I'm so glad to see Popils on here! I loved that game!

@onaretrotip

4 жыл бұрын

Great little game!

Loved Triple Trouble! What I found weird was that the game itself was easy, but the bonus stage to get to the new character introduced was pretty hard. Sonic 2 on GG is by far one of the hardest games I've ever played.

@onaretrotip

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

I’ve watched loads of Game Gear videos over the years but only just discovered this one. Excellent video, thanks for uploading. Definitely going to look at some of your other videos now.

@onaretrotip

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video about a pretty niche topic. I also appreciate how you are honest about who may or may not like each game. Thanks for the list.

@onaretrotip

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike! Glad you liked it.

Wow! That first game sounds like it could have been made TODAY!!!! Great stuff as always my brother.

@onaretrotip

Жыл бұрын

Haha don't know about that. Thank you!

What a great review for a great system. The work you put into this is much appreciated.

@onaretrotip

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Both of the Power Ranger games that were released on the Game Gear were unlike any other Power Ranger game out at the time as far as design goes. They were both very beautifully crafted Fighting games, and outdid even the Genesis Power Ranger game that was also a fighter. However, the Game Gear versions were not ports, but developed with the Game Gear in mind. I really suggest you take a look, as these two games are prime examples of how a fighting game could actually be done properly on the Game Gear.

@onaretrotip

4 жыл бұрын

Will check them out. Thanks!

I must have gone through hundreds of batteries on GG Shinobi 2 alone! I was one of the few who didn't have a Game Boy, but Game Gear instead. Unfortunately I only had 3 games for it, which were shinobi 2, Aladdin, and Sonic 2 (which admittedly isn't the best title for the system). It's hard to match the charm those games give off especially when accounting for the time period they were released. I have many fond memories playing those games late at night, in bed, with the lights turned out, and THEN when you're deep into the game, and your hands are getting sweaty because you're farther into the final boss dungeon on Shinobi 2 then you've ever been, IT HAPPENS... the red battery light starts blinking and you know it's a race against time to beat the game before the system shuts off on you. What a soul crushing moment.. but it made me stronger. 💪

@onaretrotip

2 жыл бұрын

Haha different times! But great times.

Very nice selection. I had GG Shinobi and Popils back in the day, and they are still among my favourite games on the handheld.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah, Shinobi I had as a kid, but not Popils. I did have Factory Panic though which was my go-to puzzler (as well as Columns).

great vid Pete, got a few of them myself, and a few I was not aware of!

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Great news! Thanks, Stu.

The GG Godzilla game is a fantastic strategy game that doesn't get enough love.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

I've not played that one! I'll have a look.

Awesome list man!! Love seeing the Game Gear get a special like this.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Retro Game Players Thanks, Marcus! It seems to be a fairly under-loved console, but it has some great games.

This was a great watch Pete. I've been looking into the GG library lately and was wondering what some of the exclusives were.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rob! It certainly has some good ones. See anything you liked?

@Champion2D

5 жыл бұрын

@@onaretrotip Quite a few in fact. Just bought both Shinobi games. The Coka Cola kid looks pretty good, one I'll keep my out for.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

@@Champion2D Awesome!

Some very nice exclusives for the Sega Handheld there pete, i wasn't aware that there was an aleste game available for the Game Gear. the picture quality on your game gear looks so much better than mine !! lol. Enjoyed that pete, Cheers mate !!

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dal. Yeah, that Aleste game is awesome mate! There's a sequel too (GG Aleste II), which came to the west as Power Strike II. Glad you enjoyed it.

GG Aleste had a sequel, known in the West as Power Strike II (confusingly a completely different game to Power Strike II on the Master System), and it's fantastic. Devilish is a good fantasy-themed Breakout style game (it had a sequel on the Mega Drive), and Wizard Pinball is a strange vertically-inclined pinball game that gets really good once you get used to the weird shape of the table. The Game Gear version of Ristar is worth mentioning too - different levels, different bosses, different collectables, a fully unique game in its own right.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

TwoHeadedThingies Devilish is awesome! I did consider putting Ristar in but I cut it.

