The passing of hardware designer Hideki Sato has made me reflect on how the Sega Master System shaped the way I enjoy video games.

Sega launched the Master System in the mid-’80s to give Nintendo’s NES some competition. While it came out with newer and better hardware than Nintendo’s box, it failed to match it in sales, partially ...

The Sega Master System, though often overshadowed by its contemporaries, boasts a rich library of games that still captivate retro gaming enthusiasts. To fully enjoy these classic titles, you need a ...

Video gaming exploded in the 1980s with the advent of the at-home console. Nintendo, Atari, Magnavox, and others set the ...

SEGA Master System Brawl is a Genesis/Megadrive homebrew which pits more than 14 classic SEGA Master System characters against each other. From Astro Bot to Metaphor: ReFantazio, here are some of the ...

These five games were integral parts of some major home console launches during the 1980s, but they are barely remembered now.

The Master System 3 is a console released by Tectoy exclusively in Brazil in 2008. It is a continuation of the long-running Sega Master System line seen in the country, succeeding the line of “Master ...

Sega was once one of the leading competitors during the console wars. It may have stopped producing hardware, but it made some great consoles.

It’s not a clone or a bootleg, but it’s also not the original hardware either. In Brazil, the Sega Master System lives on as a licensed, ROM-on-Chip (RoC) console. It's basically like a self-contained ...