Sega Game Cartridge [Prince of Persia]

Maker and role
Sega Enterprises Ltd, Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1992

Object detail

Accession number
2021.50.4
Production period
Description
Sega Prince of Persia Game Cartridge.

Part One: Plastic case for game cartridge printed with image of a blond man with a sword on the front. "SEGA / from / DOMARK / PRINCE / of / PERSIA / Licensed by Sega Enterprises Ltd. For Play on SEGA / Master System / Master System II and Mega Drive / with Master System Converter" is printed on the front. A yellow sticker with "SEGA / CLASSIC" has been adhered. At the back, "PRINCE / of / PERSIA / Taken from hundreds of movie clips the animated sequences are / so uncannily human you will be addicted in seconds. ... / SEGA / from / DOMARK / Players: 1 / Peripherals: / Sega Control Pad / 12 levels / ... / MADE IN JAPAN" is printed. A sticker with "SEGA HINTS& TIPS HOTLINE 090057342 / $1.20 PER MINUTE (INCL. GST) - KIDS: CHECK WITH YOUR PARENTS FIRST" printed on it in red is adhered. Label attached with "[name]" hand written

The case opens to reveal a mount for the game cartridge. "SEGA / SEGA ENTERPRISES LTD. / PAT PEND." is embossed.

Part 2: Sega game cartridge Prince of Persia game. White label at top with "PRINCE OF PERSIA / SEGA / DOMARK" printed in white. Label attached at front with "[name] / 3-7626549" hand written. At the back, "SEGA / MADE IN JAPAN" is embossed. "MEGA CARTRIDGE / LICENSED BY SEGA ENTERPRISES LTD. / FOR PLAY ON THE SEGA MASTER SYSTEM / CAUTION / ..." is printed.
Brief History
The Sega Master System was an 8-bit game console, launched in New Zealand in the late 1980s. Prince of Persia was originally published by Broderbund Software in 1989 for the Apple II computer, this Master System version was rewritten by Domark and released in 1992.
Marks
SEGA / from / DOMARK / PRINCE / of / PERSIA / Licensed by Sega Enterprises Ltd. For Play on SEGA / Master System / Master System II and Mega Drive / with Master System Converter Printed
SEGA / CLASSIC Printed
PRINCE / of / PERSIA / Taken from hundreds of movie clips the animated sequences are / so uncannily human you will be addicted in seconds. ... / SEGA / from / DOMARK / Players: 1 / Peripherals: / Sega Control Pad / 12 levels / ... / MADE IN JAPAN" is printed. A sticker with "SEGA HINTS& TIPS HOTLINE 090057342 / $1.20 PER MINUTE (INCL. GST) - KIDS: CHECK WITH YOUR PARENTS FIRST Printed
SEGA HINTS& TIPS HOTLINE 090057342 / $1.20 PER MINUTE (INCL. GST) - KIDS: CHECK WITH YOUR PARENTS FIRST Printed
[name] Hand-written
SEGA / SEGA ENTERPRISES LTD. / PAT PEND. Embossed
PRINCE OF PERSIA / SEGA / DOMARK Printed
[name] / 3-7626549 Hand-written
SEGA / MADE IN JAPAN Embossed
MEGA CARTRIDGE / LICENSED BY SEGA ENTERPRISES LTD. / FOR PLAY ON THE SEGA MASTER SYSTEM / CAUTION / ... Printed
Credit Line
Sega Enterprises Ltd. Circa 1992. Sega Game Cartridge [Prince of Persia], 2021.50.4. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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