SEGA announces Game gear Micro

[Black_Tiger]

If it charges through microusb, then someone will find a way to mod it. Only way it would make this thing worth buying is through a mod.

That being said, Game Gear games have terrible resolution, better off playing the Master System alternatives for the most part, since TecToy ported every worthwhile GG game to the Master System.

Tec Toy didn't come close but fans have in recent years. The resolution doesn't make a difference though. The assets in all but a handful of games were made the same as they are for SMS. Tec Toy didn't redraw everything, they only extended the viewing area. The pixelart remains the same, just like all those Genesis games with frames and borders.

There's no reason to play classic portable games on their original screens other than nostalgia. If you play Game Gear games on a 27" TV it's like a fullscreen 20" TV.

[axel]

Tec Toy didn't come close but fans have in recent years. The resolution doesn't make a difference though. The assets in all but a handful of games were made the same as they are for SMS. Tec Toy didn't redraw everything, they only extended the viewing area. The pixelart remains the same, just like all those Genesis games with frames and borders.

There's no reason to play classic portable games on their original screens other than nostalgia. If you play Game Gear games on a 27" TV it's like a fullscreen 20" TV.

The extended area makes the games easier to play. Try any platformer where you can barely see the enemies or jumps ahead of you. The best games on GG (or GB/GBC) tend to be those where the artwork and levels were redesigned for the smaller screen versus using the same assets as the console version.

[axel]

By the way -- I'm now getting ads for this thing on Facebook, so it's clearly being marketed for Americans. The comments were predictable, "WTF is this, a Game Gear for ants", "only four games?", "no SD slot?" etc. Nobody seems to understand what Sega was going for.

[GameX]

According to this Famitsu interview that was just posted Sega was originally considering 1 game per color variation for the Game Gear Micro.

Afterward, they decided to expand the number of games per variation. But they felt like it was unreasonable, so they decided to expand it to 3 games per Game Gear Micro. Then they decided to expand it further, and add another color variation, making it 4 and 4.

LOL

https://twitter.com/PushDustIn/statu...36882379632641

[redsox2013]

Should have been one unit with all 16 games and removable face plates, ala GB Micro. Not sure if anyone suggested this earlier in the thread.

[chilled]

Should have been one unit with all 16 games and removable face plates, ala GB Micro. Not sure if anyone suggested this earlier in the thread.

you'd make less money with it and would be less collectible

[Centrale]

By the way -- I'm now getting ads for this thing on Facebook, so it's clearly being marketed for Americans. The comments were predictable, "WTF is this, a Game Gear for ants", "only four games?", "no SD slot?" etc. Nobody seems to understand what Sega was going for.

All five SKUs are currently #1-5 in sales for mini consoles on Amazon Japan, so it seems Sega knows the market better than the comment section outrage mob... again.

[Gryson]

All five SKUs are currently #1-5 in sales for mini consoles on Amazon Japan, so it seems Sega knows the market better than the comment section outrage mob... again.

Sega's Yosuke Okunari also said on Twitter that initial sales were so good that Sega will consider doing more stuff like this.

Meanwhile, the "comment section outrage mob" will continue to be outraged that Sega does not cater to their every whim. It's 2020, just buy an RG 350 if you want to play a well-designed handheld with every retro game ever on it.

[Sik]

The angry mob will keep finding excuses to get angry until they die of old age.

Though I do admit that Sega was quite daring by pricing them at $46 each, considering what each of these are on their own.

[axel]

I'm happy they're making money on this but I can hardly call it a console. Actually it's good if a lot of people buy it, maybe that will prompt Sega to build other hardware.

[Baloo]

Tec Toy didn't come close but fans have in recent years. The resolution doesn't make a difference though. The assets in all but a handful of games were made the same as they are for SMS. Tec Toy didn't redraw everything, they only extended the viewing area. The pixelart remains the same, just like all those Genesis games with frames and borders.

There's no reason to play classic portable games on their original screens other than nostalgia. If you play Game Gear games on a 27" TV it's like a fullscreen 20" TV.

To be frank...not too many Game Gear exclusives that are worth playing in 2020. Off the top of my head:

Ronald McDonald in Magical World
GG Aleste
GG Aleste II
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Tails Adventure

[Black_Tiger]

To be frank...not too many Game Gear exclusives that are worth playing in 2020. Off the top of my head:

Ronald McDonald in Magical World
GG Aleste
GG Aleste II
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Tails Adventure

What about:

Shining Force Gaiden
Shining Force Gaiden II
Shining Force Gaiden III
Madou Monogatari I
Madou Monogatari II
Madou Monogatari III
Megami Tensei Last Bible
Megami Tensei Last Bible Special
Crystal Warriors
Royal Stone
Eternal Legend
Moldorian
Sylvan Tale
Lunar Magic School
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth 2
Godzilla Monsters Attack
Head Buster
Aleste GG
Aleste GG II
Fantasy Zone Gear
Galaga '91
Halley Wars
Drop Zone
Griffon
Magical Taruruto kun
Tail's Sky Patrol

[Baloo]

What about:

Shining Force Gaiden
Shining Force Gaiden II
Shining Force Gaiden III
Madou Monogatari I
Madou Monogatari II
Madou Monogatari III
Megami Tensei Last Bible
Megami Tensei Last Bible Special
Crystal Warriors
Royal Stone
Eternal Legend
Moldorian
Sylvan Tale
Lunar Magic School
Magic Knight Rayearth
Magic Knight Rayearth 2
Godzilla Monsters Attack
Head Buster
Aleste GG
Aleste GG II
Fantasy Zone Gear
Galaga '91
Halley Wars
Drop Zone
Griffon
Magical Taruruto kun
Tail's Sky Patrol

I already mentioned GG Aleste I and II.

Better versions exist on other platforms of these games:

Shining Force I
Shining Force II
Galaga '91
Fantasy Zone
Lunar Magical School
Dropzone - (See: Defender, Stargate/Defender II)

Games that arent great:
Tails Sky Patrol


Every other game you mentioned is a Japanese RPG save for Halley Wars and Godzilla, some of which havent even received fan translations yet. Personally I think there is under fifteen exclusive games total on the Game Gear that are really worth playing in 2020.

So if we expanded the list out a little bit. These are probably the only must plays on the Game Gear

GG Aleste
GG Aleste II
Halley Wars
Royal Stone
Godzilla
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Tails Adventure
Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict

Then GG Exclusives that are good:
Legend of Illusion
Land of Illusion
Ronald McDonald in Magical World
Eternal Legend
Crystal Warriors
Moldorian

[Sik]

Not a single mention of the two GG Shinobi games? Seriously?

[Gryson]

Isn't "worth playing" really, really subjective?

I'm sure more than a few of us here enjoy certain games that many would find not worth playing.