8-Bit SEGA

Just thought I'd share this very impressive homebrew shmup developed by Kitmaker / Fran Matsusaka. It's available for both the Sega Game Gear and Master System.

Not sure how this excellent game escaped my notice until recently!

Master System Version

I could genuinely spend hours browsing UNAUTHORIZON, a fascinating museum & database recording cloned video game consoles from around the world. It's well worth a visit if you've got a soft spot for knock off consoles like I do.

I've covered a few official clones before on my own website, but I never expected to find any unlicensed clones until today!

The top two are not really SEGA clones, but consolised MSX computers in a SEGA 8-bit form factor.

The "Puckman Family Computer" takes the form of the ultra rare Bit Corp / Telegames DINA 2 in 1, an unlicensed ColecoVision / SG-1000 clone (the two shared similar architecture, along with the MSX. This is why so many MSX games were unofficially ported to the SMS in Korea).

So it's an MSX clone, stuffed inside the case of another clone that cloned two other different but similar games consoles. Confused yet?

The King Lion strongly resembles the SG-1000 II case, but is also an MSX internally.

The final console takes the familiar and undying form of Nintendo's original Famicom. It looks much like the many Famiclones to have existed across the ages, except this Famiclone hides a secret. It's actually an SG-1000 and not a Famiclone at all!

If I see any more clones pop up in the future, I'll keep you posted.

Links (for more images):

WAY-UP Open-1

King Lion JS-101