Sega's new retro gaming device is hilariously tiny
Sega is actually including a magnifying glass with pre-orders. You can't make this stuff up!
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On the Game Gear’s 30th anniversary, Sega has decided to re-release the 1990 gaming device in its strangest possible form: The Sega Game Gear Micro. The Sega Game Gear Micro comes in four different colours, with each colour containing different games. Also, it’s practically a choking hazard! This thing is tiny.
The Game Gear Micro will launch in Japan on October 6, 2020 for 4,980 yen each (S$64). It certainly lives up to its name, measuring 80mm wide and 43mm tall. The screen is a whopping 30mm long diagonally, making it much smaller than Nintendo’s Game Boy Micro.
Clearly, this is meant to function more as a collector’s item, and less as an actually playable gaming device. Here’s a list of the games available on each colour of the Game Gear Micro:
Black:
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Puyo Puyo 2
- OutRun
- Royal Stone
Blue:
- Sonic & Tails
- Gunstar Heroes
- Sylvan Tale
- Baku Baku Animal
Yellow:
- Shining Force Gaiden
- Shining Force Gaiden 2
- Shining Force Gaiden Final Conflict
- Nazo Puyo Arle no Roux
Red:
- Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible
- Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special
- The GG Shinobi
- Columns
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Worried about straining your eyes while playing all these games on such a tiny screen? Sega’s got your back with the Big Window Micro magnifying attachment, which actually lets you see the games you play. A radical new innovation!
The only downside is that you’ll have to pre-order all four Game Gear Micro colours to get the attachment - which would cost you 27,255 yen (S$350). Yikes. Sega has not announced any plans to release the Game Gear Micro in regions outside of Japan.
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