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Segaiden 86: Cloud Master & Wanted (Patreon)

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2025-06-18 11:28:47

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Here's something of a first for this project: the first time my chronological journey through American game systems has reached the point where an older system is supplanted by a new one from the same manufacturer. Sure, I've looked at the launches for Super NES, N64, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance (and Virtual Boy, I guess), but not in proper chronological sequence. I regrettably skipped ahead on all of those. But here on Segaiden, the SG-1000/Mark III/Master System has finally arrived at the point at which Sega's own replacement is about to land in the U.S. and make the older machine obsolete.

Funnily enough, both of these games make a pretty solid case for Master System sticking around. After months of choppy and wildly variable quality, these games are... good! At the same time, though, they do represent a sort of dropping of the pin in video game history by embodying a lot of what has come up until this point—i.e., a summation of 8-bit console gaming to pave the way for 16-bit machines. Or maybe I'm just reading too much into it?

Also, please be mindful of the flashing lights in the Wanted segment. It's a bit intense.

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Journey's end to the west: Cloud Master & Wanted | Segaiden 086

Well, folks, this is it. For a certain value of "it." In this case, "it" being the Master System's time as Sega's only console available for purchase in America. The 16-bit era is about to dawn. The arrival of the Genesis doesn't spell the end of the Master System's life by any means, and the older console still has some impressive releases in the pipeline. Nevertheless, Cloud Master and Wanted do offer a pretty tidy summation of everything that has come to this point—a capstone for the Master System. Please support this channel by buying books—by me! Based on these videos! https://limitedrungames.com/collections/books Production notes: Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! Plus, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more! Master System footage captured from MiSTer (thanks to MiSTerAddOns) with a SNAC adapter for Light Phaser material. Video upscaled to 4K with RetroTink 4K. RGB cables courtesy of StoneAgeGamer.com and Allie Bellrose.