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The Sega Master System (known as the SG-1000 Mark III during the first two years) is a home video game console by Sega. It was a modest hit in Japan and North America, but a big hit in Europe, Latin America (particularly Brazil), and Australia, where it was more successful than its competitor, the NES.

1st Logo (1985-1988)

Visuals: On a black background, a Sega logo (whose front side is white and reverse side is teal) floats up to the center of the screen. Once it reaches its position, it switches into a rotating palette consisting of several shades of blue, teal, and white. The words "MASTER SYSTEM", in yellow, slide in from the right, with the Sega logo overlapping it, before the Master System name switches to white. Both the Sega logo and the Master System name slide apart, with the Sega logo above and the Master System name below. A copyright for Sega (with the Sega name in the logo's font) appears below the Sega Master System name.

Technique: Sprite-based animation.

Audio: None.

Availability: It can only be seen on M404 prototype BIOS.

2nd Logo (October 20, 1985-1996)

Visuals: On a black background, the letters in the Sega logo slide in. When they stop, "MASTER SYSTEM" appears below, along with a copyright date.

Variant: On v2.4, The copyright date is changed to "1988".

Technique: Sprite-based animation.

Audio: A rising synth note, then the two-note "SEGA!" jingle.

Availability:

Seen when turning on a Sega Master System.
However, this logo does not appear when starting up an SMS game on the Wii Virtual Console.

3rd Logo (October 1987-1991; February 18, 2015)

Visuals: On a starfield background, a checkerboard floor moves towards the viewer, giving a 3D effect, while changing color. Above the floor is the Sega logo with the words "MASTER SYSTEM" underneath. Below that is the following sentence, colored white and centered horizontally but left-aligned:

電源をOFFにして，
ソフトを入れてください。

Below that sentence is the text "© SEGA 1987" in blue, and "V 2.1" to the right of the copyright date, also in blue.

Variant: The Japanese version of the Master System Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme features this screen, but it is still (the floor doesn't move, remains blue and the stars do not shine), and the 1987 copyright date was replaced with a 2015 copyright date, the version number depends on the most recent version the 3DS system is set to, and the Japanese text now reads: "アイコンを選択して, ソフトを起動してください。"

Technique: Sprite-based animation.

Audio: A rearrangement of the main theme to Space Harrier that demonstrates the capabilities of the FM Sound Unit that was built-in into the Japanese Sega Master System console.

Availability:

Seen when turning on a Japanese Sega Master System without a cartridge inserted.
It also appears on the Japanese version of the Sega Master System Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme.

