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| Early Game Boys Vs. Sega Game Gears: And Other Handhelds Discussion |
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| Warmsignal:
--- Quote from: pzeke on November 05, 2019, 05:46:57 pm --- --- Quote from: Warmsignal on November 05, 2019, 04:29:01 pm --- --- Quote from: marvelvscapcom2 on October 07, 2019, 02:00:38 am ---And I don't want to be that console fanboy guy. But quite honestly. Sega was never even close to Nintendo in anything they made. Even with their peak which is the Genesis in most people's eyes. The Genesis isn't even close to the Super Nintendo imo. It can't even sit at the same table. --- End quote --- That's an ounce, maybe even a metric ton. I've seen loads of comments akin to this, if not within this thread, then in others. There are SEGA haters among us, who dismiss and judge the entirety of the company as sub-par or not worthy of their time. To be fair, there's also a lot of unwarranted disdain towards the Xbox brand as well, because in certain circles it's not seen as hardcore enough. I'm just saying there is some fanboy-ism present when discussions of certain brands like SEGA or Xbox come up from time to time. --- End quote --- Yeah, I figured either you or sworddude would quote that. In all honesty, though, you're not being fair. Yes, he did say that, but so did I in a way. marvelvscapcom2 acknowledged and agreed on many of the Genesis strong suits, which is commendable given you're essentially vilifying him. Not only that, but his posts don't come off vitriolic or filled with opprobrium, which is expected of a hater. All I see marvelvscapcom2 guilty of is being a tad verbose, but a hater he certainly isn't. But I digress, like I said before, this isn't my battle. These kind of discussions always end up turning into arguments that never yield anything fruitful. In a way they end up turning into a dick measuring contest --- End quote --- I don’t really have a dog in the fight either. I like Nintendo, SEGA, PlayStation, Xbox, Atari and others. However when I see someone dissing on any them out of loyalty or enthusiasm for another company it’s hard not to comment in their defense. |
| Warmsignal:
--- Quote from: 98dgreen on November 05, 2019, 06:16:16 pm --- --- Quote from: Warmsignal on November 05, 2019, 04:48:39 pm --- --- Quote from: oldgamerz on November 05, 2019, 02:29:55 pm ---It's a shame that SEGA does not have a modern console or modern day handheld. I got nothing against SEGA or Nintendo, but yet, why the heck did Nintendo take so long to make a handheld with a colored back-lit screen? and why did the original Gameboy have a green screen? February 2003, marked the vary first mainstream back lit color screen handheld for Nintendo October 6, 1990 is when the SEGA Game Gear came out about 12-13 years before the Nintendo GameBoy Advance SP :-\ --- End quote --- Exactly the question I always pose. Nintendo went about designing the cheapest possible thing they could when releasing the Game Boy. A year later, SEGA showed the world how a handheld should be made. However, the gimmick of being smaller, and cheaper paid off with some kind of tragic irony. Remember when everyone wanted the tiniest flip-phone they could possible make? Those tiny phones were so neat and fashionable. Now we all want the biggest smartphone that money can buy. Trends change. Game Gear was ahead of it's time in many ways. Now "handhelds" are quite large and charging your batteries nightly, if not more often is just expected. Actually the Game Boy Advance SP that first released in 2003 was not backlit, it was front lit, and it looks pretty bad in all honesty. The backlit one came out later, but the Nintendo DS was the first Nintendo handheld to finally get it right. Although, there are patents that have now surfaced showing SEGA was in early development for a Game Gear successor handheld that would not only be backlit again, but feature "touch screen" controls, long before the DS was even remotely a thing. Sadly it never came to be because SEGA's financial situation at the time was dire. --- End quote --- Yeah terrible battery life had no influence on the game gear being less successful. --- End quote --- There existed rechargeable battery and battery packs at the time. We had them. The real question is which will happen first? Will your Game Gear batteries die, or will you go cross eyed staring at a green a grey screen in the dark? Can your eyes withstand the Game Boys battery life? Honest question. |
| 98dgreen:
I would take not playing in the dark over spending money on an accessory that could be spent on games. Not that either are great I was just saying that was a big reason the gb sold better. Both are pretty low on the list of handheld systems. |
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