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"...the singer Bono Vox appears playing a Game Gear inside of Dublin Subway."
Erm, there's no underground rail system in Dublin. I haven't seen this video, so don't know what is meant by this. Do you mean a pedestrian tunnel, or a DART station, or was it just not in Dublin? -- Zilog Jones 16:19, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
That's interesting.
I've seen pics of one on google. Was this real? Plus, I've seen a red (coca-cola) edition floateing around the web. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.235.13.240 ( talk) 21:45, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
The Game Gear was also released for a limited time in blue. This blue color, I believe, was only available if you bought the sports pack. (It also came with a little carrying case and either Madden or world series baseball...)
I added a bit on it, in the Rivalry with Game Boy section and updated the heading to Sales History and Game Boy Rivalry. That's odd.
Are game gears still able to be found in stores. 64.192.107.242 03:33, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
I've reverted this [1] edit since my GG's serial begins with a "B" and works pretty well with the tv tuner. -- 32X 08:35, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone have info backing up the claim that Tuner support was removed due to a lawsuit? or even that it was removed at all? i tried google with all the obvious search combinations and found nothing. something like that we need to either find a source or remove-- Lehk 05:07, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
From the Digital Press Technical Knowledge Base: "Somewhere in the middle of the Game Gear's lifespan, Sega decided to change the materials used in the making of the Game Gear's screen from glass to plastic. However, in doing this, the plastic screens became incompatible with the TV Tuner. To check to see if your Game Gear has a glass or plastic screen, simply turn the Game Gear over. If your Game Gear's serial number starts with a number, then the screen is made of glass and should work with the TV Tuner. However, if the serial number begins with a letter, it is made of plastic and will not work with the TV Tuner." The article doesn't mention anything about a lawsuit, however, I'll go back and do some more searching. It seems the lawsuit could possibly be related to the screen itself; as the site I found mentioned, the screen went from glass to plastic; could that be related to the lawsuit? (i.e. could people have cut themselves on the shattered screen on a dropped Game Gear?) - Chrono 05:14, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
Hey, my Game Gear's serial begins with a B too! Do You think it might work 32X? -- 02:43 (UTC), 13 July 2006 71.107.186.4
My friend had a TV tuner on his Game Gear and I always thought you had hotwire it or buy a kit,I believe you could also buy it at a goodwill or more rarely a salvation army
I have three different Game Gears from different times. Only the ones during the first year or two are compatible with the Tuner. I have an early Sega, a late Sega, and a Majesco. Only my early Sega Game Gear is fully compatible . The other two will output the sound, but not the video.
I know some people don't like it but I like seeing the technical specs of older consoles. Maybe another link?
I think the problem here is with people confusing the SERIAL number with the MODEL number.
I have 2 Game Gears, both of which have serial numbers that start with a letter.
My older one, that I've owned from the early ninties, has a serial number that starts with the letter K, and the TV tuner works fine. The MODEL number on this unit is 2110-50.
My newer GG has a serial number that starts with AG, and the TV won't work on this one. The model number on this one is 2110G.
So it would seem that if your model number ENDS with a numerical, it should work, but if it ends with a letter, it won't. Gamer-al 22:50, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Many game system entries need to have the launch price added. Also, much were games compared to Genesis game? -- Navstar 23:12, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
After a recent I start to wonder how many units were sold. I've found [5]: "In 1991 Sega sold over 500,000 units. In 1992 Sega sold 900,000 Game Gear consoles." That is pretty near the "over 1.5 million" units, which we have in the article's infobox. In the book Gameplan ( English 1.5 version, @play-asia.com) the author wrote 3 million units ( PDF). Both numbers suggest the 24.5 million being vandalism, but seriously: How many units were sold world wide? Both pages don't mention any sources, not to mention there are a lot of mistakes and wrong numbers in Gameplan. -- 32X 00:59, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
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Has anyone a reliable source at all? (Besides that, I've posted some information some days ago, just read the topic above.) -- 32X 01:09, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
I've used Energizer/Duracell in it. It's fine. 67.188.172.165 05:48, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
eBay.
