Advantages: Lead the way, TV Tuner, Classic Games, 'Real' Colour Screen Disadvantages: Heavy, Lust for Batteries, Quite Fragile, Expensive at the time
I mean really... Sega beat Nintendo to it years ago! I'll be the first to admit that the Gameboy advance has MUCH better graphics than Sega's Game Gear, but the graphics aren't THAT much better considering all the years that have gone by.
The Game Gear came out in the early 90's and was launched as the only rival to the original Gameboy. The main difference was the fact that it had a full colour screen... not quite as good as the monitor your looking ... ...latest consoles which were the Sega Master system through to the Mega Drive era.
Classic games such as NBA Jam (I've still to this day never found such a playable basketball game), Super Monaco GP, Sonic, Echo The Dolphin... the list goes on.
One of the main flaws with the Game Gear was the battery life... it was pants, Six batteries were needed to power this baby on the move (an mains adapter was available for when your staying put). Six batteries ...
Ciaos_Most_Hated 16.07.2001
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...the 16-bit systems notobly the Sega Mega Drive and Super NES, there was a secret console war going on, it was on a much smaller scale (literally!), yet was fought with as much heart as the big boys. This was the hand held war, and for the most part, was between the Nintendo Gameboy, and the Sega Gamegear, in the end the Gameboy won, but not without a few scratches and a dented ego....
The Sega system was released in 1991, as Sega hurreidly rushed ... ...or less based on the Sega Master System specs with only a few improvements. The machine sported a colour back-lit LCD screen (in my opinion still better then the Gameby colour) and was fairly small and portable. At the height of its popularity it boasted a fantatic catalogue of games, most notobly the sonic series, and the Mortal Kombat games. By the time it was terminated in 1997 it had a library of wel over 300 games but there were several factors ...
austin_powers2k1 04.03.2001
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Advantages: the best of its time Disadvantages: It needs 6 AA batteries
...better graphics and if only Sega had continued to improve and upgrade such as the Nintendo game boy they could quite easily have be top of the market with one of the best hand healed consoles around. There are still a few around (but not many that still work properly) and there are only a small amounts of games for it that you can still bye. This may have been one of the best but now the game boy towers over it as it disappear into the shadow. ...
Sliderman 17.10.2000
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Advantages: good in its time Disadvantages: quite big
The Sega Gamegear came out a long time ago and it could actully produce colour graphics and it took cartridge games just like the game boy did. It was quite big in size and like any other console took it consumed batteries very quickly. It was quite expensive in its time as there were no other consoles available at that time that were like it. There was a wide range of games available for it and you can get hold of the Sega Game Gear for about 10 ...
pauluk 28.03.2001
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Advantages: Looks really stylish, easy to hold. Disadvantages: Games are a little harder to get hold of now.
I bought a sega game gear 4 years ago now and I still think that it is the best portable console out although the games are not as readily available. It's very light and not at all uncomfortable to hold and the games are all in colour. I've also got an adapter that can change it into a t.v which I use in the bedroom. Although it's larger than the gameboy it still looks much more stylish even today. There is a huge variety of games for the game gear ...
ELLEN-ANDERSON 21.01.2001
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Advantages: Good games, great assessories, Colour screen Disadvantages: Pitiful Battery
...Mega Drive adapter, you can use it in the Game Gear to power it instead of batteries.
Overall, the Game Gear has so many capabilities but it is let down by its awful battery life. I would only recommend to Sega fans because you won't be pleased with this. ...
the_great_saiyaman 24.01.2005
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Advantages: back lit COLOUR screen wow Disadvantages: battery hungry beast
this was one of my first ever hand held consoles, i bought one from a local car boot sale about 5 years ago, it came with a carry bag, 4 games and a tv tuner, which i thought was quite nifty as a protable TV was what i always needed at times of extreem bordom during long jurneys int he car/train.
so, off i went with the console, it came with everything to get started with, even the power leads to plug it into the wall socket or a car power adaptor ... ...moment i got home, i plugged the TV tuner into the cartridge slot and turned it on, the tuner had a analogue dial so you can tune in your favourite TV channel and a UHF and UHF frequencys to switch to incase you use it abroard on holiday or somthing. the screen is backlit and very bright in the dark and contrast is adjustable. best used as a TV now as games are quite hard to get hold of, but not impossable, if you do come accross them, expect for ...
Wibb 08.05.2003
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Advantages: Good game's Disadvantages: negative no !
...Mega Drive adapter, you can use it in the Game Gear to power it instead of batteries.
Overall, the Game Gear has so many capabilities but it is let down by its awful battery life. I would only recommend to Sega fans because you won't be pleased with this. ...
teroll 25.01.2005
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