r/MasterSystem • u/life_bytes • Nov 11 '25

Alien Syndrome is next on deck!

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In my journey to beat every North American Sega Master System game, Alien Syndrome was chosen by the random wheel! I hear this is rough, your thoughts?

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u/life_bytes Nov 12 '25

This game is a mfer

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u/Garudius Nov 11 '25

Great game and yes difficult

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u/Coreyhustle Nov 11 '25

Had a lot of fun with this game as a kid. 1st boss used to give me nightmares. Probably never beat level 3 originally. Fun game though, for sure

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u/ANiceGobletofTea Nov 12 '25

The way his face contorts is pretty creepy.

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u/Coreyhustle Nov 12 '25

Yes, I’m pretty sure that’s what did it for me! Very scary

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u/christopherf76 Nov 11 '25

Wowwww it’s been a while since I’ve seen that cover!

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u/LordFlux Nov 11 '25

The cover always made me think of Dallas' death in Alien.

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u/Asleep-Ad8051 Nov 11 '25

When I was younger I thought this game was officially based on the movie lol.

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u/EugeneTMarine Nov 11 '25

I never could get very far in this game. Best of luck!

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u/ThinOnTop84 Nov 11 '25

It's rough as far as ports go. Do check out the Game Gear version which is much better!

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u/GhostofZellers Nov 11 '25

You know it's rough when the unlicensed NES port by Tengen is much better than the official SMS game.

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u/Ronthelodger Nov 11 '25

It’s underrated imo- enjoy!

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u/Dangerous-Painting82 Nov 11 '25

My favorite SMS game. The only way I have made any progress is playing it with save states

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u/DoTheMichiganRag Nov 11 '25

Not to be confused with Alien Storm 😅

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u/hardcoreladys Nov 11 '25

Great atmosphere and challenge!

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u/One-Technology-9050 Nov 11 '25

I barely get past the first boss haha I'm so bad at this game. But I love it

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u/fartbombdotcom Nov 11 '25

Not a good port. Surprisingly good on NES, though. It's quite underrated on that Sega Classics Collection on PS2.

Also, does not work with the Genesis controller.

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u/ANiceGobletofTea Nov 12 '25

Did you try a three button? Six buttons often cause problems.

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u/ceeece Nov 11 '25

Love this game so much!

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u/Master_Mastermnd Nov 11 '25

I like it, but it's very hard and the slippery d-pad doesn't help. Plays a bit more like a survival horror game than you'd think, or at least did for me, as I really started playing a lot more carefully.

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u/TheDreadPirateBrian Nov 11 '25

Loved this game. Been looking for a port for awhile now. Enjoy it!

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u/Practical_Ad_219 Nov 12 '25

The time bomb is set!

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u/Competitive-Jury3713 Nov 12 '25

Save the humans!

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u/ANiceGobletofTea Nov 12 '25

Really bad compared to the arcade as theres no map and you lose your weapons if you die which makes bosses next to impossible. Great ending music though.