Game Gear



"Serious portable fun!"

The Game Gear is a handheld produced by Sega in the 90s. Out of all the portable systems that tried to front the Game Boy behemoth, it was possibly the most successful one. As it was derived from the Master System, easy porting led to a sizable game library. And the color display looked impressive next to its monochrome rival.

But should you get one now? Clearly, no. Its screen is horrible by modern standards, it eats enough batteries to choke a hungry hungry hippo, and many games can be very hard to find. So, it makes much more sense to simply emulate.

However, if you insist on having the real thing... and you're willing to do some modding and buy the proper accessories, then your Game Gear can be turned into an absolutely wonderful little handheld.


 * 1) EverDrive GG. Enough said.
 * 2) McWill's LCD upgrade, it's pretty expensive but makes a huge difference in quality.
 * 3) A backlight mod, far cheaper than the LCD upgrade; improves the looks quite a bit, and battery life is quadrupled.
 * 4) Buy the rechargeable battery, not only will the also increase battery life but it's a damn rechargeable battery! No more wasting your money on those batteries.
 * 5) You may or may not want the Wide Gear accesory, but it's pretty cool to have a screen that much larger than the GameBoy's!
 * 6) I know it looks tempting but don't buy the Master System Converter. You won't be able to use it with the battery pack, most games look bad when converted, and most of them already have ports on the Game Gear. Also don't bother with the TV Tuner, it's useless now that there are no analog transmissions anymore.