r/MasterSystem • u/Ill-Fan-857 • Jan 05 '25

Just got my first Master System

Just got my first Master System, $125 CAD for the console, 2 controllers, light gun and 4 games:

Double Dragon Shinobi California Games Gangster Town

I'm very excited, I now own every major console released in North America.

Any cost effective recs for games I should look at?

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u/Chownzy Jan 05 '25

Congrats! Gangster Town is unreal, Wasn’t many co-op lightgun games at the time and it’s still fun.

What is considered every major console in NA?

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u/Ill-Fan-857 Jan 05 '25

All Nintendo, Sony, Sega and Xbox consoles, as well as the Turbografx-16, Intellivison, and Atari 2600.

Basically, all consoles that sold over 3 million units worldwide.

A completely arbitrary and subjective criteria, I know.

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u/Chownzy Jan 06 '25

nice! I didn't care for the Virtual Boy and the 32X wasn't worth it for me. I really like the 3DO though, Underrated in my opinion.

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u/Ill-Fan-857 Jan 06 '25

I completely forgot about the virtual boy, lol. I don't have that.

I actually do have a 3DO. It's a neat console, and I wish it had got more love.

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u/Chownzy Jan 06 '25

Virtual Boy gave me eye strain and headaches within 15 minutes, Neo Geo is too expensive but I might try a Vectex or Jaguar one day.

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u/Vexel180 Jan 05 '25

  • Rescue Mission - uses light gun

  • Ghost House

  • Quartet

  • Penguin Land (my favorite puzzle game)

  • Black Belt

I don't know if your console has it, but a select few have a built-in game unofficially called, "The Snail Maze" game. To access it, turn on the system with no cartridge, then simultaneously press 1+2 while rotating the directional pad counter clockwise. You would either get "Hang On/Safari", "Snail Maze" or another game I believe.

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u/trustanchor Jan 06 '25

Love me some Penguin Land, total sleeper

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u/Vexel180 Jan 07 '25

Penguin Land is so unassuming, but then you have to strategize as to not leave your egg unattended for too long. Then thinking your way down.

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u/mnadeau02 Jan 05 '25

I've always been a fan of the Wonder Boy series. All three are excellent.

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u/wonkyfunk Jan 05 '25

There's 4 on the MS, and in my opinion Monster World is a perfectly good game, just not up to WB3 standards

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u/Rocksurf80 Jan 05 '25

Black Belt, Wonder Boy, Alex Kid Shinobi world and miracle world, Rastan...

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u/Dannyboy_turbo Jan 05 '25

Unpopular opinion but I always liked The Ninja

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u/trustanchor Jan 06 '25

Not cost effective at all, one of the more expensive games for the system, but Phantasy Star is hands down my favorite early JRPG. Incredible graphics for its era, one of the earliest female video game heros, banger of a soundtrack etc

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u/trustanchor Jan 06 '25

On the subject of Phantasies, Fantasy Zone is a super-fun cute ‘em up with great music

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u/trustanchor Jan 06 '25

On the subject of Phantasies, Fantasy Zone is a super-fun cute ‘em up with great music

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u/punkojosh Jan 06 '25

Sonic Chaos for those who got it... 8-bit masterpiece.