Sega Master Systems have become horrendously brittle

Agreed! My friend broke his Master System's plastic clear screen part by cracking it... while trying to remove a game cart. We need to preserve these as best as possible, lol.

 

agreed, I had one fall from a small bookcase and it shattered a corner of the top casing. Took me like an hour of gluing it back into place. I wonder if it is caused by the same thing as the snes cases. After they turn yellow the same thing seems to happen.

 

Just going to sit a wait to see the eventual release of overpriced case replacements

 

i have an old master system (pal) its the small one , its been in an old shed for 30 somthing years covered in dirt, and works just fine

 

mine is the MS2*

 

I just pulled my SMS1 out of the closet and it seems fine for now.

 

I had a Master System 1 for a while and it seemed stronger than my N64, they both fell off my shelf in an earthquake and the N64 came out of it cracked. To be fair there was a cart sitting in the slot though...

 

This is to be expected of old plastics.
Although the original Atari 2600 still holds up like a tank.

 

Must be that wood paneling.

 

I was thinking the same thing. Every game console from the 70's with wood is superior than modern solutions like glossy plastic.

 

Just buy the Genesis Add on lol. That is some thick plastic.

 

It's actually better to own a master system for SMS games as the Genesis/Mega Drive can't play many SMS games or SG-1000 games. This is because the Genesis/MD's VDP only supports SMS video mode 4. The non supported games will run but you will have no video.

 

*Imagines early '00s translucent style replacement cases...for the Master System*

 

i demand a translucent N64 style blue one be made

 

Mine is in its Sega case and is perfect. The case was modified so cables can exit the rear and the consoles screws were put through the case to keep it in place inside. Its never been exposed to sunlight unless it was being used. There's a few marks on it, but its perfect apart from that.

 

for my experience the worst shitty plastic is the one used in usa snes, when they are yellowed you can crumble them like meringues

 

It's starting to get hard to find one here that isn't yellowing. The plastic is terrible in these things.

 

true. also jap and pal snes got yellowed and possibly crubmble but their plastic is thicker than usa ones

sms2 have very nice hard plastics

 

Oh, snap, is that why my Wonder Boy in Monster Land freezes up when it starts? All my other games have worked, I figured it was just a busted board. Is there a list of compatible games anywhere, by chance?