Master System

Master System

Top: North American/European Master System Middle: Japanese Sega Mark III Bottom: PAL Master System II
Manufacturer	Sega
Type	Home video game console
Generation	Third generation
Release date	JP: October 20, 1985 (Mark III)[2][3] NA: September 1986[1] JP: October 1987[3][4] EU: 1987 BRA: 1989 KOR: 1989
Lifespan	WW: 1985–present NA: 1986-92
Introductory price	JP¥16,800 US$200 GB£99
Discontinued	JP: Circa 1988-1989 NA: 1992
Units sold	Worldwide: 13 million (as of 2009) (not including recent Brazil figures)[5] Japan: 1 million (as of 1986)[6] United States: 2 million (as of 1993)[7] Europe: 6.8 million (estimated as of December 1993)[8] Brazil: 8 million (as of 2016)[9]
Media	ROM cartridge, Sega Card
CPU	Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz
Memory	8 kB RAM, 16 kB VRAM
Display	256 × 192 resolution, 32 colors on-screen
Graphics	Yamaha YM2602B VDP
Sound	Yamaha VDP PSG(SN76489), Yamaha YM2413[a]
Backward compatibility	SG-1000[b]
Predecessor	SG-1000[c]
Successor	Sega Genesis
Related articles	Game Gear

The Sega Master System (SMS)^[d] is a home video game console made in 1985. It was not very popular in North America and Japan but was very popular in Brazil. One of the most popular games of the Master System was Sonic the Hedgehog.

As of 2015^[update], the Master System was still in production in Brazil by Tectoy. This would make it the world's longest-lived console.^[10]

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10. ↑ Fick, Matthew (January 17, 2014). "Longest-lived game consoles". IGN Africa. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.