Sega's entry to the handheld market in the early 90's had lots
going for it with a huge colour screen. The ease at which developers
could port games from the Master System ensured a huge catalogue of games.
Internally almost identical to a master system. Sega's portable was more successful
than the superior Lynx by Atari. Around 120 games were released.
Several limited editions of the Game Gear were released such as the Coca-Cola one here (Japan Only). There is also a plain red model.
Another red version was released with the Magic Knight Rayearth Game, also in Japan only.
Specs
| CPU |
8-bit Z80 processor running at 3.58 MHz |
| Memory |
24Kb RAM
|
| Display |
- 3.2 Inch LCD screen
- 160 x 144 pixel resolution
- colours 32/4096
- Sprites 64
- Sprite size 8 x 8
|
| Sound |
Audio 4-layer
|
Accessories
Game-to-Gear link cable. Great for games like Mortal Kombat.
Game Gear Car Adaptor plugs into the cigarette lighter to power your gamegear.
Gear Master Converter. Plug-thru device for master system compatability.
Rechargeable Battery Pack. Powers a gamegear for around 4 hours of use. Also serves as grip handles for the game gear.
The 'super wide gear' is a big lens, which magnifies the screen so you have a 5" screen. Good for some games.
TV tuner. Newer Game Gear models do not support the TV Tuner.
If the model number of your Game Gear ends with a letter, then it does not support the TV Tuner.
Games
Bubble Bobble
All the usual Sega arcade conversions you would expect appeared on the Game Gear.
Axe Battle Legend of Golden Axe
The game gear has its fair share of RPG games but these are quite
hard to find these days.
Streets of Rage 2
Everyone's favourite scrolling beatem-up appeared twice on the Game Gear 1 and 2.
Some interesting advertising for the console...
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