Master System (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Master System" in English language version.

Last modified: 12:11:22, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

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9150web.archive.org

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218sega.jp

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86ign.com

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83sega-16.com

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72allgame.com

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63uol.com.br

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61retrocdn.net

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61shmuplations.com

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53books.google.com

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51edge-online.com

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44ghostarchive.org

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33nytimes.com

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33kotaku.com

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32gamehistory.org

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31nintendolife.com

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22newsbank.com

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22siliconera.com

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22newspapers.com

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21hardcoregaming101.net

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21wired.com

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21news.google.com

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11naver.com

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11timeextension.com

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11smspower.org

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11joystiq.com

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11nintendo.com

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11gamerant.com

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11medium.com

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11nintendo.co.jp

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1up.com (Global: 1,168^th place; English: 733^rd place)

Semrad, Steve (February 2, 2006). "The Greatest 200 Videogames of Their Time, Page 8". 1UP.com. Retrieved December 11, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

allgame.com (Global: 1,762^nd place; English: 1,007^th place)

Beuscher, David. "Sega Master System – Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
Beuscher, David. "Sega Game Gear – Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

archive.org (Global: 6^th place; English: 6^th place)

"Sega Release Schedule to November 1987 - UK". Computer and Video Games. No. 73. November 1987. p. 132.
Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. pp. 303, 343, 360. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.
"The rise and rise of Nintendo". New Computer Express. No. 39 (5 August 1989). August 3, 1989. p. 2.
"The Complete Machine Guide". Computer + Video Games: Complete Guide to Consoles. Vol. 4. November 1990. pp. 7–23.
Thorpe, Nick (March 22, 2014). "The History of Sonic on the Master System". Retro Gamer (179): 46–51.
Kunkel, Bill; Worley, Joyce; Katz, Arnie (November 1988). "Video Gaming World". Computer Gaming World. p. 54. ISSN 0744-6667. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016.
Steve; Ed; Martin; Sushi-X (January 1992). "EGM Rates The Systems Of 1992!!!". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Sendai Publishing. p. 74.

atlasobscura.com (Global: 2,066^th place; English: 1,258^th place)

Smith, Ernie (July 27, 2015). "Brazil Is An Alternate Video Game Universe Where Sega Beat Nintendo". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Nihon Kōgyō Shinbunsha (1986). "Amusement". Business Japan. 31 (7–12). Nihon Kogyo Shimbun: 89. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
Sheff, David (1993). Game Over (1st ed.). New York, New York: Random House. p. 349. ISBN 0-679-40469-4. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
"Total 8-bit and 16-bit Cartridge Consoles: Active installed base estimates". Screen Digest. Screen Digest Ltd.: 61 March 1995. (cf. here Archived March 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine and here Archived March 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine)

edge-online.com (Global: 3,599^th place; English: 2,418^th place)

Parkin, Simon (June 2, 2014). "A history of video game hardware: Sega Master System". Edge. Future plc. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.

estadao.com.br (Global: 740^th place; English: 2,132^nd place)

acervo.estadao.com.br

"Tec Toy lança no País o videogame Mega Drive". O Estado de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Vol. 111, no. 35513. São Paulo: Grupo Estado. November 22, 1990. p. 81. ISSN 1516-2931. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.

folha.com.br (Global: 5,357^th place; English: low place)

acervo2.folha.com.br

"Estrela e Gradiente trazem jogos Nintendo". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Vol. 73, no. 23360. São Paulo: Grupo Folha. March 18, 1993. pp. 2–13. ISSN 1414-5723. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.

gamehistory.org (Global: 5,912^th place; English: 2,725^th place)

archive.gamehistory.org

"Comparing the New Videogame Systems". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 5, no. 11. February 1987. p. 13.
"New, Advanced Videogame Systems Revealed". Computer Entertainer. Vol. 5, no. 3. June 1986. p. 1.

gamerant.com (Global: 1,457^th place; English: 904^th place)

"5 Consoles That Lasted The Longest (& 5 That Lasted The Shortest)". Game Rant. January 11, 2020. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; English: 28^th place)

Dandumont, Pierre (November 26, 2017). "Ces jeux Game Gear qui sont en fait des jeux Master System". journaldulapin.com (in French). Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
"5 Consoles That Lasted The Longest (& 5 That Lasted The Shortest)". Game Rant. January 11, 2020. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
"The 5 longest console lifespans". IGN Africa. January 17, 2014. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
Adams, Kara Jane (July 26, 2020). "Sega Master System". Medium. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

hardcoregaming101.net (Global: 2,881^st place; English: 1,536^th place)

