https://www.kanyid.org/tags/retro/Recent content in Retro on www.kanyid.orgHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usMon, 15 Aug 2022 17:37:13 -0700https://www.kanyid.org/posts/2022/mark-iii-smsfm/Mon, 15 Aug 2022 17:37:13 -0700https://www.kanyid.org/posts/2022/mark-iii-smsfm/<h1 id="background">Background</h1> <div class="box" > <figure itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="img"> <img itemprop="thumbnail" src="../../img/mark-iii-mods-p1/buttoning-it-up.jpg" /> </div> <a href="../../img/mark-iii-mods-p1/buttoning-it-up.jpg" itemprop="contentUrl"></a> <figcaption><p><b>Behold... Treasure!</b></p> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>After literally years of considering, putting off, and reconsidering getting a Sega Mark III, I finally bit the bullet and snagged one at the fairly reasonable price of $160. I had been putting it off for so long because I really don&rsquo;t collect console variations when they don&rsquo;t grant me some sort of new functionality or capability, and I already own a Sega Master System. Two, actually&hellip; Don&rsquo;t ask. However, I&rsquo;ve been obsessed with how sleek the Mark III looks, and found myself checking eBay on the regular in the middle of the night. Once a good deal finally came across my screen, I was hitting that &ldquo;Buy It Now&rdquo; button, and as soon as I had, I knew I&rsquo;d need some other accessories to make my Mark III setup legit.</p>