The Game Gear Micro

I question the Game Gear Micro.
This video was originally released via Card #10 of the Scott The Woz Collectible Trading Cards in late 2022.
Edited by Justin Womble and Scott Wozniak
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  • @Badastr0
    @Badastr0Ай бұрын

    Finally, I can play Game Gear games portably!

  • @someoneelse1534

    @someoneelse1534

    Ай бұрын

    😂

  • @GreyWolfLeaderTW

    @GreyWolfLeaderTW

    Ай бұрын

    ...Oh wait.

  • @theliondogshow1928

    @theliondogshow1928

    Ай бұрын

    3DS virtual console

  • @ThibautMahringer

    @ThibautMahringer

    Ай бұрын

    I can’t wait for the day I’ll be able to play gameboy games on the go, Nintendo, make it happen 🥺

  • @kenterminateddq5311

    @kenterminateddq5311

    Ай бұрын

    It's a rip off when you can play game gear games on the 3DS from hacking.

  • @Gemna157
    @Gemna157Ай бұрын

    AAA batteries? If you arent depleteing the energy of a star for 10 minutes of gameplay you aren't having the true game gear experience

  • @superduperdrew12345

    @superduperdrew12345

    Ай бұрын

    Don't worry, those batteries die in like 3 hours just like the good old days

  • @Frustratedartist2

    @Frustratedartist2

    Ай бұрын

    The Game Gear might had battery issues, HOWEVER UNLIKE THE GAME BOY it had an extremely easy to use ac/dc port. I played the Game Gear for hours and hours plugged to the wall. It was an awesome console.

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    I doubt it's AAA, I've NEVER seen a handheld use anything more than AA. Even the original Game Gear used 6 AAs, he likely just mixed it up. These videos have no script, so errors like this are probably more common.

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    @@Frustratedartist2 Game Boy and Game Gear fans can get along. It's not the 90s anymore, tf are we slashing each other's necks for? I personally love my Game Gear AND my Game Boy Colour equally, they are both great consoles in their own right.

  • @DissociatedWomenIncorporated

    @DissociatedWomenIncorporated

    Ай бұрын

    Those screens are so power hungry because actually, the lighting comes from a furnace that’s fuelled by the souls of orphans, even the batteries are only there to power the shovelling of Soul Coal™. If you listen to the speaker closely when the system’s powered on, you can hear a faint buzzing, that’s the wails of the forsaken. True facts.

  • @aortaplatinum
    @aortaplatinumАй бұрын

    "You didn't have to recreate the inconvenience" -Japanese Twitter user replying to the GG Micro announcement tweet

  • @asianpengi680

    @asianpengi680

    Ай бұрын

    Japanese Twitter is some of the funniest shit I’ve ever seen sometimes.

  • @poil8351

    @poil8351

    Ай бұрын

    What no wonderswan mini?

  • @Flame07518

    @Flame07518

    Ай бұрын

    🤓☝️ Erm, ackshually, it’s called X.

  • @NathansMusicpit

    @NathansMusicpit

    Ай бұрын

    No it isn’t

  • @SquidbeakCaptain

    @SquidbeakCaptain

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Flame07518 *S H U T*

  • @fungusonus
    @fungusonusАй бұрын

    I want to hear about someone whose first experience to megami tensei is beating the whole game on the game gear micro

  • @alexandercorbett1147

    @alexandercorbett1147

    Ай бұрын

    "So what was your fist MegaTen game? Was it a Persona game? SMT Nocturne? SMT 5?" "Last Bible on the Game Gear Micro."

  • @pattersong6637

    @pattersong6637

    Ай бұрын

    Somewhere out there there has to be a person whose first SMT game was Jack Bros on the Virtual Boy.

  • @fungusonus

    @fungusonus

    Ай бұрын

    @@pattersong6637 it was the first one in america

  • @autumnoraki

    @autumnoraki

    Ай бұрын

    Some poor child in Japan absolutely had this happen to them. Last Bible III is easily the best of the LB games

  • @the_apex_latino420

    @the_apex_latino420

    Ай бұрын

    Bet

  • @aeragonia811
    @aeragonia811Ай бұрын

    "its still a flap! You can stick your little finger into it"

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    Instructions unclear: My friend has two counts of sexual assault now.

