Yeah, SMS is so easy to get, with cheap games, a fair few of which are definately worth playing.
Made even better by if you own a MD & Master System Converter, two consoles in one, both with excellent retro libaries.
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Yeah, SMS is so easy to get, with cheap games, a fair few of which are definately worth playing.
Made even better by if you own a MD & Master System Converter, two consoles in one, both with excellent retro libaries.
SMS games and hardware have always been easy for me to find in the wild here in Canada and in Washington during brief trips in the late nineties and early 2000's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thenewguy
I think that they stand out more if you know what to look for and care.
As I've said in the past, eBay is the only option for me for SMS games, because they never, ever sold Master Systems in Newfoundland.:(
Have you traveled much out of the province? If so, did you keep an eye out for SMS stuff?Quote:
Originally Posted by eddiespruce
The Sears "wish book" Christmas catalogues had a good selection of SMS games even after the Genesis was released. I remember the page with Ultima IV, which was never sold at retail in my hometown, but I bought it used from someone who probably ordered it through Sears.
Even for Transformers, GI Joe and MOTU, many items were only available to my town through Sears catalogues and most kids I knew got toys and games from them every year.
Also, we didn't even have a Sears retail store. Our Sears outlet was for catalogue pickups only, but it was a major store right up until four or five years ago when it finally closed. Even kids talked about Sears as though it was a regular store like the Bay or Zellers.
The Sears "Wish Book" in my area must have been different, because I don't remember ever seeing any type of video games in it. We actually have a Sears outlet here, but it only carries refrigerators, Stoves, washers, and dryers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Black_Tiger
Nobody in my area knows what a Master System even is, and I've talked to people in their 20's, 30's, and 40's, including people that worked at Wal-Mart when it was still called "Woolco", and they've never seen, nor heard of a Master System in their life.
And no, I never travel, however I was in P.E.I. one time, but this was in 2001 or so, and I never thought of looking for any games, and I still didn't know of the Master System's existence at that time.
Voted for the SMS. It was really close to the Genesis, and I've poured hundreds of thousands of hours into both machines. They've given me so much gametime throughout the years. But I gave it up to the SMS for a few reasons:
1) It was the first game console I ever owned. I cut my teeth on the SMS. I had never played a Video game prior to owning one, and I picked it up in 1986. I actively followed the system, picking up good games as they came along, and read up to figure out which were the ones to own. I rented tons of other games and went out of my way to buy stuff like the Sega Scope 3D - when it was released. It's what got me into gaming and I probably followed my SMS closer than the average Nintendo owner followed the NES back in the day.
2) It gave me 5 more years of gaming greatness than my Genesis. I got my Genesis in 1991, with Sonic the Hedgehog. I had the SMS since 1986. I never stopped playing the SMS - Even well after I had my Genesis, I'd go back and still play games for it.
Those two reason pushed it over the edge. Such a charming system.
Has to be the Megadrive for me with the Saturn in second
This was a very tough choice for me between Genesis32XCD, Saturn, and Dreamcast.
All three have great arcade games. All three have had modem/linked games, with Virtual On and Cyberball being my favorites. It's hard to choose between which has my favorite games except in two categories: football and real-time strategy, with Genesis having my favorites in both: NFL 94 starring Joe Montana and Herzog Zwei.
The other reason I chose the Genesis is because of the Nomad. I get a lot of multiplayer gaming in because of my Nomad. I wouldn't be able to even play much solo if not for the Nomad.
The Genny was an easy choice for me. It's the only Sega system that I have any emotional ties to.
netherlands too. I knew so many who had a master system. we all grew up with it basically and megadrive after that. saturn though I don't think I've ever seen one in a shop in the netherlands during the 90sQuote:
Originally Posted by Thenewguy