The result of the debate was Not moved. Aside from the logo, note that the naming conventions don't mean the most common name used colloquially among Sega gamers; for example, a magazine might refer to a "Game Boy", without the "Nintendo", as something people recognize standing alone whereas few people would recognize "Game Gear" standing alone except perhaps to think it refers to generic joysticks or video cards. — Centrx→ talk • 04:15, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
Sega Game Gear → Game Gear – Game Boy is at that title and not Nintendo Game Boy, despite Nintendo being part of the name of the system. This should similarly be at Game Gear, not Sega Game Gear, as Game Gear is clearly what most people will type in the search box. Voortle 14:17, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Further down the page, one of the fundamental rules is:
Our article titles are not intended to provide information or advertisements for the article itself (we're not marketting a book), they are intended to aid discovery. More people will think of - and search for - a "Game Gear" than a "Sega Game Gear". And since there is nothing else in the world (AFAIK) called a Game Gear (unlike the "Beetle", which is either an apples-and-oranges comparison or a really badly chosen example) I see no reason why the redundant word "Sega" deserves a place in the title.
As for " Game Gear is already a redirect to the article", that's like saying "don't rename it, because it's already got a name" (OK, so it's marginally harder to perform renames over existing redirects, but not prohibitively so). - IMSoP 23:06, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
My Game Gear, an european model purchased at launch, is rated at 9v and the DCIN is center negative. I dunno if this is the same for all consoles/revisions, so I'll leave that for you to decide. unsigned comment from: 82.44.47.238 16:25, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
It is true Game Gear power input varies. Sega for unknown reasons, switched the Game Gear to center positive in North America. Most if not all Game Gears from USA or Canada use it. Theclaw1 ( talk) 06:02, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Well the center pos USA version is extremely easy to identify. Its rear sticker says "Use 2103 AC adaptor only". I'm not sure about other regions. Theclaw1 ( talk) 05:52, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
I think this article could benefit from a section listing the peripherals available for the Game Gear. It would make the page more readable and provide a good deal of concise information. Paul Haymon 12:15, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
The result of the debate was No consensus again. Perhaps Game Gear (Sega)? Let's not just keeping making the same move request over and over lest it be viewed as a disruption. — Wknight94 ( talk) 13:08, 17 September 2006 (UTC) I never knew Sega Game Gear was compatable with perihperals.
Sega Game Gear → Game Gear – Game Boy is at that title and not Nintendo Game Boy, despite Nintendo being part of the name of the system. This should similarly be at Game Gear, not Sega Game Gear, as Game Gear is clearly what most people will type in the search box. I'm relisting this as there was no good consensus last time, as few people actually voted. "Game Gear" also gets about 4 to 5 million more hits than "Sega Game Gear". Voortle 14:17, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Btw, I just don't get it. A guy who moved iPod to The iPod wants to move Sega Game Gear to Game Gear, even when he doesn't contribute to the article. It doesn't make any sense to me ... -- 32X 04:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
http://www.vgmuseum.com/systems/gg/
I never had one myself, but I've heard that the GG was region-free. Is that accurate? Kelvingreen 09:23, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Yes, thats accurate. I have US games that work just fine on my UK Game Gear.
No known use of region lock. However we can assume it was possible to implement, the GG had an internal language setting. Some GG games show differences based on whether English or Japanese hardware is used to run them. Theclaw1 ( talk) 05:58, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Hey what are they called? Can anyone post a link? And what company is still supporting the old Gamegear? -- Elven6 00:11, 18 November 2006 (UTC) That's a myth.
Not quite. A company called Majesco manufactured the GG under license for a long time after Sega discontinued it. But you could be thinking of the Playpal Portable. It's one of those handheld units with 20 games built-in (mix of GG and MS games). Google it.
I used to have both the Game Boy and Game Gear, and the one thing that sticks in mind between the systems was the background music on Game Gear games was generally worse. Game Gear music was often harsh and distracting, the worst offender being X-Men (nails on chalkboard!). Is it just a difference of musical talent, or a real problem with what the hardware can deliver? 68.0.226.163 01:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
The sound chip on the Game Gear is equal to the sound chip on the Sega Master system, and slighty better than the NES sound chip. The Game Boy's sound chip is slightly below that of the NES, and is on par with the IBM PCjr's sound. However, the original Game Boy did have a better speaker than the Sega Game Gears( though the Majesco Game Gears have a much better speaker). The Game Boy also didn't play its speaker as loud, where the Game Gear pushes its speaker close to the limit of what a speaker that size can handle. —Preceding
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Isn't 5 hours way too long? The Game Gear could chew through it's six alkaline AA batteries (using alkaline battery technology of the early 90s)in just 2 hours! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hellcat fighter ( talk • contribs) 08:03, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Thats a pretty poor battery life but my gameboy SP and DS always had poor battery life.
