Best master system games???

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:22 pm

Can anyone recommend me some good Sega Master System games? I have a particular interest in 2d platformers, but anything you think is good is fair game.

I've always wanted to check out more games for this system but really haven't had a chance. Pretty much the only game I've ever put any time into was Wonderboy 3 - the dragon's trap.

Edit: My friend had this game, a horizontal space shmup, where 2 players could play cooperatively, one of them would move the ship and the other one would aim. I remember there was usually a planet in the background of the graphics. What is that game?

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:30 pm

All about the best Master System 2D games here.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:34 pm

phantasy star
r type
alex kidd in shinobi world
shinobi
zillion
Ys
Golvellius

those are some that I enjoyed alot back then.... but honestly alot of the games I liked alot are now on other systems with better ports ect.

Wonderbanana · Post by **Wonderbanana** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:36 pm

Power Strike I & II.

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:42 pm

indstr wrote:
Edit: My friend had this game, a horizontal space shmup, where 2 players could play cooperatively, one of them would move the ship and the other one would aim. I remember there was usually a planet in the background of the graphics. What is that game?

Global Defense/SDI.

I heard the Star Wars SMS game is pretty good. Very Zelda-ish, but a bit hard on the platformer stages.

The Golden Axe and Altered Beast ports are quite good, considering the System. Space Harrier 3D is the best 3D game out there. Also try:

Power Strike.
Power Strike 2.
R-Type.
Kenseiden.
New Zealand Story.
Rastan (Epic port, IMHO)

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:21 pm

Removed-wrong sega thread.

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:26 pm

Pixel_Outlaw wrote:Get the Genesis 6 pack, a great value for the money.

You may also like Vectorman 1 & 2. 2 is a bit harder however.

Wrong thread dude ...

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:07 pm

Wonder Boy III: Dragon's Trap/Dragon Curse.

Post by **undamned** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:49 pm

I thought Astro Warrior was a fun little shmup back in the day. Granted it's been a couple decades, heh

-ud

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:59 pm

Indeed, Astro Warrior is a lot of fun. The hi-score thread could use some more action.

Other goodies:

- Aztec Adventure
- Black Belt / Hokuto no ken
- Choplifter
- Enduro Racer
- Fantazy Zone I & II
- Gain Ground
- Phantasy Star (if you're playing this one, make sure to get the english retranslation patch. Makes the game 10x more fun)
- Wonder Boy in Monsterland

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:52 am

I think Cloud Master is a pretty underrated shooter. It can be pretty punishing when you die and are stripped of your power-ups but the theme (fantasy ancient Japan) is used pretty well and the bosses are cool and quite challenging.

Dremark · Post by **Dremark** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:57 am

My favorites are:

Phantasy Star
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Wonder Boy 3: The Dragon's Trap
Fantasy Zone
Shinobi
Space Harrier and 3D
Black Belt
Action Fighter
Missile Defense 3D
Gangster Town
Hang On
Safari Hunt
Out Run

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:46 am

I LOVE the Sega Master System. it is very underrate in the USA

My list of favorites:

Action Fighter
Alien Syndrome
Power Strike
Enduro Racer
Phantasy Star
Miracle Warriors
Golvelius
Time Soldiers
Shinobi
Cloud Master
Psyco Fox
Spellcaster
R-Type
Captain Silver
Kenseiden
Zaxxon 3-D
Blade Eagle 3-D
Maze Hunter 3-D
Zillion
Quartet
Wonder Boy franchise
Alex Kidd franchise (exclude Hi-Tech)

D · Post by D » Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:56 am

Shinobi (EPIC) (Shadow Dancer is an impressive port, but a bit flawed)
Wonderboy V (not as good as 3, but still nice)
Kenseiden
Psycho Fox

R-Type rulez

Get a Japanese MS for FM music!

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:23 pm

I had a thread on this a few years back. Worth checking out:

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... ter+system

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 1:29 pm

A couple good games that haven't been mentioned in either thread are the SMS versions of Ghostbusters and Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar.

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:07 pm

professor ganson wrote:I thought of it first you should try using the search engine you lazy git
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... ter+system

fixed lol

Ruldra · Post by **Ruldra** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:52 pm

Mortificator wrote:Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

What do you think of this game? It looks like a good one, but after a friend of mine told me what you need to do to finish it, and after seeing the world map (HUGE!), I promptly gave up.

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:01 pm

professor ganson wrote:I had a thread on this a few years back. Worth checking out:

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.ph ... ter+system

LOLS, I had post pretty much the same games in the professor's thread!