@Renegaiden_

3 жыл бұрын

GG Aleste II was it's sequel name in Japan. Everything avout it is amazing including the OST which is a standout favorite of mine. Phenominal game and a must play!

I've never really ventured into Game Gear territory or with any handheld console for that matter! This is one I would like to though. Another well made and informative video mate!

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

It's a great little system, despite its flaws, and has some great exclusives (like these). Thanks, Paul!

Oh my god! Popils! I had that and could not remember what it was called! Thank you! So many exclamation points!

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, great! So glad to have reminded you, Dave. Great little game that.

Great recommendations Pete. All look like fantastic games. I however got rid of my entire GG collection about a year ago as I figured I really don't play any handhelds apart from the original GB. Actually had a couple of those games mentioned though such as Popils and Shinobi 2.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Adam! As I said, the Game Boy is my favourite childhood handheld, but loved my Game Gear, and there are some cracking games on the system (even besides these exclusives).

Great content Pete. I never had a GG but a kid in my year at school had one. I remember California Games and that's it.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Ah, that's a shame, there are some great games on it. I loved mine, but was lucky enough to have a Game Boy as well at the time.

Great video pet, I have a game gear that needs a screen fix and a very modest game collection, this vid has spurred me on to try and get fixed

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Thanks, Chris. Tim has a mate who repairs them, may be worth bringing it tomorrow and having a word with him.

Some nice looking games here dude. I've never played a Game Gear so this was interesting to watch

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

You haven't??? Damn, I was actually going to bring mine to Blackpool. Next time I will, and you can have a bash on it.

Another great one! I still need to grab that Game Gear adapter for the Retro Freak. Shinobi GG and Golden Axe were on the list, but Oasis looks really nice, too.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Calvin! Ah, I sold my RetroN 5 a few months ago, and then the GG adapter comes out. Typical! Yeah, defenders of Oasis is a good one, def worth grabbing.

Holy s***! I love the McDonalds game for the genesis and never knew there was a Game Gear version. The music is awesome even there. Gotta try someday.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the music is great. Some of it is re-purposed for the Game Gear version, definitely worth checking out.

Great vid Pete , couple of games I was unaware of arena and McDonald's gonna have to hunt those down

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Scott. Arena is decent, and Ronald in Magical World is an absolute belter mate. Def worth hunting down.

Great video mate, never owned one of these back in the day but looks like it had some great games

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Daron! Yeah, had some great exclusives, and much of the rest of the library is brilliant too.

@MrSupersonic2012

5 жыл бұрын

@@onaretrotip It's library might have been small compared to the Gameboy's, but it definitely did have quality games.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrSupersonic2012 Definitely.

Damn.... this was a pretty decent list with some interesting titles to check out!

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks my Persian friend! Good to hear.

Some interesting titles. Nice work Pete!

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ryan!

If there’s 2 games from this list that must be played, meaning you’re missing something very fun to play and rewarding in terms of a unique experience you won’t get elsewhere its Shinobi 2: The Silent Fury and Defenders of Oasis. They have both aged brilliantly. You will love them. Will be playing again soon once my game gear adapter for my new Analogue Pocket comes in.

@onaretrotip

6 ай бұрын

👌

Sega Game Gear is my actual favorite to collect for, the only retro console/handheld I would entertain the idea of a complete collection. I have over 200 games. Amazingly, you covered 6 games here that I do not have (yet!). I could do a KZread channel exclusively on GG if I could figure out a way to record it. Crystal Warriors actually has a 2 player versus mode, which is very cool. Most 2 player GG games are great fun. There are too many baseball games, though. And Micro Machines is the only 4 player simultaneous game (I think). You get 2 players on one GG to make that work. There a couple Golf games that are 4 player but there is no link cable required for them. Like everything else, prices are going up but I don't think there's anything on GG that would ask for more than $600 for a loose copy, so a full collection is definitely achievable. I already have most of the most expensive ones anyway. An AC adapter is absolutely essential if you want to collect and play. Also, there's no region lock. Not very many people talk about GG, so thanks for doing this one! Great stuff!

