The passing of hardware designer Hideki Sato has made me reflect on how the Sega Master System shaped the way I enjoy video games.

Video gaming exploded in the 1980s with the advent of the at-home console. Nintendo, Atari, Magnavox, and others set the stage for this digital revolution.

Nintendo is adding the Sega Master System back catalogue to its Virtual Console downloads service. Japanese consumers will soon be able to choose titles that graced Sega's late 80's home console, with ...

Beginning next month Sega will release Master System games on the Virtual Console in Japan. The first two titles are Fantasy Zone for 500 Wii Points ($5) and Fist of the North Star for 600 Wii Points ...

These five games were integral parts of some major home console launches during the 1980s, but they are barely remembered now.

The best '80s game consoles include the NES and Sega Genesis.

If you grew up in the United States during the 1980s, you might remember the Master System as Sega's failed early attempt to challenge Nintendo's dominance in home gaming. More likely, you encountered ...

The Sega Master System was the first video game console I ever owned. I remember opening it Christmas morning 1987 with the kind of excitement only a child under the age of 10 obtains. My parents were ...

We knew this was coming, but now it's official: Sega said today that games from its classic 8-bit Master System console will soon land on Virtual Console in America. In a rare dose of generosity, Sega ...

The Master System isn't the most fondly remembered video game console, but it was one of very few that could actually compete with the NES and its library of games. The Master System isn't home to as ...

Sega is a video game company whose name remains widely recognizable today. However, when it comes to their consoles, most will only remember the Sega Genesis, which primarily competed against the SNES ...

SEGA of America has lifted the wraps off the complete list of retro titles available in Lost Judgment, which are playable in the arcades and via the player’s Master System console.