Sega Master System

E201694
8-bit video game console home video game console

The Sega Master System is an 8-bit home video game console developed by Sega and released in the mid-1980s as its primary competitor to Nintendo’s NES.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sega Master System canonical 8
Master System 3

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 8-bit video game console ⓘ
home video game console ⓘ
abbreviation SMS ⓘ
audioOutput mono ⓘ
backwardCompatibility compatible with SG-1000 software via adapter (Japan) ⓘ
color black ⓘ
controllerPorts 2 ⓘ
cpu Zilog Z80 ⓘ
cpuBitWidth 8-bit ⓘ
developer Sega ⓘ
extendedLifetimeRegion Brazil into the 2000s ⓘ
generation third generation of video game consoles ⓘ
graphicsChip Texas Instruments TMS9918-derived VDP ⓘ
launchDate 1985 in Japan ⓘ
1986 in North America ⓘ
1987 in Europe ⓘ
1989 in Brazil ⓘ
lifetime mid-1980s to early 1990s globally ⓘ
mainCompetitor Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
manufacturer Sega ⓘ
maxColorsOnScreen 32 ⓘ
mediaFormat ROM cartridge ⓘ
Sega Card ⓘ
notableBuiltInGame Alex Kidd in Miracle World ⓘ
Hang-On ⓘ
Safari Hunt ⓘ
Sonic the Hedgehog ⓘ
surface form: Sonic the Hedgehog (later Brazilian models)
notableGame Golden Axe Warrior ⓘ
Phantasy Star ⓘ
R-Type ⓘ
Shinobi ⓘ
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap ⓘ
notableManufacturerLicensee Mastertronic ⓘ
Tec Toy ⓘ
originalJapaneseName Sega Mark III ⓘ
paletteSize 64 colors ⓘ
powerSupply external AC adapter ⓘ
predecessor SG-1000 ⓘ
ram 8 KB main RAM ⓘ
rebrandedFrom Sega Mark III ⓘ
region Australia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
North America ⓘ
soldPoorlyIn Japan ⓘ
North America ⓘ
soldWellIn Brazil ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
soundChannels 3 square wave channels plus 1 noise channel ⓘ
soundChip Texas Instruments SN76489 ⓘ
surface form: Texas Instruments SN76489 PSG
successor Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
surface form: Sega Genesis

Sega Mega Drive ⓘ
supportsPeripheral 3-D Glasses ⓘ
Light Phaser ⓘ
Sega Control Stick ⓘ
Sega Graphic Board ⓘ
Sega Handle Controller ⓘ
Sega Modem (Japan) ⓘ
Sega Rapid Fire Unit ⓘ
Sega Sports Pad ⓘ
videoOutput RF output ⓘ
composite video (via AV port on some models) ⓘ
vram 16 KB video RAM ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sega Mega Drive → predecessor → Sega Master System ⓘ
Zilog Z80 → usedIn → Sega Master System ⓘ
Streets of Rage → platform → Sega Master System ⓘ
this entity surface form: Master System
Golden Axe → platform → Sega Master System ⓘ
Phantasy Star → platform → Sega Master System ⓘ
Phantasy Star → originalPlatform → Sega Master System ⓘ
Ecco the Dolphin → platform → Sega Master System ⓘ
this entity surface form: Master System
Road Rash II → platform → Sega Master System ⓘ
this entity surface form: Master System
Sega → created → Sega Master System ⓘ
Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) → backwardCompatibilityFor → Sega Master System ⓘ
Texas Instruments SN76489 → usedIn → Sega Master System ⓘ