On cheap dollar store batteries, yes, 2 hours seems about right, but then the Game Boy would get 8 ( down from 12-14 hours) on those same batteries. 5 hours is what my early tuner compatible Game Gear will get on standard Energizer or Duracells. The Later Model Game Gear in my collection went nearly an hour longer.
72.162.169.88 (
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Personal report (and therefore presumably not-allowed-because-of-unreproduceable-NOS-reasons): Even on the crappy Ni-Cad rechargeables of the time (typically 500 to 700mAh, 1.25v nominal), we could just about get enough playtime to end-to-end Sonic a couple times on a speedrun, or once when going for points and the good ending. Or in other words, what we measured as about 90 minutes. I know alkalines have improved a little over the years, but by as much as Ni-Cads becoming Ni-MHs, or in other words increasing from 600 to 2400mAh capacity? I'm not entirely sure I buy it. Maybe they've doubled over the last 20-ish years, but surely not quadrupled...
Either way up, we became way too familiar with that flashing warning light, and cursed the general lack of savepoints that didn't involve writing down some kind of code...
(We were never allowed to use non-rechargeables except in exceptional circumstances, though, so I can't directly speak for the time, and any contemporary alkaline AA from the time will have long since corroded to dust. Parents balked a little at the idea of spending £3 on a 6-pack of batteries only for them to be burnt out that same afternoon - whether it was 2 hours or 6 hours was neither here nor there, they probably would have demanded at least a 12-hour lifespan. Similar attitude when it came to remote controlled cars and the like, which were used in maybe 10-minute bursts before the batteries had to be charged up again... over about 16 hours... Thankfully we gradually bought a few extra sets ... to cover the times when we didn't just plug the AC adaptor into whatever nearby socket presented itself!) 193.63.174.211 ( talk) 15:36, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
I found two contradictory phrases in this article: In technical details: "In addition, it could also produce stereo sound (through headphones) as opposed to the Master System's monaural output, although very few games made use of the stereo capabilities."
In Sales history and Game Boy rivalry: "The Game Gear is capable of outputting only mono sound, compared with stereo sound on the Game Boy (via earphones)."
I removed the second one, since it seemed most out of place, but I'm not sure which one is correct. Perhaps I should have removed both... 213.22.44.33 16:41, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Using and comparing info from other Wikipedia articles(GameBoy & GameGear), I made the comparison between both handheld consoles' audio capabilities. The GameBoy can do stereo, but the GameGear only mono. Hellcat fighter 05:53, 16 March 2007 (UTC) Gameboy and DS take earphones and headphones available through kits or Nintendo Power.
How much did game gear games cost back then? Anyway with reliable info should contribute such price info to this article. Hellcat fighter 08:30, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
I recall buying them for £30 in the UK. £29.99 to be precise.
