Category Archives: Master System

Retron 5 review

Posted on September 13, 2014 by frankeivind

With Retron 5, you get a hardware that plays 9 different consoles out of the box: NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. And with the Power Base/Master System-converter, you … Continue reading →

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Review: Rampage (Sega Master System)

Posted on May 3, 2014 by frankeivind

Rampage is an arcade game released in 1986 and converted to the Sega Master System in 1988. You play as a mutated human and can choose from three different characters. George is a gorilla, Lizzie is a lizard and Raplh is … Continue reading →

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Pre-ordered Retron 5

Posted on February 20, 2014 by frankeivind

The multi-console RetroN 5 from Hyperkin was supposed to come out last year, but if all goes well, the console will be out in April 2014. With RetroN 5 you can play games from Nintendo NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, … Continue reading →

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Retrocast #02: Space Harrier 3D (Master System 3D)

Posted on December 29, 2013 by frankeivind

In Frank’s Retrocast #02 I talk about the Space Harrier 3-D on the Sega Master System. The game was released in 1988 as one of the eight games made for the SegaScope 3D glasses. For the written review, go here. … Continue reading →

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Digging up the old Sega Master System

Posted on December 28, 2013 by frankeivind

My sister and I found our old Sega Master System during the Christmas holiday. The controller had some wear and tear, but fully usable and we found some cables to connect it to the TV. We’ve played Alex Kidd in … Continue reading →

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Review: Space Harrier 3-D (Master System/SegaScope 3D)

Posted on November 24, 2013 by frankeivind

  Space Harrier was released in the arcades in 1985 and on the Master System a year later. And in 1988, Sega released a 3D version of the game on Master System which is actually a sequal to the original and … Continue reading →

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Video review: World Cup Italia’90 (Sega Master System/Mega Drive)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by frankeivind

My second video postet to YouTube was a small review of World Cup Italia’90 for the Sega Master System and Mega Drive. World Cup Italia’90 was released on the Sega console by Sega, and ported to other formats by U.S. … Continue reading →

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