Sega has always had strong prescence in Brazil. This unit was more successful than the Master System Girl, but it's still not easy to come by.
Thanks to Daemon for the picture of his unit. Gimme gimme!
They've had a division called TecToy in the country for over 15 years. However, the economics of the area lead to many interesting and unusual products. Not
all people can afford the cutting edge Sega hardware from Japan, so older products are supported long beyond their "normal" lifespans. It is literally a "Lost World" of gaming. One could still find Master System
games being released in 1995 (Like Earthworm Jim!). In fact, as long as Game Gear was supported and games made, there were releases for Master System in Brazil. (Game Gear is in fact, a Sega Master System)
Several products were released in Brazil that were not released anywhere else. The most notable is Master System hardware and games. Several incarnations of the Master System were produced. From a Master System 1 with
multiple onboard games, to handheld master systems.
What you are looking at is a portable Master System that outputs the video as a wireless signal that can be picked up on a TV at close range. There were
several types of wireless units made. Most notable are the SMS Compact, and the far more unusual Master System Girl. Yes, Girl. Aimed squarely at the female market in Brazil, and clad in the hottest pink I have
ever seen, it is one of the few attempts by Sega to aim a game sytem at a female audience (Hello Kitty Dreamcast being #2). Released, it was not a success, and it is now highly sought after by game collectors in Brazil,
and abroad.
Sega shows no intentions of abandoning the very profitable Brazilian market, so we seem almost guranteed unusual and strange game mutations for years to come. I think this makes the gaming world a
bit more fun. Brazil used a PAL-M (Yes, a PAL variant ^^; ) signal for televison when this unit was released so don't expect to use it (Unless you live in Brazil.)
