Editing Sega Game Gear

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{{Infobox platform
|title           = Sega Game Gear
|image           = Game Gear.png
|caption         = The Sega Game Gear.
|type            = Handheld video game console
|aka             = 
*Project Mercury<ref name="segahistory"/> {{C|development codename}}
*Handy Gam*Boy {{C|KOR}}
|manufacturer    = 
*[[Sega]]
*[[Majesco Entertainment|Majesco]]<ref name="Majesco">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamesasylum.com/2014/07/18/majesco-and-the-sega-game-gears-second-lease-of-life/|title=Majesco and the SEGA Game Gear’s second lease of life|last=Gander|first=Matt|archiveurl=http://archive.is/RwzNg|archivedate=03 June 2020|date=18 July 2015|publisher=GameAsylum|accessdate=21 February 2018}}</ref>
*[[Tectoy]]<ref>[[media:Tectoy Game Gear.jpg|Tectoy's Game Gear box art]]</ref>
|first_available = {{vgrelease|JP=6 October 1990<ref name="segaJP">{{Cite web|title=Game Gear|url=https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/|publisher=[[Sega]]|language=Japanese|accessdate=25 February 2022}}</ref>|USA=15 April 1991<ref name="gpro">{{Cite journal|title=Game Gear|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/b/b9/GamePro_US_022.pdf#page=8|journal=GamePro|date=May 1991|pages=8,14,15|issue=22|accessdate=22 February 2022}}</ref>|NA=April 1991<ref name="gpro"/>|EU=Summer 1991<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Getting a Grip on the Gear|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/4/46/CVG_UK_113.pdf#page=14|journal=Computer & Video Games|issue=113|pages=14|date=April 1991|accessdate=25 February 2022}}</ref>}}
|price           = 
*¥19,800<ref name="segahistory">{{Cite web|url=https://sega.jp/history/hard/column/column_04.html|title=誰もが待ち望んだ携帯型フルカラー液晶『ゲームギア』|language=Japanese|work=[[Sega]]|date=13 December 2017|accessdate=17 June 2018}}</ref> {{C|JP}}
*$149.95<ref name="RetroGamer"/><ref name="gpro"/> {{C|USA}}
*£99.99<ref name="RetroGamer">{{Cite journal|journal=Retro Gamer|publisher=Imagine Publishing Ltd.|title=Retroinspection: Sega Game Gear|issue=41|year=2009|pages=78–85}}</ref> {{C|UK}}
|discontinued    = 
*1995 {{C|BR & KOR}}
*30 April 1997 ({{C|[[Sega]]}}
*2001 {{C|[[Majesco Entertainment|Majesco]]}}<ref name="Majesco"></ref>
|units_sold      = 10.62 million<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Pettus|first1=Sam|last2=Munoz|first2=David|last3=Williams|first3=Kevin|last4=Barroso|first4=Ivan|date=20 Dec 2013|title=Service Games: The Rise and Fall of SEGA: Enhanced Edition|url=https://books.google.co.id/books?id=DbFxAgAAQBAJ|publisher=Smashwords Edition|pages=419–421|isbn=1311080821, 9781311080820}}</ref>
|cpu             = Zilog Z80 3.58MHz
|ram             = 
*64Kb RAM
*128kb VRAM
|sound           = {{H:title|3 square wave tone generators and 1 noise generator|Texas Instruments SN76489A}}
|battery         = 6 [[wikipedia:AA batteries|AA batteries]]
|battery_life    = 3-4 hours<ref name="segaJP"/>
|successor       = [[Sega Nomad]]
}}
{{Quote left|To be this good, it takes Sega.|British marketing slogan for the Game Gear.<ref name="RG2">{{Cite journal|journal=Retro Gamer Magazine|publisher=Live Publishing|title=Sega Game Gear|issue=17|year=2005|pages=26–35}}</ref>}}
The {{Nihongo|'''Sega Game Gear'''|ゲームギア|Gēmu Gia}} is a handheld video game console manufactured by [[Sega]]. It competed with Nintendo's [[Game Boy Advance|Game Boy]]. Introduced in 1990 as a portable [[Sega Master System]], it was in production from 1990 to 1997. The game ''Columns'' came bundled in with the Game Gear, with only six games released along side the initial launch.

There were twelve ''Sonic'' games released for the system that have been ported to later games released by Sega, such as ''[[Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut]]'', ''[[Sonic Gems Collection]]'', ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]],'' and ''[[Sonic Origins Plus]]''. Nine games for this system were released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console. In celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the system, a [[Game Gear Micro|miniaturized version]] was released.

