The Game Gear - To Buy, or Not to Buy?

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krelyan:
I had one as a kid and don't have any inclination that I'll ever pick it up again. The only games I really care about are on eShop or VC.

gartcat:
Either the GG or the Nomad I would always end up tethered to the wall because my battery pack burned out after about 10 years. I think both systems lasted about 4-6 hours on batteries. Plus you couldn't play them in the sunlight without another attachment. About the Nomad, it's cool and everything, the screen is great and the control layout is super. I felt a little duped when I opened mine up and found you had to attach an external battery compartment or rechargeable battery, Sega really liked to append their systems with clunky stuff (32x, CD, Ram Cartridges, etc.). Also my Nomad would reset if you turned it upside down fast enough, and I took great care of it, I think that's a known problem with it as opposed to just a problem with mine. I had a really hard time selling my Game Gear too, had to cut a really good deal to get rid of that thing.

sin2beta:
I use rechargeable batteries on mine. I forget how the ratings go, but I just researched what to look for for the longest running time and bought a cheap off brand with those specs. I can play all week on the train. Not sure how long it is but it is between 6 and 10 hours. I would guess about 7. I may try to do a full runtime test just leaving it running. It does last a decent while though. Just remember that battery technology has improved.

fauxshot:

--- Quote from: kingrat101 on October 22, 2014, 12:50:21 am ---The game gear is neat but hard to recommend, the games are just Master System games, with a few exceptions.
In terms of reliability, that's tough as well, I've owned four different ones,now three, the capacitors are garbage, one had sound issues the other didn't even turn on.
As a big Neo Geo fan though, it's hard to recommend the pocket color as well, I'm not trying to sound like a dick and question what you already know, but you've got to realize SNK was know for 2D fighting games and that's what the pocket color is full of with a few puzzle games and Metal Slug, of course. They're great but if fighting games aren't your thing don't spend a ton of money on it

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No worries, you don't sound like a dick at all. XD I'm lacking knowledge about a lot of stuff, so that helps. ^^ I'm not really into fighting games, so I'll be sure to keep that at a distance, interest wise (many more things I'd rather collect first, in that case).

Thanks to everyone else as well! My Professor made a comment the other day that He had a Game Gear as a kid. I just can't imagine ever owning one of those when the battery life was so terrible. o.o; Aside from plugging it into an outlet, I don't know HOW a person would keep batteries in that thing. Batteries are already expensive enough nowadays, I can't imagine having to buy them constantly back then... that'd cost a small fortune lol. o.o;

agwolf2097:

--- Quote from: sin2beta on October 21, 2014, 10:14:16 pm ---There are some great games that make it worthwhile. Most people pick up the sonic games, which are not very good.
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Ouch, dude, come on... talk about subjective...

The 8-bit Sonic games aren't the same as the Genesis series, but they still hold their own. Inventive, large, challenging, and their music is just as competent as any other Sonic game... They're not objectively 'bad' just because you may happen to not like them :P Things falter a bit with the Drift games, Labyrinth, and Blast, but the standard "normal Sonic games" are as viable as any other 2D Sonic entry.

I could say the Wonderboy or Shinobi games are "not very good," but in reality, they're just not fun for me, I think they're boring. Ristar is just a copy of the Genesis version, admittedly quite playable, but still pointless if you've got it's bigger brother. Tempo Jr is very slow and plodding, I found it to be considerably dull compared to the first one on the 32X, both visually and the gameplay itself.

To be fair, everyone just has their own preferences, so it's really up to a new collector to do exactly what fauxshot here has done... put out some feelers and see what might be a good start. :)

--- Quote from: sin2beta on October 22, 2014, 06:10:36 pm ---I use rechargeable batteries on mine... ...it is but it is between 6 and 10 hours. I would guess about 7.
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you, sir, must be a wizard, because I've never gotten over 3 hours in my GG or Nomad before the battery light started yelling at me, and I've never had the machine last over 4 hours. I've technically had no reason to play either one in the last 15 years, so who knows, maybe new battery tech really does make a difference... but I'd be hard-pressed to believe it, and I'm not shelling out cash on batteries to test lol

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