Master System Card Slot, What was the point?

[2Dskillz]

Awesome, I thought that budget played in, but did not really know the history with the 1000 in Japan. Thanks.

So were those 3Dglasses anything special?

[Cryomancer]

I still say the SG-1000 was segas own take on the Pc-Engine

Because they both have card slots? The SG-1000 was available 4 years before the PC Engine.

[Cornelius]

So were those 3Dglasses anything special?

Yes, actually. They work great, and give as good of a 3D effect as anything else I've come across (except for the Wii head tracking stuff, but that hasn't been applied). Unfortunately none of the 3d games really have impressed me much.

[2Dskillz]

looks like I need some of those shades then. I have GhostHouse and Transbot, anything else a must have for this card slot?

[icbrkr]

Of course, Spy Vs. Spy. I played the C64 versions to death and the SMS is pretty accurate compared to its computer counterparts.

[zektor]

looks like I need some of those shades then. I have GhostHouse and Transbot, anything else a must have for this card slot?

Absolutely get the glasses. Still (in my humble opinion) the best 3-D effect any game system has to offer. I was really wowed by it back then, and still think it is pretty amazing today.

I still say "My Hero" is an absolute must have. It's a hard game, but it is very addicting if you really try. I always have time for a round of it....heck..maybe I'll go play it again right now!

[fuchikoma]

What, no Teddy Boy love?

[zektor]

What, no Teddy Boy love?

I mentioned Teddy Boy in my previous post I am not sure why this game does not get the props it should. It is a classic shooter and a great game as well!

[joystickjunki3]

The cards were indeed cheaper, also of lower quality and size. And yes, it was also there from addons like the 3D glasses.

[megasdkirby]

Come to think of it, I think the card slot was intended to swipe credit cards and purchase online games.

Connect the modem to the expansion port under the SMS, connect online, choose the game you want, and insert your credit card in the SMS card slot to complete the purchase.

There, mystery solved.

BTW, this was a joke post. But I fathom to imagine the amount of people who actually stuck a credit card in the slot, expecting to get something in return...

[rbudrick]

True. Though IMO, Ghost House was pretty good, though insanely hard on the second half (still beat it though )

Whoa, whoa whoa...I've played this game hundreds of times and only made it to level 3 ONCE. Beacause I got super lucky. You are telling me you beat all 6 stages, and then beat the impossibleX666+ass second quest too? WTF?

That is not possible. How the f...no, seriously, what am I doing wrong? Dracula PWNS my ass just about every time in stage 1 with his cheap, shitty ass. I hate him.

I played it in emulation and cheated my ass off with save states for a really long time and beat it, but even then it was HARD. Hell, I remember the last 1 or 2 Draculas being literally impossible in the real world. I mean seriously impossible, not difficult, just impossible for real.

There's no continues, the game is cheap as hell, and everything makes you die. How, I ask? How?

-Rob