Sega Master System
Ah, the Master System blablabla.
Essential Games
Wonder Boy III/Zillion/Land of Illusion/Kenseiden, Alex Kidd in Miracle World/Bubble Bobble/Sonic the Hedgehog, Power Strike II/R-Type/Fantasy Zone 2, Golvellius/Golden Axe Warrior, Gangster Town, Ninja Gaiden/Shinobi, Renegade, Phantasy Star and Ultima IV, Micro Machines, Ashura (Secret Command/Rambo: First Blood Part 2)/The Ninja, Penguin Land
Strengths: Platform Adventure, Platform, Action, Shooter, Action Adventure/Action RPG, Lightgun Shooter
Weaknesses: Puzzle (though there are decent ports of Columns, Mean Bean Machine and Baku Baku), Run 'n Gun, Beat 'Em Up, Strategy, Simulation
Lists
Top SMS Games
Impressive SMS Music
Innovative SMS Games
Game Reviews
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
Ashura/Secret Commando/Rambo: First Blood Part 2
Asterix
Asterix and the Secret Mission
Bubble Bobble/Final Bubble Bobble
Buggy Run
Castle of Illusion
Choplifter
Chuck Rock II
Cyborg Hunter/Borgman
Danan: The Jungle Fighter
Enduro Racer
Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone II
Global Defense/SDI
Golden Axe Warrior
Golvellius: Valley of Doom
Heavyweight Champ
Jurassic Park
Kenseiden
Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
Legend of Illusion
Lucky Dime Caper
Machine Gun Joe
Master of Darkness
Ninja Gaiden
Power Strike
Power Strike II
Psychic World
Psycho Fox
Renegade
Road Rash
R-Type
Sonic the Hedgehog
Shinobi
Spellcaster
Star Wars
Wimbledon II
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy in Monster Land/Super Wonder Boy: Monster World
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap/Monster World II
Zillion
Zillion II: Tri Formation
An Ode to Third Party SMS Games, by Kevin "k8track" Moon
The number of third-party games for the SMS
'Twas five and five alone.
Unless you count the two in Japan,
Then to seven the amount had grown.
The evil Nintendo empire had said,
"You only make games for us, hear?"
Thus, did all the third-party companies
Acquiesce and tremble in fear.
The gamers who'd thrown in their lot with Sega
Found their collections unusually sparse.
And slowly came to the realization that
Nintendo was kicking their arse.
Today, one-score-and-six years hence,
All the bad vibes have departed;
Through Dr. Sparkle's prism of chrono-history,
The system is fondly regarded.
Essential Games
Wonder Boy III/Zillion/Land of Illusion/Kenseiden, Alex Kidd in Miracle World/Bubble Bobble/Sonic the Hedgehog, Power Strike II/R-Type/Fantasy Zone 2, Golvellius/Golden Axe Warrior, Gangster Town, Ninja Gaiden/Shinobi, Renegade, Phantasy Star and Ultima IV, Micro Machines, Ashura (Secret Command/Rambo: First Blood Part 2)/The Ninja, Penguin Land
Strengths: Platform Adventure, Platform, Action, Shooter, Action Adventure/Action RPG, Lightgun Shooter
Weaknesses: Puzzle (though there are decent ports of Columns, Mean Bean Machine and Baku Baku), Run 'n Gun, Beat 'Em Up, Strategy, Simulation
Lists
Top SMS Games
Impressive SMS Music
Innovative SMS Games
Game Reviews
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
Ashura/Secret Commando/Rambo: First Blood Part 2
Asterix
Asterix and the Secret Mission
Bubble Bobble/Final Bubble Bobble
Buggy Run
Castle of Illusion
Choplifter
Chuck Rock II
Cyborg Hunter/Borgman
Danan: The Jungle Fighter
Enduro Racer
Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone II
Global Defense/SDI
Golden Axe Warrior
Golvellius: Valley of Doom
Heavyweight Champ
Jurassic Park
Kenseiden
Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
Legend of Illusion
Lucky Dime Caper
Machine Gun Joe
Master of Darkness
Ninja Gaiden
Power Strike
Power Strike II
Psychic World
Psycho Fox
Renegade
Road Rash
R-Type
Sonic the Hedgehog
Shinobi
Spellcaster
Star Wars
Wimbledon II
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy in Monster Land/Super Wonder Boy: Monster World
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap/Monster World II
Zillion
Zillion II: Tri Formation
An Ode to Third Party SMS Games, by Kevin "k8track" Moon
The number of third-party games for the SMS
'Twas five and five alone.
Unless you count the two in Japan,
Then to seven the amount had grown.
The evil Nintendo empire had said,
"You only make games for us, hear?"
Thus, did all the third-party companies
Acquiesce and tremble in fear.
The gamers who'd thrown in their lot with Sega
Found their collections unusually sparse.
And slowly came to the realization that
Nintendo was kicking their arse.
Today, one-score-and-six years hence,
All the bad vibes have departed;
Through Dr. Sparkle's prism of chrono-history,
The system is fondly regarded.
