... 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 ... Read review
(+) Plenty of storage space, for media. Good Games, Great for partys, with singstar. Very Reliable. (-) Sometimes the optical drive, breaks; but not very likely, my 60gb still working after 2 1/2 years.
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 ... ...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 ... more
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 at now (I hope anyway), but good for the time & good enough to watch TV on.
That was one of the great things about the Game Gear... it could be used for more than just a games machine. The Game Gear generally cost around the £100 mark & you could buy a TV tuner for £40, plug it in to the top & hey presto! You’ve got a pretty good portable TV.
The quality of games was also very good at the time, when it first came out there wasn't much difference between the Game Gears games & the 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 aren't cheap & no you couldn't use rechargeable batteries... the big question is how long those batteries lasted... 3 hours tops is the sad truth. The Gameboy could last for a day on fewer batteries.
The second problem was the LCD screen... not only was it a swine to view in bright conditions, but it was also very fragile, I went through 2 Game Gears were the LCD would crack & that was it, no chance of repair.
It wasn’t the smallest handheld either, still quite ergonomic though… so it fitted into your hands well. The buttons were also well placed & you got 4 instead of 2 on the Gameboy. It weighed a ton when it was filled with batteries, which took the whole ‘portable’ side out of it a bit.
The Game Gear certainly lead the way in the handheld market in it's time, but just wasn't really 'cost effective' for the target audience & worst of all it didn't have Tetris.
Game Gears can be bought for second hand these days (try e-bay or qxl) & to tell you the truth aren't really worth buying anymore... download an emulator & play the classic games instead.
Please Note: The overall rating is for the Game Gear's Past & it would only recieve a 'poor' rating as a consumers choice to purchase.
...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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