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Sega Master System

Sega · 1986

Sega's Mark III restyled for the West, and a genuine success in Europe and Brazil where Nintendo was weaker — in Britain it was a real rival to the NES. Sharper graphics than the Nintendo and a much thinner library. The card slot beside the cartridge port and the built-in game vary by revision, and collectors care which.

As catalogued

Maker
Sega
CPU
Zilog Z80A-3.58
Memory
8K
Styles
Master System, Master System (built-in Hang-On), Master System (Alex Kidd)
Regions
PAL, NTSC-U, NTSC-J
Chassis
console
OS
cartridge, with a boot ROM

Chips

3
CPU
Zilog Z80A, Sharp LH5080A
VDP
Sega 315-5124, Sega 315-5246
Sound
SN76489 (in the VDP), Yamaha YM2413 (FM, Japan)

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