  • @pixelgames9765

    @pixelgames9765

    10 күн бұрын

    @@koolaid33😬🤣

  • @PrixtoTNT
    @PrixtoTNTАй бұрын

    "Wait, didn't we get this video befo- ooh, Game *Gear* Micro"

  • @smbfanman

    @smbfanman

    Ай бұрын

    I mean we got another Wii u video so I wouldn't be surprised

  • @zake64

    @zake64

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@smbfanmanI wonder which one of Scott's 9 Wii U units he prefers on any given day

  • @ParmMannREBORN
    @ParmMannREBORNАй бұрын

    Only 4 games per Micro is a slap to the face

  • @superduperdrew12345

    @superduperdrew12345

    Ай бұрын

    As someone who modded one with more games, I can say that you don't need more games. This thing isn't very enjoyable to use. I got like 4 hours of shining force and now I'm done

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    Honestly, it was a slap to the face in general from how small they are, and the fact they only launched in Japan (because I guess the rest of the world never bought the Game Gear, which is flat out wrong?), not having more games sucks but were you really gonna play on this dinky, $60 USD glorified keychain?

  • @carck6442

    @carck6442

    Ай бұрын

    @@koolaid33these are novelty collectables, nobody expects to actually play these

  • @Spindash54
    @Spindash54Ай бұрын

    Fun Fact: These were made by SEGA's Toy division, not their video game division. Same applied to the Astro City Mini arcade replicas.

  • @KaitouKaiju

    @KaitouKaiju

    Ай бұрын

    That explains it

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    Yep, that would make a lot of sense.

  • @WhatIsMatter101

    @WhatIsMatter101

    Ай бұрын

    Oooohhh. The Sega name explains everything. Makes you wonder though. Nintendo also made toys once upon a time: but they got rich off them.

  • @RayB0620

    @RayB0620

    Ай бұрын

    false. sega toys only did the astro mini.

  • @BarryRerack147

    @BarryRerack147

    Ай бұрын

    That wasn't fun.

  • @Colbdolb
    @ColbdolbАй бұрын

    Maybe Sega was compensating for something

  • @MissUmbra

    @MissUmbra

    Ай бұрын

    To me, the Game Gear Micro is the Lord Farquaad of Mini Consoles You DID say that Sega was compensating for something, after all.

  • @burgergud2804

    @burgergud2804

    Ай бұрын

    What does compensating mean

  • @overdoseproductions9011

    @overdoseproductions9011

    Ай бұрын

    Big big energy

  • @Curlyheart

    @Curlyheart

    Ай бұрын

    Well if it's the game gear "micro" would that mean that SEGA is compensating for their huge pp? But not like huge as in its attractive, I mean so huge where its hard to even walk and every day of your life is miserable.

  • @officialpoppyperson

    @officialpoppyperson

    Ай бұрын

    @@Curlyheart sega just stopped wearing pants and just lets it dangle

  • @JoeyJ0J0
    @JoeyJ0J0Ай бұрын

    What is this? a Game Gear for ants?

  • @yogsothoth915

    @yogsothoth915

    Ай бұрын

    Close. For large beetles, actually

  • @fortniteayeeee

    @fortniteayeeee

    Ай бұрын

    it needs to be at least….THREE times bigger than this

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    It's a Game Gear for baby geckos, inspired by Gex.

  • @Sir_Tanooki_Dookie

    @Sir_Tanooki_Dookie

    Ай бұрын

    Blue Steel, he’s done it!

  • @poolhalljunkie9

    @poolhalljunkie9

    Ай бұрын

    The Asian giant hornet.

  • @gpoop23
    @gpoop23Ай бұрын

    Words like "pathetic" and "abysmal" get thrown around a lot in the gaming community, but hearing someone as usually positive and impartial as Scott use them feels kinda vicious.

  • @Nerdtendo6366
    @Nerdtendo6366Ай бұрын

    Looks pretty average sized to me, actually above average….

  • @mightymouse9001

    @mightymouse9001

    Ай бұрын

    Actually looks huge to me. And it has a great personality

  • @FlanCakes

    @FlanCakes

    Ай бұрын

    I may need to hold ur hand for this one 😔

  • @punishedbung4902

    @punishedbung4902

    Ай бұрын

    This is the biggest game gear I’ve ever seen, that anyone has ever seen.

  • @SakuraAvalon

    @SakuraAvalon

    Ай бұрын

    It looks cute.

  • @onthedre

    @onthedre

    Ай бұрын

    @@SakuraAvalondon't be a size queen.

  • @DCONightingale
    @DCONightingaleАй бұрын

    Riddle me this, Sega: why can you name a game Mr. Balls, but you can’t look up dead dogs on the Dreamcast’s web browser?