@onaretrotip

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, i wish there was a way to record GG games too, outside of emulation. We need a good HDMI interface device that supports GG carts. Interestingly, no handheld consoles ever had a region lock, until the Nintendo 3DS. That was the first! Thank you :)

That Shinobi game was great. Had that myself. It felt a bit different to the Mega Drive Shinobi games but was a bunch of fun.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's awesome. Definitely a must-have on the Game Gear.

Love Defenders of Oasis, had it as a kid and passed it a few times.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Great game.

Great video. Seemed impossible at the time to own one, I never knew anyone who did but loved it, but never thought at the time about battery life issues and how bulky it was. Some nice exclusives here.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! I was lucky, I had a Game Boy as a kid, but also managed to get a Game Gear when they came out, so I had the best of both worlds. I never really minded the bulkiness as a kid, as the only time I ever really took it out the house was in the car, or on holiday in my bag. The battery life was an issue though, but batteries are much more efficient now than they were in the early 90s.

Also recommend Griffin. Japan exclusive shooter, complex enough with great graphics and music. It has some similarity to Konami’s Jackal, but has his own charisma too.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion!

@sloppynyuszi

5 жыл бұрын

That was my first game gear game. My Dad bought this for me from a business trip in HK in 1990 or 91. I asked for a game boy... He was a bit of a geek guy too, and told me the Game boy was shit. This has color graphics. Anyway I played this game as a ten year old and hated it at first. Actually I didn’t like any Game Gear game until I got out run. I thought it was brilliant at the time. Looking back and comparing it to the master system... it’s not. Griffin definitely looks the business.

I borrowed axe battler and ninja gaiden think shinobi2 when I was at school really enjoyed these ... that shooter looks nice cheers Pete .. thought your battery would start flashing by the end of the video .. another phat one there Pete ;)

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, GG Aleste is brilliant, one of my favourites on the system now I think. Just wish I'd had it back in the day. Hahahaha. Cheers, Adam.

As usual nicely done

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks for the great tips!

@onaretrotip

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome ;)

Would have liked to see Ristar! My favorite platformer on the system.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

I never even considered that, as I assumed it was a port, but having looked it up I see that it is in fact its own game! I'll have to check it out, thanks Isaac.

@SKYBLUEPINATA

3 жыл бұрын

onaretrotip Tail’s Adventure too

Defenders of Oasis is absolutely awesome. Another good one is Dragon Crystal. I love both.

@onaretrotip

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, both decent!

Thanks! I had a Game Gear as a kid but I wasn't aware of most of these. I'll have to check some of them out. The puzzle games, especially. My favorite GG game, incidentally, is Defenders Of Oasis. It's not one of the best Game Gear RPGs, it's the best. It clearly stands head and shoulders over the rest. The encounter rate is too high of course but you expect that. It's just a fantastic handheld RPG.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad I could suggest a few games. The puzzle games are perfect for the Game Gear!

The GG Stargate game was a unique title as well. Instead of being a platform/shooter it was a puzzle game wherein you matched gate symbols. I've never seen anything quite like it before or after

@onaretrotip

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, nice. Haven't played that one, but I'm a huge Stargate fan!

@DeadnWoon

4 жыл бұрын

And also GG stands for a cult progressive rock band Gentle Giant...

I Loved the Game Gear when I owned it, I had the master gear converter And I loved the fact that I was able to play all the Master System games on the go It's great that there are English translations to a bunch of games for the system, it's a shame they were never released here but because of people donating their time are able to play them now

@onaretrotip

4 жыл бұрын

So cool, because the hardware was essentially the same, it was just converting the cart slot I believe. Yeah, it's amazing what people are doing.

