The only downside is that you need to butcher a Game Gear to make it.
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The only downside is that you need to butcher a Game Gear to make it.
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I WANT THIS!
For the love of god, don't let this thread die-out before we get all the ordering info.
Wow, that's nicely done! Now we just need for it to be mass produced. ;)
-Rob
I suggest we start a party. Since tea and red and green are taken, we will call it the Master System party. We will hold "peaceful" congregations in front of major manufacturing companies that have no power whatsoever to produce this for us. Then we will get shot in the face by rubber bullets to make a point.
Now, see? I just gave you rep. Why do you have to come-up with something else even more awesome?
My secret power is to come up with ideas either too early or too late. I learned this skill from Sega.
OMFG that's sweet! How long till the Chinese see this and start cheap mass production? That's just beautiful.
Hopefully not too long. I've been talking to a friend about it and I've come to the conclusion that, in part, this modder (if at least brilliant) is aiming to make every inch of this public so that it can become mainstream asap.Quote:
Originally Posted by MN12BIRD
Hey wanna see me get banned?
Get atgames do do this!
Let the hate mail roll in......
Of course I jest, I would be happy enough as I said if it was a kit. Allthough I do have a spare sms case and spare gg video board to re-visit my consolized gg.....
Same here. Shave a hundred bucks or so off the price by just offering the board.Quote:
Originally Posted by omp
At this point, I'll be happy just to get the shell and the packing material :love: ...
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That is unless someone develops a clone ASIC version of the GG . . . (that hasn't been done yet, right?).Quote:
Originally Posted by TrekkiesUnite118
Though given the existing MD/SMS clone hardware, it shouldn't require too much modification to GG spec. (the main differences are in the palette/color DACs and BIOS iirc -plus the stereo PSG)
Since they went through the trouble of producing professional plastic molded cases and controllers (and packaging), I'd imagine they'd go beyond hacking up old GGs for production.
If ever these consoles see a real production run, I'll be one of the first in line. :)
May just learn how to do this and butcher a GG with a broken screen.
Looks great, imo.
This is cool and all, but doesn't the Master System kind of nullify this thing's existance? It already has most of the GG's games and it displays them at the right size on a TV screen. I'd rather someone make a new GG handheld with a better screen that takes carts or SD.
^That would be neat and all, but there are exclusives on the Game Gear (w/ lots of extra colors) a lot of us want to see on the big screen.
The Game Gear has quite a few unique titles, and honestly I would love to own one again but it's a shame that the casing is so crappy and it's so prone to capacitor failure. I think one of these would be a great option for playing the few Game Gear games that I do have.
You know, GG video caps are very easy to replace (sound board is kinda tricky though, tight space and all the caps are SMD), so really the only problem with the Game Gear is it's screen. How is the casing bad?Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry coeurl
Yeah, many people mistakenly think that all a Game Gear is, is a handheld SMS. It does have support for almost all master system games, but it's specs exceed that of the SMS and there are unique titles (ie-Sonic Triple Trouble) made only for the Game Gear.
I have no soldering experience so it wouldn't be easy for me to replace! The casing is bulky (you ever tried to put one in your pocket?), and the buttons and d-pad are mushy crap compared to the Game Boy. And yeah, I guess the screen sucks too. Thanks for reminding me. And the battery life is pretty much crap, so if you're going to be using a Game Gear, it's likely that you're gonna be playing it while it's plugged into the way anyway. So a consolized Game Gear makes perfect sense to me. If I'm gonna be tethered to a wall, I might as well be gaming on a TV screen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Guntz
That's the way I see it, at least.
edit: and don't mistake my dislike of the Game Gear hardware as hatred of the console, I think the GG has a rather large number of great exclusives that I would love to own. Which makes it all the more frustrating that the device that they are designed to play on is so shoddily constructed. I still have a small collection of complete GG games that I couldn't bear to part with (especially Sonic Drift 2 & Sonic Triple Trouble), and I'm just waiting for someone to put together a decent consolized one so I can play them again.
I wouldn't doubt that if you asked around you could find some people who would be willing to do a tv-out mod on a game gear for you at a price. Such mods are not as rare as you'd think, and you could play your game gear on a TV as thought it was a console.Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry coeurl
Yup. The Game Gear hardware far supersedes any mainstream 8-bit iteration of its time. It could've been the last of its sort (I don't know, maybe the GB color, if you think about it), but it went out with a bang. I love the NES and the SMS, but the Game Gear just puts both systems to shame. I sure hope one day we'll all get to enjoy some of these games to their full extent, as the devs would've wanted. Crystal Warriors just became one of my favorite games recently. I know there's more. Hopefully there's someone out there that could give us something like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by xelement5x
I would definitely snag one if they start selling them. Thats just awesome.