  • @NinHenry

    @NinHenry

    Ай бұрын

    mr bones

  • @Luxcalibur

    @Luxcalibur

    Ай бұрын

    Back when Scott was funny

  • @Prosper_Dean

    @Prosper_Dean

    Ай бұрын

    ​@Luxcalibur what episode was this? I've wanted to hear Scott talk about Dreamcast

  • @jerrysgardentractorsengine2243

    @jerrysgardentractorsengine2243

    Ай бұрын

    @@Prosper_Dean it was one of Scott’s first videos, either the Switch wishlist or the Switch presentation overview, from 2017

  • @jerrysgardentractorsengine2243

    @jerrysgardentractorsengine2243

    Ай бұрын

    @@Luxcalibur Scott’s early videos are charming, no doubt, but the growing pains of his writing and editing make his early videos increasingly difficult for me to rewatch compared to his videos from 2019 onward.

  • @WH250398
    @WH250398Ай бұрын

    I want a Gameboy Micro Micro.

  • @gpoop23

    @gpoop23

    Ай бұрын

    Gameboy μ

  • @aortaplatinum

    @aortaplatinum

    Ай бұрын

    Game Gear Quantum

  • @NotDoggiMations

    @NotDoggiMations

    Ай бұрын

    portable unit for bugs!

  • @Doub1eSpark

    @Doub1eSpark

    Ай бұрын

    The Gameboy Teeny

  • @haruhisuzumiya6650

    @haruhisuzumiya6650

    Ай бұрын

    Please no, ill take a gamewatch for Pokemon red and blue

  • @RobVerKa
    @RobVerKaАй бұрын

    There was a 5th Game Gear Micro, came in the collector's edition of the Aleste Collection, was coloured grey and came with 5 games instead of 4!

  • @TyWashdaddy

    @TyWashdaddy

    Ай бұрын

    I was just about to say that. I have that one. Being a Shoot`em Up its at least more playable than the rest in my option.

  • @leeartlee915
    @leeartlee915Ай бұрын

    When I lived in a small place in NYC, I used my mini consoles ALL the time. I had to put most of my collection into storage (which that unit eventually flooded. Now that was life changing). But once I got back into a regular home situation, the mini consoles went to shelf candy…. like most of people’s collections. Because let’s be honest, if you have a huge collection, most of that stuff isn’t being used. The rare exceptions to that are people, ironically, like Scott who use those games in a unique kind of way. But even he admits to rarely playing SNES games on his SNES. He just plays them on Switch or some other convenient method.

  • @myriadmediamusings
    @myriadmediamusingsАй бұрын

    We just need an Atari Lynx Micro and WonderSwan Micro, and we can get a whole line of micro console machines. A line of…Micro Machines….if you will.

  • @MissUmbra

    @MissUmbra

    Ай бұрын

    Even if we get those, we’re sadly never getting a Game Boy Micro so we won’t have all 4 fronts of portable consoles in the 90’s covered

  • @mulchmachine6398

    @mulchmachine6398

    Ай бұрын

    Wonderswan micro would be crazy. I’ve been within two feet of one (I’m amazed I survived too) and it’s difficult to see that thing getting any smaller

  • @inderet4118

    @inderet4118

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@MissUmbraThere already is a GameBoy micro though haha. The very tiny landscape gba from 2005

  • @Artista_Frustrado

    @Artista_Frustrado

    Ай бұрын

    @@MissUmbra Game Boy Micro Mini

  • @turtleanton6539

    @turtleanton6539

    Ай бұрын

    Gba Micro micro

  • @hadesKIU
    @hadesKIUАй бұрын

    To be fair, if an N64 Mini was somehow ever released and somehow got GoldenEye, I feel like it would have a TON of staying power. The N64 was the king of multiplayer - Mario Kart 64, a bunch of Mario Parties, Super Smash Bros, Diddy Kong Racing, Pokemon Stadium, and ofc Goldeneye. If the system runs better than N64 on Switch, you would have a cute, dedicated, and portable way to essentially bring a portal to the past with you - for things like friend get togethers. Other systems are like yeah, they're arguably objectively better to play, but that shared intention to have a good time together is a stronger reason to actually use the system (plus, it's small size would make it portable.)

  • @TheRenegade...

    @TheRenegade...

    Ай бұрын

    I'm certain it would be exactly the same as NSO N64

  • @qactustick

    @qactustick

    Ай бұрын

    Not just the N64, but Nintendo in general is pretty reliable with having multiplayer games. Maybe the N64 is what really kicked it off, but pretty much every console since has just as many if not more multiplayer games. Mario Kart, Mario Party, Smash, and now you have games like Splatoon and various Nintendo-themed sports titles to add into the mix as well depending on the console you're looking at!