A few games I didnt know about on this list, great video thanks! I've just downloaded Ax Battler to my phone along with a GG emulator and am now playing it lol.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Ah, that's awesome haha.

Awesome idea, awesome video.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!

The only thing missing is a Pepsi Man game.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. Indeed.

At 1:38 his mugshot sprite definitely looks like it took some inspiration from Street Fighter II 😅

@onaretrotip

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

GG Aleste is fantastic, but it's the Game Gear's Little Sampson. You'll most likely have to drop well over a hundred dollars to get a copy.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, way too much for me. I may go the Everdrive route with my Game Gear at some point.

@RoboBlue2

5 жыл бұрын

Just an update, a year later it's closing in on a thousand dollars. Looks like my Little Sampson comparison was accurate.

OMG LOVE IT, well made, great games, man, great video, i really enjoyed this, i did some heavy research to try to prove that the game gear is just a portable master system, hyper comparing the specs of both LOL

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, Paul. Kind words indeed. Really glad you enjoyed it, I really enjoyed making this one. Hahaha, did you really. It is pretty much a portable Master System.

@RETROGAMINGARTS

7 жыл бұрын

onaretrotip i mean it, very very well made, i gotta check out defender of oasis too, looks so good

I loved the gamegear back in the day but I wouldn't call it very portable due to the fact I killed 6 batterys before you got anywhere on a game lol

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. Too true, Adrian. Did you have that enormous "portable" battery pack too? Thankfully batteries these days go much further than they did back in the early 90s.

I got a Game Gear back in '97 or so on clearance, and I loved it. I wonder if you could engineer a modern battery pack and hook it up so as to be able to play for hours.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, not sure. I know you can do that with the Nomad by modifying camcorder batteries. To be honest though, batteries are far better nowadays than they were in the 90s, and you can recharge them of course.

@JSmooth-YouTube

6 жыл бұрын

The Official Sega Master System Mains Adaptor works on Game Gear consoles. 😊

@lukebostwick1070

5 жыл бұрын

The main reason the battery life is so poor is because it uses tube lighting for the screen backlight, you can mod it to replace the original tube lighting with an LED one. It's a common mod that lot's of people do and it's easy to find someone who will do it for you for a fee.

@mirandaperry5245

5 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Cline we use an actual sega genesis console power pack. It fits and works. Been using it for years!

@gwenynorisu6883

5 жыл бұрын

Just put high mAh rated NiMH batteries in it. We used to play happily with NiCads that held all of about 650mAh, but NiMHs with 2400~2700mAh are pretty common nowadays, yet can be charged up so much faster. If you're really bothered then it's probably not much work to get hold of an old official add-on battery pack, rip it open and replace the original cells with 18650-type Lithium Ion ones. Or maybe a couple of large cuboid one-cell phone batteries, given that a typical Li-Ion is 3.7 to 4.2 volts, and the GG expects something in the 7.2 to 9.6v range (given it takes 6xAAs, with NiCads at 1.2 to 1.3v, NiMH at 1.25 to 1.4, and alkalines at 1.5 to 1.6, plus the AC adaptor at 9v dead) so you can only really use two of them safely, and a pair of 18650s probably doesn't hold much more charge than six NiMH AAs. As for power adaptors from the SMS or SMD... ours just came with one packed in, an actual GG branded one. There were versions of the console sold without it?! Seems a bit crazy given the battery tech of the time. We got a LOT of use out of our adaptor, so much so that it was something of a problem when the cable started to give out... Luckily generic ones work just fine, so long as you set them to 9v and the correct polarity. Actual current drawn isn't particularly high, less than half an amp, so you don't need an enormous or expensive power brick.

We got hold of Defenders of Oasis through an informal GG swap shop set up between us and some of our friends, still got it now. Bit of a hidden gem, though the actual fight screens are a touch sparse. Played the hell out of it at the time... but now, seeing Crystal Warriors, sort of got the feeling that we only had the second-best. CW looks far more sophisticated, into the realms of 16-bit consoles or the GBA...

