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The Master System ruled where the NES never reached, and the Game Gear put color in your pocket when nobody else dared. Alex Kidd, Shinobi and Sonic can testify.
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Soundtrack · VGM Archive
Phantasy Star (Full OST) - SMS
The complete OST of the Master System version, with the score Tokuhiko Uwabo wrote in 1987 that gave Phantasy Star its own musical identity within Sega's catalog.
Soundtrack · VGM Archive
Columns (Full OST) - SMS
The complete soundtrack of the 1990 Master System port, with Clotho, Atropos and Lachesis -named after the Greek Fates- among the themes that made this Sega puzzle famous.
Soundtrack · Martinoz
GG Aleste for Sega Game Gear by Compile [720p]
The soundtrack Compile squeezed out of the Game Gear's FM chip in 1991, proof that Sega's handheld could sound just as powerful as a home console cartridge.
Soundtrack · VGM Archive
Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (Full OST) - SMS
The complete OST of 'Opa-Opa's Tears', the 1987 sequel that kept alive the cheerful, synth-pop musical identity of Sega's original ball-shooter.
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VHSThe video vaultWONDER BOY III: THE DRAGON’S TRAP (1989) — SYNTHWAVE TRIBUTE
Tribute · Nostalgames_XP
Wonder Boy III - The Dragon's Trap →A synthwave tribute to Shinichi Sakamoto's score for the 1989 cartridge, a sign that Monster Land's melodies still summon reinterpretations nearly four decades later.
Shining Force Retrospective Episode 3 The Sword Of Hajya Game Gear
Documentary · Inglebard Gaming
Shining Force - The Sword of Hajya →The third episode of a retrospective dedicated to this 1993 tactical spin-off, the rarity Sonic! Software Planning built for Game Gear outside the main Shining Force saga.
The Enigmatic Adventures of 'Alex Kidd in Miracle World': A Sega Master System Gem
Documentary · Pixel Playground
Alex Kidd in Miracle World →Alex Kidd's bumpy origin: it was born in 1984 as a Dragon Ball adaptation, but when the license fell through, Hayao Nakayama himself ordered it rewritten from scratch for 1986.
Sonic 30th Anniversary Symphony
Live · Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic The Hedgehog →An excerpt from the free stream Sega organized in 2021 for Sonic's 30th anniversary, with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra reworking themes from the saga's earliest games.
Golden Axe Warrior (Overworld Theme) - Piano Cover
Cover · SpinDash Blue
Golden Axe Warrior →A piano cover of the exploration theme from this 1991 action-RPG that borrowed Zelda's structure to build one of the most ambitious worlds in Sega's 8-bit catalog.
Military on the Max Power from Gun Star Heroes MEGADRIVE COVER
Cover · Button Masher
Gunstar Heroes →A cover of the theme 'Military', composed by Norio Hanzawa for Treasure's 1993 cartridge, proof that this music kept summoning covers long after its original board.