Who remembers the end of Wonder Boy in Monster Land having to jump up the ramps that go, up, up, up and if you missed you fell straight down to the bottom to do it all over again, then came the MAZE.
Double Dragon was awesome on the Master System because of the 2 player mode. My buddy had a Nintendo version and that collected dust we played the Sega version all the time.
This is great timing I recently added a Master System (original version) to my console collection thanks to my local indie video game store. R-Type and Shinobi are already in my library. Some of the ones featured in this video I'll either acquire or play on my Genesis + Mega Everdrive. I can see why the master system did so well in parts of the world, and it's a shame Nintendo was allowed to use monopolistic practices to prevent North America from coming into play.
That's a good one. It retained a lot of the arcade feel, while making technical adjustments and some changes to make the game a bit easier and more fun, similar to Shinobi. It was one of my favorite games on the system back in the day, and remains among my favorites now.
i wish it would have had more of a presence in the USA in its day - i completely missed out on it as a kid - i saw one once at a friend of a friend's house in like 1992 and i had no idea what it was
Great list! 😊 My best childhood memories arcade ports would probably be Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land (for both being extremely close to the arcade), Choplifter for being an improved version, I believe ...? R-Type as well, flickered as hell but did the arcade somewhat justice. The Ninja for being a great and on-par reskin of Ninja Princess, and my all-time favorite is Space Harrier. For sure not a close port by any stretch of the imagination, but has a unique charm to it in my opinion. 😎
Sega has such an interesting back catalogue to draw from and they always seem to just re-release the same handful of “classics”, it’s putting me to sleep.
The Master System wasn't as popular in the US as the NES was and since only the US market tends to be seen as important in the west then a Master System collection is pretty unlikely, pity really as it would be nice to see collections from the Master System, Game Gear and Dreamcast appear.
Fun fact: The Mega Drive version IS compatible with the Master System sports pad, even though it says nowhere in the manual or game that it does! But E-SWAT was my most disapointing arcade port, Sega really dropped the ball with that port, especially after doing a really faithful one of Shadow Dancer. Oh, I'd say the SMS version of Rampage does look and play better than the arcade version.
I do love your Saturn content and love the passion you share with those games... But the Master system stuff always puts a good smile on my face! Open if you do have a part two as I would love to see more.
Shinobi, R-TYPE and Vigilante were some of the games I had on the Master System as a kid. You can throw in Double Dragon, Rastan, Rampage and Choplifter on to that list for the reason why The Sega Master System was the first system I bought with my own money instead of a NES.
Would love a part two, you've got rampage, operation wolf. Double dragon. Golden Axe, even mortal kombat. Was real disappointed you couldn't go the dwarf in golden axe, its still not too bad a game.
@@chiroquacker2580 if only TecToy's Zeebo was a hit and they didn't lost so much money on that effort, you could bet that we would be playing Half Life 3 hahahaha
I really enjoyed those games you mentioned and taking in regard the hardware limits, Golden Axe was a gem even while missing out things from the arcade.
can't wait to see the part 2. I remember being blown away by the Alien Syndrome in the arcades and be hugely disappointed by the SMS version which i bought with money saved from skipping lunch for almost two months. Thanks for including the Quartet which was a pleasant surprise that I enjoyed for a long time
Great ep! I love arcade games and the sega master system! XD A few more that come to mind are Super Space Invaders, Gauntlet, After Burner, Double Dragon. I always quite liked Bomber Raid which seems to be a somewhat sequel to the old arcade game SOnic Boom but I guess that is slightly different territory. If you cant tell I'd also be quite keen a part 2. ;)
I think most people in the UK at the time were comparing the Master System ports to the ones on the micro computers, and compared to them, the MS ones looked great! Would love to see a part 2.
Yes, you should do more of these. Rastan, Double Dragon, Teddy Boy, The Ninja, Rygar, Time Soldiers, etc. The 8 bit era arcade ports are very interesting historically, and also just fun to play again.
