---
title: Sega Master System III
categories:
- Consoles
params:
  name: Master System III
  image: /media/museum/photos/tectoy_sms3_112_1s.jpg
  company: /companies/sega
  company_name: Sega
  tabs:
  - photos
  - emulators
  - links
  - videos
  photos:
  - title: MASTER SYSTEM 3
    subtitle: ''
    text: original model from Tec-Toy
    image: /media/museum/photos/tectoy_sms3_1.jpg
  - title: MASTER SYSTEM 3 - 74 JOGOS
    subtitle: ''
    text: 74 games built-in !
    image: /media/museum/photos/tectoy_sms3_74_1.jpg
  - title: MASTER SYSTEM 3 - 74 JOGOS - BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/tectoy_sms3_74_box.jpg
  - title: MASTER SYSTEM 3 - 105 JOGOS
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/tectoy_sms3_105_1.jpg
  - title: MASTER SYSTEM 3 - 105 JOGOS - BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/tectoy_sms3_105_box.jpg
  - title: MASTER SYSTEM 3 - 112 JOGOS
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/tectoy_sms3_112_1.jpg
  emulators:
  - title: Dega
    url: http://www.mameworld.net/easyemu/degatut.htm
    platform: Windows
    text: SMS, Mark III and Game Gear emulator
  - title: MEKA
    url: http://www.smspower.org/meka/
    platform: Windows
    text: Multi-system emulator (SG-1000, Mark III, SMS, SC-3000, Game Gear, Colecovision, Othello Multivision)
  - title: Past-O-Rama
    url: http://www.system16.com/pastorama/
    platform: Windows
    text: Sega systems emulator
  links:
  - title: GameFAQs
    url: http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/sms/game/22669.html
    text: Excellent site gathering several Sega Master System FAQs
  - title: IGN.COM
    url: http://codes.ign.com/lists/20137/068/index.html
    text: A LOT of Sega Master System game codes
  - title: MEKA Software Database
    url: http://www.smspower.org/meka/wip/meka.nam
    text: Very precise and useful software database (SMS, GG, Coleco, etc.)
  - title: Official Master System pages from Sega!
    url: http://www.sega.co.jp/archive/segahard/master/
    text: Excellent. Lot of info here (specs, pix, soft lists, ads,etc.)
  - title: Sega Master System, the console legend
    url: http://www.geocities.com/snappa_fcw/sega.html
    text: SMS dedicated website. A lot of stuff here.
  - title: SMS Power
    url: http://smspower.speedhost.com/
    text: Excellent site supporting all Sega 8-bit systems
  - title: UK Sega Master System page
    url: http://www.severedbbs.u-net.com/fletcher/SMS.html
    text: History, pictures and tech info
  - title: www.alexkidd.com
    url: http://www.alexkidd.com/
    text: FAQs, Game reviews, hardware & peripheral pics and info, ads, links and much more
  - title: www.sega8bit.com
    url: http://www.sega8bit.com/
    text: Featuring a games database, release and rarity information, plus the most active SMS related forums on the web
  videos:
  - title: Sega Master System TV commercial
    url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5vreoJLLRM
    text: 'Length: 31s'
  comments:
  - author: d l
    date: Monday 14th March 2022
    text: ive heard rarly of a sega system 3 compact with power-base on it if still alive. where? the other one with alex kid (normal and super) doesnt sort of play ands in amber color while the sonic base probably is in blacks and whites. good to note and have done before this.
  - author: rod (canada)
    date: Friday 15th February 2019
    text: Interesting to note that this version of the Master System was packaged with six button controllers similar to the ones that were made for the Genesis a decade prior. Which makes me wonder if they''re compatible with a Sega Genesis....
  - author: Bruno Philippe (Brazil)
    date: Monday 19th January 2009
    text: |-
      The Master System III is like an low cost video game console, here in Brazil, for the low class.\
      The actual price in Reais (BRL) is R$ 165, or in today cottage (01/15/09), US$ 70.
  related:
  - /museum/sega-mark-iii
  - /museum/sega-master-system
  - /museum/sega-master-system-ii
  - /museum/sega-sg-1000
  - /museum/sega-sg-1000-mark-ii
  oc_id: 1253
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221204131253/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1253
    date: '2022-12-04'
---

The Master System III was released in 2003 by Brazilian toy manufacturer Tec Toy. It is exclusive to the Brazilian market where it is still a popular system. Externally the console is the same as the [Master System II](/museum/sega-master-system-ii/) apart from the colour, which is a very light grey instead of being dark grey.

In fact the Master System III is still on sale to this day. The current version, Master System 3 - 120 Super Jogos Na Memória, comes with 120 games built in.

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