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
$1,100.00
Alien 3
$654.86
Panzer Dragoon Mini
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$599.99
Griffin
$530.90
GG Aleste
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$510.70
G Sonic the Hedgehog Kid's Gear
$359.50
Ninku
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$308.00
GG Portrait: Pai Chan
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$305.76
GG Aleste II
$282.30
Faceball 2000
$271.02
Virtua Fighter Mini
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$259.99
Donald no Magical World
$230.00
Tails' Skypatrol
$190.78
Magical Puzzle Popils
$187.76
Mortal Kombat II
$187.00
Gunstar Heroes
$181.50
Coca Cola Kid
$179.99
Megami Tensei Gaiden Last Bible Special
$178.21
Fatal Fury Special
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$164.63
Puzzle Bobble
$158.00
Tail's Adventure
$150.00
Rastan Saga
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$147.55
Garou Densetsu Special
$145.86
Sonic & Tails 2
$144.50
Sylvan Tale
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$130.00
Kishin Douji Zenki
Top Publishers
Top Publishers
Sega
136 games
Tec Toy
25 games
Namco
6 games
U.S. Gold Ltd.
5 games
Takara
4 games
Acclaim
4 games
Browse by Genre
Browse by Genre
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Action & Adventure
72
~$111.92
Top: Wonder Boy
8.3
Puzzle
20
~$54.58
Top: Lemmings
7.8
Sports
20
~$13.84
Top: NBA Jam
7.7
Platformer
15
~$118.92
Top: Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
8.3
RPG
12
~$42.59
Top: Defenders Of Oasis
7.6
Fighting
11
~$95.08
Top: Mortal Kombat II
7.9
Shoot 'em Up
8
~$192.78
Top: Halley Wars
7.4
Racing
5
~$51.56
Top: Monaco GP
7.5
Simulation
5
~$20.00
Top: G-LOC: Air Battle
6.1
Strategy
5
~$21.03
Arcade
4
~$50.32
Top: Pac-Man
7.1
Party
4
~$308.00
Other Regions
PAL
238 games
US
332 games
All Games (183)
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