  • @FeiFongWang
    @FeiFongWangАй бұрын

    That was my nickname back in the good ol college days

  • @incognitro1420

    @incognitro1420

    Ай бұрын

    Micro?

  • @FeiFongWang

    @FeiFongWang

    Ай бұрын

    @@incognitro1420 It gets cold up in Boston, let's be adults about this ok

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    Don't worry fam, college students can be cruel. I'm sure your working with some top-of-the-line videogame machines now. That's.. that's what you were talking about, right?

  • @stonexl
    @stonexlАй бұрын

    "Screen's the size of a grape."

  • @jorgemtzb9359
    @jorgemtzb9359Ай бұрын

    I had no idea scott was colorblind. I so thought he was making a joke when he said "might be green"

  • @bland9876

    @bland9876

    Ай бұрын

    I mean the buttons are literally green.

  • @jesusramirezromo2037

    @jesusramirezromo2037

    Ай бұрын

    He's literally said it in almost every Gameboy video lol

  • @Mimi.1001

    @Mimi.1001

    Ай бұрын

    Isn't it a running "joke" of him? (No actual joke since he *is* colorblind, but he mentions it at like most occasions)

  • @jorgemtzb9359

    @jorgemtzb9359

    Ай бұрын

    @@bland9876 Yeah, but he was talking about the case, which is clearly yellow.

  • @bland9876

    @bland9876

    Ай бұрын

    @@jorgemtzb9359 Yes the case is yellow but it's funny that he specifically mentions green because the buttons are green so it does kind of sound like he's just joking. Why would he pick green of all colors if he couldn't see that the buttons were green? I've made that kind of joke before where you say something and then you immediately say something afterwards that you couldn't say if your first sentence was true.

  • @Nerdtendo6366
    @Nerdtendo6366Ай бұрын

    Imagine someone pulling this out and then the big window screen out of their pocket on like a bus, would be nuts

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    I would be very pleased.

  • @ENDfilms44
    @ENDfilms44Ай бұрын

    I'd say there is definitely a userbase for mini consoles outside of collectors. Families who don't find a modern console worth it but a nostalgic patent impulse buys a cheaper mini console. Like how I playyed our ms.pac man plug and play a lot before my family got a wii.

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    And how big do you think the player-base of 'families that don't find a modern console worth it but a nostalgic patent impulse buys a cheaper mini console' is? I can imagine there's maybe five families in the whole world like this.

  • @ENDfilms44

    @ENDfilms44

    Ай бұрын

    @@koolaid33 Consoles costing hundreds with games each costing $70 makes a home game console a tough sell. Moreso now that "it's a cd/dvd/bd player" doesn't matter to many in the streaming age.

  • @Doub1eSpark

    @Doub1eSpark

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@koolaid33 that description is literally my family It's actually common in more country areas for these consoles to be used because we can't get good enough internet for modern consoles to work correctly and parents don't really feel like buying games they aren't familiar with. I use my 200 in one bootleg Gameboy I found in the Walmart self checkout more than I ever played the PS4. So there's definitely a market, but it's in the back country where you might never see lol

  • @qactustick

    @qactustick

    Ай бұрын

    It's a relatively niche market. Most of the hype and sales surrounding these things come from collectors who may or may not use them. The audience who'd buy these things to actually use them as their 'game console' isn't large enough to sustain a production line.

  • @ENDfilms44

    @ENDfilms44

    Ай бұрын

    @@qactustick Tbh the biggest barrier to non-collectors buying these nowadays is how many, even kids, have smart phones these days that can play games like these. Wasn't the case when my family didn't have a console.

  • @KoopaKid660
    @KoopaKid660Ай бұрын

    Ooh a Game Gear that doesn't die of capacitor issues or needs 6 batteries.

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    Instead, you can't see the damn thing! Remember not to lose it, or it'll enter the shadow realm!

  • @Markimark151
    @Markimark151Ай бұрын

    These consoles aren’t even a real Game Gear tribute, it’s just a Game Gear keychain novelty for the Japanese retro electronics, similar to Tetris keychains. They should’ve just made a near replica of the Game Gear with 20 games, it would’ve been a success!

  • @stratuvarious8547
    @stratuvarious8547Ай бұрын

    The Game Gear Micro would be great if it was half the size of the original and had all 16 games, with another 4 added, and nice 20 game selection, would have made this an amazing product.