The Master System version of Shadow Dancer was impressive and, unlike the Megadrive version, was a port of the arcade. Would love to see that in part 2.
I would be happy to see a part 2 of this. Some games I didn’t know it was a port of of arcade back then. Even sometimes now. Also happy to see Vigilante get some love. Always loved that game.
The Master System's sorely overlooked. Had many a great time on that console. Didn't play many arcade ports on it, but I definitely had a lot of Disney games, stuff like Castle of Illusion and Lucky Dime Caper.
Rastan, R-Type, Shinobi, Vigilante, stone cold SMS classics! The getting the Master System for Christmas 1988 was one of my fondest childhood memories!!!
Sega lord X .... mate. Thank you for your uploads that are constant. You know i had to sell my entire collection coz ive stated over and Over. .. however your channel brings me so many fond memories and its nice because i remember everything that you put out.... just amazing. So thank you. (I even know what tunes from which game n stage you use....)
Gotta do Gain Ground...which I know I've mentioned in other videos. The Master System version isn't as good as the arcade or Genesis counterparts, but it's solid in its own ways too...like the exclusive ninja character.
This was an enjoyable topic as well and I'd certainly look at a part two. I agree with your takes on games that I know, like Shinobi. That was one of my go-to games for the system for years. Others were Double Dragon and Rastan, both of which fit under this topic. As much as the scaler games lose in the transition, I find that they tended to make good ports on lesser hardware. While you lose the visual punch, much of the game play did translate and I remember having a great time with Out Run in 1988. I never played that Chase HQ game on MS, but it has pretty good music for the standard PSG sound chip based on what you played here in the video.
8-bit arcade ports were always really fun. Especially NES arcade ports, they usually added gameplay elements and deeper stories to make up for the lack of visual quality
I'd definitely be interested in a Part 2! Loved this one! Arcade games is somewhere that my gaming knowledge is lacking, aside from the games that have been bundled up into collections time and time again.
From what I've heard, Marble Madness doesn't _require_ use of the Sports Pad, though it _is_ perfectly compatible with it - arguably moreso than the games that _did_ require it, even!
Line of Fire! this is amazing, i never played the original, only the master system port. it was awesome, full of action, and great graphics and sounds.
Another great video, man. Love your style. One comment though... you regularly say 'cinemas' when I'm pretty sure you mean 'cinematics', right? I've never heard anyone call them that before 🤔
Just wanted to say I really love your videos. I live in the uk and honestly the before the Megadrive came along the Master System was King (I literally knew 1 person who owned a NES) your knowledge passion for all things SEGA is what makes your channel so fantastic.
Would definitely like to see more Master System videos! That and the Saturn are some of my favourites... The port of Alien Storm on the Master System I always thought was good when I was a kid, really enjoyed it back then :)
As a kid I was always fascinated with the title names of Sega games. They were often a single word but gave it a sense of action that was edgy and cool sounding. Like Thunderblade. Outrun...just great sounding titles. Even the console itself, the red on black looked sleek and edgy as well. However I received the NES instead and no regrets due to 3rd party games and popularity but the SMS still fascinates me to this day.
I too would love to see a part 2 my uncle Bill had one. It got me wanting to leave my nes as the games were closer to the arcade. I did end up with aSMS but the shell was cracked in the back. Still I thought final fantasy was great until I played Phantasy Star. Now downloading PSO2 from steam. Long live sega!
I love watching your content Lord X. I bought my first Master System in 1990 when I was 17.It was the version with Hang On and Safari Hunt built in (was this the original version?) As others have stated previously, here in the UK, the Master System was much more readily available than the NES (which I have still never owned). I purchased another Master System last year, and I still love it. The only thing I don't like about your content is that it reminds me of all the things I need to buy 😆
Great topic and during this time of shelter in place I've been doing a lot of cart gaming from 30 years ago. Coincidently, I just repurchased Space Harrier for Master System, one of the first games I ever bought on 8-bit hardware. I know people shit all over it for the lack of smooth scaling, but playing it again is still a happy experience because the developer has the entire menagerie, scoring system, voice (sampled down severly) and music plus a hidden introduction for the game. Space Harrier in the arcades became harder and harder to find (games got rotated out) so I played the SMS version to get my Space Harrier fix. I still love this version with its shortcomings. I wish I could say the same for Thunderblade.
