Game Recommendations for Sega Master System

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#1 Wula_
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I finally got my grubby paws on a sega master system and at the thrift store the only games that seemed any good was afterburner and Altered beast. There was golden axe but I figured the genesis version was better which I already have. So what games should I keep my eye open for with the sega master system?
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Phantasy Star, the Sonic games, the first Alex Kidd (and only the first one), Wonder Boy, etc.
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  • Phantasy Star
  • Alex Kidd in Miracle World
  • Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
  • Alien Syndrome
  • Hokuto no Ken
  • Akai Koudan Zillion
  • Tri-Formation
  • Aleste
  • Double Target: Cynthia no Nemuri
  • R-Type
  • Power Strike II
  • Fantasy Zone
  • Fantasy Zone II: Opa-Opa no Namida
  • Ashura
  • Ninja Gaiden
  • Chou-on Senshi Borgman
  • Kujaku-Ou
  • Maou Golvellius
  • Super Wonder Boy
  • Wonder Boy: Monster World
  • Megumi Rescue
  • Doki Doki Penguin Land
  • The Ninja
  • Zaxxon 3-D
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#4 kit352
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zillion 1 and 2. phantasy star, space harrier, alex kidd, wonder boy, outrun, and after burner
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  • Phantasy Star
  • Alex Kidd in Miracle World
  • Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
  • Alien Syndrome
  • Hokuto no Ken
  • Akai Koudan Zillion
  • Tri-Formation
  • Aleste
  • Double Target: Cynthia no Nemuri
  • R-Type
  • Power Strike II
  • Fantasy Zone
  • Fantasy Zone II: Opa-Opa no Namida
  • Ashura
  • Ninja Gaiden
  • Chou-on Senshi Borgman
  • Kujaku-Ou
  • Maou Golvellius
  • Super Monster World
  • Wonder Boy: Monster World
  • Zaxxon 3-D
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These, plus Shinobi, Kenseiden, and Penduin Land among many, many others. The Master System is outstanding.
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#6 Panzer_Zwei
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[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]

colecoavenger

These, plus Shinobi, Kenseiden, and Penduin Land among many, many others. The Master System is outstanding.

Yes I love Doki Doki Penguin Land.

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[QUOTE="colecoavenger"][QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]

Panzer_Zwei

These, plus Shinobi, Kenseiden, and Penduin Land among many, many others. The Master System is outstanding.

Yes I love Doki Doki Penguin Land.

Judging by the name alone, I'm guessing the game is hard (or advertised as such).

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Well if this one pawn shop still has his SMS games the only ones I could probably get from him is R type and possibly Shinobi. Just need to hope he doesn't charge $15 each
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#9 Wula_
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Phantasy Star, the Sonic games, the first Alex Kidd (and only the first one), Wonder Boy, etc.Video_Game_King
Just a quick question from this. I already got Sonic 1-3 along with pinball all on the Genesis. So Ima assume that its better on the Genesis then the SMS right and wouldn't be worth buying again. Since I had the chance to golden axe but I already have it for the Genesis and figured it was better on the genesis.
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[QUOTE="Video_Game_King"]Phantasy Star, the Sonic games, the first Alex Kidd (and only the first one), Wonder Boy, etc.Wula_
Just a quick question from this. I already got Sonic 1-3 along with pinball all on the Genesis. So Ima assume that its better on the Genesis then the SMS right and wouldn't be worth buying again. Since I had the chance to golden axe but I already have it for the Genesis and figured it was better on the genesis.

The SMS Sonics are different games altogether. Whether or not they're superior/inferior is up to you.

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Psycho Fox King's Quest Y's
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[QUOTE="Wula_"][QUOTE="Video_Game_King"]Phantasy Star, the Sonic games, the first Alex Kidd (and only the first one), Wonder Boy, etc.Video_Game_King

Just a quick question from this. I already got Sonic 1-3 along with pinball all on the Genesis. So Ima assume that its better on the Genesis then the SMS right and wouldn't be worth buying again. Since I had the chance to golden axe but I already have it for the Genesis and figured it was better on the genesis.

