![]() ![]() Though the SG-1000 was a solid machine that was a definite upgrade from the likes of the Atari VCS and the Intellivision, it didn’t represent the generational upgrade that the NES did. In Japan, however, Nintendo and Sega arrived on the scene at the same time – with both the Japanese NES (the Famicom – Family Computer) and Sega’s SG-1000 releasing on the 15th of July 1983. From a Western perspective, the Master System was Sega’s first foray into the console space, arriving after significantly after Nintendo’s NES had made its debut. To understand where our Master System fits in with the systems from Japan, we should probably look at things from the beginning. This isn’t idle snobbery: the Machine that was released outside Japan was notably different to the one that was released in Sega of Japan’s home territory, with the one released at home doing a much better job of living up to the console’s name. If you’re reading this in English and you owned a Sega Master System you probably didn’t own the most complete version of the Sega Master System. ![]()
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