{"id":559,"date":"2023-05-17T20:34:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T19:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=559"},"modified":"2024-09-27T18:32:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:32:11","slug":"sega-master-system-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/?p=559","title":{"rendered":"Sega Master System II: A Budget-Friendly Gaming Icon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Sega Master System II was a streamlined and more affordable version of the original Master System. Despite the competition from Nintendo, the Master System II gained popularity for its solid game library, which included classics like <em>Alex Kidd in Miracle World<\/em> and <em>Sonic the Hedgehog<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hardware Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Processor<\/strong>: Zilog Z80A running at 3.58 MHz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graphics<\/strong>: VDP (Video Display Processor) capable of displaying 32 colors from a palette of 64, with a resolution of 256&#215;192 pixels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Memory<\/strong>: 8 KB of RAM, 16 KB of Video RAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Storage<\/strong>: Cartridge-based games (up to 512 KB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Audio<\/strong>: 4-channel PSG (Programmable Sound Generator)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Connectivity<\/strong>: Two controller ports<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Video Output<\/strong>: RF output only, no AV or SCART connections in the standard version<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original Release Date:<\/strong> 1990 (Europe)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discontinued:<\/strong> 1996 (Europe)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (New in 1990):<\/strong> \u00a379.99<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost (In 2024 Price):<\/strong> \u00a3190<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Modifications I have performed:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for computer \u00a360.00 (Including three game carts)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost to me for repairs and upgrades \u00a30.00<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sega Master System II was a streamlined and more affordable version of the original Master System. Despite the competition from Nintendo, the Master System II gained popularity for its solid game library, which included classics like Alex Kidd in Miracle World and Sonic the Hedgehog. Hardware Specifications Processor: Zilog Z80A running at 3.58 MHz [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1990s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":776,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions\/776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}