R Type Commodore 64 Insert cassette tape load eject tape flip over press play Game loads Try not to lose all 3 lives Lose 3 lives Press continue Flip tape to side 1 press play Flip to side 2 press play Well done you've now got 3 more loves rinse and repeat for every continue Lob tape in bin
I love seeing that SLX notification. I am still a little weary about visiting my arcade!!! But man I am dying to play some great games. Thank god for Genesis, many worthy ports.
R-type in the arcade was amazing back in the day. The arcade machine has a Nintendo logo on it and I anticipating it to show up on the NES. Out of no where, I found R-type at toys-r-us for the Sega Master System. Great SMS port regardless.
Back when I got my SMS in 1987, it didn't matter to me that the games weren't arcade perfect. I was happy to be able to play the pack-in Hang-On (with Safari Hunt), and Out Run, which I bought a few weeks later. I must have been a fool, but I preferred that SEGA name that I had come to love from the arcade for a few years now, over Nintendo. It didn't matter anyway, because my brother, who ended up being a Nintendo kid, got the NES, so we had the best of both consoles in the house. Although my original SMS is long gone, I happened to find my original copy of Out Run (not sure how it didn't go with the others), along with John Madden Football and Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs for the Genesis about 5 years ago, and it turned into a quest to re-acquire those systems and the games I once had. I'm happy to say that I completed that quest about a year and a half ago, and have since grown my collections a bit more with some of the games I wanted, but never got.
Ms Pac Man for the Master System is one of the few arcade ports from that era that is even better than the arcade. You not only get a faithful recreation of the original, you get a number of great additions.
Honestly, I really wish that First Party companies such as Nintendo & Sega would make 8 and 16 Bit versions of modern games and release them on their old hardware. I would buy that shit up in a heartbeat depending on the game!
Thank god the Mega SG is still being stocked, amiright? It even comes with the SMS Cart adapter! Not to mention the almighty sprite limit increase option which all but eliminates the sprite flicker on games such as R-Type.
You have to say about the Street Fighter 2 that Tec Toy ported here in Brazil, I think they love Sega even more than Sega themselves, because they never stopped to produce Master System and Mega Driver, Genesis here in Brazil.
Spot on, as usual with SLX. Still, I think Ghouls n' Ghosts on the SMS deserves more praise than it got here. Yes, the slowdown does get in the way a lot, but given you have infinte continues, a cool upgrade system and a much more useful magic system, I think it's a much more balanced experience on the whole
Kids these days will just never know the thrill of walking through an arcade, finding some amazing game you've never heare anything about, and then being either pleased or massively dissapointed with the eventual home port. I think that "hey, what the hell is this?" surprise is what i miss the most about arcades with absolutely everything being documented on the internet these days. I mean, things are better now, but there's definetely something lost with the decline of arcades as the "cutting edge" of gaming
I was playing some emulated arcade games with my young nephews last night, and one of them asked what the 'credits' were all about. I explained that money was used to buy credit to play. They laughed so hard one of them wet his pants.
Never heard of Special Criminal Investigation, before. I do have Chase HQ on Master System, though. Going to need to buy Special Criminal Investigation, now. 👍👍
Snwow Bros is a great Arcade port on the Master System, it also includes new post end boss levels that weren't in the arcade The New Zeland Story by taito is also an amazing port, colorful and tough as Nails, i used to play iy a lot on my Master System. Also: Vigilante isnt' exactly a clone of Kung-Fu master, rather a spiritual successor since both games were developed by Irem
Interesting video. I bought a ton of Master System games when they were dirt cheap in the UK, and there are some that I instinctively avoided. It's good to see that the choices I made were pretty spot on! One of the conversions I loved, though, was Time Soldiers. Is there a part 2 of this video? :
Alright Love me some Sega Lord X! New video is an instant break in my day to reminisce with my buddy Sega Lord X :) I played the NES version of alien syndrome as a kid and it was the greatest think ever haha.
