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==Sega {{Emulation|[[emulation:Master System emulators|Master Systememulators]]}} {{Template:Infobox console|title ==[[Fileimage:Master_System_Logo.png]] |image = Sega_Master_System.jpg|thumb|caption = North American version|Manufacturer = [[SEGA]]|Generation = [[:Category:Third_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.
'''Predecessor: [[SG-1000]]'''
'''Successor: [[Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]'''
Added logo above infobox, gallery, link to its service manual, and broke up sections for easier visual distinction.
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==
*Storage capacity: [[Sega Card]] (256 kbits max. capacity)
*Display NTSC or PAL based on the TMS9918 video chip
*Controller inputPorts: 2 controller ports + 1 expansion slot <noinclude><gallery mode='packed'>Sega Master System top.jpgSega Master System top front angle.jpgSega Master System top right angle.jpgSega Master System top rear angle.jpgSega Master System rear ports.jpgSega Master System top left angle.jpgSega Master System underside.jpg </gallery></noinclude>
==Peripherals==
===Master System II===
: [[File:Master_System_II.jpg|thumb|PAL version of Master System II]]The Master System II was released in 1990, and was popular in Europe and Brazil. It is smaller and sleeker, but in order to keep production costs low, it lacks the reset button, composite video and card slot of the original. All consoles included a game that plays when no cartridge is inserted. The built-in game was originally Alex Kidd in Miracle World, which was switched to Sonic the Hedgehog on later PAL consoles.
: There are two variants of the Master System II - black with a black pause button, and grey with a white pause button - there is no other difference between the two. The former is more common in PAL regions, and was never sold in North America.
[[Media:SegaMasterSystemIIServiceManual.pdf|Service manual can be downloaded here.]]
: Power: 9V 600mA
====Master System III====
: A newer variant of the Master System II was released by Sega's Brazilian distributor Tectoy. Named the Master System III in Brazil this new version is mostly identical to the previous Master System II builds, except that the color scheme was changed from the traditional dark color scheme predominantly Black/Grey from the older releases, to a lighter blue and white scheme, the Master System control pads were replaced with the Mega Drive 6-button pads, and now the console has 74 or 105 built-in games.
===Master System Evolution===
: The latest version, released in 2009 by Tectoy, is the "Master System Evolution", as a successor to "Master System III". It is a "console on a chip", a similar design to its antecessor but with 1 more game, a total of 132 built-in Sega Master System games. It ships with two six button controllers and two different colors of the console exist.
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[[Category:Third generation]]