  • @pattersong6637

    @pattersong6637

    Ай бұрын

    It'd be a great product for Japan. 6 out of the 16 games they chose have no English versions and while one of those six is a puzzle game you can probably play fine the others are pretty text heavy. Even if you add another four for an even 20 you'll have people complaining if they can't play 5 out of 20 games without learning Japanese.

  • @anon_y_mousse
    @anon_y_mousseАй бұрын

    As someone who played the heck out of my Game Gear and even had a power adapter so I could play it without worrying about batteries when at home, I'd say it's a pretty accurate reproduction, especially if the d-pad is terrible as you seem to suggest.

  • @KaitouKaiju

    @KaitouKaiju

    Ай бұрын

    My power adapter blew up

  • @anon_y_mousse

    @anon_y_mousse

    Ай бұрын

    @@KaitouKaiju If you still have your Game Gear, you should get a new adapter. They still sell compatible adapters at most electronics shops.

  • @concert_etiquette
    @concert_etiquetteАй бұрын

    hey it may be small but it has a great personality

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFogaАй бұрын

    The perfect to watch after seeing Sonic x shadow at the summer games fest

  • @WH250398

    @WH250398

    Ай бұрын

    Good lord was it boring.

  • @April480p

    @April480p

    Ай бұрын

    @@WH250398It's Summer Game Fest. It's a snoozefest every single year. The actual event with big announcements is the Xbox one, usually happening a day or two after SGF.

  • @jeevannair393

    @jeevannair393

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@WH250398fym bro they cooked with that

  • @evdestroy5304

    @evdestroy5304

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@jeevannair393He was talking about SGF as a whole

  • @jeevannair393

    @jeevannair393

    Ай бұрын

    @@evdestroy5304 Oh you're probably right then. The Killer Bean game looked fye tho

  • @PM90005
    @PM90005Ай бұрын

    What it should’ve been is a regular sized game gear with games built in

  • @superduperdrew12345

    @superduperdrew12345

    Ай бұрын

    Who would buy a Game Gear Normal?

  • @KaitouKaiju

    @KaitouKaiju

    Ай бұрын

    ​@superduperdrew12345 Me

  • @jayesun3420

    @jayesun3420

    Ай бұрын

    Bingo,crept slightly smaller with a clearer screen, you know, updated

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    @@superduperdrew12345 I bought an original Game Gear, so I'm definitely dumb enough to.

  • @pattersong6637

    @pattersong6637

    Ай бұрын

    Regular-sized is too big. OG Game Gear was way beefier than a lot of people remember. That said, this is massively overboard.

  • @bowdenproductions
    @bowdenproductionsАй бұрын

    In regards to how practical the mini consoles are, my SNES Classic was great for me because it was a really cost effective way of getting my hands on an official version of Earthbound which I really wanted to try.

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    When was this? By the time the SNES Classic released, Earthbound was already available on the Wii U AND New 3DS. And by now, it's on the Switch Online SNES emulator.

  • @Schimnesthai
    @SchimnesthaiАй бұрын

    I would love for SEGA to release a mini 32X console called the Neptune.

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    Never, not gonna happen. Personally, the 32X is too dogshit for them to waste time and money making a mini version of it. They also like to keep dead things dead, so stuff like the Neptune, along with the Pluto and other cancelled Sega consoles are probably never gonna see the light of day again.

  • @jbomb7867
    @jbomb7867Ай бұрын

    Eye strain headache speedrun strats

  • @gooeyPhantasm
    @gooeyPhantasmАй бұрын

    I really loved the SNES Classic for its ease of portability. For several years it was *the* thing I brought to friends' houses, it was a nice change from playing modern games and it was always super easy to set up. It gets a lot more life breathed into it especially once you hack it to add more games and systems to it.

  • @sopwithhannah2401

    @sopwithhannah2401

    Ай бұрын

    I had a friend who travelled a lot of business and he brought it on all his trips!

  • @904funny
    @904funnyАй бұрын

    Wonder if anyone has rigged the board of one of these to a regular-sized custom Game Gear with a modern screen

  • @RailfanJunction

    @RailfanJunction

    Ай бұрын

    There's a Raspberry Pi drop-in kit for game gear shells called the Zega Mame Gear, I'd recommend checking it out!

  • @nyaheat
    @nyaheatАй бұрын

    16:06 made me crack up, man, keep it up, Scott. Godspeed!

  • @LostChildOfTime
    @LostChildOfTimeАй бұрын

    I can't wait for these things to have the decency to have an HDMI port.