Derboo, Sam (July 13, 2010). "A History of Korean Gaming: Part 1". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved December 4, 2021.

ign.com (Global: 48^th place; English: 38^th place)

ign.com

Buchanan, Levi (March 20, 2009). "Genesis vs. SNES: By the Numbers". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
Fahs, Travis (April 21, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of Sega (page 4)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
Buchanan, Levi (January 25, 2008). "Alex Kidd in Miracle World Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
"Top 25 Videogame Consoles of All Time: SEGA Master System is Number 20". IGN. Ziff Davis. 2009. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.

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Buchanan, Levi (October 9, 2008). "Remember Game Gear?". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2009.

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"The 5 longest console lifespans". IGN Africa. January 17, 2014. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

journaldulapin.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Dandumont, Pierre (November 26, 2017). "Ces jeux Game Gear qui sont en fait des jeux Master System". journaldulapin.com (in French). Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

joystiq.com (Global: 2,140^th place; English: 1,461^st place)

Ransom-Wiley, James (October 26, 2006). "Coleco Tiptoes Back with Sega-filled Handheld". Joystiq. AOL. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2010.

kotaku.com (Global: 460^th place; English: 318^th place)

Plunkett, Luke (February 27, 2012). "The Story of Sega's First Ever Home Console". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
Plunkett, Luke (January 19, 2017). "The Story of Sega's First Console, Which Was Not The Master System". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
Totilo, Stephen (March 10, 2014). "A Candid Talk With Mark Cerny, Who Designed The PS4, Among Other Things". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

medium.com (Global: 651^st place; English: 479^th place)

Adams, Kara Jane (July 26, 2020). "Sega Master System". Medium. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2020.

munibrezaie.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The SEGA Master System in Brazil: History of a Forgotten Video Game Console". Munib Rezaie: Media Blog and Academic Portfolio. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

naver.com (Global: 50^th place; English: 57^th place)

newslibrary.naver.com

"家庭用 컴퓨터 시판". 매일경제. October 13, 1988. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

news.google.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 32^nd place)

Takiff, Jonathan (June 20, 1986). "Video Games Gain In Japan, Are Due For Assault On U.S." The Vindicator. p. 2. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

newsbank.com (Global: 492^nd place; English: 245^th place)

docs.newsbank.com

"G&W Wins Cheers $1 Billion Spinoff Set". The Miami Herald. August 16, 1983. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013 – via NewsBank.
"16-Bit Hits – New video games offer better graphics, action". Minneapolis Star Tribune. October 15, 1991. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2014 – via NewsBank.

newspapers.com (Global: 24^th place; English: 12^th place)

Advokat, Stephen (January 30, 1987). "Consumers eat up successors to Pac-Man; video games being gobbled up". Detroit Free Press. p. 2B. Retrieved December 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Sega came on the scene late, offering its Master System ($150) in late September. Even so, it sold more than 250,000 units by Christmas.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
Cantlon, Gavin (November 17, 1991). "Cut-throat selling in video games". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Ozi Soft, [sic] has been distributing Sega video games since 1988 and also offers computer games. Christina Caddy, the company's public relations manager, said that last year it sold 250,000 units of the Sega Master system [sic], which carried an eight-bit console, at a recommended retail price of $99.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

nintendo.co.jp (Global: 1,122^nd place; English: 1,381^st place)

"Consolidated Sales Transition by Region" (PDF). Nintendo. March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2022.

nintendo.com (Global: 1,357^th place; English: 1,183^rd place)

"Cruis'n USA and Wonder Boy Now Available on Wii Shop Channel!". Nintendo. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2010.

nintendolife.com (Global: 799^th place; English: 465^th place)

McFerran, Damien (July 22, 2014). "Hardware Classics: Sega Master System". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Pollack, Andrew (July 4, 1993). "Sega Takes Aim at Disney's World". The New York Times. pp. 3–1. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
McGill, Douglas C. (December 4, 1988). "Nintendo Scores Big". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
"Company News; Nintendo Suit by Atari Is Dismissed". The New York Times. May 16, 1992. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.

polygon.com (Global: 215^th place; English: 150^th place)

"How Sega Built the Genesis". Polygon. Vox Media. February 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

retrocdn.net (Global: 2,469^th place; English: 1,207^th place)

