Retro

Remembering Sega’s Exiled Mascot

Nintendo has Mario. Microsoft has Master Chief. And Sega, well, for a long time Sega has had Sonic the Hedgehog as its mascot. Thing is, Sonic is a usurper.


January 26, 2011
In Real Life

Nintendo And Sony Didn’t Invent 3D Gaming, You Know

With the PS3 able to play games in 3D and Nintendo about to launch a 3D handheld, it’s easy to get carried away with the “latest big thing” in gaming. And forget we had 3D games the 1980s.


October 22, 2010
In Real Life

Happy 25th Birthday, Sega Master System!

It’s been sadly overlooked by all the hoopla surrounding the 25th anniversary of the NES and Super Mario Bros., but this week was also the 25th anniversary of another classic gaming console: the Sega Master System.


February 26, 2009
In Real Life

Brazilian Man Holds Woman Hostage For 10 Hours… With A Sega Light Gun

A man looking to collect on a debt broke into the house of 60-year-old woman in the Brazil’s Federal District, holding her hostage for ten hours on the business end of a Sega Light Phaser.


January 26, 2008
Uncategorized

Master System Coming To VC

Sega’s answer to the NES will soon be making an appearance on the Nintendo Wii as Sega announces the impending release of Sega Master System titles for the Virtual Console. SMS games will be showing up in Japan first, with Fist of the North Star and Fantasy Zone at 600 and 500 Wii points, with European and US releases to follow later this year. Sega also plans on distributing Game Gear and Sega Mark III titles along with the SMS favs. I have to admit that I never actually owned a Master System, which didn’t quite take off here in the states, so I am looking forward to filling a gap in my gaming knowledge with delicious Sega goodness from back in the day while I patiently wait for them to start releasing Sega Nomad* games.

Master System Meets Wii [IGN] * – Yes, that was a joke.