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Mean Machines SEGA #16, Feb ‘94 - Review of 'buggy Run’ on the SEGA Master System.

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‘The GG Shinobi ’ was released on the Game Gear 33 years ago today in Japan.

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From: Aztec Adventure: The Golden Road to Paradise (aka Nazca '88)

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The SEGA Game Gear was released 33 years ago today in the US.

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Just thought I'd share this very impressive homebrew shmup developed by Kitmaker / Fran Matsusaka. It's available for both the Sega Game Gear and Master System.

Not sure how this excellent game escaped my notice until recently!

Master System Version

Game Gear Version

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Nope! I've never heard of this thing either. What magazine did you spot this in?

Legally dubious and seemingly too good to be true (perhaps the reason why it doesn't appear to exist?), but a fascinating find nevertheless...

Magazine ad for the Ubik Electronics "VCR Playmate," a ... video game console (?) which I'm not eve sure ever existed. December 1990.

Has anyone even heard of this thing before? I can't find a US trademark for the "VCR Playmate," nor can I find one (or anything) for "Ubik Electronics."

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Sierra Nevada ‘Road Rash’ Game Gear

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1995 The Adventures of Batman and Robin for Sega Game Gear Magazine Ad

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What’s Going On? ‘Ecco The Dolphin’ SEGA Game Gear

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I could genuinely spend hours browsing UNAUTHORIZON, a fascinating museum & database recording cloned video game consoles from around the world. It's well worth a visit if you've got a soft spot for knock off consoles like I do.

I've covered a few official clones before on my own website, but I never expected to find any unlicensed clones until today!

The top two are not really SEGA clones, but consolised MSX computers in a SEGA 8-bit form factor.

The "Puckman Family Computer" takes the form of the ultra rare Bit Corp / Telegames DINA 2 in 1, an unlicensed ColecoVision / SG-1000 clone (the two shared similar architecture, along with the MSX. This is why so many MSX games were unofficially ported to the SMS in Korea).

So it's an MSX clone, stuffed inside the case of another clone that cloned two other different but similar games consoles. Confused yet?

The King Lion strongly resembles the SG-1000 II case, but is also an MSX internally.

The final console takes the familiar and undying form of Nintendo's original Famicom. It looks much like the many Famiclones to have existed across the ages, except this Famiclone hides a secret. It's actually an SG-1000 and not a Famiclone at all!

If I see any more clones pop up in the future, I'll keep you posted.

Links (for more images):

WAY-UP Open-1

King Lion JS-101

PUCKMAN Family Computer

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The Japanese story artwork for Ys on the Master System / Mark III.  @nihonfalcom

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Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Master System) (1992)

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Kingly ‘Alex Kidd in Miracle World’ SEGA Ages Re-Release