Love the comparisons, I feel so spoiled in today’s era where we can get the Arcade ports/ emulations through various companies on the Switch. I lived through those years of disappointing ports and surprisingly good ports that didn’t even resemble the Arcade counterpart,LOL!
Master System found it's biggest success here in Brazil. Tectoy (the company wich releases Sega consoles in Brazil) made some pretty impressive ports for the console, exclusive for Brazil's msrket, like Street Fighter 2 (even Capcom was impressed with it).
Who remembers the end of Wonder Boy in Monster Land having to jump up the ramps that go, up, up, up and if you missed you fell straight down to the bottom to do it all over again, then came the MAZE.
Spent a month back in 88 trying to conquer that maze
Double Dragon was awesome on the Master System because of the 2 player mode. My buddy had a Nintendo version and that collected dust we played the Sega version all the time.
This is great timing I recently added a Master System (original version) to my console collection thanks to my local indie video game store. R-Type and Shinobi are already in my library. Some of the ones featured in this video I'll either acquire or play on my Genesis + Mega Everdrive. I can see why the master system did so well in parts of the world, and it's a shame Nintendo was allowed to use monopolistic practices to prevent North America from coming into play.
RASTAN in my opinion is the Best arcade port.... Because of the intact game play and FUN factor!
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That's a good one. It retained a lot of the arcade feel, while making technical adjustments and some changes to make the game a bit easier and more fun, similar to Shinobi. It was one of my favorite games on the system back in the day, and remains among my favorites now.
Rastan is my favourite game on the system, back then and now
Double Dragon is also a very good port. Better than NES port anyway.
Just finished it. The grammar at after the final boss was worth it
would love to see a part 2. That way yo can cover choplifter and double dragon
Choplifter has that amazing parallax scrolling.
@@Relugus Joe from Game Sack agrees
Definitely a Part Two please, excellent video!
Gauntlet!
Exactly 💯
Once again, Sega Lord X has found another topic to make a video on. Great content as always!
Definitely do part 2! And be sure to talk about Enduro Racer!
Master system was such a wonderful system. I had far more fun out of that console than my nes
i wish it would have had more of a presence in the USA in its day - i completely missed out on it as a kid - i saw one once at a friend of a friend's house in like 1992 and i had no idea what it was
Great list! 😊 My best childhood memories arcade ports would probably be Wonder Boy, Wonder Boy in Monster Land (for both being extremely close to the arcade), Choplifter for being an improved version, I believe ...? R-Type as well, flickered as hell but did the arcade somewhat justice. The Ninja for being a great and on-par reskin of Ninja Princess, and my all-time favorite is Space Harrier. For sure not a close port by any stretch of the imagination, but has a unique charm to it in my opinion. 😎
I just LOVE the Yuzo Koshiro Scrap Brain Sonic 1 SMS tune that you opened this video with.
So much better than the Genesis original!!!
I’ll never know why they are never released a Master System compilation for PlayStation. Instead it’s always tired Megadrive ones.
Sega has such an interesting back catalogue to draw from and they always seem to just re-release the same handful of “classics”, it’s putting me to sleep.
3ds virtual console, 3d classics collections, sega ages collections
The master system wasn't really popular in the states, that's probably why. Here in the UK though, we loved it.
The Master System wasn't as popular in the US as the NES was and since only the US market tends to be seen as important in the west then a Master System collection is pretty unlikely, pity really as it would be nice to see collections from the Master System, Game Gear and Dreamcast appear.
They need to make one with their original arcades for once accompanied with master system as well!
Fun fact: The Mega Drive version IS compatible with the Master System sports pad, even though it says nowhere in the manual or game that it does!
But E-SWAT was my most disapointing arcade port, Sega really dropped the ball with that port, especially after doing a really faithful one of Shadow Dancer.