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah, I'd agree there, although both are great, but Crystal Warriors is just that bit more refined/complex.

Pretty good list! My favs so far: Sylvan Tale Power Strike 2 & Aleste GG Magical Puzzle Popils/Popils Royal Stone & Crystal Warriors Kishin Douji Zenki Power Rangers: The Movie GG Shinobi 1-2 Ristar (some different levels and power ups) Sonic: Triple Trouble Gunstar Heroes (some different levels) Shining Force: Final Conflict Star Wars: Super Return of the Jedi (also on GB but better here) Ninku 2 & Ninku Gaiden Psychic World (different level design and gfx here and there) Tennis (sega game pack 4-in-1) Tails' Adventure Alien Syndrome (different) Yaiba Adventures Mega Man Tempo

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Nice; a few there I haven't played.

@RoboBlue2

7 жыл бұрын

Ninku Gaiden and Sylvan Tale are true hidden gems. There's a fan translation for the latter.

Always great to see Crystal Warriors get some love!

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

:)

@haydenhyde9395

6 жыл бұрын

onaretrotip Also, any chance on covering Crystal Warriors 2 and Lunar Walking School in the future?

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Covering them as in playing/reviewing them?

@haydenhyde9395

6 жыл бұрын

onaretrotip Pretty much. Those games don't get nearly the coverage they deserve.

Awesome video. Keep it up.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I'll do my best.

@Chrislevi13

7 жыл бұрын

onaretrotip Awesome.

Cool vid Pete! dont think Ive played any of those but thats no suprise, never owned a Game Gear for any lengthy period of time. Interesting though!

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Joe! I loved mine back in the day, just recently been getting back into it after having my GG recapped.

Good list. Would also include the very impressive Fatal Fury Special.

@onaretrotip

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Surely FF Special isn't an exclusive though?

@Filmonaut

11 ай бұрын

@@onaretrotip ...Good point ;)

The two power rangers games are probably the best power rangers games. They're fighting games with beat em up elements added.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, nice. I've not played either of those.

@MrSupersonic2012

5 жыл бұрын

@@onaretrotip I played the first one as a kid. My cousin had a game gear and I would always play that and Sonic Triple Trouble. Recently decided I wanted to get my hands on a game gear. Picked one up with Some nice 2 and a case for 35 dollars. And dropped about 100 dollars for about 10 quality games.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrSupersonic2012 Nice :)

Top video mate, gonna check these out, I got given a game gear (faulty) and some games including Ax Battler so if I get it working I'm golden (axe) :D

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Ste! I can hook you up with someone who can repair it if you message me on Facebook/Twitter.

@siliconnights8614

7 жыл бұрын

onaretrotip thanks man! Life has my money tied up at the moment but it's on the cards!

Amazing vid !

@onaretrotip

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Luis!

Great platform to collect even to this day.

@onaretrotip

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

Have you ever played a game called Kishin Douji Kenki or Sylvan Tale? They are some of my personal favorite Game Gear games

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

I haven't, but heard great things.

I had both, but GG games were just on another level. Once you got used to colors, there was no way back.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I agree with that to be honest. I think the gameplay matters so much more than the presence/lack of colour. It was epic though getting a Game Gear and having a colour screen!

@T0m0zuki

6 жыл бұрын

onaretrotip Well, yes, I do agree that gameplay does matter much more that the graphics itself. But since both handhelds had similar games in terms of gameplay, I got stuck with Sega and literally forgot about Game Boy. I sold it in a year or so a bit too cheap, but what can I do now? :) Nintendo did offer a larger list of games but I thought they were kind of repetitive or at least worse ports than those on the GG. Shinobi, Jurassic Park, Road Rash etc. were some great titles almost on the same gaming level with Megadrive. I probably played them not only for days, but months. The game on Game Boy that was so addictive was only Super Mario Land, while others didn't attract me the way Sega did. But this is just my point of view. Most of my friends stayed with GB for a long time.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

I just loved both really, each had its strengths. I'd pick the Game Boy as my number one handheld though I think. I'm still discovering great Game Gear games though!

