Master System must haves?

[llj]

I will recommend Cyborg Hunter, a blatant Metroid ripoff. But a good one!

(Although the worst part of the game is that you need a second controller handy. For some reason you have to use the 2nd player controller to access your item menu. I guess there weren't enough buttons for the game.)

[Quiteenjoy]

Spider man is a frustrating little number for you if you have the time and low self respect.

Buttons were never the MS's strong point. Always puzzled me why the pause button was on the base unit.

[RetroBob]

I like to use a Mega Drive pad - one of my faves. Or even run it through a Master System converter anyway.

[Overheat]

I've just got a bunch of Master System games and had a quick play with about 20 of them - and besides the light gun games, which I really enjoyed but probably more for the novelty value than anything else, I think Bram Stoker's Dracula looked really very promising indeed. I also like the look of Star Wars and The Lucky Dime Caper starring Donald Duck. Streets of Rage was a fantastic conversion too, just a shame there's no 2-player option. Although I must admit I didn't play any of them long enough to form a solid opinion.

[Liamh1982]

I like to use a Mega Drive pad - one of my faves. Or even run it through a Master System converter anyway.

Yep, Mega Drive pads are SO much better than the useless SMS ones, some of the worst pads ever made.

Can I add Double Dragon, GP Rider, Lemmings, Rocky to the list.

[Quiteenjoy]

I used to love safari hunt- which I think was the only game I ever used the light gun for. I remember when you shot a duck in the air it instantly became cooked, yet continued to fly off. Who says video games aren't realistic eh?

[giss]

If I had to choose one game and one game only I'd probably go with Wonderboy in Monster Land. I had a Master System growing up and this is the game that I held closest to my heart.
I also recommend Psycho Fox, the spiritual prequel to DeCap Attack and ofcourse the classic Alex Kidd In Miracle World.

[snowkatt]

this thread is 5 years old
i think that the orginal poster got what he wanted for the master system already

[Dam]

this thread is 5 years old
i think that the orginal poster got what he wanted for the master system already

Yes, in fact the OP even says he's going to go and pick some of these suggested games up from Gamestation! Remember the days when you could do that? Seems a long time ago.

[RetroBob]

this thread is 5 years old
i think that the orginal poster got what he wanted for the master system already

It is, but you were the one who resurrected it in the first place!

[ShadowNeku]

Im glad everyone recognises how awesome Wonderboy is. Monster World is pretty much my all time favourite

[che_don_john]

Buttons were never the MS's strong point. Always puzzled me why the pause button was on the base unit.

I remember once playing Double Dragon (could only have been about 6 or 7 at the time) two-player with my mate, who had the first model SMS. It was taking us a long time to get through and we had gotten to the final stage for the first time, when I needed a wazz. This was at about 11pm, which at that age is a late night gaming session, so we were both knackered. As my mate was sitting nearest I asked him to pause the game. He hit the reset button by mistake.

[Liamh1982]

this thread is 5 years old
i think that the orginal poster got what he wanted for the master system already

It is, but you were the one who resurrected it in the first place!

Actually, that 'honour' goes to Quiteenjoy!

[Overheat]

Buttons were never the MS's strong point. Always puzzled me why the pause button was on the base unit.

I remember once playing Double Dragon (could only have been about 6 or 7 at the time) two-player with my mate, who had the first model SMS. It was taking us a long time to get through and we had gotten to the final stage for the first time, when I needed a wazz. This was at about 11pm, which at that age is a late night gaming session, so we were both knackered. As my mate was sitting nearest I asked him to pause the game. He hit the reset button by mistake.

I like on Streets of Rage that you actually have to get up and press the pause button in order to use your special attack!

[llj]

Im glad everyone recognises how awesome Wonderboy is. Monster World is pretty much my all time favourite

Dragon's Curse is something I have yet to play and want to. I did own Wonderboy in Monster Land and did complete the game on the SMS. But that was after watching my friend master it in the arcades with 1 credit. Boy, he was good at that game. Some people say the game is hard, but it's not like Ghosts and Goblins or even the first Wonder Boy type hard.

I remember once playing Double Dragon (could only have been about 6 or 7 at the time) two-player with my mate, who had the first model SMS. It was taking us a long time to get through and we had gotten to the final stage for the first time, when I needed a wazz. This was at about 11pm, which at that age is a late night gaming session, so we were both knackered. As my mate was sitting nearest I asked him to pause the game. He hit the reset button by mistake.

But Double Dragon for the SMS only takes 20 minutes to beat! And the SMS version had unlimited credits.