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#310699 14-Nov-2023 17:48

My old Sega Master System hasn’t been used in a few decades. I’d love to see if it still works and sell it (if it’s worth anything) or give it away. I did buy a cable several years ago to try and connect it to our tv, but had no success. Looking at it again, it now seems that you can get HDMI converters. I’m just wondering if it’s worth spending money on another cable (I can’t even figure out which one to get and prices seem to vary a lot) and which one I should get. All I know is that when it’s plugged in, the green light works so there is a sign of some life in there haha!

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#3159524 14-Nov-2023 18:00

I or II?

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#3159528 14-Nov-2023 18:28

Prob find if its a "I" with accessories it might go for a few dollars.

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#3159535 14-Nov-2023 19:12

It’s a 1.

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#3159580 15-Nov-2023 06:51

If you do want to move it on, drop me a line. I'm always on look out for retro gaming stuff even if it dosent work :)

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#3159613 15-Nov-2023 09:29

I have an old Mega Drive that my cousin brought back from Japan years ago, I didn't use it for a long time as we couldn't get the right AC adaptor. We did eventually get one and it worked fine, recently had it shipped up here to Auckland (from folks place) and plugged it into my older 46-inch HD TV via Component video, and it worked, but it was stretched across the 16:9 ratio rather than letterboxed...I should have held onto my old 14-inch CRT telly, but I'm guessing an older 4:3 LCD monitor would probably work just fine. A project for another day, but your system should work as they were around the same era.

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#3159636 15-Nov-2023 10:11

I picked up a 1 recently as it's what I had as a kid. I haven't even tested if it works, just want it on my shelf, so even if you find yours doesn't function you'll probably find interested buyers.

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#3159728 15-Nov-2023 11:31

Managed to keep my Master System 2 in working order, the RF adapter is a bit unpleasant but it only gets used when I feel like firing up an old game. I feel like there are less things to go wrong, the N64 control sticks have a tougher time surviving excessive use. I'd be surprised if you found it didn't load up.