  • @babiesttripod5424
    @babiesttripod5424Ай бұрын

    I keep forgetting Scott is colorblind lol 10:25

  • @crimsonshadow1140
    @crimsonshadow1140Ай бұрын

    I remember importing the black game gear micro a while back and kinda fell in love with it 😂

  • @jayesun3420
    @jayesun3420Ай бұрын

    Ok i gotta admit that I was very impressed as soon as that puny screen turned on, Better than i expected

  • @Bryan-yf5yq
    @Bryan-yf5yqАй бұрын

    Loved the video, Mr Woz

  • @ChaosGenerator
    @ChaosGeneratorАй бұрын

    Nobody is as thorough as you in your coverage. Well done, Scott.

  • @koolaid33

    @koolaid33

    Ай бұрын

    I don't know about thorough, he didn't even open up the other two.

  • @TommyDeonauthsArchives
    @TommyDeonauthsArchivesАй бұрын

    There is a 5th GG Micro, but it only came in a special edition of the Aleste Collection. It is in white, and it has *five* games! It's mostly the collection of the games featured in the actual game proper, but it's pretty cool! I actually did buy one off eBay, back in 2021 and it's been my favorite thing to own. I do remember beating GG Aleste 1 on it... twice. I did eventually get the blue Game Gear Micro, just for Sonic Chaos 1. I do play them from time to time, especially the Aleste one.

  • @slaviankaRUDPRK
    @slaviankaRUDPRKАй бұрын

    Love these format of videos

  • @0suplex0
    @0suplex0Ай бұрын

    Fuck i forgot about this

  • @NintenDub
    @NintenDubАй бұрын

    "a cute little thing It's like a cute little thing And it's cuuute And it's just a cute little reference but like, it's like "oh...it is kinda cute" But it's just a cute little thing It's just cute It's just like a cute little thing like"aw, ...I remember Sega" like, and it's just like cute"

  • @derek-64

    @derek-64

    Ай бұрын

    Something tells me that he thinks it's cute.

  • @Zeeboklown
    @ZeeboklownАй бұрын

    i spent SO many hours playing a game gear, and had the whole "set", with the big screen, the battery pack/power bank, analog TV tuner too! and it all fit into a carrying case together with slotted spots for games just like nowadays. if it wasnt so expensive for wat it is, i'd buy one!

  • @Wahooski
    @WahooskiАй бұрын

    The Sega Genesis mini was a great introduction to retro gaming for me, got me to start collecting for the original consoles like the nes and genesis

  • @PatchtheReaper99
    @PatchtheReaper99Ай бұрын

    The fact that some text heavy rpgs were on some of these models is hilarious.

  • @orangejuice8279
    @orangejuice8279Ай бұрын

    Scott owning the Last Bible game gear micro is a piece of information that I am now aware of

  • @BBallRambling
    @BBallRamblingАй бұрын

    I wouldn’t call the mini home consoles collectors items. When I was a kid for a very long time all my family had was an Atari 2600 flashback and a couple of those plug and play games (Disney and SpongeBob). To us they were our video games. We used them just as much as people use their modern consoles. I think they are the home video game systems for low income families. And they do a great job at that.

  • @srridk
    @srridkАй бұрын

    can't wait for the Game Boy classic to come out. I've always dreamed of playing it portably

  • @toast5076
    @toast5076Ай бұрын

    I actually quite like using my mini consoles. Maybe I'm just pedantic, but I feel like I'm always missing something when I play these older games on newer hardware, and so I really enjoy having what's essentially a compact, digital version of the system they were released on with the controllers they were meant to be played with.

  • @aruce9
    @aruce9Ай бұрын

    I think what's worth noting is that 2 years ago sega did release the genesis mini 2 which also had a pretty decent library of genesis games with some CD games thrown in.

  • @Bubbabyte99
    @Bubbabyte99Ай бұрын

    Actually, the version of Tetris on the Sega Genesis Mini is a brand new port made exclusively for it that's different from the unreleased version from the '90s (though they're both based on the Sega arcade version of Tetris, hence why they look so similar).

  • @Ronprower
    @Ronprower20 күн бұрын

    The reason the flap actually works on the Genesis mini is you can buy a mock up of a 32X and also a Sega CD and combine into the best console add-ons ever. They do not add any functionality, only looks.

  • @I-like-Sonic-91
    @I-like-Sonic-91Ай бұрын

    Fun fact: The ROM for Sonic & Tails (Sonic Chaos) is edited where the Level Select and Sound Test codes are edited to make the codes easier to press (due to the small size).

  • @PotatoOnAQuest
    @PotatoOnAQuestАй бұрын

    15:02 lol they actually made that for this?! lol love that!

