Master system vs. Nes 8 bit

[Blu]

Funny, this topic is coming up. I was born in 1986. I know, I might be a little younger than some of the members of this forum, but we had a Sega Master System before we had a Nintendo Entertainment System. I have early memories of playing Choplifter on SMS way before I picked up an NES controller. Alex Kidd, Power Strike, Double Dragon. I could go on. But, for some reason, there is more appeal to me to play SMS now as opposed to the NES. We had a decent library too, around 35 games. Whereas, I think I own 10 NES games.

Hardware specifically, I have had absolutely no problems booting up our SMS and getting a cartridge to read, where the pins on the NES games have always been somewhat problematic. I know I'll probably be in the minority, but I find SMS has a better frame rate on some games, has prettier colors, and get the job done. It will always have a warm spot in my heart.

[KDub]

Why choose one? The SMS is relatively inexpensive to collect for .

Sure the arcade titles are cheap but anything else....no way

[BurningDoom]

Why choose one? The SMS is relatively inexpensive to collect for and has some great titles.

I've found the NES to be way, way cheaper to collect for than the SMS.

I haven't found the Master System expensive to collect for, it's just hard to find games for it for sale in the U.S. in the wild, unless that game happens to be Rocky; in my experience. But when I do come across them, they're usually under $10 a piece.

[o.pwuaioc]

Why choose one? The SMS is relatively inexpensive to collect for and has some great titles.

I've found the NES to be way, way cheaper to collect for than the SMS.

I haven't found the Master System expensive to collect for, it's just hard to find games for it for sale in the U.S. in the wild, unless that game happens to be Rocky; in my experience. But when I do come across them, they're usually under $10 a piece.

I never said the MS was expensive, but you can easily get 50 good NES games for $5 or less. A few highly sought after titles like Final Fantasy might be more, but then again, I spent $50 on Golden Axe Warrior.

[Curlypaul]

No, I emphasized the size of the American market share quite deliberately. If you ask people from Europe or South America how they got their 8-bit on, there is a very good chance they will say Master System. It's only here in the states that the Master System did not catch on hardly at all.

Correct - In those days if people had a console (and not a computer) they had a SMS. I can think of 2 kids in my school who had a NES. The SNES won a few more supporters, but we were Sega all the way.

The SMS was a great little console, the port of Ghosts and Goblins is probably the best home version of the game and the graphics were generally well above what the NES could acheive.

[AppleQueso]

The SMS was a great little console, the port of Ghosts and Goblins is probably the best home version of the game and the graphics were generally well above what the NES could acheive.

Wait, I thought the SMS only had a port of Ghouls N Ghosts?

[Curlypaul]

You're right, I got them mixed up there sorry

[Duke.Togo]

Why choose one? The SMS is relatively inexpensive to collect for and has some great titles.

I've found the NES to be way, way cheaper to collect for than the SMS.

Compared to acquiring a full set of US SMS vs. NES the SMS is very affordable to collect. I wish the highest games on the NES were only $50. I come at it from a collectors perspective, so if you just want to pick up and play a few fun games your mileage may vary.

[Zing]

Several people mentioned the Sonic games, but they weren't released until 1991. I was playing Super Mario World on the SNES and Strider on the Genesis at that point.

I remember wanting a Master System for a brief period of time. It would have been before I really noticed the NES, and almost strictly for Double Dragon. My friend had one and I thought the 3D gun game was neat.

[o.pwuaioc]

Why choose one? The SMS is relatively inexpensive to collect for and has some great titles.

I've found the NES to be way, way cheaper to collect for than the SMS.

Compared to acquiring a full set of US SMS vs. NES the SMS is very affordable to collect. I wish the highest games on the NES were only $50. I come at it from a collectors perspective, so if you just want to pick up and play a few fun games your mileage may vary.

Collectors differ. You're right that a complete collection of NES games would cost more, but not many people here are after complete collections. For those who want a bunch of good games to play, the NES is dirt cheap. For those who want the Nintendo World Championships gold cart, well they're going to have to pay a pretty penny.