About
About
The Game Gear is an 8-bit fourth-generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990 in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and in 1992 in Australia. The Game Gear primarily competed with Nintendo's Game Boy, the Atari Lynx, and NEC's TurboExpress. It shares much of its hardware with the Master System, and can play Master System games through the use of an adapter.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
CPU
Zilog Z80 @ 3.58 MHz
RAM
8 KB main RAM, 16 KB video RAM
Sound
Texas Instruments SN76489
Display
160 × 144 pixels (32-color palette)
Media
ROM cartridge
Launch Info
Launch Info
Manufacturer
Sega
Released
1990
Features
Notable Features
Backlit color LCD screen
TV-out adapter for connection to a television
Six AA batteries for portable power
Built-in headphone jack
Color Variants
Black (original)
Gray (later revisions)
Red, Blue, Green (limited editions)
Platform Lineage
Competitors
Nintendo Game Boy
Atari Lynx
TurboGrafx-16 Pocket (PC Engine)
Market Trends
24-month price analysis, top rising games, average price by genre
Most Valuable Games
$1,762.97
Sonic 2 in 1
$1,545.93
Sonic Blast
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$1,350.91
Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle
$1,039.86
Galaga 2
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$552.18
Man Overboard
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$551.34
Power Drive
$523.13
Power Strike II
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$415.37
Asterix And The Secret Mission [35 Years Boxset]
$378.96
CJ Elephant Fugitive
$346.66
Les Schtroumpfs: Autour du Monde
$332.00
Itchy And Scratchy Game
$319.67
F1 World Championship Edition
$301.51
Excellent Dizzy Collection
$292.61
Tails' Adventure
$275.51
Tempo Jr
$270.71
Ristar
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$269.52
Adventures of Batman and Robin
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$268.27
Rise of the Robots
$238.48
Sonic Labyrinth
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$232.84
Phantom 2040
$232.01
Archer Maclean's Dropzone
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$215.63
Wizard Pinball
$212.43
Streets Of Rage [Classic Version]
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$207.68
Championship Hockey
$199.99
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
Highest Rated Games
8.0 / 10
Shinobi II: The Silent Fury
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8.0 / 10
Micro Machines
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8.0 / 10
Earthworm Jim
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8.0 / 10
GP Rider
8.0 / 10
Dynamite Headdy
8.0 / 10
Cool Spot
8.0 / 10
Defenders of Oasis
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8.0 / 10
Desert Strike
8.0 / 10
Pete Sampras Tennis
8.0 / 10
Power Strike II
8.0 / 10
Tails Adventure
8.0 / 10
Mortal Kombat 3
8.0 / 10
Mortal Kombat II
8.0 / 10
Ristar
8.0 / 10
Lemmings
8.0 / 10
Shinobi
8.0 / 10
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
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8.0 / 10
Star Wars
8.0 / 10
Streets Of Rage
8.0 / 10
Super Monaco GP
8.0 / 10
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
8.0 / 10
Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
8.0 / 10
Castle Of Illusion
8.0 / 10
KLAX
8.0 / 10
Chuck Rock
Top Publishers
Top Publishers
Sega
107 games
Tec Toy
45 games
Acclaim
22 games
Virgin Interactive
12 games
Flying Edge
10 games
U.S. Gold Ltd.
9 games
Browse by Genre
Browse by Genre
Action & Adventure
82
~$89.48
Top: Castle Of Illusion
8.3
Platformer
38
~$133.22
Top: Land Of Illusion
8.2
Sports
35
~$58.58
Top: PGA Tour Golf
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Racing
15
~$104.54
Top: Road Rash
7.7
Fighting
14
~$110.28
Top: Mortal Kombat II
7.9
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Shoot 'em Up
12
~$194.62
Top: Desert Strike
7.8
Puzzle
11
~$101.13
Top: KLAX
7.8
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Arcade
6
~$332.60
Top: Wonder Boy
8.4
RPG
4
~$68.65
Top: Defenders of Oasis
7.6
Strategy
3
~$56.49
Top: Lemmings
7.8
Party
2
~$48.31
Compilation
1
~$1,762.97
Other Regions
JP
206 games
US
332 games
All Games (209)
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