  • @ajspice
    @ajspiceАй бұрын

    I love tiny things that are accurately reproduced, so this is awesome. Yes, I want to visit Japan someday.

  • @GoldPoptart
    @GoldPoptartАй бұрын

    I can’t imagine reading the RPG dialogue on a screen that small lol. + I would have liked to seen how it compares to a Gameboy micro in size!

  • @blastproc_dj
    @blastproc_djАй бұрын

    thank you so much for giving the MD Mini the gas it deserves

  • @daviddamasceno6063
    @daviddamasceno6063Ай бұрын

    In Japan there is an entire market for micro gaming machines. There are micro arcade machines with pacman, for instance. They're more for decoration than for actual gameplay. Because the game gear micro was release only in Japan I believe Sega was aiming for that demographic specifically.

  • @Cinlow
    @CinlowАй бұрын

    Is it just me or is Scott looking in his game collection and going "Hmmm... I need to make video... AH HA *insert random ass thing* ILL MAKE A VIDEO ON THIS!"

  • @DarkBowser64
    @DarkBowser64Ай бұрын

    Would love to see a size comparison between this and the Game BOY Micro. I've a feeling it's even smaller than that one.

  • @SuperMikeKaos
    @SuperMikeKaosАй бұрын

    Now we need the tv tuner! That won’t work with any tv signals now :) oh and the adaptor for mega system carts!

  • @rogerr472
    @rogerr472Ай бұрын

    Good Job editing Justin

  • @OldManTheseDays
    @OldManTheseDaysАй бұрын

    I always considered these micro consoles to be collectibles. In that context, i think these are nice.

  • @hgarr
    @hgarrАй бұрын

    These look like something you would get in a Happy Meal or Cereal box back in the day!

  • @GamerFunOriginallyAarush
    @GamerFunOriginallyAarushАй бұрын

    Man, what a revelation!

  • @stratuvarious8547
    @stratuvarious8547Ай бұрын

    I really liked the concept of the cartridge slot on the atGames Sega Genesis mini, just the execution was bad. You need rock solid emulation (and a hdmi port) for it to be usable on modern TVs and for those who have nostalgia for the system. I wish more of the mini consoles had included a cartridge slot so you could play any actual games you have on them.

  • @pablofmc
    @pablofmcАй бұрын

    A friend of mine bought a snes mini, hacked it to add more games to it and, whenever our group of friends (we're around 10 or 11) get together at someone's house, he brings it and we have a BLAST playing some old school games. Our favorites are international super star soccer and mk3

  • @Mickey_Human
    @Mickey_HumanАй бұрын

    17:19 this is how I feel about the Zelda Game & Watch they released a few years ago. I love it dearly but have only used it twice.

  • @dishman4694
    @dishman469422 күн бұрын

    My most sacred memory of Sega Genesis was from a well put together idea called Sega Channel.

  • @Mayoman1109
    @Mayoman1109Ай бұрын

    its a good day when you’re early to a Scott’s stash video

  • @guardianbeardizer6361
    @guardianbeardizer6361Ай бұрын

    I've actually beaten Road Rash, Aladdin, Sonic Triple Trouble, Power Rangers, & Ax Battler on this little device in the past year I've owned the blue one. It's hard to see at times, but you get used to it

  • @haruhisuzumiya6650
    @haruhisuzumiya6650Ай бұрын

    I love that Sony saw at games mega drive and said that they want to get a piece of the pie

  • @kaisercreb
    @kaisercrebАй бұрын

    Tetris was actually on the Sega Mega Play arcade that used a Genesis and like 10 carts. Since it was "arcade" it got around the console licensing.

  • @acepedro12
    @acepedro12Ай бұрын

    You should make a video on charging ports on top versus on the bottom of portable systems.

  • @tlingitsoldier
    @tlingitsoldierАй бұрын

    The great thing about the flap on the Genesis mini is that Sega sold the tower of power. A collection of accessories to make it look like you had a Sega CD, 32X, Sonic & Knuckles cartridge with Lock On™ Technology, and Sonic 2 cartridge. All of them are non-functional, but its a cool collector's accessory set.

  • @koolaid33
    @koolaid33Ай бұрын

    The problem with mini or classic systems being made from handhelds is that you can't really make them smaller or more convenient without making them impractical. The Game Boy and the Game Gear, while bulky, were already pretty small, and both are already smaller than the Nintendo Switch. Yes you can make them smaller, but why would you? They already had tiny screens before that people constantly complained about, so why make the screen 1/10th of my fingernail? That's.. so much worse Sega. I think instead of making them smaller, they should make them thinner. Keep the same size, just thin it down so it's not so bulky and can be transported much easier. The problem was never size, it was the fact the Game Gear was bigger than my head and weighed more than my little brother.