The SMS Sonics are different games altogether. Whether or not they're superior/inferior is up to you.

I would like to warn you however over the quality of Sonic 2 on the Master System. I thought the first one was great. Up there with the first two Sonic games on the Genesis. Sonic 2 on the Master System though is quite horrible in my opinion.
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wonderboys

ninja gaiden

asterix

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[QUOTE="Video_Game_King"]

[QUOTE="Wula_"] Just a quick question from this. I already got Sonic 1-3 along with pinball all on the Genesis. So Ima assume that its better on the Genesis then the SMS right and wouldn't be worth buying again. Since I had the chance to golden axe but I already have it for the Genesis and figured it was better on the genesis.Raiko101

The SMS Sonics are different games altogether. Whether or not they're superior/inferior is up to you.

I would like to warn you however over the quality of Sonic 2 on the Master System. I thought the first one was great. Up there with the first two Sonic games on the Genesis. Sonic 2 on the Master System though is quite horrible in my opinion.

I thought it was pretty good. Sonic Blast wasn't too good, though.

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Congrats on getting the SMS. :) That was my first console, and I still have mine! Games you should have: -Alex Kidd in Miracle World -Phantasy Star -All Wonder Boy games, but if you get only one, then it better be part 3. The first game is completely different, though. -Power Strike -R-Type -Out Run -Space Harrier -Shinobi Other games you might want to check out: -After Burner -Spellcaster -Golvellius -Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar -Alien Syndrome -Double Dragon -Quartet
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Another World.. (Out of this World in the US). Very unique game for its time.
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Another World.. (Out of this World in the US). Very unique game for its time. Salvy41

That was on the Master System :??

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[QUOTE="Salvy41"]Another World.. (Out of this World in the US). Very unique game for its time. Video_Game_King

That was on the Master System :??

No.
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In order of my favorites

Wonder Boy in Monster Land

Penguin Land

Phantasy Star

Alex Kidd in High Tech World

Any other Alex Kidd game

Y's

Govelious

Wonder Boy 3

Time Warriors (I dont remember if thats the name or not but I remember shooting nazi one min and shooting dinosaurs the next)

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Alex Kidd in High Tech World

ag1052

That's not even a true Alex Kidd game. It's just one of the many re-edited games of that generation.

The game is originally called Anmitsu Hime and is based on the '80s anime series of the same name.

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#21 Video_Game_King
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[QUOTE="ag1052"]

Alex Kidd in High Tech World

Panzer_Zwei

That's not even a true Alex Kidd game. It's just one of the many re-edited games of that generation.

The game is originally called Anmitsu Hime and is based on the '80s anime series of the same name.

Wait, was that the crap one with nonlinear adventure levels?

Wait, it was. Damn you Sega. Damn you for ruining the series long before it even went 3D :P!

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Wait, was that the crap one with nonlinear adventure levels?

Wait, it was. Damn you Sega. Damn you for ruining the series long before it even went 3D :P!

Video_Game_King

3D doesn't ruin anything. Give it up with this foolish conception that only 2D is worthy.

And they never ruined the Alex Kidd series. They just never made any more games.

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Golden Axe Warrior (great Zelda clone), Miracle Warriors.
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[QUOTE="Video_Game_King"]

Wait, was that the crap one with nonlinear adventure levels?

Wait, it was. Damn you Sega. Damn you for ruining the series long before it even went 3D :P!

Panzer_Zwei

3D doesn't ruin anything. Give it up with this foolish conception that only 2D is worthy.

And they never ruined the Alex Kidd series. They just never made any more games.

You seem to have ignored the Sega part. I was referencing Sonic's jump to 3D. And I've never held the notion that 2D is better. At least I don't think I've ever held that. The reason I play so many old, 2D games is because I can complete them faster and blog about them more often. Besides, I don't have time for more modern games, if you're gonna get at that. And yea, they ruined it. The sequel played like a mediocre version of Wonder Boy, and why did the next one have adventuring elements? You don't play Alex Kidd for adventure, you play it....well, you play it because your parents never got you Mario as a kid, and this was the closest you could get :P. The point is that High Tech World ignored what makes Alex Kidd good.

