), Shinobi, Operation Wolf, and Sonic The Hedgehog.
Sad that you never got to play Choplifter or it would've been on your list, too. =)
I was getting worried in the top 10 that wonder boy 3 wouldn't be there! Glad it's number one! Psycho fox, Wonderboy 3 and shinobi are all number 1 in my opinion!
So many great memories of the Master System - my first gaming console. Wonderboy III was amazing.
same here ^^
Wonder Boy III, The luck dime caper and Castle of illusion were the best
Twas my second ever games console, after the Atari 2600. Wonder Boy III is the bomb! I quite enjoyed re-playing it to the end a few months back. Also Played Psycho Fox and Castle of illusion a few weeks back. Still a great console to own and game on, for sure!
Psycho Fox should be #1 :)
Come on, how is Phantasy Star NOT on the list?
I had it. I played it for ages.
Phantasy Star has to be #1 on anybody's list of SMS games. It was amazing in time.
Poi
Wonder boy was my fave too, along with double dragon, shinobi and altered beast. Also loved to play california games!
Space Harrier, Zillion, The Ninja!
Yeah too bad Zillion is not on the list.
I just have good memories.. thank you for that.
Damn... I have to say that I totally disagree with that list! From number 10 to 25th, saved by P. Fox and Sonic, seams like it’s a “worse SMS games” list :| You ignored almost all the classics (many people here already mentioned some). Not having include Phantasy Star was unforgivable!!!
Battle Out Run seems to be better than Chase HQ. Kenseiden is missing too, it's a very good game !
Kenseiden was one of the best games on the system but never gets the credit it deserves from sms top games list. It’s easily a top 10 sms game imo
Kenseiden, Lord of the rising sun, Spell Caster, Golvellius, Zillion I & II ... Some games were better than some available here ... Excepted if the criteria was "Top 25 Sega Master System ARCADE games"...
Great video. Several games on this list I never heard of that seem like really good games.
I prefer this than the NES. I just hate NES graphics and colors. Sms was more advanced. Games look kind of early-16bit. Not far from an Atari st, or even better.
Also Taito games were fantastic on SMS
Graphically, it was the superior 8 bit machine, however, the Sega MS has the worst sound chip! NES and C64 sound much better.
nice video brings back so many good memories of the best times of gaming with my Master system back in the good old days
Thanks for watching :)
R-type, Line of Fire, Sagaia, Out Run, Rastan, Ninja Gaiden, The Lucky Dime Caper, cadê 🤔🤔🤔
Graphics = slight edge to the Master System
Sound = HUGE edge to the NES
God, like half these games destroyed my ear, lol.
NES chiptunes are legendary.
SMS had better sound and graphics.
NES had better games library and sound composers, making some of the most iconic songs in videogame history.
Same with Genesis vs SNES.
@Chesco Yeh, particularly the JP SMS with it's FM sound chip.
You can get a mod kit though. Sounds awesome.
Of course, nothing 8-bit comes close to the mighty Commodore 64.
Graphics - have you ever seen a comparison side by side it's a big difference.
Sound - have to agree to disagree, I prefer the SMS although there are more classic NES tunes due to the library difference
@@rootykazooty351 The 6128 Plus wipes the floor with the c-64...
The best version of Double Dragon is on SMS.
No ....the best double dragon is
SUPER DOUBLE DRAGON
For Super Nintendo
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@@shaokahn4384 No the SEGA Master System is far better
@@phantasyboy1031 the game for super Nintendo is amazing....it's timeless .....beautyfull game
I love the master system....my first console....
But double dragon on snes iz the better game.no doubt
@@shaokahn4384 No the SEGA Master System version is timeless ahead of it's time revolutionary not even the computers graphics in 1988 could adapt the power and precision of the SEGA Master System. And that is 8BIT more amazing then the SNES especially you could also play 2 player both Billy and Jimmy with equal brilliance the Nes and Atari couldn't even do that.
@@phantasyboy1031 I think super double dragon for snes is the best game of this kind of games.
Better than turtles in time
Better than Batman Returns for SNES
Better than Streets of Rage for Sega Genesis
Better than all Double Dragon Games
Maybe you had a beauty full time with this game for Sega Master System.it's because of your memories.But it's not better than for SNES....no no no
Parlour Games, Quartet, Penguin Land & Astro Warrior were some of my favs. Glad to see one of the Alex Kidd games made the cut!
Where is: After burner, thunder blade, space harrier, galaxy force, phantasy star, taz mania, quartet , zaxxon 3d, kenseiden, r-type, assault city, e-swat......??
These are my faves in no particular order:
Alex Kidd in miracle world 🙌
Asterix
Xenon ii megablast
Lion King
Dragon the Bruce Lee story
Sonic Chaos
Alladin
The Terminator
Transbot
Wonderboy (original!)
Streets of Rage
So much charm to these games I still play em now n then.
Astérix? Rastan? Donald Duck? Ninja Gaiden? Where????
Rastan !!!
There'll always be a place in my heart for Bubble Bobble.