dutchman
Well-Known Member
Seeing the advert on the front page here for old games consoles, thought I would mention that I previously owned a couple of the types being offered. The first was Sega Master II. This was a very underrated console. All of the major games made for its upmarket 16-bit cousin the Megadrive eventually became available for the Master System. Because they were released later they were often better coded so despite being only 8-bit were just as good quality. Notable releases were Populous with over 5,000 levels, Mortal Kombat which included the so called "gore cheat" and Lemmings with its hilarious soundtrack. The Master System as sold in the UK had only one major drawback, its RF output. This permitted only composite video and monaural sound. If buying one now look for the French version which had RGB colour via a Scart socket The other console I had was a Sega Saturn (don't laugh) purchased second hand from that shop at the bottom of Hertford Street. I'm told mine was unusual in having RGB colour via the Scart socket and very good quality it was too. It was a pretty decent CD player too. I only ever played one game on it which was a slightly cut-down version of Theme Park. A couple of the fairground attractions were missing compared to the PC version. I haven't owned a console since as my main interest is in PC strategy games.