Sato, Hideki; Famitsu DC (February 15, 2002). "Interview: The Witness of History". セガ・コンシューマー・ヒストリー [Sega Consumer History]. Famitsu Books (in Japanese). Enterbrain. pp. 22–25. ISBN 978-4-75770789-4. (Translation by Shmuplations. Archived 2020-08-14 at the Wayback Machine).

scribd.com (Global: 467^th place; English: 428^th place)

"Finance & Business". Screen Digest. March 1995. pp. 56–62. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

sega-16.com (Global: low place; English: 8,429^th place)

Sponsel, Sebastian (November 16, 2015). "Interview: Stefano Arnhold (Tectoy)". Sega-16. Ken Horowitz. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
Sponsel, Sebastian (November 16, 2015). "Interview: Stefano Arnhold (Tectoy)". Sega-16. Ken Horowitz. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
Horowitz, Ken (December 5, 2006). "Interview: Mark Cerny". Sega-16. Ken Horowitz. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.

sega.jp (Global: 3,337^th place; English: 3,545^th place)

"Sega Mark III". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
"Master System". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
"SG-1000". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
"Sega Mark III Controllers". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
"SegaScope 3-D". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
"Telecon Pack". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
"Software List". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
"SK-1100". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.

shmuplations.com (Global: 7,156^th place; English: 3,653^rd place)

Sato, Hideki; Famitsu DC (February 15, 2002). "Interview: The Witness of History". セガ・コンシューマー・ヒストリー [Sega Consumer History]. Famitsu Books (in Japanese). Enterbrain. pp. 22–25. ISBN 978-4-75770789-4. (Translation by Shmuplations. Archived 2020-08-14 at the Wayback Machine).

siliconera.com (Global: 1,015^th place; English: 597^th place)

Sato (September 18, 2013). "Sega's Original Hardware Developer Talks About The Company's Past Consoles". Siliconera. Curse LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
Sato (September 18, 2013). "Sega's Original Hardware Developer Talks About The Company's Past Consoles". Siliconera. Curse LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.

smh.com.au (Global: 154^th place; English: 94^th place)

Biggs, Tim (July 11, 2017). "Nintendo's NES launched 30 years ago this month in Australia, or did it?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

smspower.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"SMS 2 RGB". www.smspower.org.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Parkin, Simon (September 13, 2013). "Sonic the Hedgehog: past, present and future". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014. They made 40 games in this way ...But by my judgment only two were really worth playing.

timeextension.com (Global: 8,223^rd place; English: 4,148^th place)

"Here's How The Sega Master System Got Its Name". Time Extension. October 17, 2025. Archived from the original on May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.

uol.com.br (Global: 77^th place; English: 305^th place)

jogos.uol.com.br

"Master System completa 20 anos de vida no Brasil". Universo Online (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. September 4, 2009. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
Azevedo, Théo (May 12, 2016). "Console em produção há mais tempo, Master System já vendeu 8 mi no Brasil" [Console in production for a longer time, Master System has sold 8 million in Brazil]. Universo Online (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016. Comercializado no Brasil desde setembro de 1989, o saudoso Master System já vendeu mais de 8 milhões de unidades no país, segundo a Tectoy.