Oh, I'd say the SMS version of Rampage does look and play better than the arcade version.
I do love your Saturn content and love the passion you share with those games... But the Master system stuff always puts a good smile on my face!
Open if you do have a part two as I would love to see more.
Shinobi, R-TYPE and Vigilante were some of the games I had on the Master System as a kid. You can throw in Double Dragon, Rastan, Rampage and Choplifter on to that list for the reason why The Sega Master System was the first system I bought with my own money instead of a NES.
Love your channel man; a much needed break from all the news. Keep up the good work bud
Great job! I love reliving the good old days through your videos. Brings some much needed temporarily peace in this crazy world today.
Keep the Master System ROCKIN Sega Lord X!!! Double Dragon, Rastan, Renegade, Space Harrier...please make a part II
Want a part 2,3,4 videos of this with different consoles. Also look at fighting games, platformers and shoot em up generes.
Would love a part two, you've got rampage, operation wolf. Double dragon. Golden Axe, even mortal kombat. Was real disappointed you couldn't go the dwarf in golden axe, its still not too bad a game.
The Master System is such a huge deal in Brazil they ported Street Fighter II to it. They're probably working on Skyrim now.
@@chiroquacker2580 if only TecToy's Zeebo was a hit and they didn't lost so much money on that effort, you could bet that we would be playing Half Life 3 hahahaha
I really enjoyed those games you mentioned and taking in regard the hardware limits, Golden Axe was a gem even while missing out things from the arcade.
Yeah a part II would be great
Part 2 would be great - there is so much to cover you may need a part 3 too!
One of my first MS Games was Wonderboy. It made me feel like I had an arcade machine at home. Would love to see a part two.
Yes, first game I’d played where I’d happily visit most of the stages on holiday!
Great Video as always. I'd love to see a part 2. So many arcade ports on SMS
can't wait to see the part 2. I remember being blown away by the Alien Syndrome in the arcades and be hugely disappointed by the SMS version which i bought with money saved from skipping lunch for almost two months. Thanks for including the Quartet which was a pleasant surprise that I enjoyed for a long time
The main thing l love about this channel is that its so informative and the sega content just keeps coming.
Another excellent video! Would love to see part two! Keep up the fantastic work 👍🏾
Great ep! I love arcade games and the sega master system! XD
A few more that come to mind are Super Space Invaders, Gauntlet, After Burner, Double Dragon.
I always quite liked Bomber Raid which seems to be a somewhat sequel to the old arcade game SOnic Boom but I guess that is slightly different territory.
If you cant tell I'd also be quite keen a part 2. ;)
People dog Alien Syndrome... but as a kid I loved playing it.
I think most people in the UK at the time were comparing the Master System ports to the ones on the micro computers, and compared to them, the MS ones looked great! Would love to see a part 2.
Those Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum ports of Outrun, pure gold I tell you. :D
Yes, you should do more of these. Rastan, Double Dragon, Teddy Boy, The Ninja, Rygar, Time Soldiers, etc. The 8 bit era arcade ports are very interesting historically, and also just fun to play again.
The Master System version of Shadow Dancer was impressive and, unlike the Megadrive version, was a port of the arcade. Would love to see that in part 2.
I would be happy to see a part 2 of this. Some games I didn’t know it was a port of of arcade back then. Even sometimes now. Also happy to see Vigilante get some love. Always loved that game.
The Master System's sorely overlooked. Had many a great time on that console. Didn't play many arcade ports on it, but I definitely had a lot of Disney games, stuff like Castle of Illusion and Lucky Dime Caper.
Rastan, R-Type, Shinobi, Vigilante, stone cold SMS classics! The getting the Master System for Christmas 1988 was one of my fondest childhood memories!!!
For a part 2 definitely add and include arcade Shadow Dancer and the SMS port of Shadow Dancer.
Sega lord X .... mate. Thank you for your uploads that are constant. You know i had to sell my entire collection coz ive stated over and
Over. .. however your channel brings me so many fond memories and its nice because i remember everything that you put out.... just amazing. So thank you.
