Sega Master System The SEGA Base System Console CIB Complete In Box TESTED
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Manufacturer description
Complete in box Sega Master System Console. This has been tested and works! The console has some wear, but over all good shape. The box has a lot of wear. Please view the pictures to get a good opinion on the box condition. This includes all that is pictured. The original pictures show a Nintendo RF adapter.. After I took that picture I found the correct Sega one (final picture). So I removed the Nintendo one and included the Sega one. I tested 20+ games on this console, so it is in good working order!
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SpecPicks scored Sega Master System The SEGA Base System Console CIB Complete In Box… using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the retro consoles category. Sega's retro consoles lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.
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