Allen's Gaming History (Extended Mix) [October 2026]

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Welcome to Gaming History (Extended Mix)! This is a video series that serves as an "extended" version of #MonarchyGamingHistory, a regular segment on the Tuesday (tech news) edition of the Morning Monarchy radio show (hosted by James E. Pilato of Media Monarchy). 

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Friday 9 October 2026


Episode 23: Sega Master System 40th Anniversary

In this episode, we go back 40 years to September/October 1986 for the North American launch of Sega's Master System video game console.

**I say September/October 1986 because I couldn't find the exact date for the launch. Wikipedia and the source that it cites say September, while October is mentioned in one of the videos featured in the episode because there was a delay in meeting the September date and so the consoles arrived on shelves some time in October. If I do find out the date, I'll be sure to update these Show Notes. 

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Summer International Consumer Electronics Show 1986 (SCES 1986)

ComputerEntertainer US Vol.5 04.pdf


Here's How The Sega Master System Got Its Name

01 Sega Mark III Debut Commercial (subs) [1986] (Satoshi Matrix)

02 Sega Master System 1986 Launch Commercial [VG Legacy]

03 Sega Master System Overview - Video Game Years 1986 [Pat the NES Punk]

04 SEGA MARK III - Hang-On ハングオン [Rohan Padiyar]

05 -First 10 Minutes- The Sega Master System - Review - Game Sack [Game Sack]

06 1986 Sega Master System Commercial [Video Game Commercials]

07 Classic Game Room - SEGA MASTER SYSTEM console review [Classic Game Room]

08 Space Harrier Japanese TV Commercial for Sega Mark III [Echoes of PlayTime]

09 -10 Minutes- Sega Master System Games Trivia - Did You Know Gaming? extra Feat. Nostalgia Nerd [DidYouKnowGaming]

10 The Sega Master system Holiday Commercial (1986) [Commercial Maniac]

11 -First 10 Minutes- The Launch of the Sega Master System (1986) | Classic Gaming Quarterly [Classic Gaming Quarterly]

12 Alien Syndrome Japanese TV Commercial for Sega Mark III [Echoes of PlayTime]

13 -First 6 Minutes- Why The Sega Master System Failed in the USA! - Retro Console History [Top Hat Gaming Man]

14 Sega Master System 1987 Commercial! (Version 1/3) [RetroGameCommercials]

15 -First 9 Minutes- Sega System That Started The Console Wars [Pixel Playback]

16 Ninja Princess Commercial (subs) [1986, SG-1000] (Satoshi Matrix)

17 -First 9 Minutes- The Sega Master System at 40 - The Console That Refuses To Die [The SEGAGuys]

18 -Audio- Sega Master System 1987 Commercial (Version 2/3) [RetroGameCommercials]

Hopefully people won't roll their eyes too much for the mashup intro that I threw together at the start of the episode 😅😂 it's part Sega Master System bootup sound and part Sega Japanese commercial signature "Seegaa!". 

My corner of the planet was not among the major places where the Master System was a giant hit like in Europe or Brazil, in fact I have yet to see a Master System in real life here. What I have seen was an NES: one which my dad brought home from an auction in the late 90's and then there was another NES which a dude in another neighbourhood had. His was a PAL region machine while ours was an NTSC machine. Sorry Sega, but thumbs up for having some cool looking games for that 8-bit machine though.

**Honourable Watchables**

Sega Master System 1987 Commercial (Version 3/3) (Final Version) [RetroGameCommercials]

Japanese Only Sega Master System Games [Sega Lord X]

Every Sega Master System Game Released in the US REVIEWED! [Game Sack]

10 Hidden Gems For The Sega Master System [TripleJump]

The Best of the Best on the Sega Master System [Sega Lord X]

How Does the Sega Master System Compare to the NES? - Retro Bird [Retro Bird]

SMS vs NES: Battle of the Retro Titans - Which is Better? [Floppy Deep Dive]

SEGA MASTER SYSTEM vs. NES competitive review by Classic Game Room [Classic Game Room]

The Third Generation of Video Game Systems: Nintendo Dominates, Sega Begins, Atari Tries [Almost Something Retro Gaming]

Rising from the Crash: The History of 3rd Gen Video Game Consoles [Retrogamer Gen X]

NES vs MASTER SYSTEM | the real 8 bit console war [Retro Legends]

Sega Master System - What makes this system special. [RetroGamingKnight]

Sega Master System Story | Nostalgia Nerd [Nostalgia Nerd]

The History and the Games of the Sega Master System - console documentary [PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries]

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