Tux Typing: An Educational Typing Game
* A Brief History of Home Video Games
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Side-by-side Comparison of the Sega Master System and Nintendo Entertainment System


Sega Master System

Processor: Z-80
Processor Speed: 3.6 MHz
Resolution: 256 x 220
Colors Available: 512
Colors On-Screen: 64
Maximum Sprites: 64
Sprite Size: 32 x 32

Nintendo Entertainment System

Processor: 6502
Processor Speed: 1.79 MHz
Resolution: 160 x 192
Colors Available: 52
Colors On-Screen: 16
Maximum Sprites: 64
Sprite Size: 8 x 16

Source: Electronic Gaming Monthly's 1994 Video Game Buyer's Guide

Sega Master System

Rampage (Activision)

After Burner (Sega)

Shinobi (Sega)

Golden Axe Warrior (Sega)

Safari Hunt (Sega)

Nintendo Entertainment System

Rampage (Data East)

Flight of the Intruder (Mindscape)

Shinobi (Tengen)

The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo)

Duck Hunt (Nintendo)


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Screen shots courtesy of Michael J. Novak Jr., and Video Game Advantage.