(I even know what tunes from which game n stage you use....)
Gotta do Gain Ground...which I know I've mentioned in other videos. The Master System version isn't as good as the arcade or Genesis counterparts, but it's solid in its own ways too...like the exclusive ninja character.
There definitely should be a part 2.
Hell, there needs to be more Master System videos in general, the console is seriously slept on.
This was an enjoyable topic as well and I'd certainly look at a part two. I agree with your takes on games that I know, like Shinobi. That was one of my go-to games for the system for years. Others were Double Dragon and Rastan, both of which fit under this topic. As much as the scaler games lose in the transition, I find that they tended to make good ports on lesser hardware. While you lose the visual punch, much of the game play did translate and I remember having a great time with Out Run in 1988. I never played that Chase HQ game on MS, but it has pretty good music for the standard PSG sound chip based on what you played here in the video.
Thank you for the video. Add Thunderblade, Shadow Dancer, Space harrier, Chase HQ for a second part, perhaps?
8-bit arcade ports were always really fun. Especially NES arcade ports, they usually added gameplay elements and deeper stories to make up for the lack of visual quality
My all-time favorite arcade port on Master System was Outrun, Quartet, Teddy Boy, After Burner, Shinobi, Fantasy Zone, Space Harrier and Golden Axe
I'd definitely be interested in a Part 2! Loved this one!
Arcade games is somewhere that my gaming knowledge is lacking, aside from the games that have been bundled up into collections time and time again.
The Master System's rendition of Quartet's first level music still sends chills down my spine. Absolutely incredible
Lance McGill *Tip: Hit the Pause button 14 times to get a wider shot before a game*
And with this video, a new series has born. Cant wait for the second video
Pretty interesting video SLX. Never knew the SMS even had some of these!
From what I've heard, Marble Madness doesn't _require_ use of the Sports Pad, though it _is_ perfectly compatible with it - arguably moreso than the games that _did_ require it, even!
I grew up on the Master System ports of R-Type and Wonder Boy in Monster Land. Amazing games on such a great system.
Line of Fire! this is amazing, i never played the original, only the master system port. it was awesome, full of action, and great graphics and sounds.
Love master system content... want you to cover afterburner and operation wolf. And you had hang- on in the intro, but no coverage!
Awesome awesome video, man!!
I'm obviously waiting for sequels. When's number two in this series coming out?
Thanks for your passionate work
No Enduro Racer? No Afterburner? No Space Harrier? All kidding aside, I love the videos brother. Nostalgia overload!
Wow some great goIden games from 1987...can you imagine pIaying Shinobi at the Pizza parIour and then heading down the road to watch WrestIemania 3?
That sounds like an excellent way to spend a Sunday.
Thanks for the amazing content.
Another great video, man. Love your style. One comment though... you regularly say 'cinemas' when I'm pretty sure you mean 'cinematics', right? I've never heard anyone call them that before 🤔
Just wanted to say I really love your videos. I live in the uk and honestly the before the Megadrive came along the Master System was King (I literally knew 1 person who owned a NES) your knowledge passion for all things SEGA is what makes your channel so fantastic.
Would definitely like to see more Master System videos! That and the Saturn are some of my favourites... The port of Alien Storm on the Master System I always thought was good when I was a kid, really enjoyed it back then :)
I remember playing these at my cousin's house, including others like Hang-On and Thunderblade. So yeah...I would love a part 2!
Definitely better system than the nes in my opinion lord x should make a part 2
Excellent video, I would like to see Choplifter, Altered Beast and Rastan in a second part.👍✌️
I've played so much the Ghouls and Ghosts that I actually like this version. But you are damn right.
Enjoyed this breakdown, would love to see more
As a kid I was always fascinated with the title names of Sega games. They were often a single word but gave it a sense of action that was edgy and cool sounding. Like Thunderblade. Outrun...just great sounding titles. Even the console itself, the red on black looked sleek and edgy as well. However I received the NES instead and no regrets due to 3rd party games and popularity but the SMS still fascinates me to this day.
