WhileSegahas been out of the console development scene since the release of the Dreamcast in 1999, the company is no stranger to releasing its classic titles on every subsequent platform under the sun. Every console generation since the Sega Genesis has received some sort of “Genesis Collection” and just last year the company even officially dived into the micro-console market with the release of thesurprisingly high quality Sega Genesis Mini. Now, Sega has announced yet another “mini” console release, only this time it seems almost too small for anybody to actually play it.
The Sega Game Gear, released in 1991, was Sega’s obnoxiously bulky competitor to Nintendo’s Game Boy and is mostly remembered for its color display screen (in response to the Game Boy’s black and green), and the fact that it ate up six AA batteries over the span of three to five hours. Needless to say the Game Gear didn’t light the world on fire, however, that hasn’t stopped Sega from wanting to bring back theclassic machinein a form that fixes one of the original’s biggest flaws in the form of the Sega Game Gear Micro.
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Coming in at 80mm x 43mm x 20mm, with a whopping 1.5 inch display, yet somehow still fitting in a headphone jack and USB port for charging, the Sega Game Gear Micro is tiny - almost too tiny to actually be played comfortably by any adult human. Thankfully, longtime AA battery swapping Game Gear fans will be glad to know that the Micro does include the option to use two AA batteries instead of the USB charging solution.
Sega is releasing the Game Gear Micro in four different variants, each supporting their own individual lineup of four games. The classic black model includes the 8-bit adaptation ofSonic the Hedgehog,Puyo Puyo 2,OutRunandRoyal Stone. The blue model includesSonic Chaos,Gunstar Heroes,Sylvan TaleandBaku Baku Animal. The yellow Micro includesShining Force Gaiden: Ensei - Jashin no Kuni he,Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya,Shining Force Gaiden: Final ConflictandNazopuyo Aruru no Ru. Finally, the red model includesRevelations: The Demon Slayer,Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special,The GG ShinobiandColumns.
While this lineup does manage to bring together some of the Game Gear’s most beloved titles (mostly JRPGs), it is worth noting that a lot of these games are less-than-stellar 8-bit adaptations of far superior Sega Genesis titles,such asSonic the Hedgehog,Gunstar HeroesandOutRun. Fans of theShining ForceandShin Megami Tenseiseries will take to the yellow and red models instantaneously, as they include multiple games in their respective series. It is worth noting that most of the games included do not include English localizations, meaning it is unlikely that the Sega Game Gear Micro will see a release outside of Japan.
TheSega Game Gear Microwill release in Japan on October 6th 2020 for roughly $50 each.
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