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Post by legend on Apr 8, 2014 21:42:15 GMT
I'm about to ask something and even say something that might sound weird. If it does, sorry, but I will try to explain as best as I can. I know a lot of you, when reading the topic title, will probably say something along the lines of "nostalgia"...which is perfectly understandable. Perhaps it even makes you happy.
Before I go any further, I want to say this...I believe in having an "inner child" if you will. I understand that as adults we can't and probably never will feel the same way about things as we do when we were children. The excitement, joy, and mystery of many things eventually goes away forever. But we can still keep an inner child. Just look at children...most children, even when facing difficult situations, are happy. They don't really have worries (except for what will I play today?)...they just live to have fun and be happy. Some people (as you can see in this world, especially people like politicians) don't have an inner child. They seem unhappy, or angry all the time. I don't like that.
I say all that to say this...I still have my inner child. And as some of you know I grew up NES mainly (though again we had a SMS). The NES WAS in a way my childhood. Yes, I did other things as well, but when it boils down to it, I gave a lot of who I was to my NES (and eventually SNES). While the SMS did get played, it wasn't like I wished I could have looking back.
Whenever I look at the SMS now, I feel as if I'm getting a second childhood. Just looking at SMS related material makes me happy. Whenever I watched the videos (by ShinobiMan I believe) on YouTube about opening those Sega gifts (ESPECIALLY the SMS games) I get this feeling of happiness that quite honestly, I don't believe I have experienced since I was a child with the NES! Yeah, I've played many systems and games over the years, and have had my phases of "I like this one, now I like this one", but there's something about the SMS that's drawing me I seriously can not explain.
I'm honestly happy that I've made this decision to come to the SMS. It's been there, but I never gave it the chance. It's a serious powerhouse of an 8-bit console, and seeing just what all it can handle makes my jaw drop. But again, when I bundle it all together...I'm just happy. I said it before but I'll say it again...I wish I could have as many fond memories of it as many of you do. But I'm creating new ones...and I'm loving it.
My inner child has sparked even higher thanks to the SMS. As I said I do honestly feel in a lot of ways I'm getting a second childhood all thanks to not just the console and games, but with everything and everyone involved as well. I just started this community, but I can feel the friendliness and the family bonding that you all share with one another. I'll close by saying this: there are many things in life we can't change. There are many things in life we can't get a second chance at. And while I do feel that childhood is truly the greatest and most magical of our time in life, sadly we can't ever get that back...there isn't a second chance with that. But in some way...in some small, magical way, I have found a way to do that...all thanks, to the Sega Master System.
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Post by Transatlantic Foe on Apr 8, 2014 21:56:19 GMT
How does it make me feel? Like I'm 10 again.
That's really nice escapism when you're in your 30s with a mortgage! Simpler times. Nostalgia is a funny thing really, but it's nice to revisit those happy memories - and pretend to be a kid again when you pick up a game you could never find in the shops when you were younger!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2014 23:05:56 GMT
Thank you Mr.Legend, you described it well what the Master System is: A magical 8 bit giant who gives you the feeling of happiness, fun and.. innocence. I have this inner child, I ever had it. I say stupid things all the time and I love to do it. My friends like me for that. If somebody hates my childishly behaviour, I don´t care. To be honest, I often said that this console is my childhood. I often told the people that I collect Master System games to honor my childhood. But after reading your text, I changed my mind a bit. It´s not only my past, but it´s my presence and my future. I will play the games for the rest of my life. When I´m old, I will sit in my rocking chair, play Alex Kidd and get angry because I still lose a life in the game after playing it for 50 years  The Master System makes me feel happy. (If I fail or not) |
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Post by rupert on Apr 8, 2014 23:14:58 GMT
I feel the same way, it transports me back to an easier/ simpler time (i'm going to avoid saying happier as i'm very happy with life currently). Opening packets of Panini football stickers also gives me a short 'fix', the smell from the newly opened packet especially. Buying and building a Lego set gives me a slightly longer fix. But the SMS is the peak of this, not just playing the games but looking at the boxes etc.
It's not just stuff though, other things do this too, like just walking around my local area as i've always lived here and there are so many good memories.
This makes me sound really weird, but i'm just being honest.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 6:59:49 GMT
This makes me sound really weird, but i'm just being honest. It sounds normal. I feel the same way when I visit my old area. Not everybody can say that about the past, so we had a good childhood  |
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Post by englishinvader on Apr 9, 2014 8:34:06 GMT
This makes me sound really weird, but i'm just being honest. It sounds normal. I feel the same way when I visit my old area. Not everybody can say that about the past, so we had a good childhood It can also be depressing when those places aren't the same as you remember them. When I was a kid, there was a video game shop that used to let you try games out before you bought them (you could just go up to the counter with the box and they would put the game on the console for you) and many years later I moved into a flat above that store, but by then it had become an ordinary run-of-the-mill PC shop. Having said that, there is one town in my local area that's almost like the town time forgot. I went there a few months ago expecting all my old shops to have long since gone out of business (small independent video games/music/DVD stores), but they were all still there; the only thing that had gone was the McDonalds. |
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Post by jessie on Apr 9, 2014 12:31:13 GMT
What a delicious question! It makes me feel like I am a kid again. It can bring back memories in a flood of nostalgia and make me remember things I had forgotten. What a wonderful thing memory is. My kids are creating new memories with it as well, so it gives me joy to see them play.