(I'm ignoring the BMX game for the hell of it :P.)

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#25 Panzer_Zwei
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[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"][QUOTE="Video_Game_King"]

Wait, was that the crap one with nonlinear adventure levels?

Wait, it was. Damn you Sega. Damn you for ruining the series long before it even went 3D :P!

Video_Game_King

3D doesn't ruin anything. Give it up with this foolish conception that only 2D is worthy.

And they never ruined the Alex Kidd series. They just never made any more games.

You seem to have ignored the Sega part. I was referencing Sonic's jump to 3D. And I've never held the notion that 2D is better. At least I don't think I've ever held that. The reason I play so many old, 2D games is because I can complete them faster and blog about them more often. Besides, I don't have time for more modern games, if you're gonna get at that. And yea, they ruined it. The sequel played like a mediocre version of Wonder Boy, and why did the next one have adventuring elements? You don't play Alex Kidd for adventure, you play it....well, you play it because your parents never got you Mario as a kid, and this was the closest you could get :P. The point is that High Tech World ignored what makes Alex Kidd good.

(I'm ignoring the BMX game for the hell of it :P.)

Yeah I guess that's why Sonic Adventure got AAA ratings on every important gaming site on it's release. :|

And those kids were fortunate. At least they never got bored to sleep by playing Mario games.

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Yeah I guess that's why Sonic Adventure got AAA ratings on every important gaming site on it's release. :|

And those kids were fortunate. At least they never got bored to sleep by playing Mario games.

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I remember reading an article calling Sonic Adventure overrated. It compared the scores then and now (DX Director's Cut), stating that almost nothing changed. I would have posted the article if I knew where the hell it was.

I wasn't bored to sleep playing Mario. Some of my earliest memories are with Mario. Besides, we all knew that kid whose parents bought the "other system". The unpopular one, the one that didn't have that many games little kids wanted to play. (I wasn't one of those kids, fortunately :P).

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[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"]Yeah I guess that's why Sonic Adventure got AAA ratings on every important gaming site on it's release. :|

And those kids were fortunate. At least they never got bored to sleep by playing Mario games.

Video_Game_King

I remember reading an article calling Sonic Adventure overrated. It compared the scores then and now (DX Director's Cut), stating that almost nothing changed. I would have posted the article if I knew where the hell it was.

I wasn't bored to sleep playing Mario. Some of my earliest memories are with Mario. Besides, we all knew that kid whose parents bought the "other system". The unpopular one, the one that didn't have that many games little kids wanted to play. (I wasn't one of those kids, fortunately :P).

Yeah, you gotta love how many people love to call everythingoverrated nowadays. It probably makes them feel very cunning.

But the fact of the matter is that everybody loved Sonic Adventure when it released. And the ratings are there to prove it.

And I know what you mean. They called them Nintendo systems over here. Hardly anybody wanted them. I really can't blame them though.

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Yeah, you gotta love how many people love to call everything overrated nowadays. It probably makes them feel very cunning.

But the fact of the matter is that everybody loved Sonic Adventure when it released. And the ratings are there to prove it.

And I know what you mean. They called them Nintendo systems over here. Hardly anybody wanted them. I really can't blame them though.

Panzer_Zwei

Not everything is overrated. Ninja Gaiden is pretty good, and the new Prince of Persia got correct scores (if, sometimes, for the wrong reasons.)

............Can't think of anything :P. I know I have something, but I'm not sure how to phrase it.

Wait, crap, forgot you were European. Over here (USA, if it wasn't obvious by now), those "other systems" were usually the Sega Master System, 3DO, Dreamcast, Gamecube (oddly popular where I lived). And Nintendo had some pretty good games for their systems, like:

Final Fantasy
DuckTales
Faria
Super Mario Bros. 3
The first few Mega Man games
Battletoads

I could go on and on...