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Sega Master System II

Producer: Sega - Category: Game Console

Photos: Photo 1 (small)

Photo 1: Evan-Amos, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Sega-Master-System-MkII-wController.jpg)

Video game console, 1990, Sega. The Master System II is the smaller, cheaper redesign of the Master System, released in 1990 when Sega had already moved on to the Mega Drive. It drops the card slot, the expansion port and the reset button, and it has a game built in, Alex Kidd in Miracle World or later Sonic the Hedgehog. It remained very popular in Europe and Brazil, where the 8-bit system outsold the Mega Drive for years.

Years1990 to 1996
ProcessorZilog Z80A at 3.58 MHz
RAM8 KB plus 16 KB video RAM
GraphicsSega VDP, 256 x 192, 32 colours on screen from 64
SoundSN76489, 3 voices plus noise
MediaROM cartridges
Controllers2 ports, gamepads
Built-in gameAlex Kidd in Miracle World or Sonic the Hedgehog
Price (1990)about £50

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