Master System



This page is about Sega's 8 bit heroes: the radical Master System and its 6 AA battery-munching kid sibling, the Game Gear. While the MS was not too popular in America and Japan, it was a smash hit in Europe for some reason. The Game Gear was well-loved among niche audiences worldwide, but mostly in Japan, where quite a few games available elsewhere for MS and/or GG were exclusive to GG in Japan, who had given up the MS in favor of the GG's portability. Eventually, its level of fame died down too, as the Game Boy took the reigns, even more so, the Game Boy Color. Recently, Game Gear has risen from the ashes and been announced for Nintendo's 3DS Virtual Console support.

Notes:

1) A small game gear image on Master System games means either version (MS or GG) is fine. If a game is specifically listed under Game Gear, then that version is superior.

2) Make a note of 3DS availability of Game Gear games when the service is accessible. This will be done with a small 3DS logo image

Master System
This is a list of good games for the Sega Master System.

Game Gear
Ok let's get some things straight here: the Game Gear alone is just terrible. It has a horrible screen, eats enough batteries to choke a hungry hungry hippo, and it's hard to find certain games for it.

HOWEVER, if you're willing to do some modding and buy the proper accessories for your Game Gear it can be an absolutely wonderful little handheld.

1. Definitely LED mod, fixes both the screen and battery life is quadrupled.

2. Buy the rechargeable battery, not only will the also increase battery life but it's a damn rechargeable battery! No more wasting your money on those batteries.

3. I know it looks tempting but don't buy the Master System Converter. You won't be able to use it with the battery pack, most games look bad when converted, and most of them already have ports on the Game Gear.

4. You may or may not want the Wide Gear accesory, but it's pretty cool to have a screen that much larger than the GameBoy's!

The List