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Sega Game Gear Micro announced

8 comments

  1. [4]
    moocow1452
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    I think we've gotten a bit too small if we're minimizing portables, but if this is the big crazy SEGA news that's been hyped up, it's a little underwhelming.

    I think we've gotten a bit too small if we're minimizing portables, but if this is the big crazy SEGA news that's been hyped up, it's a little underwhelming.

    6 votes
    1. [2]
      babypuncher
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      The original Game Gear was enormous. It was "portable" in the '90s when we were all wearing JNCO jeans with pockets large enough to actually fit the damn thing, but these days you would need to...

      The original Game Gear was enormous. It was "portable" in the '90s when we were all wearing JNCO jeans with pockets large enough to actually fit the damn thing, but these days you would need to lug it around in a bag or something.

      That said, this "Micro" version looks uncomfortably tiny.

      4 votes
      1. Akir
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        My Game Gear fits perfectly in my normal jean pockets....

        My Game Gear fits perfectly in my normal jean pockets....

    2. moocow1452
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      This may be the news in question, game streaming services in arcades. Wccftech: SEGA “Fog Gaming” Cloud Gaming Service Revealed. https://wccftech.com/sega-fog-gaming/

      This may be the news in question, game streaming services in arcades.

      Wccftech: SEGA “Fog Gaming” Cloud Gaming Service Revealed.
      https://wccftech.com/sega-fog-gaming/

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    Grendel
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    I'm going to be honest, this thing looks like garbage. A 1 inch screen? Four games? This is worse than the PS1 mini. All this is going to do is get thrown in the trash after about 6 months or...

    I'm going to be honest, this thing looks like garbage.
    A 1 inch screen? Four games? This is worse than the PS1 mini. All this is going to do is get thrown in the trash after about 6 months or whenever you beat the four games (whichever comes first).

    For roughly $20 more you can get something like the RG350 (specs and device review here) that can emulate almost everything up to the PS1 (including Game Gear).

    There are other devices like this one all at price points close to this Game Gear mini.
    I'm not advocating for piracy (I'm also not not advocating for piracy). If you want to use this legally you can purchase used copies of the games you want to play which gives you the right to emulate them.

    4 votes
    1. moocow1452
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      You can purchase Genesis ROMs on Steam and put them on any device you own device legitimately.

      You can purchase Genesis ROMs on Steam and put them on any device you own device legitimately.

      2 votes
    2. Akir
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      You are not the audience for this. It is very clearly a collector's item.

      You are not the audience for this. It is very clearly a collector's item.

      2 votes
    3. krg
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      They're expensive, but they kind of make me think of those singular hand-held games of the past (in terms of scope).

      They're expensive, but they kind of make me think of those singular hand-held games of the past (in terms of scope).

      1 vote