Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter)
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The Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) is Sega’s earlier 8-bit home video game console whose games can be played on the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive/Genesis through an add-on adapter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1774720 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) Context triple: [Sega Mega Drive, backwardCompatibilityWith, Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter)]
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A.
Sega Mega Drive
The Sega Mega Drive is a 16-bit home video game console released by Sega in the late 1980s, known for popularizing franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog and competing directly with Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
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B.
Sega CD
The Sega CD is an add-on for the Sega Genesis console that introduced CD-based gaming with enhanced audio, full-motion video, and expanded storage for more complex games.
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C.
Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000 is a Japanese home computer and gaming system from the late 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities that made it a premier platform for high-quality arcade game ports.
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D.
Neo Geo AES
The Neo Geo AES is a home video game console released by SNK in 1990, renowned for its arcade-perfect graphics, sound, and game library shared with the Neo Geo MVS arcade system.
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E.
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer released by Sinclair Research in 1982, famous for its rubber keyboard, distinctive color graphics, and major role in the rise of home computing and gaming in the UK.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) Target entity description: The Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) is Sega’s earlier 8-bit home video game console whose games can be played on the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive/Genesis through an add-on adapter.
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A.
Sega Mega Drive
The Sega Mega Drive is a 16-bit home video game console released by Sega in the late 1980s, known for popularizing franchises like Sonic the Hedgehog and competing directly with Nintendo’s Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
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B.
Sega CD
The Sega CD is an add-on for the Sega Genesis console that introduced CD-based gaming with enhanced audio, full-motion video, and expanded storage for more complex games.
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C.
Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000 is a Japanese home computer and gaming system from the late 1980s and early 1990s, renowned for its advanced graphics and sound capabilities that made it a premier platform for high-quality arcade game ports.
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D.
Neo Geo AES
The Neo Geo AES is a home video game console released by SNK in 1990, renowned for its arcade-perfect graphics, sound, and game library shared with the Neo Geo MVS arcade system.
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E.
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer released by Sinclair Research in 1982, famous for its rubber keyboard, distinctive color graphics, and major role in the rise of home computing and gaming in the UK.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backward compatibility configuration
ⓘ
video game console compatibility mode ⓘ |
| allowsUseOf | Sega Master System accessories (partially) ⓘ |
| audioOutputProvidedBy | Sega Mega Drive ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibilityFor | Sega Master System ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibilityMethod | hardware passthrough ⓘ |
| category | home video game console compatibility ⓘ |
| compatibleWithModel |
original Sega Genesis model 1
ⓘ
original Sega Mega Drive model 1 ⓘ |
| enablesPlaybackOf | Sega Master System games ⓘ |
| gameLibrarySource | Sega Master System library ⓘ |
| generation | 8-bit ⓘ |
| graphicsHardwareUsed | Sega Master System VDP via Genesis hardware interface ⓘ |
| guestConsoleCPU | Zilog Z80 ⓘ |
| hostConsoleCPU |
Motorola 68000 family
ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68000
|
| hostConsoleGeneration | 16-bit ⓘ |
| inputMethod |
gamepad
ⓘ
joystick ⓘ light gun ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Sega ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Power Base Converter support ⓘ |
| notableFeature | plays 8-bit Sega Master System games on a 16-bit console ⓘ |
| platform |
Sega Mega Drive
ⓘ
surface form:
Sega Genesis
Sega Mega Drive ⓘ |
| primaryDisplayOutput | television ⓘ |
| regionCompatibility |
NTSC
ⓘ
PAL ⓘ |
| requiresCartridgeSlotOf |
Sega Mega Drive
ⓘ
surface form:
Sega Genesis
Sega Mega Drive ⓘ |
| requiresConsole |
Sega Mega Drive
ⓘ
surface form:
Sega Genesis
Sega Mega Drive ⓘ |
| requiresHardware | Power Base Converter ⓘ |
| soundHardwareUsed | Sega Master System PSG via Genesis audio path ⓘ |
| successorHostConsole |
Sega Mega Drive
ⓘ
surface form:
Sega Genesis
Sega Mega Drive ⓘ |
| supportsMediaType |
Sega Master System ROM cartridge
ⓘ
Sega Master System card ⓘ |
| supportsPhysicalBackwardCompatibility | true ⓘ |
| usesControllerPortsOf | Sega Mega Drive ⓘ |
| videoOutputProvidedBy | Sega Mega Drive ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) Description of subject: The Sega Master System (via Power Base Converter) is Sega’s earlier 8-bit home video game console whose games can be played on the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive/Genesis through an add-on adapter.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.