Master System
third-generation home video game console developed by Sega / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sega Master System (SMS)[lower-alpha 4] is a home video game console made in 1985. It was not very popular in North America and Japan but was very popular in Brazil. One of the most popular games of the Master System was Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Manufacturer | Sega |
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Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Third generation |
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Introductory price | JP¥16,800 US$200 GB£99 |
Discontinued | |
Units sold | Worldwide: 13 million (as of 2009) (not including recent Brazil figures)[5] Japan: 1 million (as of 1986)[6] United States: 2 million (as of 1993)[7] Europe: 6.8 million (estimated as of December 1993)[8] Brazil: 8 million (as of 2016)[9] |
Media | ROM cartridge, Sega Card |
CPU | Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz |
Memory | 8 kB RAM, 16 kB VRAM |
Display | 256 × 192 resolution, 32 colors on-screen |
Graphics | Yamaha YM2602B VDP |
Sound | Yamaha VDP PSG(SN76489), Yamaha YM2413[lower-alpha 1] |
Backward compatibility | SG-1000[lower-alpha 2] |
Predecessor | SG-1000[lower-alpha 3] |
Successor | Sega Genesis |
Related articles | Game Gear |
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As of 2015[update], the Master System was still in production in Brazil by Tectoy. This would make it the world's longest-lived console.[10]