==List of ''Sonic'' games==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|[[File:Sonic-8-Bit-Game-Gear-US-Box-Art.png|100px]]
|[[File:Sonic 2 GG US.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Sonic Chaos boxart NA.jpg|100px]]
|-
|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''
|''[[Sonic Chaos]]''<br/>{{C|''Sonic and Tails'' in Japan}}
|-
|[[File:Dr-Robotniks-Mean-Bean-Machine-Game-Gear-US-Box-Art.png|100px]]
|[[File:Sonic Drift (Game Gear).jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Sonic Spinball Game Gear Cover.jpg|100px]]
|-
|''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)|Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
|''[[Sonic Drift]]''<br>{{C|Japan only}}
|[[Sonic Spinball (8-bit)|''Sonic Spinball'' (8-bit)]]
|-
|[[File:Sonic Triple Trouble GG US.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Sonic Drift 2 GG US.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:TailsSkypatrolBox.jpg|100px]]
|-
|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble]]''<br>{{C|''Sonic and Tails 2'' in Japan}}
|''[[Sonic Drift 2]]''
|''[[Tails' Skypatrol]]''<br>{{C|Japan only}}
|-
|[[File:Tails Adventure GG US.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:SonicLabyrinthBoxArt.jpg|100px]]
|[[File:Sonic 2 in 1 Game Gear.jpg|100px]]
|-
|''[[Tails Adventure]]''
|''[[Sonic Labyrinth]]''
|''[[Sonic 2 in 1]]''<br>{{C|Europe only}}
|-
|[[File:Sonic-Blast-Box-Art-US.png|100px]]
|-
|''[[Sonic Blast]]''
|}

==Characters introduced==
*[[Miles "Tails" Prower]]
*[[Fang the Hunter|Fang the Sniper]] A.K.A. Nack the Weasel
*[[Witchcart]]
*[[Carrottia]]
*[[Bearanger]]
*[[Hocke-Wulf]] 
*The [[Battle Kukku Empire]]
**[[Battle Kukku XVI]]
**[[Dr. Fukurokov]] 
** [[Great Battle Kukku]]


== History==
=== Add-ons===
The Sega Game Gear featured many different add-ons and peripherals that both enhanced gameplay and added new functions to the handheld. The TV Tuner was the most anticipated and the best-selling of these, allowing the Game Gear to connect to and receive TV broadcasts.<ref name="tvtuner" /> Through the addition of an extra component, the Car Antenna, it was even possible to watch TV in the car by connecting to the external antenna terminal.<ref name="tvtuner">{{Cite web|title=TV Tuner|url=https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/tuner.html|publisher=[[Sega]]|language=Japanese}}</ref> This peripheral sold for ¥12800 in Japan, with the Car Antenna going for an extra ¥3800, although it did see an international release unlike many other 90's console add-ons.

==Trivia== 
*The Sega Game Gear is a region-free system, meaning owners of the console could play any game from any region without dealing with locking issues.
*There were 335 games released for the Sega Game Gear, with total this including 213 games for the United States, 171 games for Europe, 61 games for Japan, 22 games worldwide and 9 prototypes.<ref name="Nostalgiatech">{{Cite web|url=https://nostalgiatechs.com/sega-game-gear-the-complete-games-list/|title=Sega Game Gear – The Complete Games List (335 Titles)|publisher=Nostalgia Techs|date=12 June 2017|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20181102145717/https://nostalgiatechs.com/sega-game-gear-the-complete-games-list/|archivedate=2 November 2018|accessdate=2 November 2018}}</ref>
* There was an adapter for the Game Gear that allowed [[Sega Master System]] games to be played.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://retrorgb.com/smsongg.html|title=Master System on Game Gear|publisher=RetroRGB|accessdate=25 September 2020}}</ref>
*According to [[Ian Flynn]], all Game Gear games take place chronogically after the [[Sega Mega Drive]] games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzwyjJcycgg&t=5090s|title=HWHOA-MOMMA! <nowiki>|</nowiki> BumbleKast LIVE! for July 31st, 2023 - Ian Flynn Q&A Monthly Stream '''(1:24:50)'''|work=YouTube|publisher=BumbleKing Videos|accessdate=12 August 2023|date=29 July 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{WP link|Game Gear}}
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