video game: Sega SG-1000 My Card Ninja Princess - Japanese Edition

Sega Corporation entered the home video game console market in 1983, with the Sega Game 1000. Though designed to compete with the Nintendo Family Computer, released the same year, the SG-1000 only made moderate dent in the Japanese market, and Sega discontinued production only two years later. In 1984, the company released an updated version, the SG-1000 II, which was notable for being the first Sega system to include a game card reader add-on, known as the Card Catcher.

Sega����_��s first console breakthrough came in 1985, with the release of the Sega Mark III. This system was backwards compatible with the SG-1000, and included an updated version of the Card Catcher, this time built directly into the console. Though the Mark III����_��s ROM cartridges held four times the amount of data, the game cards were cheaper to manufacture and thus cost less, making them an attractive buy for consumers on a budget.

The Mark III sold one million units in its first year, but it could not seriously challenge the Nintendo Famicon����_��s popularity. However, in 1986, Sega redesigned the console and rebranded it as the Sega Master System, which sold over 14 million units worldwide, becoming especially popular in Western Europe and Brazil.

This game is part of a collection of Sega Mark III games in The Strong����_��s collection that represent nearly 100% of all games released for that system.