I just noticed that if you click on the " TV Tuner Adapter" link you're brought to a page that has nothing to do at all with the TV Tuner for the Game Gear, but is focused on TV Tuners for Personal Computers. There appears to be a redirect page, maybe a discrimination page can be used? Or, the "this page talks about the Game Gear tuner, if you were looking for other stuff click there" thing. Just an idea. Nineko 01:05, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
The top selling game had been listed as Sonic Chaos in the infobox. but an anon IP has now twice changed it to Sonic Blast. Since I couldnt find any sources to back up either, i blanked the "top game" line. If anyone has a source for which game is the top selling game for Game Gear, please add it back and cite it. heresthecasey | talk 20:36, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
some spelling was wrong. corrected it. Gigakight ( talk) 06:39, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
The Sonic 1 title screen Game Gear screenshot is actually an edited screenshot of the SMS version, as the image is horizontally transformed and is not the true shape of the GG version's title screen. Please replace it with a screenshot of the Game Gear version's title screen. This also needs to be done for the Sonic The Hedgehog article under "Game Gear version" -- Chykka207 ( talk) 17:38, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
This seems like it might be POV, criticizing the Game Boy’s design, but I dunno. Anyone else? — Frungi ( talk) 02:08, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
Try holding both systems. The Game Gear's wider design means your hands are further apart. The Game Boy and the Turbo Expess, your hands are closer together. of course, it does depend on the size of your hands as far as which one is more comfortable. —Preceding
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My Sega Game Gear (serial no. 151051279 with blue start button, and works with my Game Gear TV Tuner) has a screen which is terrible quality compared to my GameBoy Pocket and GameBoy Color, does the GG have a Passive Matrix screen ? As there is poor contrast (due to poor fill rate, i.e. there are relatively large gaps between the pixels allowing backlight to leak through, lowering contrast as a result) and there are noticeable streaks on the images when looking at single colour backgrounds. This needs to be mentioned in the article, as it's an important issue that alters the perceived quality of the unit compared to it's rivals GameBoy and etc. -- Live Steam Mad ( talk) 05:02, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
The screen is passive matrix. As far as to the quality, some Game Gears had better screens than the others. My later model Sega has a much better looking screen than the earlier model Sega. The Majesco has a noticeably better refresh rate, but its colors seem more washed out than the two Sega ones. It also my be that the screen on your Game Gear might not be as sharp as it used to be. You have to remember these things are older than most gamers are now. I've seen a lot of variation from unit to unit. You might need to look into replacing the backlight tube, or even having it converted to LED backlighting. —Preceding
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It's in the Variations section, first paragraph: "Today the Game gear console does not work anymore." That sentence is very vague, and I don't see how it can possibly be true. Obviously, some Game Gears will have stopped working, but surely not all of them? Avengah ( talk) 21:32, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
I think the reference is probably meant for the TV Tuner that only received analog over the air TV broadcast signals. Since the changeover to digital over the air TV broadcast signals, televisions not hooked up to a digital box converter can receive TV broadcast signals. My Game Gears (I own 2) still work for playing games. — Preceding
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Avoiding the Performance Trap" should be consults for this, because while it had its own negative points, the Game Boy didn't really dominate because of any single factor and it was a big part of Nomad and the other constant incompatible hardware swapping did Sega in. We got some quotes from the industry to back it up, and I think missing this out is a bit "revisionist history". It has a distinct lack of coverage on marketing, release, sales history, and development phases. It is glossed over very briefly, providing little detail expected of a GA console article. This simply must be addressed in order to get a full review. I am placing it on hold for now until the lack of content can be addressed. ChrisGualtieri ( talk) 03:28, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
In trying to figure out where VG Chartz got their 10.62 million from, I've found a book on page 30 discussing a similar figure. So Gamepro could be rounding up. « Ryūkotsusei » 03:57, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
GamesRadar's Top 50 Game Gear games actually names Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse the best game for the platform, not Shinobi (number 14). I believe the list was recently updated, but there is no reason this article should not be too. TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 01:31, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
No section about the korean version of Game Gear, Samsung Handy Gam*Boy.-- 95.89.229.101 ( talk) 14:37, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: move. ( non-admin closure) sst✈ 13:12, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
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Game Gear – Simplification. The system was mainly refer to simply as the "Game Gear" in official documentations without Sega's name on it. –
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To prove that Sega simply referred to the platform as "Game Gear", here's a list of official sources in both, Japanese and English.
I could come up with more examples if any is needed. Jonny2x4 ( talk) 19:38, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
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According to the original schematics and to the datasheet of the HM65256B Static RAM chip, the Game Gear has 32kB (32,768 x 8-bit words) of video RAM memory and not 16kB as stated in the article. https://console5.com/wiki/Game_Gear#Schematics https://html.alldatasheet.com/html-pdf/136263/HITACHI/HM65256BLFP-10T/302/1/HM65256BLFP-10T.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.162.151.214 ( talk) 10:03, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
I think it would be important to acknowledge these, and the resultant gradual failure of pretty much all units between 2010 and 2020 or so (unless they've had at least a certain 17 of the 20 capacitors replaced). Anamyd ( talk) 21:27, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
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"...the singer Bono Vox appears playing a Game Gear inside of Dublin Subway."
