Sega Master System

game system yet and acted more like a computer. Because of this sudden flood of game consoles and software, 3rd party companies couldn't compete and went out of business. Their games became dirt cheap and soon people preferred to buy them than the expensive company's games. This all lead to a rough market. In 1985, Nintendo test-markets it's Nintendo Entertainment System. It's a huge hit and goes nationwide the very next year. Because of its popularity, Sega releases the Sega Master System

From today 's featured article Sega Master System The Master System is a third-generation home video game console from Sega, released in the late 1980s. The original models took game cartridges as well as credit-card-sized Sega Cards; accessories included a light gun and 3D glasses. The system 's hardware was superior to that of the competing Nintendo Entertainment System, and it boasted several well-received game titles, but Nintendo 's licensing practices prevented Sega from acquiring many of the more

Whenever a product comes wildly popular, bootleg versions are quick to follow. Everyone wants to get in on the market and enjoy the success. Unfortunately, fake copies and bootlegs version are not usually the same quality as the original. These knockoffs can be found in almost any industry, especially in the lucrative gaming console world. While it’s easy to accidently fall for a cool looking product, some copies are just downright shameless in the way they try to cheat the buying customer. Nonetheless

We all know the big companies like Nintendo or Sega. How about Tennis for Two or Spacewar? Video games have became a multimillion dollar media and it all started from one game. The first video game’s history is shrouded in mystery. Some people think it was the 1962 game Spacewar. Others think it was was Willy Higinbotham’s 1958 game Tennis for Two. Would you believe me that it is Tic-Tac-Toe? At the time it was called OXO. In 1952, Alexander Sandy Douglas made OXO using an Electronic Delay Storage

Video games are a great pass time and relaxing getaway from everyday life, but how have the systems that play the wide verity of video games change over the years? The first video game console was called “The Brown Box”, created by Ralph H. Baer in 1962. The Brown Box was designed as a “Rectangular Brown Wooden Box with two attached controllers”. Ralph Baer was then nicknamed “The Father of Video Games”, the console only had 6 games, most notably was “Ping-Pong” also known as “Pong”. In the year

The two big stars from the first in home consoles came from Sega and Nintendo. These two video game giants had such a strong competition that it became an all-out war known today as the “console war”. Sega released their Master System to combat Nintendo’s Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). While Nintendo was still enjoying their success with the NES in 1985, Sega attempted take a strong hold in this battle with their Master System. This console failed to do the job as Nintendo was a more well-known

“In the Year 19XX, The Evil Crime Syndicate, Zeed was reduced to rubble by the powers of stealth possessed by the Shinobi Master. It seemed as if the world had returned to peace… But Three Years Later… The world was once again swallowed in darkness. Zeed had returned. With an incredible increase in power. Much greater than before. Neo Zeed became the strongest crime organization ever to exist. After establishing their mighty crime empire, Neo Zeed turned their efforts towards destroying the threat

the seventies video games were fairly new. Some companies were successful. One of those companies was Colecovision Telstar. The first game systems were not powered like today’s game systems are. In the seventies they were powered by batteries but today’s video games get their power from electrical outlets. The

influenced big video game companies like Nintendo and Sega. After being influenced by this in-home gaming console, Nintendo created their own version of the gaming console the Nintendo Entertainment System also known as the NES which was originally released in Japan. Upon doing so Nintendo's rival Sega created their version known as The Sega Master System. Throughout history most of the popular gaming consoles have either come from Nintendo or Sega. Both companies had their own fair share of hit or

This proved to be difficult because America was still wary on the idea of game consoles after the crash. To try and avoid the skepticism that came with items labeled as a game console, Nintendo rebranded the Famicom as the Nintendo Entertainment System and marketed it as a toy. Believe it or not, this actually worked and Nintendo became a household name. In order to keep their success going Nintendo took steps to avoid another market crash. Nintendo would put developers under a contract that kept