Part II is something that I definetly want to see :)
Arcade games still look great to this day, they just have that polished vibe
I too would love to see a part 2 my uncle Bill had one. It got me wanting to leave my nes as the games were closer to the arcade. I did end up with aSMS but the shell was cracked in the back. Still I thought final fantasy was great until I played Phantasy Star. Now downloading PSO2 from steam. Long live sega!
I love watching your content Lord X. I bought my first Master System in 1990 when I was 17.It was the version with Hang On and Safari Hunt built in (was this the original version?)
As others have stated previously, here in the UK, the Master System was much more readily available than the NES (which I have still never owned).
I purchased another Master System last year, and I still love it. The only thing I don't like about your content is that it reminds me of all the things I need to buy 😆
The original Wonderboy was my favourite Master system arcade port and I also have a soft spot for My hero with its catchy music!
Great topic and during this time of shelter in place I've been doing a lot of cart gaming from 30 years ago. Coincidently, I just repurchased Space Harrier for Master System, one of the first games I ever bought on 8-bit hardware. I know people shit all over it for the lack of smooth scaling, but playing it again is still a happy experience because the developer has the entire menagerie, scoring system, voice (sampled down severly) and music plus a hidden introduction for the game. Space Harrier in the arcades became harder and harder to find (games got rotated out) so I played the SMS version to get my Space Harrier fix. I still love this version with its shortcomings. I wish I could say the same for Thunderblade.
R Type Commodore 64
Insert cassette tape load
eject tape flip over press play
Game loads
Try not to lose all 3 lives
Lose 3 lives
Press continue
Flip tape to side 1 press play
Flip to side 2 press play
Well done you've now got 3 more loves rinse and repeat for every continue
Lob tape in bin
Another great run of Master System games. I never knew about the damage and score with quartet.
Here to post Rastan for part 2. I would also throw in Golden Axe and Altered Beast for kicks.
I'd love to see part 2. There are so many great arcade ports for the system.
I love seeing that SLX notification. I am still a little weary about visiting my arcade!!! But man I am dying to play some great games.
Thank god for Genesis, many worthy ports.
I always thought the Master System port of Double Dragon was a better port of the arcade.
It was definitely a classic.
It had co op. That alone.
A Part 2 would be awesome.
R-type in the arcade was amazing back in the day. The arcade machine has a Nintendo logo on it and I anticipating it to show up on the NES. Out of no where, I found R-type at toys-r-us for the Sega Master System. Great SMS port regardless.
That Super Off Road conversion surely looks good on Master System.
Yeah I'd love to see a part 2 - thank you so much for bringing the nostalgia FULLBORE hehe =D
Back when I got my SMS in 1987, it didn't matter to me that the games weren't arcade perfect. I was happy to be able to play the pack-in Hang-On (with Safari Hunt), and Out Run, which I bought a few weeks later. I must have been a fool, but I preferred that SEGA name that I had come to love from the arcade for a few years now, over Nintendo. It didn't matter anyway, because my brother, who ended up being a Nintendo kid, got the NES, so we had the best of both consoles in the house.
Although my original SMS is long gone, I happened to find my original copy of Out Run (not sure how it didn't go with the others), along with John Madden Football and Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs for the Genesis about 5 years ago, and it turned into a quest to re-acquire those systems and the games I once had. I'm happy to say that I completed that quest about a year and a half ago, and have since grown my collections a bit more with some of the games I wanted, but never got.
Ms Pac Man for the Master System is one of the few arcade ports from that era that is even better than the arcade. You not only get a faithful recreation of the original, you get a number of great additions.
Honestly, I really wish that First Party companies such as Nintendo & Sega would make 8 and 16 Bit versions of modern games and release them on their old hardware. I would buy that shit up in a heartbeat depending on the game!