Erm, there's no underground rail system in Dublin. I haven't seen this video, so don't know what is meant by this. Do you mean a pedestrian tunnel, or a DART station, or was it just not in Dublin? -- Zilog Jones 16:19, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
That's interesting.
I've seen pics of one on google. Was this real? Plus, I've seen a red (coca-cola) edition floateing around the web. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.235.13.240 ( talk) 21:45, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
The Game Gear was also released for a limited time in blue. This blue color, I believe, was only available if you bought the sports pack. (It also came with a little carrying case and either Madden or world series baseball...)
I added a bit on it, in the Rivalry with Game Boy section and updated the heading to Sales History and Game Boy Rivalry. That's odd.
Are game gears still able to be found in stores. 64.192.107.242 03:33, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
I've reverted this [1] edit since my GG's serial begins with a "B" and works pretty well with the tv tuner. -- 32X 08:35, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone have info backing up the claim that Tuner support was removed due to a lawsuit? or even that it was removed at all? i tried google with all the obvious search combinations and found nothing. something like that we need to either find a source or remove-- Lehk 05:07, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
From the Digital Press Technical Knowledge Base: "Somewhere in the middle of the Game Gear's lifespan, Sega decided to change the materials used in the making of the Game Gear's screen from glass to plastic. However, in doing this, the plastic screens became incompatible with the TV Tuner. To check to see if your Game Gear has a glass or plastic screen, simply turn the Game Gear over. If your Game Gear's serial number starts with a number, then the screen is made of glass and should work with the TV Tuner. However, if the serial number begins with a letter, it is made of plastic and will not work with the TV Tuner." The article doesn't mention anything about a lawsuit, however, I'll go back and do some more searching. It seems the lawsuit could possibly be related to the screen itself; as the site I found mentioned, the screen went from glass to plastic; could that be related to the lawsuit? (i.e. could people have cut themselves on the shattered screen on a dropped Game Gear?) - Chrono 05:14, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
Hey, my Game Gear's serial begins with a B too! Do You think it might work 32X? -- 02:43 (UTC), 13 July 2006 71.107.186.4
My friend had a TV tuner on his Game Gear and I always thought you had hotwire it or buy a kit,I believe you could also buy it at a goodwill or more rarely a salvation army
I have three different Game Gears from different times. Only the ones during the first year or two are compatible with the Tuner. I have an early Sega, a late Sega, and a Majesco. Only my early Sega Game Gear is fully compatible . The other two will output the sound, but not the video.
I know some people don't like it but I like seeing the technical specs of older consoles. Maybe another link?
I think the problem here is with people confusing the SERIAL number with the MODEL number.
I have 2 Game Gears, both of which have serial numbers that start with a letter.
My older one, that I've owned from the early ninties, has a serial number that starts with the letter K, and the TV tuner works fine. The MODEL number on this unit is 2110-50.
My newer GG has a serial number that starts with AG, and the TV won't work on this one. The model number on this one is 2110G.
So it would seem that if your model number ENDS with a numerical, it should work, but if it ends with a letter, it won't. Gamer-al 22:50, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
Many game system entries need to have the launch price added. Also, much were games compared to Genesis game? -- Navstar 23:12, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
After a recent I start to wonder how many units were sold. I've found [5]: "In 1991 Sega sold over 500,000 units. In 1992 Sega sold 900,000 Game Gear consoles." That is pretty near the "over 1.5 million" units, which we have in the article's infobox. In the book Gameplan ( English 1.5 version, @play-asia.com) the author wrote 3 million units ( PDF). Both numbers suggest the 24.5 million being vandalism, but seriously: How many units were sold world wide? Both pages don't mention any sources, not to mention there are a lot of mistakes and wrong numbers in Gameplan. -- 32X 00:59, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
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Has anyone a reliable source at all? (Besides that, I've posted some information some days ago, just read the topic above.) -- 32X 01:09, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
I've used Energizer/Duracell in it. It's fine. 67.188.172.165 05:48, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
eBay.
