Platform: Sega Master System/Mark III
Sonic the Hedgehog
The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin
Alex Kidd: High-Tech World
Black Belt
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau
Disney's Aladdin
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
Rygar
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Super Monaco GP
Bonanza Bros.
Alf
Super Boy IV
Klax
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Sonic's Edusoft
The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants
James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod
Strider
Back to the Future Part III
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
The Lion King
Mortal Kombat
Rampart
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Ghostbusters
Sanxion
Sonic Blast
Populous
Ms. Pac-Man
Forgotten Worlds
Sonic the Hedgehog Chaos
Solomon's Key
Phantasy Star
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Dynamite Düx
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There are two different candidates for the video game console with the longest lifespan, from official introduction to discontinuation, and which one holds the distinction depends on one's metrics.
In terms of support from its original developer, the longest-lasting video game console is the Famicom, the Japanese version of the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Famicom was introduced in 1983 and remained on store shelves until 2003, lasting twenty years on the market.
However, when counting support from third party manufacturers, the distinction instead goes to the Sega Master System. While Sega incrementally discontinued the device between 1991 and 1994 depending on the region, Brazilian manufacturer Tectoy received a license from Sega to continue manufacturing clones of the Master System due to its high popularity in Brazil. These clone consoles continue to be manufactured in the present day, decades after the original Master System's launch in 1985.
In terms of support from its original developer, the longest-lasting video game console is the Famicom, the Japanese version of the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Famicom was introduced in 1983 and remained on store shelves until 2003, lasting twenty years on the market.
However, when counting support from third party manufacturers, the distinction instead goes to the Sega Master System. While Sega incrementally discontinued the device between 1991 and 1994 depending on the region, Brazilian manufacturer Tectoy received a license from Sega to continue manufacturing clones of the Master System due to its high popularity in Brazil. These clone consoles continue to be manufactured in the present day, decades after the original Master System's launch in 1985.
IGN South Africa article:
https://za.ign.com/ps4/64636/feature/the-5-longest-console-lifespans
Archived page from Sega of Japan's website clarifying the launch year of the Master System:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140716112819/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mk3/
https://za.ign.com/ps4/64636/feature/the-5-longest-console-lifespans
Archived page from Sega of Japan's website clarifying the launch year of the Master System:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140716112819/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mk3/
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In 2018, rapper Soulja Boy attempted to sell his own line of video game consoles, called the SouljaGame line, sold for $149.99 for a console and $99.99 for a handheld. Advertising claimed that the consoles would be compatible with a variety of consoles' games, including modern platforms like the PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch. They obviously did not have such compatibility, and were rather a generic retro emulator console one could find on small business-oriented retail websites such as Wish and AliExpress loaded with pirated and modified games sold at a markup. Game libraries featured included the Neo Geo, NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, and PlayStation. The only difference from these pre-existing consoles is a photograph of Soulja Boy printed onto the box. He would eventually stop selling SouljaGame consoles, with the website for the console redirecting to Nintendo's 3DS website.
Soulja Boy selling SouljaGame line article:
https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/soulja-boy-selling-cheap-consoles-1203084022/
Soulja Boy ends sales of SouljaGame line article:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/02/soulja-boy-stops-selling-souljagame-game-consoles
SouljaGame unboxing and teardown showing the packaging:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo-qNU7Qu3k
Rerez video reviewing the console SouljaGame was based on, showing the console list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqXuAuTFXpA#t=595
https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/soulja-boy-selling-cheap-consoles-1203084022/
Soulja Boy ends sales of SouljaGame line article:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/02/soulja-boy-stops-selling-souljagame-game-consoles
SouljaGame unboxing and teardown showing the packaging:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo-qNU7Qu3k
Rerez video reviewing the console SouljaGame was based on, showing the console list:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqXuAuTFXpA#t=595
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A graphic board peripheral was in development for the Master System which was going to be released in 1987. Players could draw using a fully editable 16 colors bitmap with a 176x144 pixel area. The software for the peripheral was being designed by Kazuo Wakihara who had worked on Columns. The graphic board would've also been compatible with the Genesis.
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Many releases of the Master System included games in the console's BIOS that could be accessed by booting up the system without a cartridge in it. Some releases included multiple games, with one in Brazil boasting 131, but most included one of the following:
• Snail Maze
• Hang-On
• Hang-On & Safari Hunt
• Missile Defense 3-D
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Snail Maze
• Hang-On
• Hang-On & Safari Hunt
• Missile Defense 3-D
• Alex Kidd in Miracle World
• Sonic the Hedgehog