r/MasterSystem

Grabbed the box tucked away at my parents’ house. Hooking it up through my TV/AV receiver is step 2. Reading through the posts on here on how to do that is helpful!

This weekend was Portland retro gaming expo, and it’s a great place to fill collection holes. 😁👍

Every game I play crashes after a minute or so of gameplay. I have tried 3 games on it and each one crashes after a little bit of time. I cleaned the insides (It was really dusty), and it seems to have done nothing. I didn't see any leaky capacitors, but there was some flux (which should be harmless). What could be wrong? Am I just not plugging it in right? Is it because the back isn't screwed in? Anything helps.

I work at a place where people can recycle electronics and every now and then, there's a diamond in the rough. We're not supposed to take stuff but I mean...I wasn't gonna let this get this turned into a bench or something lol.

Anyway, for the life of me, I cannot find this console box art anywhere. Maybe I just haven't searched the right channels on Google or this sub enough, but I cannot find "Sega Video Game System" anywhere. It is a model 3010 from the back of the console and the back of the box says Sega 1988 Tonka Corp. Is this rare? Not rare? Does anyone know a ballpark value of what this is worth? Everything was in the box but the connection cables, so I spent like six bucks to get the white and yellow cable to connect it.

Amazingly, I have like a whole box full of games already but didn't have the console, so it was good being able to test out the games and they worked! Thanks for any input or advice!

Side observation: This box art is awesome and let me tell you, that kid with the Light Phaser is having *FUN*!