Who started with SEGA in the Master System era?

[Centrale]

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World, while not one of my favorites, does have some very cool features... especially being able to spin around poles and gain vertical momentum to burst through blocks.  And of course, the legendary first boss, Mari-Oh, who later had to be changed due to his striking resemblance to a certain pudgy plumber.  Well played, Kidd.  The second boss launches a bunch of tiny helicopters which look a lot like Opa-Opa.

[CrazyT]

I couldn't even get past the second stage in alex kid shinobi world. That game was honestly a bit "too" hard for me.

[Barry the Nomad]

I too, was completely unaware of the Master System when it was first out. Being a normal child in America with barely any access to knowledge of videogames for a solid decade of my life will do that to you.

Yeah, Master System had hardly any presence when I was growing up. Was it even marketed at all when it hit the US?

[CrazyT]

Nobody had a Master system around my neighbourhood either. My brother got it by coincedence I think. Never asked him actually. But we all immadiatly fell in love with SEGA. The genesis on the other hand, was massive around the neighbourhood. Games like street fighter and mortal kombat were BIG here.

[Sharky]

My brother who is in his 30s now had a MasterSystem, he also had a couple of ZX Specturms... Although I was too young to really play them apparently I would watch him play for hours as a little kid.

We got a MegaDrive/Genesis with Sonic 1 packed in and Golden Axe too and I was ready to play.

While I became a 'geek', my brother hasnt even picked up a videogame console in at least 10 years. But he has a 3 year old daughter now and I suspect soon enough he'll be part of the next console generation, albert not of his own accord!

[Centrale]

Yeah, Master System had hardly any presence when I was growing up. Was it even marketed at all when it hit the US?

Yes, it definitely was marketed on television and in magazine and comic book ads.  I saw the ads just about every day in the afternoons when I'd get home from school.  

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[SEGA Pluto]

Hello.
Sorry, I´m not a native speaker.
I bought it a little late since I had to wait for TecToy (I´m brazilian).
It was in 1991. The first SMS game I´ve ever played was Hang On (of course), and the first cartridge game was Aztec Adventure, then I got addicted. Got the Mega Drive in 1994, played my cousin´s SEGACD a lot, almost bought the 32x but got the Saturn in 1996 instead (glorious Panzer Dragoon Saga was its last game that I´ve played). Usually I couldn´t afford a system before about two years after its launch. That´s the reason I couldn´t buy the Dreamcast. When SEGA retired the hardware market I quit gaming due to personal reasons, it was kinda coincidence. I made a slow return. Currently, I have a ps2 but I seldom play it. I couldn´t buy ps3 or XBOX 360 yet.
I really miss old SEGA. I coludn´t play most of the recent games, but I still think that SEGA failed to market without losing the old spirit. (I´m not talking about the Dreamcast era).

[Wilhelm]

I had a NES and a Master System, at the time I didn't really get the difference, I was young... barely remember. I do remember having Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for it, than getting a Sega Genesis later on that came with Sonic 2, and I was so confused as to the differences of the game.

[Emmett The Crab]

I started with the Master System.  I played Space Harrier to death.  I never tried the 3D games, though.

[CosmicCastaway]

I also had the SEGA Master System as my first console. As for what games I played I can't really even remember, it's all so vague. All I remember is I had fun.

[ShaunShikeishuu]

My first Sega console was the Genesis in 1991. I didn't even know of the Master System's existence until around the time the Dreamcast came out.

Reading through this topic has made me want to check out some of these games and I actually already picked up Hang On/Astro Warrior, Shinobi and Double Dragon from a store called Game Trader today. Just out of curiosity does the Power Base Converter for the Genesis work with all Master System games? Or should I just look into getting an actual Master System?

[Emmett The Crab]

It should work with all MS games, even the cards.  Don't buy the games that are on a card.

[Star Platinum]

My first Sega console was the Genesis in 1991. I didn't even know of the Master System's existence until around the time the Dreamcast came out.

Reading through this topic has made me want to check out some of these games and I actually already picked up Hang On/Astro Warrior, Shinobi and Double Dragon from a store called Game Trader today. Just out of curiosity does the Power Base Converter for the Genesis work with all Master System games? Or should I just look into getting an actual Master System?

Make sure you have the right Genesis model with the converter base. From what I can remember it doesn't fit on one or two of the model systems.

[Centrale]

Yeah, as I recall the Power Base Converter actually contains the essential hardware of a Master System, so any Master System game should work with it, but it won't physically fit with some of the later Genesis models.

The Sega Card was kind of cool, but yeah, the games were much simpler than the cartridge games.  I bought Ghost House back in the day but returned it for credit toward a cartridge game soon after getting it.

[ShaunShikeishuu]

I do have the original Genesis model and the second model so I should be good. I'll need to check first though since I've been using the second model for the past 10 years.