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Revisiting the Master System games from my childhood (Part 1)

Sunday, May 17, 2026

My introduction to console gaming was at my grandparents’ house. I’m not sure how old I was — maybe 5? But my grandfather, who always loved technology, had a Sega Master System, and one day he was looking after me and introduced me to it. I’d played games on the family’s Acorn computer before, but never a home console. The selection of games he had was a bit random. Most of them don’t seem to be regarded as classics of the system, but I played the heck out of them. I don’t think I ever finished one though! Still, I have many fond memories of playing while my grandfather watched. Now that I have a retro handheld that plays Master System games, I’m revisiting the 10 or so games I used to play all the time to see how they hold up today. I’ll review the games over three posts, starting with…

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