@T0m0zuki

6 жыл бұрын

I can give you some great titles in case you are interested :)

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Sure, hopefully there are some I don't have/haven't played!

You've never played Burger Time, have you? If you want a GG strategy RPG check out the fan translated version of Royal Stone. Interesting list of games. I didn't even know there was a Mega Man for the Game Gear!

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Biff Tannen Haha, I have played Burger Time. I just meant said that it was "reminiscent of Burger Time", not that the gameplay was the same, and I stand by that. You make burgers in them from layers is what I was getting at. I'll check out Royal Stone if I get the chance, thanks for the recommendation!

Greta video. I would of loved to have Sonic: Triple Trouble, McDonalds and Arena on Master System.

@onaretrotip

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

You left out wonder boy !. it was my favorite game !

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

juma Obaid Wonder Boy The Dragon’s Trap was my favourite. But there aren’t any on the list because the Game Gear didn’t have any exclusive Wonder Boy games.

As much as I like Crystal Warriors, picking it over Shining Force seems like an odd choice. But really either are fun. I could see a non-RPG fan really appreciating Crystal's minimal story style. Popil's I hadn't heard of before and looks like something kid me would have adored. Shame I had chakhan and dracula instead. :/

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, Chakan is terrible on the Game Gear. My condolences! Yeah, Popils is an awesome little game, and perfect for a handheld.

Are these available on an emulator? Sounds like some cool old classics, but I've been lately experimenting with emulators for Android and I'm waiting for a controller for a mobile phone that has a phone holder that should effectively turn it into a convenient handheld console. I know I won't be getting this old Sega console just to try out these games. Anyway I guess in case of Sega, I also have a bunch of their old games on PC on Steam where they come with Sega's official emulator, but I don't think Game Gear games are available on that.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

They are indeed. There are links in the video description to sites where you can play them in your browser. And you can find ROMs here: www.planetemu.net/roms/sega-game-gear

I chose the game Gear based on the color alone!!

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Same here pretty much, but I already had a Game Boy and always preferred that.

Arena looks really fun. You will probably not like me saying this, but I wish the Master System version was released. It would be nice to have a higher resolution and a bigger view.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's pretty decent fun. No, I don't mind, I love the Master System too!

@onldhes

6 жыл бұрын

onaretrotip That's good to hear. I just found out there are a bunch of Game Gear ROM Hacks that make the Game Gear game run on the Master System with a bigger viewing area. And luckily enough, Arena is one of those games.

@todesziege

6 жыл бұрын

The character would have been really small on the SMS though, and not nearly as impressive looking as it is on the Game Gear.

Not my favourite console by any means but some cool games in here. That Shinobi game seems to have taken some ideas from the Mega Man series, which is cool. Speaking of which I had no idea there was a Game Gear MM!

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I can definitely see the influence there with GG Shinobi II. Great game that. Yes indeed, but Mega Man only got released in the US sadly, and pretty late in the console's life. Thanks, Andy!

Nice 1 dude.

@onaretrotip

Жыл бұрын

Cheers.

The Retron 5 with the GG add on adaptor saved the day because the GG hardware was very unreliable over time. Loved Dropzone

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely. Funnily enough, I was looking forward to the GG adaptor for ages, but then bought a B&O CRT so didn't really have use for the RetroN anymore. I sold it, then two weeks later the GG adaptor game out. So annoying.

@quinnreiswig79

5 жыл бұрын

Nice catch on the hardware for Sega GG fans!

Game Gear was amazing.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

It certainly was! I remember I was so excited when I got one.

0:00 EEE Ga!! Muffled sounds lol

GG Shinobi was a very great game!

@onaretrotip

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, very good.

Defenders of Oasis was really good.

@onaretrotip

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, decent little game that.

Jurassic park was a great platformer with great music also u played as the female lead while you played the male lead in the master system port.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, didn't know that! Thanks.

