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SG-1000 cartridges actually work/fit in a Japanese Master System
Post Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 10:59 am
So a week back I ordered an unknown SG-1000 cartridge.
The cart has a ripped label so the seller did not know what the game is.
https://www.ebay.nl/itm/235468592850
I've been pondering off and on getting a SG-1000 console, so I thought, let's start with a game, knowing I could not play it, since I do not own a SG-1000 yet.

So after receiving it, I though: "hey, this looks like a mark III cart!"
So I decided to just plug it in, thinking it would be a Mar III game. Of course after cleaning it with a q-tip and 99,9% alcohol.
Did not work.
tried it again, got a black screen, so I thought: progress!
Cleaned it again.
And Low and behold, it worked
I knew that the Master System technically could play SG-1000 games, because I tried that already with flash carts. But somehow I missed that the cart shape is the exact same shape/mold

So I just wanted to mention that another reason to buy a Japanese Master System is that it just plays actual physical SG-1000 carts!
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:22 pm
Works, yes, but note that colors will be different:

https://www.smspower.org/Development/Palette#MasterSystemMarkIII
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Post Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:26 am
Yes, unfortunatly so but inevitable seeing the hardware differences/limitations.
I was just so shocked that it was really fully compatible cart size wise.

And the game I bought was Congo Bongo.
And I am happy with that. Could have been much much worse
Pretty fun and neat platformish overhead action game, butchered arcade port
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