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'''Predecessor: [[SG-1000]]'''
'''Successor: [[Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]'''
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{{Template:Infobox console|name =[[Image:Master_System_Logo.png|230px]]|image =Sega Master System==[[File:Sega_Master_System.jpg|thumb230px]]|caption = North American version|Manufacturer = [[SEGA]]|Generation = Third generation|Release date = October 20, 1985 (JP)(Mark III) <br>June 1986 (NA)<br>September 1987 (EU)<br>October 18, 1987 (JP)(Master System)|Media type = [[ROM cartridge]] and [[Sega Card]]|Input Controller = 2 controller ports1 expansion slot|Predecessor = [[SG-1000]]|Successor = [[Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]}}The Master System , often called the Sega Master System or SMS, is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan (as the Sega Mark III), 1986 in North America, 1987 in Europe and 1989 in Brazil.
The original Master System could play both cartridges and the credit card-sized "Sega Cards," which retailed for cheaper prices than cartridges but had lower storage capacity. The Master System also featured accessories such as a light gun and 3D glasses which were designed to work with a range of specially coded games.
The Master System was released as a direct competitor to the Nintendo Entertainment System in the third videogame generation. The Master System was technically superior to the NES, which predated its release by nine months in North America but failed to overturn Nintendo's significant market share advantage in Japan and North America.
==Technical Specifications==
