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{{Infobox Platform
{{Infobox Platform
|logo          = [[File:SMS-Longlogo.png|250px]]
|logo          = [[File:SMS-Longlogo.png|250px]]
|image        = [[File:Sega Mark III.png|300px]]<br/>[[File:SMS-Console.png|300px]]<br/>[[File:Master_System_II.png|300px]]
|image        = [[File:Sega Mark III.png|300px]]Japanese Sega Mark III<br/>[[File:SMS-Console.png|300px]]North American Sega Master System<br/>[[File:Master_System_II.png|300px]]PAL Master System II
|caption      = Japanese Sega Mark III, North American Sega Master System, PAL Master System II
|manufacturer  = Sega
|manufacturer  = Sega
|type          = Video game console
|type          = Video game console
|generation    = Third generation
|generation    = Third generation
|releasedate  = {{Vgrelease|JP=October 20, 1985 (Mark III)|NA=June 1986|EU=September 1987|JP|October 18, 1987 (Master System)|BR=September 4, 1989}}
|lifespan      = {{Vgrelease|JP=October 20, 1985 (Mark III)|NA=June 1986|EU=September 1987|JP|October 18, 1987 (Master System)|BR=September 4, 1989}}
|discontinued  = {{Vgrelease|JP=1989|NA=1991|EU=1996|CA=1996}}
|discontinued  = {{Vgrelease|JP=1989|NA=1991|EU=1996|CA=1996}}
|CPU          = 8-bit [[wikipedia:Zilog|Zilog]] [[wikipedia:Z80|Z80]] at 3.58 MHz (3.579545 MHz)
|unitssold    = 10-14.8 million<br/>{{Vgrelease|JP=1 million (as of 1986)|NA=2 million (as of 1993)|EU=6.8 million (estimated as of December 1993)|SA| 5 million (as of 2012)}}
|media        = [[wikipedia:ROM cartridge|ROM cartridge]]
|CPU          = 3.58MHz [[wikipedia:Zilog|Zilog]] [[wikipedia:Z80|Z80]] 8-bit processor
|storage      = Sega Card (256 kbits max. capacity)
|media        = [[wikipedia:ROM cartridge|ROM cartridge]],
|unitssold    = Worldwide: 10-14.8 million<br/>Japan: 1 million (as of 1986)<br>United States: 2 million (as of 1993)<br/>Western Europe: 6.8 million (estimated as of December 1993)<br/>Brazil: 5 million (as of 2012)
|topgame      = ''[[Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]'' {{vgrelease|INT=November 1, 1986}}
|topgame      = ''[[Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]'' {{vgrelease|INT=November 1, 1986}}
|predecessor  = [[wikipedia:SG-1000|SG-1000]]
|predecessor  = [[wikipedia:SG-1000|SG-1000]]
|successor    = [[Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]
|successor    = [[Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]]
|controllers  = SMS controllers}}
|controllers  = SMS controllers, Sega Light Phaser
}}


The '''Sega Master System''' (マスターシステム Masutā Shisutemu, abbreviated to '''SMS''' or '''Master System''') is a third-generation 8-bit cartridge-based video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1986 in North America, seven months after the original [[NES]], and in 1987 in Europe. Its original Japanese incarnation was the "Sega Mark III", which was first released in 1985.
The '''Sega Master System''' (マスターシステム Masutā Shisutemu, abbreviated to '''SMS''' or '''Master System''') is a third-generation 8-bit cartridge-based video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1986 in North America, seven months after the original [[NES]], and in 1987 in Europe. Its original Japanese incarnation was the "Sega Mark III", which was first released in 1985.