secretvampire Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Just curious who has one of these? I have been pondering picking one up off of Ebay for $10-15 to play around with. I am curious as to how you like yours and what the best games are. I like playing around with old systems like these and picking up a cheap TV tuner wouldn't be horrible either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 I've been debating picking one of these up as well. Toys R Us started selling the games again a few years ago. I'm not sure if they still are though. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel P Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 We (the kids actually) had one of these a while back. It was ok. I am curious if anyone has the Sega Nomad. Anyone remember this? It supposedly played their 16-bit Genesis games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted February 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 Yeah, those look pretty cool, but...they are $90-100 on Ebay, are large, drink batteries like water, and I already have a Genesis/SegaCD. I would buy one if I found it cheap enough though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Daisy Posted February 19, 2004 Report Share Posted February 19, 2004 One of my friends has one, a Nomad that is. It's an ok device but it requires 6 AA batteries and just eats them up. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishepa Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 I have a Game Gear in a closet somewhere. I'll see if I can find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Yeah, those look pretty cool, but...they are $90-100 on Ebay, are large, drink batteries like water Except for the price, you just described the Game Gear as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan FB Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 I have a Game Gear and a boxload of games. I actually had one before I ever owned any kind of Game Boy. IMO a good rechargable battery pack is a must...mine saved me who knows how many batteries. Some of the better games were: -of course, the Sonic games (not sure exactly how many or all the titles) -Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a good Tetris-style puzzler, -Bubble Bobble...mmmm Bubble Bobble. You know what I'm talkin' about! -Battletoads -I remember playing a good bit of Ecco, but iirc it uses the annoying "write down a code to resume your game" mechanism -Shaq Fu. Okay, I'm lying. -Marble Madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Game gear is worth it just for playing Sonic. I used to play that thing all the time when it first came out capt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Moved to boneyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 Very cool, since I really don't ever want a Master System itself. Well, you basically bought one when you bought the GameGear, so why duplicate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 N64 recommendations have been split to thier own threads. Please continue to help Secret spend more money there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel P Posted February 22, 2004 Report Share Posted February 22, 2004 On another note, I also did something I said I would probably never do and bought an N64 system from EBGames.com I also did this recently but for only one game. I can't see myself really getting any games for it when I have all these other games to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted February 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 N64 recommendations have been split to thier own threads. Please continue to help Secret spend more money there. Sweet, thanks! Well, you basically bought one when you bought the GameGear, so why duplicate it I dunno, I kinda look at the GameGear as being closer to the Genesis than the Master System I guess with games like Sonic, Strider, etc. But there are a slim few Master System games I wouldn't mind sampling, and it sure is better getting a $10 plug-in for the Game Gear than a whole other bulky (and in the Master System's case, pretty darn ugly) system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 I dunno, I kinda look at the GameGear as being closer to the Genesis than the Master System I guess You shouldn't The Game Gear uses the same CPU as the Master System (the Z80 at 3.58 mhz). Biggest difference besides resolution and ram is the Game Gear was capable of displaying 4096 colors as opposed to the Master Systems' 256. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 The Sonic for GG is pretty close to the Master System version of Sonic. Nowhere near the Genesis really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted February 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 Oh, I see! I'm going to show my ignorance and admit I didn't even know there was a Master System version of Sonic. I thought the Genesis version was the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 23, 2004 Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 Originally posted by secretvampire@Feb 23 2004, 02:01 PM Oh, I see! I'm going to show my ignorance and admit I didn't even know there was a Master System version of Sonic. I thought the Genesis version was the first one. It was... After the success of the Megadrive/Genesis version, Sega made a Master System one for all the people who couldn't afford to upgrade. It (like every other Sonic game ever) suffers from inferior level design, and the graphics obviously aren't as good, but its worth playing in its own right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted February 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2004 After the success of the Megadrive/Genesis version, Sega made a Master System one for all the people who couldn't afford to upgrade. It (like every other Sonic game ever) suffers from inferior level design, and the graphics obviously aren't as good, but its worth playing in its own right. VERY interesting...well, you learn something new every day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 It was amazing, really...whoever was able to get Sonic running on a GG/SMS (no Blast Processing) should get some kind of coding award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 And can I find any info through Google as to if it was programmed by Yuji Naka (who did the original) or not? Can I ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 I had one back in the day you know the ninites. Loved was great on long road trips at night light the car like a road flare. like a alot of posts stated went though battiers like mad. I used the car atapater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted February 27, 2004 Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Someone brought one into work today looking for an AC Adaptor. Man, I'd fogotten how huge it was. XBox's little cousin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted February 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2004 Heheh...so mine arrived in the mail today. Yeah, it is pretty large, but I am impressed with it nonetheless. Nice build quality, the TV tuner works pretty well, now I just need to pick up a few more games for it! Hah...and after my semi-badmouthing of the Nomad, I snagged one on Ebay tonight for $50 so that is a pretty killer deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy Bling Bling Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Shining Force on the Game Gear rules. It's just like Fire Emblem on the GBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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