  • @DrBagPhD
    @DrBagPhDАй бұрын

    Got me one of these and adore it, sat and completed Sonic on it haha

  • @flyingsquirrel64
    @flyingsquirrel64Ай бұрын

    I love that the genesis mini cartridge slot is the perfect size for a gba game

  • @babiesttripod5424
    @babiesttripod5424Ай бұрын

    I'm sure it has a good personality

  • @XantoS771
    @XantoS771Ай бұрын

    Fun fact, the Allwinner F Series CPU in this is also used for aftermarket Linux head units

  • @SayHello2Kevin
    @SayHello2KevinАй бұрын

    When they come out with the micro TV tuner then I'll consider it. 😅

  • @emperormegaman3856
    @emperormegaman3856Ай бұрын

    10:25 I don't want to laugh at someone's struggle, but the console being yellow with Green button made it even funnier. It"s like it's perfectly optimised to mess with Scott.

  • @t.j.giroux5936
    @t.j.giroux5936Ай бұрын

    Awww, it's so cute. I actually want that Shining force version, although reading that little screen would be difficult. Super duper cute though.

  • @MrGutzs
    @MrGutzsАй бұрын

    Perfect background noise vids

  • @mangleman25
    @mangleman25Ай бұрын

    AtGames' stuff is pretty shoddy, but they made a little portable Game Gear system (I think only available in the EU), but it was actually pretty decent, and you got more out of it than these Game Gear Micros, for cheaper, and on an actual screen.

  • @harryjones1787
    @harryjones1787Ай бұрын

    Got 17 minutes in before I realized this is Scott

  • @LindseyLouWho
    @LindseyLouWhoАй бұрын

    Game gear on the drive to my grandparents’ (4 hours each way) was me begging me dad for a 12 pack of batteries. This was why the game boy and a borrowed copy of links adventure became my mainstay for road trips. I miss the “cool kid” factor that game gear gave me in 4th grade though lol.

  • @mymusic3354
    @mymusic3354Ай бұрын

    What?! That tiny little thing was a real handheld console?! That's crazy! 😮

  • @ambrosiadreamer
    @ambrosiadreamerАй бұрын

    getting one of those at games sega genesis consoles as a kid is what inspired me to finally figure out how to get my model 1 working and connected to my tv LMAO

  • @zombl337og
    @zombl337ogАй бұрын

    these classic editions were quick 100+ million cash-ins. A $5 plastic box and $5 controller that cost like $100, they made a KILLING on every one of them, but like anything, they flood the market and kill it before it becomes a thing

  • @OctorokHero
    @OctorokHeroАй бұрын

    I'd like to see Scott take a look at the Astro City Mini, that thing is super high quality!

  • @MR_FIAT
    @MR_FIATАй бұрын

    i realy related to the "play on it for a weekend and then it sits on the shelf" part, i recently sold off my SNES mini and PS1 mini cause they just sat in my TV console collecting dust for years...

  • @MahkyVmedia1
    @MahkyVmedia1Ай бұрын

    It's basically one of those keychain micro arcade but in a gamegear case

  • @SweaterThreadPersonal
    @SweaterThreadPersonalАй бұрын

    It might be that I’m young enough to not have been alive when most of the original consoles came out, but I use my mini consoles all the time. To me having the old school controllers and having to physically walk to and turn on the console feels like stepping into a world that I was never privy to having grown up with the ps4 era of consoles, and I’ve completed several games that way.

  • @TimDespairBear11
    @TimDespairBear11Ай бұрын

    I think this would be cute for like $10, but idk how you can justify $60+ for something you can barely actually play.

  • @Artista_Frustrado

    @Artista_Frustrado

    Ай бұрын

    well, it was marketed as a Novelty Collectible not as an actual Console kinda like those Arcade Cabinet keychains so, i dunno if that counts...

  • @jesusramirezromo2037

    @jesusramirezromo2037

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Artista_Frustrado Still expensive for a novelty keychain

  • @Artista_Frustrado

    @Artista_Frustrado

    Ай бұрын

    @@jesusramirezromo2037 yeah, is pretty pricey

  • @nintendoangel2478
    @nintendoangel2478Ай бұрын

    Wonderful! Now I can get a game gear that’s big enough for my pet mouse to play.