The result of the debate was Not moved. Aside from the logo, note that the naming conventions don't mean the most common name used colloquially among Sega gamers; for example, a magazine might refer to a "Game Boy", without the "Nintendo", as something people recognize standing alone whereas few people would recognize "Game Gear" standing alone except perhaps to think it refers to generic joysticks or video cards. — Centrx→ talk • 04:15, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
Sega Game Gear → Game Gear – Game Boy is at that title and not Nintendo Game Boy, despite Nintendo being part of the name of the system. This should similarly be at Game Gear, not Sega Game Gear, as Game Gear is clearly what most people will type in the search box. Voortle 14:17, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Further down the page, one of the fundamental rules is:
Our article titles are not intended to provide information or advertisements for the article itself (we're not marketting a book), they are intended to aid discovery. More people will think of - and search for - a "Game Gear" than a "Sega Game Gear". And since there is nothing else in the world (AFAIK) called a Game Gear (unlike the "Beetle", which is either an apples-and-oranges comparison or a really badly chosen example) I see no reason why the redundant word "Sega" deserves a place in the title.
As for " Game Gear is already a redirect to the article", that's like saying "don't rename it, because it's already got a name" (OK, so it's marginally harder to perform renames over existing redirects, but not prohibitively so). - IMSoP 23:06, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
My Game Gear, an european model purchased at launch, is rated at 9v and the DCIN is center negative. I dunno if this is the same for all consoles/revisions, so I'll leave that for you to decide. unsigned comment from: 82.44.47.238 16:25, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
It is true Game Gear power input varies. Sega for unknown reasons, switched the Game Gear to center positive in North America. Most if not all Game Gears from USA or Canada use it. Theclaw1 ( talk) 06:02, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Well the center pos USA version is extremely easy to identify. Its rear sticker says "Use 2103 AC adaptor only". I'm not sure about other regions. Theclaw1 ( talk) 05:52, 26 September 2012 (UTC)
I think this article could benefit from a section listing the peripherals available for the Game Gear. It would make the page more readable and provide a good deal of concise information. Paul Haymon 12:15, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
The result of the debate was No consensus again. Perhaps Game Gear (Sega)? Let's not just keeping making the same move request over and over lest it be viewed as a disruption. — Wknight94 ( talk) 13:08, 17 September 2006 (UTC) I never knew Sega Game Gear was compatable with perihperals.
Sega Game Gear → Game Gear – Game Boy is at that title and not Nintendo Game Boy, despite Nintendo being part of the name of the system. This should similarly be at Game Gear, not Sega Game Gear, as Game Gear is clearly what most people will type in the search box. I'm relisting this as there was no good consensus last time, as few people actually voted. "Game Gear" also gets about 4 to 5 million more hits than "Sega Game Gear". Voortle 14:17, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Btw, I just don't get it. A guy who moved iPod to The iPod wants to move Sega Game Gear to Game Gear, even when he doesn't contribute to the article. It doesn't make any sense to me ... -- 32X 04:30, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
http://www.vgmuseum.com/systems/gg/
I never had one myself, but I've heard that the GG was region-free. Is that accurate? Kelvingreen 09:23, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Yes, thats accurate. I have US games that work just fine on my UK Game Gear.
No known use of region lock. However we can assume it was possible to implement, the GG had an internal language setting. Some GG games show differences based on whether English or Japanese hardware is used to run them. Theclaw1 ( talk) 05:58, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Hey what are they called? Can anyone post a link? And what company is still supporting the old Gamegear? -- Elven6 00:11, 18 November 2006 (UTC) That's a myth.
Not quite. A company called Majesco manufactured the GG under license for a long time after Sega discontinued it. But you could be thinking of the Playpal Portable. It's one of those handheld units with 20 games built-in (mix of GG and MS games). Google it.
I used to have both the Game Boy and Game Gear, and the one thing that sticks in mind between the systems was the background music on Game Gear games was generally worse. Game Gear music was often harsh and distracting, the worst offender being X-Men (nails on chalkboard!). Is it just a difference of musical talent, or a real problem with what the hardware can deliver? 68.0.226.163 01:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
The sound chip on the Game Gear is equal to the sound chip on the Sega Master system, and slighty better than the NES sound chip. The Game Boy's sound chip is slightly below that of the NES, and is on par with the IBM PCjr's sound. However, the original Game Boy did have a better speaker than the Sega Game Gears( though the Majesco Game Gears have a much better speaker). The Game Boy also didn't play its speaker as loud, where the Game Gear pushes its speaker close to the limit of what a speaker that size can handle. —Preceding
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Isn't 5 hours way too long? The Game Gear could chew through it's six alkaline AA batteries (using alkaline battery technology of the early 90s)in just 2 hours! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hellcat fighter ( talk • contribs) 08:03, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
Thats a pretty poor battery life but my gameboy SP and DS always had poor battery life.