I thought GG Aleste was released in Europe! Or was it the Master System version?

@onaretrotip

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that was the MS version (which was Power Strike in Europe).

@G.L.999

2 жыл бұрын

@@onaretrotip Okay. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Because I remember something about this game being released over in Europe, but not here in the States. Couldn't remember which version though.

Awesome Video. As i always say The best way to play Sega games is on Sega Hardware.

@onaretrotip

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Absolutely!

Some of the games look pretty decent. I have never own one myself. But, I have played Sonic The Hedgehog on a real Sega Gear handheld.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it has some cracking games, Colin. Sonic is decent enough on the Game Gear, I loved it back in the day.

Ngl im kinda devastated that I cant play the Ronald McDonald game. Coz that seems so whacky and fun to have.

@onaretrotip

Жыл бұрын

What's stopping you?

The GG was better than game boy in almost all features. But the flaws were the battery and the price if i remember correctly. It was a great portable system.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I think with handhelds even more than home consoles, the games are the most important thing. Where Nintendo excelled with the Game Boy was they produced games that were specifically designed for handheld gaming, which is why the Game Boy will always be the better console for me. I love the Game Gear, as I said, but Sega seemed to release ports of existing Master System or Mega Drive games (mostly). Look at Super Mario Land on the Game Boy - it's Mario but a smaller version specifically designed for the small screen, and it works brilliantly. That's why the 3DS smashed the Vita, the Vita just generally has versions of games that are good on a TV. As far as battery life is concerned, yes it's poor, but batteries are far better nowadays than they were in the early 90s.

@todesziege

6 жыл бұрын

I'll never understand why Sega didn't release a Game Gear II - a smaller, cheaper and less battery-hungry revision - like they did with their home consoles at the time. The GG overpowered even the Game Boy Color by a fair bit, and since they kept releasing software for it an improved version could have helped it compete better in the latter half of the 90's. And also why they didn't make a new Alex Kidd title for the handheld. It's slower pace seems like it would be a much better fit for a handheld than the Sonic games. It could have been their Super Mario Land.

@enricomazzarellosimracing6502

5 жыл бұрын

Powerfull than Game Boy Yes... but better ? Game Boy, bad such much better titles than Game Gear, and even black and white, they were giving more feeling like Real hand held, beside most of Game Gear games, were just looking more like Master System games in a small port... but even the better Sonic on Game Gear, was never worther than any Super Mario Land on Game Boy ( which they were all really exclusives Game Boy titles )... for my opinion, Game Gear was socks ( i don't mean offend opinion of anybody, i'm talking about my personal feeling obviously ), Game Boy, not only best hand held ever, but also, (still my opinion) best 8-bit console ever , even better than Nes itself ( specially sound board was amazing )

Sega Game Gear ftw!

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

YASSSS!

Very good game gear de Sega 😀👍🕹️

@onaretrotip

3 жыл бұрын

😎👍

Id love to have a game gear, far too expensive at the moment though

@onaretrotip

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, they went a bit crazy, didn't they! Not coming down any time soon either.

Love Game Gear :)

@onaretrotip

11 ай бұрын

Definitely underloved.

Great top 13 ? Hope that isn't unlucky for you ;-)

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Haha. I hope not, Dennis!

Oh, and GG Aleste was NOT a GG exclusive, it came out on the SMS in the form of Power Strike as well. Hell, it wasn't even a Japan exclusive as claimed here. It was released on North America as Power Strike and even had a sequel, also released in North America.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that GG Aleste is a different game to the Master System version.

@skins4thewin

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, you are spot on about that, I was misinformed. My mistake.

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

skins4thewin No worries, it is confusing as hell to be honest.

Doraemon: Nora no Suke is another great platformer, and Ninku 2 is probably the best fighting game on the system.

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

I was playing Ninku on Saturn the other day, it's one I've had in the collection for a while but never got around to playing. It was better than I expected! Didn't know there was one on the GG.

