The Sega Master System is still being made and sold in Brazil 36 years later
Brazil's unique gaming culture kept the Sega Master System alive decades after it vanished everywhere else
It’s not a clone or a bootleg, but it’s also not the original hardware either. In Brazil, the Sega Master System lives on as a licensed, ROM-on-Chip (RoC) console. It's basically like a self-contained emulator—still manufactured and stocked on retail shelves, preloaded with 132 classic games. 40 years after its original release, and 36 years since it made its way to Brazil, the 8-bit system that vanished from shelves elsewhere is alive and well.
