r/MasterSystem • u/MarioPfhorG • Jul 08 '25

Hey guys! Guess who just joined the SMS club?

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Looks brand new. Previous owner said it was barely used and just sat in storage for almost 40 years. Welcome to your new home buddy. Now to get some games for it!

How cool that it comes with a game built in, and it supports RGB Scart out of the box? Talk about being leagues ahead of Nintendo!

I’ve been playing NES games for over a decade and figured it’s time to switch teams and see what Sega was up to all those years ago. I’ll be sure to posit in here regularly as my SMS collection grows!

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u/No-Professional-9618 Jul 08 '25

Awesome! I still have my Sega Master System since I got in elementary school.

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u/MarioPfhorG Jul 08 '25

It’s a decade older than me so a bit before my time. It’s taken me this long to give it a chance. My dad apparently had one in the early 90s but sold it a few years later because games were too expensive compared to the Amiga.

Better late than never!

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u/No-Professional-9618 Jul 08 '25

Yes, that so true. The games were expensive than getting Amiga games at the time.

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u/MarioPfhorG Jul 08 '25

He tells me it was $299 (AUD) in 1990 and games were $80 (AUD) a pop. Had about 5-10 games for it including Wonder Boy, Choplifter, Bubble Bobble and a few others.

Talk about expensive, but these days money isn’t an issue for us anymore.

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u/No-Professional-9618 Jul 08 '25

Wow, that is expensive.

I remember Street Fighter I and Golden Axe for the Genesis at one time cost $65 upon their initial release in 1989.

 I have more  Sega Master System games than I do Genesis games.

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u/MarioPfhorG Jul 08 '25

The NES was even more and those games were $99.95. It’s no wonder Nintendo didn’t sell well at all in PAL. It was just too expensive compared to a Sega or computers like the C64 or Amiga.

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u/No-Professional-9618 Jul 08 '25

Yes, the NES games were expensive here too. The most expensive game Ali got was Dragon Warrior I.

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u/MarioPfhorG Jul 08 '25

We didn’t even get Dragon Warrior here. Unlike Sega, Nintendo didn’t bother with RPGs for PAL. Sega had arcade hits, RPGs, strategy games the works. It had so much more support & all the way til 1996 too

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u/No-Professional-9618 Jul 08 '25

Really? Wow. Are you in Australia? 🦘 

That is true about Sega having a variety of games.

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u/MarioPfhorG Jul 08 '25

Yep, land of the roos. Postage is still expensive down here. I don’t like importing things if I can help it, usually ends up costing more than the thing I’m buying just to post otherwise

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u/Medium-Shopping3037 Jul 08 '25

Tip for bubble bubble,there is a boss stage where the screen is black,you see only you and boss,best way to pass it is making 3 long peaces of paper and scorch them on screen where the base is. You will find how.:)

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u/havelockplover Jul 08 '25

Welcome to my childhood. Pro tip: get space harrier asap. It’s super cheap, and a blast.

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u/MarioPfhorG Jul 08 '25

I’m noticing games are SO much cheaper than NES games! Just $20 a game including postage. Those clamshell boxes have definitely survived better than NES cardboard.

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u/dogfacedponyboy Jul 08 '25

That looks beautiful!

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u/MarioPfhorG Jul 08 '25

Isn’t it? Still got the plastic. The RF box was stuck into the styrofoam, I don’t think it had ever been taken out.

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u/SuperGalaxyFist Jul 09 '25

It's, it's so beautiful 🤩

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u/MarioPfhorG Jul 09 '25

I’ve also got two games coming in the mail already: Ghost House & Alex Kidd in Miracle World. Will be posting about those when they arrive :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '25

Elvis? Harold Holt?

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u/noplacecold Jun 11 '26

What game is built in? Hang On?

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u/MarioPfhorG Jun 11 '26

Yup, and Snail Maze!

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u/noplacecold Jun 11 '26

Mine too, same as the one I had as a kid.

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u/SunnnySideUps 21d ago

I still have my on the shelf behind me. I don't have any of the packaging, I was probably in the 2nd or 3rd grade when this system came out.