By Adam Riley 
25.01.2008 
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Quick News - It has been revealed that from February, Sega will bring Master System games to the Wii Virtual Console, along with MkIII and Game Gear titles under the same mantel. The first games will be Fist of the North Star (600 Points) and Fantasy Zone (500 Points). The service will eventually come to the US and Europe as well.
Stick around for further updates...
Excellent! Master System! 
What was the system called in Europe? Or was Master System the European name?
Wickkkked!
I mean, I'm not sure of any titles I've wanted to get, but the support is great news Handheld titles on Wii? Hmm...
Master System was the European name. I doubt i'll buy any Master System games though. I can't think of any good ones.
( Edited on 25.01.2008 10:22 by Trepe )
Whats MkIII? Can't say I've ever heard of it...
Behold, the Sega Mk III:
And some details from Wikipedia:
"The Mark III was released in Japan on October 20, 1985 to compete with the Nintendo's Famicom, following on from the SG-1000 Mark I and SG-1000 Mark II. The Mark III was built similarly to the Mark II, with the addition of improved video hardware and an increased amount of RAM.The system is backwards compatible with earlier SG-1000 titles. As well as the standard cartridge slot, it has a built-in slot for "Sega Cards", which are physically identical to the cards for the Sega SG-1000 "Card Catcher" add-on.
The Mark III was redesigned as the Sega Master System for release in other markets. This was mainly a cosmetic revamp; the internal components of the console remained virtually the same. The redesigned console was itself released in Japan in 1987, but with the addition of a built-in Yamaha YM2413 FM sound chip (this had been an optional extra on the Mark III), Rapid Fire Unit, and 3-D glasses adapter.Sega Master System game cartridges released outside Japan had a different shape and pin configuration to the Japanese Master System/Mark III cartridges. This may be seen as a form of regional lockout.
Neither the Mark III nor the Japanese Sega Master System were commercially successful, due to strong competition from the Nintendo Famicom. The final Japanese game release was Bomber Raid, on February 4, 1989.
So it wasn't really released outside of Japan, but kind of was at the same time since it's basically a Master System! 
Anyway, it's best selling game was Alex the Kidd.
( Edited on 25.01.2008 12:34 by jesusraz )
SEGA's old mascot eh? 
If he was in Brawl I'd main Sonic just so I could beat him up 
(I'm really into these Brawl grudge matches aren't I? )
So does this mean we'll see MKI, II and III games all in one console? Seeing as Master System = MKIII = Game Gear. They're so obscure... even moreso than the MSX (where the hell is that anyway?) and the NeoGeo.
Excellent! I've been wanting this for a bit. Now they need to do Game Boy games...
I cannot think of anything I would want from any of these platforms. Alex Kidd lol, I remember that Janken/(Rock, Paper, Scissors)crap.
The Mk11 looks a bit like a white PS2 from the front.
Have a shufty through this list and you may be pleasantly surprised how many games you might actually consider...
Yes, jesus. My point. There are pearls below the surface you jsut have to be prodded to. Buy Alex Kidd in Monster Land and so on. There were some great games. I never had one, thou, as i was too little and too poor (being a kid, you know). So maybe I will find some treasure there...
Wonderful news, Thanks, Sega!
Price is okay in comparision (comparison? Comparisson? comparrisonn...?! dammit!) to the other VC systems, but overall 2 EUR too high - meaning should be 300 and 400 Wii points.
The Mk11 looks a bit like a white PS2 from the front.
Real MKIII
( Edited on 27.01.2008 13:45 by jesusraz )
jesusraz said:
Have a shufty through this list and you may be pleasantly surprised how many games you might actually consider...
I forgot all about Teddy boy. Beside Columns and Tetris, that was the only game my mum would ever play.
Mason said:that my friend would be a great idea... I would buy pokemon yellow in a heart beat, or maby that metriod game.... A Star for you bringing that up
Excellent! Ive been wanting this for a bit. Now they need to do Game Boy games...
Fucking yes!!! OMG! Master System, the beauty!
Alex Kidd In Miracle World is a must.
With game gear games, does that mean playing them like you do on Sonic Adventure DX? Cause they were crap. Too stretched or too tiny.
Awesome!! It's about freak'n time!! Now we need GameBoy, GameBoy Color, Sega CD, & 32x games! lol
Trepe said:
Master System was the European name. I doubt ill buy any Master System games though. I cant think of any good ones.
There's actually loads of great Master System games. The Master System was considerably more powerful than the NES as well, so although it's 8-bit, the games don't look like crap.
Does anyone else think that really looks like on old fat PS2 in white? I mean, if you block out the stuff on the top of it, and look at the controller ports, it really does!
( Edited on 25.01.2008 19:04 by Oni )
THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS A FUCKING PS2! LOOK! It even says Sony down the side. Look underneath it.
Crikey, it does as well! You can see where Sony stole the PS2 design from.
Blade's already posted the real Mark III.
( Edited on 27.01.2008 13:47 by jesusraz )
Oh, so that other one actually really was a PS2? Pretty awesome mod lol.
great now lets hope we can start getting more than two releases at a time again
Oni-ninja said:
Does anyone else think that really looks like on old fat PS2 in white? I mean, if you block out the stuff on the top of it, and look at the controller ports, it really does!
It does! That's funny.
I used to have a Master System a long time ago. The only games I can remember are Sonic and Alex the Kid. I don't think I liked any of my other games. But my memory of it is vague.
( Edited on 30.01.2008 10:14 by Trepe )
Oni-Ninja said:
Oh, so that other one actually really was a PS2? Pretty awesome mod lol.
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