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+===Background===
+The '''Sega Master System''' (known as the SG-1000 Mark III during the first two years) is a home video game console by [[Sega]]. It was a modest hit in Japan and North America, but a big hit in Europe, Latin America (particularly Brazil), and Australia, where it was more successful than its competitor, the NES.
-st Logo
+===1st Logo (1985-1988)===
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
-(October 20, 1985-1996)
-Sega Master System - CLG Wiki
+Sega Master System (1985, prototype) (Credit - LeleSocho).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=i_87oJdTJTE}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a Sega logo (whose front side is white and reverse side is teal) floats up to the center of the screen. Once it reaches its position, it switches into a rotating palette consisting of several shades of blue, teal, and white. The words "MASTER SYSTEM", in yellow, slide in from the right, with the Sega logo overlapping it, before the Master System name switches to white. Both the Sega logo and the Master System name slide apart, with the Sega logo above and the Master System name below. A copyright for Sega (with the Sega name in the logo's font) appears below the Sega Master System name.
+'''Technique:''' Sprite-based animation.
-Logo: On a black background, the letters in the Sega logo slide in. When they stop, "MASTER SYSTEM" appears below, along with a copyright date.
+'''Audio:''' None.
-FX/SFX: The letters sliding, "Master System" appearing.
+'''Availability:''' It can only be seen on M404 prototype BIOS.
-Music/Sounds: A rising synth note, then the two-note "SEGA!" jingle.
+===2nd Logo (October 20, 1985-1996)===
-Availability: Rare. Seen when you turn on a Sega Master System, which was a modest hit in Japan (known as the SG-1000 Mark III during the first two years) and North America, but a big hit in Europe, Latin America (particularly Brazil), and Australia, where it was more successful than its competitor, the NES. In these regions the logo is uncommon, in that retro game stalls and markets are likely to have Master Systems going cheap. However, you do not see this logo when starting up an SMS game on the Wii Virtual Console.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+Sega Master System (1985) (Credit - Grigory Stepanov).png
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=SHQ9Asxxkc8}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the letters in the [[Sega]] logo slide in. When they stop, "MASTER SYSTEM" appears below, along with a copyright date.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Variant:''' On v2.4, The copyright date is changed to "1988".
+'''Technique:''' Sprite-based animation.
+'''Audio:''' A rising synth note, then the two-note "SEGA!" jingle.
-nd Logo
-(1987, 2015)
-Sega Master System boot up
+'''Availability:'''
-Logo: On a starfield background, a checkerboard floor moves towards the viewer, giving a 3D effect, while changing color. Above the floor is the Sega logo with the words "MASTER SYSTEM" underneath. Below that are the words "Turn off the power, please put in software." written in Japanese.
+* Seen when turning on a Sega Master System.
+* However, this logo does not appear when starting up an SMS game on the Wii Virtual Console.
+===3rd Logo (October 1987-1991; February 18, 2015)===
-Variant: Japanese versions of the Master System Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme features this intro, but it is still (The floor doesn't move, remains blue and the stars do not shine), and the 1987 copyright date was replaced with a 2015 copyright date, the version number is different and the top section of the japanese text has been changed.
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+</gallery>
+{{YouTube|id=8iI6Irj9nI8|id2=NeuP-bEbqiM}}
+'''Visuals:''' On a starfield background, a checkerboard floor moves towards the viewer, giving a 3D effect, while changing color. Above the floor is the Sega logo with the words "MASTER SYSTEM" underneath. Below that is the following sentence, colored white and centered horizontally but left-aligned:
-FX/SFX: The floor moving, the fluorescent floor, the stars shining, and occasionally, a shooting star will be shown.
+<center>
+{|
+|{{Tt|{{Big|電源をOFFにして，<br>ソフトを入れてください。}}|Turn off the power, please put in software.}}
+|}
+</center>
+Below that sentence is the text "© SEGA 1987" in blue, and "V 2.1" to the right of the copyright date, also in blue.
+'''Variant:''' The Japanese version of the Master System Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme features this screen, but it is still (the floor doesn't move, remains blue and the stars do not shine), and the 1987 copyright date was replaced with a 2015 copyright date, the version number depends on the most recent version the 3DS system is set to, and the Japanese text now reads: "{{Tt|アイコンを選択して, ソフトを起動してください。|Select the icon to launch the software.}}"
-Music/Sounds: A rearrangement of the main theme to Space Harrier which can be heard in 8-bit format or in prototype 16-bit form where Sega was experimenting with the newly developed FM Chip.
+'''Technique:''' Sprite-based animation.
-Availability: Extremely rare. Seen when turning on a Japanese Sega Master System without a cartridge inserted. It also appears if you have the Japanese version of the Sega Master System Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme.
+'''Audio:''' A rearrangement of the main theme to ''Space Harrier'' that demonstrates the capabilities of the FM Sound Unit that was built-in into the Japanese Sega Master System console.
-Editor's Note: None.
+'''Availability:'''
+* Seen when turning on a Japanese Sega Master System without a cartridge inserted.
+* It also appears on the Japanese version of the Sega Master System Nintendo 3DS Home Menu theme.
+{{Chronology|[[Sega Mark III]]|Sega Mega Drive/Genesis<br>[[Sega CD/Mega-CD]]}}
+[[Category:Japanese video game logos]]
+[[Category:Japan]]
+[[Category:Video game logos]]
+[[Category:Console start-up logos]]
+[[Category:Sega Sammy Holdings]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]
+[[Category:Japanese-language logos]]