Thank god the Mega SG is still being stocked, amiright? It even comes with the SMS Cart adapter! Not to mention the almighty sprite limit increase option which all but eliminates the sprite flicker on games such as R-Type.
Next time do Rampage, Time Soldiers, Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Altered Beast and The Ninja.
Was just about to suggest the same games! Also, add in Shadow Dancer and Rainbow Islands.
There are 6-button Genesis controller patches available for Smash TV from SMS Power allowing for Xeno Crisis controls. They transform the game.
You have to say about the Street Fighter 2 that Tec Toy ported here in Brazil, I think they love Sega even more than Sega themselves, because they never stopped to produce Master System and Mega Driver, Genesis here in Brazil.
Spot on, as usual with SLX.
Still, I think Ghouls n' Ghosts on the SMS deserves more praise than it got here.
Yes, the slowdown does get in the way a lot, but given you have infinte continues, a cool upgrade system and a much more useful magic system, I think it's a much more balanced experience on the whole
And has less slowdown than the Super Ghouls n' Ghosts for the snes!
@@arnmrs1660 Very true. A patch was even made to address this on the SNES; that's how bad the slowdown is there.
Great way to cure a saturday hang over! Thanks, quality stuff as always!
Me and my cousin owned and played all theses Master System games they were good times growing up 👍
Saturday, flipping some beyond burgers, glass of wine, and a Sega lord X video, chill time!
Love all of your videos, so gladly would like to see a part 2 maybe 3?
Kids these days will just never know the thrill of walking through an arcade, finding some amazing game you've never heare anything about, and then being either pleased or massively dissapointed with the eventual home port. I think that "hey, what the hell is this?" surprise is what i miss the most about arcades with absolutely everything being documented on the internet these days. I mean, things are better now, but there's definetely something lost with the decline of arcades as the "cutting edge" of gaming
I was playing some emulated arcade games with my young nephews last night, and one of them asked what the 'credits' were all about. I explained that money was used to buy credit to play. They laughed so hard one of them wet his pants.
that's what you have Steam for ... all those "Hey, WTF is THIS ?"-moments
@@frankschneider6156 yeah, but pidgeon simulator 2k20 doesn't hit quite the same way as a AAA arcade title
@@bradybrapples Yeah I understand what you mean. I do recall these Hentai Mahjong games in the arcades.
Never heard of Special Criminal Investigation, before. I do have Chase HQ on Master System, though. Going to need to buy Special Criminal Investigation, now. 👍👍
Snwow Bros is a great Arcade port on the Master System, it also includes new post end boss levels that weren't in the arcade
The New Zeland Story by taito is also an amazing port, colorful and tough as Nails, i used to play iy a lot on my Master System.
Also: Vigilante isnt' exactly a clone of Kung-Fu master, rather a spiritual successor since both games were developed by Irem
Interesting video. I bought a ton of Master System games when they were dirt cheap in the UK, and there are some that I instinctively avoided. It's good to see that the choices I made were pretty spot on! One of the conversions I loved, though, was Time Soldiers. Is there a part 2 of this video? :
Alright Love me some Sega Lord X! New video is an instant break in my day to reminisce with my buddy Sega Lord X :)
I played the NES version of alien syndrome as a kid and it was the greatest think ever haha.
Rainbow Islands had a great port on the Master System. It seems to be based more on the NES Version than the Arcade. Quite fun overall.
Love the comparisons, I feel so spoiled in today’s era where we can get the Arcade ports/ emulations through various companies on the Switch. I lived through those years of disappointing ports and surprisingly good ports that didn’t even resemble the Arcade counterpart,LOL!
Rampage, Double Dragon, Rastan, Operation Wolf, Space Harrier, Forgotten Worlds and Time Soldiers next time.
That Scrap Brain music is marvelous. That's a pity it doesn't have a 16 bit counterpart.
Master System found it's biggest success here in Brazil. Tectoy (the company wich releases Sega consoles in Brazil) made some pretty impressive ports for the console, exclusive for Brazil's msrket, like Street Fighter 2 (even Capcom was impressed with it).