@RoboBlue2

7 жыл бұрын

There were three: Ninku (which also came in a bundle with a light blue cart), Ninku 2 and Ninku Gaiden (which was a puzzle game)

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Oh, nice!

I have Axe Battler, and I wish I could say I like it. I like the gameplay style, as it's similar to Gargoyle's Quest on the GameBoy (one of my favorite games on that system). However, there are a few differences that really prevent me from enjoying it as much as Gargoyle's Quest. For one thing, it's ridiculous how this game demands perfection in its side view battle areas. If you take ONE hit from an enemy, you're immediately booted back to overhead view, AND you keep whatever damage you sustained in side battle view. That is enough to make me simply not want to play it.

@onaretrotip

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I can understand where you're coming from there.

1:00 2026. This actually looks historically accurate

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha. We'll soon find out.

Me encanga la GG pero Coca cola kid NO es exclusivo. Esta tambien para MD/Genesis

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

Rubén Pastor Sanchez Lo siento, pero no es verdad. Es exclusivo por Game Gear.

Alibaba-Sinbad...when he said that I thought, "What does a crummy amazon knock-off have to do with a washed up actor from the 1990's?"

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

zkummer2359 Hahaha. I was watching the Always Sunny episode with Sinbad in the other day.

@FIXTREME

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, AliEXPRESS is the Amazon ripoff

THAT 👏 SHIT 👏 HAD 👏 COLOR

If you entered into sega's world with ecco the dolphin, axe battler and defender of oasis then you never switched into Nintendo.

@onaretrotip

7 ай бұрын

LOL

No Power Rangers? I think the gamegear power rangers game was one of the best made power ranger games.

@onaretrotip

2 жыл бұрын

Haven't played that! I'll have to try it out on the Everdrive.

woody pop that game was great!?

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

It was great! But technically not an exclusive, as it came out for the Master System in Japan.

Where is tails adventur?

@onaretrotip

6 жыл бұрын

It's 13 Great Game Gear Exclusives, not "Every Great Game Gear Exclusive".

i just found out about a game, you most likely already know about it, so i'ma talk about it here on your gamegear video comments, lol, i need to add you on facebook, PANZER DRAGOON MINI ON GAME GEAR?!! OMG!! have you played it, do you have it? haha is it fun and worth it? i think it's japan only, region modding a game gear to play japan games would proboubly be easy if it doesnt already do it naturally

@onaretrotip

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I've played it, but I'm not a huge fan to be honest. It plays more like Space Harrier than a Panzer Dragoon game, but the aiming makes it pretty difficult to be accurate. It's probably worth buying if you can get it cheap, but I'd recommend you play it in your browser first to see if you like it before spending any money (check out the links in the description). Yes, it's Japanese only, but Game Gears are region free (FYI all handheld consoles before the Nintendo 3DS were region free, I believe).

@RoboBlue2

7 жыл бұрын

You won't be able to get it cheap, the going rate is $140+. Just get an everdrive (which you can also use to play fan translations of Phantasy Star Adventure, Phantasy Star Gaiden, Shining Force Final Conflict and Head Buster).

@RETROGAMINGARTS

7 жыл бұрын

Robo Blue oh wow, thats up there.. instead of everdrive i play all my handheld games on my ps3, my ps3 has all handheld consoles installed onto it, so i enjoy my handheld games on a big screen, ya know? Its great for psp games too (duel analog)

No love for Sonic Drift 2? Original was crap, but the sequel was a big improvement. Best racing game after micro machines IMO on the system. Outrun was my most played GG game, but time was cruel to it, and kicked it in the balls and took a dump on it, so I can’t rank that game without glasses tinted to maximum rose.

@onaretrotip

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a few Game Gear games I loved as a kid haven't aged well. But when you're that age you have to make do with what you had, so you learn to love them.

Here we go down the memory lane... Not really a fan of 3d games even though i have had decent pc hardware over the years.

@onaretrotip

7 ай бұрын

Good times :)