It’s not often I get this excited about an unboxing, but this one was free and, for a change, it’s something that works and I can just play. Anthony Wildin sent me a Sega Master System II with a control pad and a couple of games, very well packed, and he even paid the postage. Remarkably, I didn’t own a Master System until this arrived.
Unwrapping the parcel
First out was an RF cable in mint condition. Everything else was wrapped in local newspaper, which, as always, I couldn’t resist reading out on camera: discount shop flyers, a new fire station plan and some stairlift adverts.
A dirty little Master System II
The console itself is a Master System II, grubby but complete. The Master System II only has RF out, so I’ll need a way to get proper video from it. My Samsung 6000 series TV tunes into anything over RF (even a ZX81), so I’ll probably try it on that first. The longer-term plan is to open it up and add some kind of AV output.
The control pad and games
Next was a square Sega control pad, which Anthony had clearly cleaned. It took me straight back. Last were two games: Olympic Gold (waggle yourself to death) and the classic Sonic the Hedgehog, which my children will be playing until they cry.
Anthony, thank you very much.
Related
For getting better video out of this console, see installing a quick ‘n’ dirty Sega Master System II composite mod. For more Sega, there’s changing the save battery in a Mega Drive cartridge.
Leave a Reply