uol.com.br

Azevedo, Theo (July 30, 2012). "Vinte anos depois, Master System e Mega Drive vendem 150 mil unidades por ano no Brasil" [Twenty years later, Master System and Mega Drive sell 150,000 units a year in Brazil]. UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 16, 2023.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Sega Mark III". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
"Master System". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
"Master System completa 20 anos de vida no Brasil". Universo Online (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. September 4, 2009. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
"The SEGA Master System in Brazil: History of a Forgotten Video Game Console". Munib Rezaie: Media Blog and Academic Portfolio. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
Buchanan, Levi (March 20, 2009). "Genesis vs. SNES: By the Numbers". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
Azevedo, Théo (May 12, 2016). "Console em produção há mais tempo, Master System já vendeu 8 mi no Brasil" [Console in production for a longer time, Master System has sold 8 million in Brazil]. Universo Online (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016. Comercializado no Brasil desde setembro de 1989, o saudoso Master System já vendeu mais de 8 milhões de unidades no país, segundo a Tectoy.
"SG-1000". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
Kohler, Chris (October 2009). "Playing the SG-1000, Sega's First Game Machine". Wired. Condé Nast Publications. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
"G&W Wins Cheers $1 Billion Spinoff Set". The Miami Herald. August 16, 1983. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013 – via NewsBank.
Pollack, Andrew (July 4, 1993). "Sega Takes Aim at Disney's World". The New York Times. pp. 3–1. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
Sato, Hideki; Famitsu DC (February 15, 2002). "Interview: The Witness of History". セガ・コンシューマー・ヒストリー [Sega Consumer History]. Famitsu Books (in Japanese). Enterbrain. pp. 22–25. ISBN 978-4-75770789-4. (Translation by Shmuplations. Archived 2020-08-14 at the Wayback Machine).
Plunkett, Luke (February 27, 2012). "The Story of Sega's First Ever Home Console". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
Parkin, Simon (June 2, 2014). "A history of video game hardware: Sega Master System". Edge. Future plc. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
Sato (September 18, 2013). "Sega's Original Hardware Developer Talks About The Company's Past Consoles". Siliconera. Curse LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
Plunkett, Luke (January 19, 2017). "The Story of Sega's First Console, Which Was Not The Master System". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
"Here's How The Sega Master System Got Its Name". Time Extension. October 17, 2025. Archived from the original on May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
Beuscher, David. "Sega Master System – Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
Takiff, Jonathan (June 20, 1986). "Video Games Gain In Japan, Are Due For Assault On U.S." The Vindicator. p. 2. Archived from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
McFerran, Damien (July 22, 2014). "Hardware Classics: Sega Master System". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
Sponsel, Sebastian (November 16, 2015). "Interview: Stefano Arnhold (Tectoy)". Sega-16. Ken Horowitz. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
"Tec Toy lança no País o videogame Mega Drive". O Estado de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Vol. 111, no. 35513. São Paulo: Grupo Estado. November 22, 1990. p. 81. ISSN 1516-2931. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
"Estrela e Gradiente trazem jogos Nintendo". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Vol. 73, no. 23360. São Paulo: Grupo Folha. March 18, 1993. pp. 2–13. ISSN 1414-5723. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
McGill, Douglas C. (December 4, 1988). "Nintendo Scores Big". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
"How Sega Built the Genesis". Polygon. Vox Media. February 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
Sato (September 18, 2013). "Sega's Original Hardware Developer Talks About The Company's Past Consoles". Siliconera. Curse LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
Fahs, Travis (April 21, 2009). "IGN Presents the History of Sega (page 4)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
"16-Bit Hits – New video games offer better graphics, action". Minneapolis Star Tribune. October 15, 1991. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2014 – via NewsBank.
"Company News; Nintendo Suit by Atari Is Dismissed". The New York Times. May 16, 1992. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
"Total 8-bit and 16-bit Cartridge Consoles: Active installed base estimates". Screen Digest. Screen Digest Ltd.: 61 March 1995. (cf. here Archived March 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine and here Archived March 24, 2017, at the Wayback Machine)
Smith, Ernie (July 27, 2015). "Brazil Is An Alternate Video Game Universe Where Sega Beat Nintendo". Atlas Obscura. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
Ransom-Wiley, James (October 26, 2006). "Coleco Tiptoes Back with Sega-filled Handheld". Joystiq. AOL. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
"Sega Mark III Controllers". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
"SegaScope 3-D". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
"Telecon Pack". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on August 3, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
Buchanan, Levi (October 9, 2008). "Remember Game Gear?". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
Beuscher, David. "Sega Game Gear – Overview". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
"Software List". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
"SK-1100". Sega Hardware Encyclopedia (in Japanese). Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
Sponsel, Sebastian (November 16, 2015). "Interview: Stefano Arnhold (Tectoy)". Sega-16. Ken Horowitz. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
Horowitz, Ken (December 5, 2006). "Interview: Mark Cerny". Sega-16. Ken Horowitz. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
Parkin, Simon (September 13, 2013). "Sonic the Hedgehog: past, present and future". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014. They made 40 games in this way ...But by my judgment only two were really worth playing.
Totilo, Stephen (March 10, 2014). "A Candid Talk With Mark Cerny, Who Designed The PS4, Among Other Things". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
Kunkel, Bill; Worley, Joyce; Katz, Arnie (November 1988). "Video Gaming World". Computer Gaming World. p. 54. ISSN 0744-6667. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016.
Buchanan, Levi (January 25, 2008). "Alex Kidd in Miracle World Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
"Sega expands distribution in Greater China". Screen Digest. Screen Digest Ltd. March 1, 2005. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
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