1. heck-yeah-old-tech: Sega Game Gear handheld videogame unit It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and the TurboExpress. Approximately 390 official titles were released for the Game Gear, although at the time of the console’s launch, there were only six software titles available (seven with the pack-in game, Columns). Sega made sure that a wide variety of video game genres were represented on the system, in order to give it a broad appeal. Prices for game cartridges initially ranged from $24.99 to $29.99 each. They were molded black plastic with a rounded front for convenient removal. One of the system’s biggest issues was battery life; while better than earlier color backlit systems, its 4 hour battery life (5 hours on later models) using 6 alkaline batteries was still not as good as the Game Boy’s 10–14 hours of four-AA battery lifespan (due to that system’s monochrome screen and lack of a backlight). Despite its backlit colored screen and ergonomic design, the Game Gear managed just a moderate share of the market. — Wikipedia
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    Sega Game Gear handheld videogame unit

    It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and the TurboExpress. Approximately 390 official titles were released for the Game Gear, although at the time of the console’s launch, there were only six software titles available (seven with the pack-in game, Columns). Sega made sure that a wide variety of video game genres were represented on the system, in order to give it a broad appeal. Prices for game cartridges initially ranged from $24.99 to $29.99 each. They were molded black plastic with a rounded front for convenient removal.

    One of the system’s biggest issues was battery life; while better than earlier color backlit systems, its 4 hour battery life (5 hours on later models) using 6 alkaline batteries was still not as good as the Game Boy’s 10–14 hours of four-AA battery lifespan (due to that system’s monochrome screen and lack of a backlight). Despite its backlit colored screen and ergonomic design, the Game Gear managed just a moderate share of the market. — Wikipedia

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