On cheap dollar store batteries, yes, 2 hours seems about right, but then the Game Boy would get 8 ( down from 12-14 hours) on those same batteries. 5 hours is what my early tuner compatible Game Gear will get on standard Energizer or Duracells. The Later Model Game Gear in my collection went nearly an hour longer.
72.162.169.88 (
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Personal report (and therefore presumably not-allowed-because-of-unreproduceable-NOS-reasons): Even on the crappy Ni-Cad rechargeables of the time (typically 500 to 700mAh, 1.25v nominal), we could just about get enough playtime to end-to-end Sonic a couple times on a speedrun, or once when going for points and the good ending. Or in other words, what we measured as about 90 minutes. I know alkalines have improved a little over the years, but by as much as Ni-Cads becoming Ni-MHs, or in other words increasing from 600 to 2400mAh capacity? I'm not entirely sure I buy it. Maybe they've doubled over the last 20-ish years, but surely not quadrupled...
Either way up, we became way too familiar with that flashing warning light, and cursed the general lack of savepoints that didn't involve writing down some kind of code...
(We were never allowed to use non-rechargeables except in exceptional circumstances, though, so I can't directly speak for the time, and any contemporary alkaline AA from the time will have long since corroded to dust. Parents balked a little at the idea of spending £3 on a 6-pack of batteries only for them to be burnt out that same afternoon - whether it was 2 hours or 6 hours was neither here nor there, they probably would have demanded at least a 12-hour lifespan. Similar attitude when it came to remote controlled cars and the like, which were used in maybe 10-minute bursts before the batteries had to be charged up again... over about 16 hours... Thankfully we gradually bought a few extra sets ... to cover the times when we didn't just plug the AC adaptor into whatever nearby socket presented itself!) 193.63.174.211 ( talk) 15:36, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
I found two contradictory phrases in this article: In technical details: "In addition, it could also produce stereo sound (through headphones) as opposed to the Master System's monaural output, although very few games made use of the stereo capabilities."
In Sales history and Game Boy rivalry: "The Game Gear is capable of outputting only mono sound, compared with stereo sound on the Game Boy (via earphones)."
I removed the second one, since it seemed most out of place, but I'm not sure which one is correct. Perhaps I should have removed both... 213.22.44.33 16:41, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Using and comparing info from other Wikipedia articles(GameBoy & GameGear), I made the comparison between both handheld consoles' audio capabilities. The GameBoy can do stereo, but the GameGear only mono. Hellcat fighter 05:53, 16 March 2007 (UTC) Gameboy and DS take earphones and headphones available through kits or Nintendo Power.
How much did game gear games cost back then? Anyway with reliable info should contribute such price info to this article. Hellcat fighter 08:30, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
I recall buying them for £30 in the UK. £29.99 to be precise.
