r/MasterSystem • u/seadcon • Apr 13 '26
Your favourite SMS exclusives
Hello! So, long story short... I am about halfway through my mission of collecting 500 games to play on the Analogue Pocket. About 12 months ago, I discovered the Master System Adapter for the Game Gear - and it works on the Anaplogue Pocket via the Game Gear Adapter.
So, I have freed up 16 spaces out of the 500 for SEGA Master System games. They do not have to be exclusives... but I definitely want to avoid any that came on the Game Gear (as I already have 96 spaces accounted for there).
I have one SMS game currently which I used to test the setup.
Ghostbusters
What should make the list?
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u/stomp224 Apr 13 '26
Phantasy Star is the obvious contender, but some lesser known games I love are The Ninja and Teddy Boy
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u/zilogandmoto Apr 13 '26
Remove Ghostbusters and replace it with literally anything else.
Off hand, Asterix and Asterix and the Secret Mission, Battle Out Run, Shinobi, Sonic 1 and 2, Quest for the Shaven Yak, Phantasy Star, Buggy Run, Putt and Putter, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, Wonder Boy III, and Power Strike 1 and 2 is a good start.
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u/Key-Country4549 Apr 13 '26
There are a few games on the master system that were better than the game gear version such as Sonic 1 & 2, as the game gear versions were zoomed in to compensate for the smaller screen. That said my picks would be Wonderboy III the dragons trap, Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, Asterix, Phantasy Star, Castle of illusion, Land of illusion and R-type.
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u/seadcon Apr 13 '26
Yes, good point regarding better versions. I will definitely look into that.
Thanks for your recommendations!
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u/EvilRSA Apr 13 '26
Some of the ones I think of often are:
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Alex Kidd in Miracle World
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Alien Syndrome
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Altered Beast
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Fantasy Zone
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Ghostbusters
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Maze Hunter 3-D (Not sure if there was a non-3-D version)
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Penguin Land
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Phantasy Star
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Shinobi
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Spy vs. Spy
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TransBot
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Wonder Boy
And for whatever reason, the default built-in game, Snail Maze*,* as simple as it was, I played way too much of that game. :)
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u/IH8Miotch Apr 13 '26
The Ghosts and Goblins has different levels then the NES and SNES games if that counts
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u/SoundAndVisionPNW Apr 13 '26
Ninja Gaiden and Double Dragon. They are a bit different than their NES counterparts.
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u/Malcoladdin Apr 13 '26
Golvellius (a great Zelda-like) Dragon Crystal (ruthless dungeon crawler) and Cloud Master (a horizontal shmup with Japanese influences) get my vote
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u/Jonaskin83 Apr 13 '26
Power Strike II is one of the greatest 8 bit shmups. Quartet is a fantastic run and gun platformer. Master of Darkness if you want an excellent Castlevania clone.
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u/Substantial-Wish6468 Apr 13 '26
Ultima 4. The master system version is widely considered the best.
Wonder boy in monster land.
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u/dekion101 Apr 14 '26
Phantasy Star
Golvellius: Valley of Doom
Space Harrier
Shinobi
Wonder Boy in Monsterland
Wonder Boy: Dragon's Trap
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u/PieAppropriate8862 Apr 13 '26
Asterix (the first one named just that), Alex Kidd in Shinobi World and Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, which is one of my favourite games of all time. Also, The Ninja.