It IS an handheld SMS, it does not exceed SMS in any place whatsoever, besides wider palette and sound LR control, all else is still same and don't make GG any better than SMS...Quote:
Originally Posted by xelement5x
Plus, if I'm not mistaken, the resolution on the Game Gear is lower. See the Sonic games side by side. Can't go back to the GG versions after playing the MS versions.
Yes, res is much lower too, 160x144 (same as Gameboy I think) vs 256 x 192/224/240 (224 and 240 only work in 50Hz and on certain SMS versions.... such a mess)
I'd still take SMS res + SMS palette over GG res + GG palette any day.
Eh, I realize some people just don't have a hand or the disposition to be good at soldering, but it's a really rewarding hobby, in more ways than one. Replacing the caps in a Game Gear are pretty easy, compared to other things I've done. At first I didn't know much about soldering and thought it'd be hard, but now look at me. I can solder pretty well and have done quite a few things already (Supergun, TG16 mods, NES repros, cap replacement and such like that)Quote:
Originally Posted by jerry coeurl
I think the buttons and D-pad aren't too bad actually and I can tolerate the screen. The battery life is somewhat limiting, but high capacity NiHM AA batteries can help lengthen it (doing the LED mod can raise battery life too)... And personally, I LIKE the Game Gear in it's huge-ass exterior. It clearly looks better than the Game Boy, so there! :p (the Atari Lynx was just silly)
I agree, there's lots of great Game Gear titles available. It's a shame so far we only have the original Game Gear systems and the very difficult AV-out mod to enjoy those games on, as far as real hardware goes. It will be a glorious day if that Game Gear home console sees mass production. I hope it gets featured on Sega-16 at least! :DQuote:
edit: and don't mistake my dislike of the Game Gear hardware as hatred of the console, I think the GG has a rather large number of great exclusives that I would love to own. Which makes it all the more frustrating that the device that they are designed to play on is so shoddily constructed. I still have a small collection of complete GG games that I couldn't bear to part with (especially Sonic Drift 2 & Sonic Triple Trouble), and I'm just waiting for someone to put together a decent consolized one so I can play them again.
How so? :daze:Quote:
Originally Posted by QuickSciFi
The Lynx and PC Engine were both 8-bit and VASTLY superior hardware wise
The GameGear is vastly superior to the 16-bit Intellivision, so it must be vastly superior to the pathetically 8-bit PC Engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crackdown
You know that was me just praising the Game Gear, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crackdown
Anyways, if I were to take your point into question, I'd say it'd be unfair to compare the TG16 with the Game Gear. And, well, wasn't the Lynx 16-bit?
But yes, the Turbo Express is one heck of a handheld. And, to be honest, I think I could fall in love the the Lynx just as easily.
The Game Gear and the NES are of the same time? The Game Gear was released 6 years later. That makes the PlayStation of the Mega Drive's time. And liking the GG more than the NES makes you crazier than villahed.Quote:
Originally Posted by QuickSciFi
I thought I was helping this thread stay alive. At least it's working. But please, don't quote me on that. I give in. I guess I took it too far.
all arguements aside..... thats still a damn cool console :D
The Lynx is like the PC Engine in the respect that it has an 8-bit CPU (65C02) but it has a 16-bit graphics chip. The Lynx also has a blitter and a bloody good 4-Channel stereo sound chip too.Quote:
Originally Posted by QuickSciFi
I was always told that the GG was a beefed up SMS with more colors, but I didn't realize that the resolution was actually lower than the SMS; I'll trust the Epic Estonian when it comes to hardware on this but I'd argue the larger palette is something that does make the GG better than the SMS in one sense. Regardless, thanks for the info :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TmEE
All things being equal though, I'd probably rather have the GG's larger color palette than the larger SMS resolution, it's all about the GRAPHICS! :p
It makes a surprisingly big difference. Just look at Gunstar Heroes or Power Strike II.Quote:
Originally Posted by xelement5x
NO FUCKING WAY!!!! I want this - NOW!!!
Dude you rock for posting this.
that is very cool. Price is high but based on labor may be reasonable. Very unique. If I had the money I'd get one!