I just noticed that if you click on the " TV Tuner Adapter" link you're brought to a page that has nothing to do at all with the TV Tuner for the Game Gear, but is focused on TV Tuners for Personal Computers. There appears to be a redirect page, maybe a discrimination page can be used? Or, the "this page talks about the Game Gear tuner, if you were looking for other stuff click there" thing. Just an idea. Nineko 01:05, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
The top selling game had been listed as Sonic Chaos in the infobox. but an anon IP has now twice changed it to Sonic Blast. Since I couldnt find any sources to back up either, i blanked the "top game" line. If anyone has a source for which game is the top selling game for Game Gear, please add it back and cite it. heresthecasey | talk 20:36, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
some spelling was wrong. corrected it. Gigakight ( talk) 06:39, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
The Sonic 1 title screen Game Gear screenshot is actually an edited screenshot of the SMS version, as the image is horizontally transformed and is not the true shape of the GG version's title screen. Please replace it with a screenshot of the Game Gear version's title screen. This also needs to be done for the Sonic The Hedgehog article under "Game Gear version" -- Chykka207 ( talk) 17:38, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
This seems like it might be POV, criticizing the Game Boy’s design, but I dunno. Anyone else? — Frungi ( talk) 02:08, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
Try holding both systems. The Game Gear's wider design means your hands are further apart. The Game Boy and the Turbo Expess, your hands are closer together. of course, it does depend on the size of your hands as far as which one is more comfortable. —Preceding
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My Sega Game Gear (serial no. 151051279 with blue start button, and works with my Game Gear TV Tuner) has a screen which is terrible quality compared to my GameBoy Pocket and GameBoy Color, does the GG have a Passive Matrix screen ? As there is poor contrast (due to poor fill rate, i.e. there are relatively large gaps between the pixels allowing backlight to leak through, lowering contrast as a result) and there are noticeable streaks on the images when looking at single colour backgrounds. This needs to be mentioned in the article, as it's an important issue that alters the perceived quality of the unit compared to it's rivals GameBoy and etc. -- Live Steam Mad ( talk) 05:02, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
The screen is passive matrix. As far as to the quality, some Game Gears had better screens than the others. My later model Sega has a much better looking screen than the earlier model Sega. The Majesco has a noticeably better refresh rate, but its colors seem more washed out than the two Sega ones. It also my be that the screen on your Game Gear might not be as sharp as it used to be. You have to remember these things are older than most gamers are now. I've seen a lot of variation from unit to unit. You might need to look into replacing the backlight tube, or even having it converted to LED backlighting. —Preceding
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It's in the Variations section, first paragraph: "Today the Game gear console does not work anymore." That sentence is very vague, and I don't see how it can possibly be true. Obviously, some Game Gears will have stopped working, but surely not all of them? Avengah ( talk) 21:32, 19 September 2011 (UTC)
I think the reference is probably meant for the TV Tuner that only received analog over the air TV broadcast signals. Since the changeover to digital over the air TV broadcast signals, televisions not hooked up to a digital box converter can receive TV broadcast signals. My Game Gears (I own 2) still work for playing games. — Preceding
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Reviewer: ChrisGualtieri ( talk · contribs) 19:09, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
Avoiding the Performance Trap" should be consults for this, because while it had its own negative points, the Game Boy didn't really dominate because of any single factor and it was a big part of Nomad and the other constant incompatible hardware swapping did Sega in. We got some quotes from the industry to back it up, and I think missing this out is a bit "revisionist history". It has a distinct lack of coverage on marketing, release, sales history, and development phases. It is glossed over very briefly, providing little detail expected of a GA console article. This simply must be addressed in order to get a full review. I am placing it on hold for now until the lack of content can be addressed. ChrisGualtieri ( talk) 03:28, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
In trying to figure out where VG Chartz got their 10.62 million from, I've found a book on page 30 discussing a similar figure. So Gamepro could be rounding up. « Ryūkotsusei » 03:57, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
GamesRadar's Top 50 Game Gear games actually names Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse the best game for the platform, not Shinobi (number 14). I believe the list was recently updated, but there is no reason this article should not be too. TheTimesAreAChanging ( talk) 01:31, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
No section about the korean version of Game Gear, Samsung Handy Gam*Boy.-- 95.89.229.101 ( talk) 14:37, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: move. ( non-admin closure) sst✈ 13:12, 20 March 2016 (UTC)
Sega Game Gear →
Game Gear – Simplification. The system was mainly refer to simply as the "Game Gear" in official documentations without Sega's name on it. –
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To prove that Sega simply referred to the platform as "Game Gear", here's a list of official sources in both, Japanese and English.
I could come up with more examples if any is needed. Jonny2x4 ( talk) 19:38, 20 February 2016 (UTC)
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According to the original schematics and to the datasheet of the HM65256B Static RAM chip, the Game Gear has 32kB (32,768 x 8-bit words) of video RAM memory and not 16kB as stated in the article. https://console5.com/wiki/Game_Gear#Schematics https://html.alldatasheet.com/html-pdf/136263/HITACHI/HM65256BLFP-10T/302/1/HM65256BLFP-10T.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.162.151.214 ( talk) 10:03, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
I think it would be important to acknowledge these, and the resultant gradual failure of pretty much all units between 2010 and 2020 or so (unless they've had at least a certain 17 of the 20 capacitors replaced). Anamyd ( talk) 21:27, 8 March 2021 (UTC)