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Sega GameGear Japanese box

The Sega Gamegear was released in 1991. It is in essense a portable version of the Sega Master System. It is somewhat larger than the Gameboy, but features a backlit color screen.


Sega GameGear back of Japanese box
It uses a Z80 cpu running at 3.6 MHz. It features a 3.2" backlit color screen. The resolution is 160x144. It has a 4096 color palette. It could handle 64 8x8 sprites. 24 k ram Like the Gameboy it has 4 channel audio.

The Gamegear has an adaptor that allows it to play Master System games. It also has a television tuner attachment that turns the system into a portable TV.
Sega GameGear Japanese TV Tuner box

Sega GameGear back of Japanese TV Tuner box


Sega GameGear
Classic games for the system include
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Sonic
Sonic 2
Sega GameGear Sonic 2 box Sega GameGear Sonic 2 back of box


Baseball 91
Sega GameGear Baseball 91 box Sega GameGear Baeball 91 back of box


Head Buster
Sega GameGear Head Buster box Sega GameGear Head Buster back of box