Also, I forget about 'Master of Darkness'. I have played this on the emulation and it is a nice game in the [traditional] Castlevania style of design.

Herr Schatten · Post by **Herr Schatten** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:07 pm

Ruldra wrote:
Mortificator wrote:Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
What do you think of this game? It looks like a good one, but after a friend of mine told me what you need to do to finish it, and after seeing the world map (HUGE!), I promptly gave up.

It's an excellent classic RPG, and easily the best version of Ultima IV available. You'll need a lot of time on your hands to really appreciate it, though.

RGC · Post by **RGC** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 4:57 pm

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 8:04 pm

There was a Bubble Bobble port as well to the SMS, but not sure if it was an official release, or a Brazilian release, much truer to the arcade than the NES port.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:45 pm

For platformers there's Montezumas Revenge. It uses a flip screen format and is better for it.

The Coop · Post by **The Coop** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:10 am

Bomber Raid- A nice 1942-like shmup
Choplifter- Faithful port of the arcade game.
Dragon Crystal- Action hack 'n slash, sequel to Fatal Labyrinth on the Genesis
Fantasy Zone- Colorful, unexpectedly tough cutesy shmup.
Fantasy Zone II- Bigger sequel with a gameplay twist.
Fantasy Zone: The Maze- Surprisingly fun Pac-Man clone.
Ninja Gaiden- Little known, stand alone entry to the NES series. Much easier, but still fun.
Phantasy Star- Best 8-bit RPG IMHO.
Power Strike- Fun shmup by Compile.
Power Strike- Even better sequel.
Rampage- A faithful arcade port. Better than the NES version.
Rastan- A surprisingly good port of the arcade classic, with a hidden 9th level.
Sagaia- An unexpectedly good port of Darius II.
Shinobi- A good port of the famous arcade game.
Sonic the Hedgehog- Very good platformer, that's different from the Genesis game.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2- And even better sequel, that's also different from the Genesis version.
Sonic Chaos- A Master System original entry, and a good one too.
Spellcaster- An action RPG that's a lot of vun.
Ys: The Vanished Omens- A good classic JRPG.
Zillion- Fun action game.
Zillion II: The Tri Formation- Equally fun sequel.

boagman · Post by **boagman** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:21 am

Strider77 wrote:Golvellius

To quote "Memento": "Don't believe his lies."

Golvellius, pretty much singlehandedly, taught me the ever-so-important lesson that RPGs suck as a genre.

R-Type, however, is the rock of freaking Gibraltar on that system. Getting to, memorizing, and being able to get through Super Stage on that game just stinking *rules*.

boagman · Post by **boagman** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:24 am

Sonic R wrote:I LOVE the Sega Master System. it is very underrate in the USA

My list of favorites:

Alien Syndrome

I'm so ashamed...I *totally* forgot about this game, which I found to be absolutely terrific. I *love* me some AS. Dead serious.

Wonderbanana · Post by **Wonderbanana** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:37 am

Bloodreign wrote:There was a Bubble Bobble port as well to the SMS, but not sure if it was an official release, or a Brazilian release, much truer to the arcade than the NES port.

Bubble Bobble was certainly released in the UK for the SMS and isn't too bad iirc.

Edit: Oh and Psycho Fox is great (as mentioned above)

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:48 am

boagman wrote:
Strider77 wrote:Golvellius
To quote "Memento": "Don't believe his lies."

Golvellius, pretty much singlehandedly, taught me the ever-so-important lesson that RPGs suck as a genre.

Golvellius is okay. Not much of an RPG (the SMS has very few true RPGs). However, a much better action/adventure Zelda-esque adventure is Golden Axe Warrior for the SMS.

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:34 am

Psychic World - one of my favorite games on the Master System.

If you're interested in it, check out this vid. Just ignore the retarded guy commenting on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od2H-v6byv4

It's a butchered port from the MSX version but still very enjoyable.

EDIT: Would love to see Rob's take on that guy's review...

boagman · Post by **boagman** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:02 am

Andi wrote:
boagman wrote:
Strider77 wrote:Golvellius
To quote "Memento": "Don't believe his lies."

Golvellius, pretty much singlehandedly, taught me the ever-so-important lesson that RPGs suck as a genre.
Golvellius is okay. Not much of an RPG (the SMS has very few true RPGs). However, a much better action/adventure Zelda-esque adventure is Golden Axe Warrior for the SMS.

If, by "okay", you mean "patently, nigh-indescribably lousy", then yes: Golvellius is *very* okay.

Yike. It's one of the very few titles that I honestly fully regretted buying for the system back in the day.