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Post by Batman666 on Apr 9, 2014 14:10:26 GMT
Happy as just the mere sight of the Console or the games fill me with a nostalgic joy.
But more than that, it also makes me proud. The Master System is linked with my identity. The identity of being a minority, of being different but still thriving because you are proud of being different and not adapting to the majority. Which are things I associate with the Master System, of being the minority (at least in most markets), the underdog of the 8-bit generation but also being different, unique and thriving thanks to it's uniqueness.
The Master System for me is a physical reminder of who I am and why I should be proud of it mixed in with sheer joy thru emotionally connected memories.
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Post by flatapex on Apr 10, 2014 21:50:25 GMT
well I never had a master system back in the day so it is to be a different experience than it is for you guys i guess.
finding ms games cheap (or a lot cheaper than they should be) to me is a similar happy experience to finding a cool band for the first time on spotify or something like that
it must be a rush i like because in about a year i have bought about 80 games and done a fair few international swaps
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2014 22:48:03 GMT
It can also be depressing when those places aren't the same as you remember them. When I was a kid, there was a video game shop that used to let you try games out before you bought them (you could just go up to the counter with the box and they would put the game on the console for you) and many years later I moved into a flat above that store, but by then it had become an ordinary run-of-the-mill PC shop. Having said that, there is one town in my local area that's almost like the town time forgot. I went there a few months ago expecting all my old shops to have long since gone out of business (small independent video games/music/DVD stores), but they were all still there; the only thing that had gone was the McDonalds. Yes it can be depressing, but mostly, ´only´ the stores change. The houses, their outward appearance and even the trees are the same. In my old area, opposite to my old house, there is a bakery. This bakery is there for over 20 years now. Near that house is a big park with my most favourite place in the world, a big fairytale themed fountain ( here is a picture from the web). And don´t worry about the McDonalds, they suck^^ |
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Post by ninjabearhug on Apr 12, 2014 10:04:46 GMT
It makes me feel relaxed, even when I'm playing a proper shite game, not just SMS though any gaming. It's how I destress after working  . I don't really get nostalgic about SMS as I never had or played one as a kid, only really get nostalgic about a couple of mega drive and game boy games |
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Post by kungfukid on Apr 13, 2014 20:32:23 GMT
Pretty much the same as everyone else for me. I would say though, that in particular for certain specific games they bring back memories linked to those games and what I was doing around the time I originally played them back in the day. For example, games like RC Grand Prix, World Class Leaderboard, and Sensible Soccer remind me of playing two players with my brother back when he was fun! Alien 3 reminds me of my grandparents. Donald Duck Lucky Dime Caper reminds me of one of my best friends who moved house in 1992 away from where we lived. Shinobi reminds me of my younger neighbour who used to drive me crazy as he always called it "Shinado" for some reason.... etc. etc. So nostalgia, yes, but more than that the Master System often makes me smile and remember different things specifically about my childhood and teenage years. |
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Post by legend on Apr 13, 2014 22:31:08 GMT
Kungfukid...that was simply beautiful. I like everyones reply but that one just stands out to me for some reason.
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Post by ian on Apr 14, 2014 9:31:51 GMT
I think it's fair to say the Master System means a great deal to me. I wouldn't have been around on the boards and working on the site for 10 years if it didn't! I definitely have an inner child and I'm trying to put off my adult responsibilities for as long as possible. I believe we are truly happiest when we are children; when we're innocent, worry-free and the world is full of wonder and excitement. And my childhood involved plenty of gaming on the SMS, hence my love and nostalgia for it. Even to this day I still enjoy playing the games and discovering new ones. There are just so many great games when you sit down, play them and give them a chance. For instance, after years of hating on Indiana Jones, I played it again recently and actually quite enjoyed it! Opening packets of Panini football stickers also gives me a short 'fix', the smell from the newly opened packet especially. I also have a lot of nostalgia for stickers. I've been on eBay and picked up a few of the sticker albums I used to have as a kid. I was at a gaming event recently and one of the sellers had an original box of Nintendo stickers (in packets). It was amazing to see considering they were from like 1991. I made damn sure I bought a couple packets I would say though, that in particular for certain specific games they bring back memories linked to those games and what I was doing around the time I originally played them back in the day. I have some memories of games which link to particular moments in time. I can remember the games I received for Xmas and the ones purchased from the Sunday market. I also remember one time, my mum came home with a surprise for me and my brother. She was holding two new SMS games behind her back and told us to pick a hand. It was so unexpected. The excitement and happiness was unbelievable! In short, the Master System just makes me feel happy |
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Post by robocod on Apr 21, 2014 16:22:48 GMT
Good thread!
I know exactly what you mean with the feel good factor,the Sms was my third system after my first console (Atari 2600) and computer (Zx Speccy) and both these systems have a place in my heart, but after playing Master Sys games I find myself not just filled with great memories of games I used to own like Ghost House,Outrun and World Grand Prix but just a general aura of joy so nostalgia does play a part for sure,but there is something else I cannot quite put my finger on to explain and you simply do not always get the same feeling after playing some other systems like pc engine,Megadrive or Nes.
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. I don't really get nostalgic about SMS as I never had or played one as a kid, only really get nostalgic about a couple of mega drive and game boy games 
