On July 15, 1983, the Famicom was released in Japan. The console, later rebranded in the West as the Nintendo Entertainment System, would go on to change video games forever. Did you know, though, ...

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Sega is a video game company whose name remains widely recognizable today. However, when it comes to their consoles, most will only remember the Sega Genesis, which primarily competed against the SNES ...

The SEGA Master System is the videogame console that almost could. Despite its technical superiority to the dominant NES, the machine lacked just one critical thing: Mario. Without this icon and the ...

Sega fans rejoice: Games from your so-called "Master System" are on their way to Virtual Console. Rolling out onto the Wii's downloadable retrogames service next month will be two titles from the ...

The Sega Master System is a peculiar part of video game history. It was middling compared to its contemporaries. Not a major success but not the most laughable failure. Not the greatest console of the ...

Remember turning on your Sega Master System? It’d go, “Booo-wip, Saaaay-gaaaah!” Ah, those were the days. A simpler time with games like Outrun, Astro Warrior, Shinobi, Alex Kidd, and Great Baseball.

Nintendo is adding the Sega Master System back catalogue to its Virtual Console downloads service. Japanese consumers will soon be able to choose titles that graced Sega's late 80's home console, with ...

If you grew up in the United States during the 1980s, you might remember the Master System as Sega's failed early attempt to challenge Nintendo's dominance in home gaming. More likely, you encountered ...

The Sega Master System, long-rumored to be the latest addition to the Wii's Virtual Console lineup in the U.S., has finally been confirmed. The first two games coming our way will be Wonder Boy and ...

For a system that tanked against the NES, the Sega Master System sure has some fans. After Tuesday's RetroCity podcast, I heard from a lot of listeners and readers that harbor nothing but good will ...

Beginning next month Sega will release Master System games on the Virtual Console in Japan. The first two titles are Fantasy Zone for 500 Wii Points ($5) and Fist of the North Star for 600 Wii Points ...