Sega Game Gear - Review - Game Sack
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Episode 204 - We finally take a look at Sega's original portable system designed to take on the GameBoy. It's a curious little system that didn't quite reach the same levels of success but still has some fun stuff!
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'A back-lit screen that, in many situations, was almost visible.'
Brutal.
I remember playing in the dark while my sister has this tiny light that had to be angled just right against game boy screen
".. and enough battery life to make it almost 1/3 of the way through a 4-hour game."
- Me, from personal experience
**deadpan** "Ya know what... that's fair."
- Me, from years of SEGA-induced cynicism.
no
Yeah...that screen was ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. LCD's in general did not become halfway decent until the mid 2000's. If you replace the screen on a GG with a modern one, you get MUCH better battery life, and most of the games still hold up today. 2D pixel art holds up much better than 3D. You can get quite a lot of GG games on the 3DS Virtual Console too. I have Defenders of Oasis on my 3DS...used to have it for the Game Gear back in the day and had fond memories of it.
Joe's perfect game is all parallax scroling and sound tests.
Sounds like an Amiga demo.
I just want to say thank you for continuing to make videos. Your lengthy videos give me tons of enjoyment, and nostalgia, and i really hope you keep it up. You're one of the few that make me forget the hardships i'm currently dealing with in life, and it's awesome to just forget and watch a relaxing hour of your show. Thank you once again Dave and Joe.
Same here. I've bee watching these episodes over and over since around 2014. They really help to make me forget about other things in life.
That opening mountain shot though was pretty incredible!
Looked cool and all, but these drone shots are getting a little over done on youtube. Everybody and their grandmother has a drone these days, it seems.
As was Joe's open mouth shot. What was with that anyway?
Clone malfunction.
Joe the Mountain King
Did Joe bought a drone?
The fact that you guys have not only been working together for many years but that you have a real, meaningful friendship comes through on every video. It must be fun working with a close friend. Makes work much more enjoyable.
This aged terribly 😂
Can't get enough of the outros , need a full length movie with these guys
Joe looks like a Canadian phys- ed teacher. Dave looks like a Turkish bicycle salesman. That is all.
spot on dude hahahahah
Blaine Alexander Shaggy from Scooby Doo, if he enjoyed a wider variety of drugs. But, that's neither here nor there.
Rat Fart - I want your near in my there
Joe looks like Ron Perlman
Mind blown.
I'm watching the whole series in order and I'm surprised about Joe's *apparent* (we all know Joe and Dave are the Sultans of Sarcasm) evolution (not a change: just an evolution) on his opinion about the GG over the course of these 7 years. I had mine back in 1992, enjoyed, loved caressed and finally destroyed it (confound those shitty capacitors!). Bought it back last year (with brand new capacitors... Or so they say) with a nice Everdrive. Never been happier.
This channel has everything one can ask for about gaming. Keep on truckin', dudes!
I grew up playing grindy RPG in Japan. It's normal for me and in fact, when I play modern Western RPG, I tend to overshoot the level requirements and I ruin the game.
Most definitely, that was half the game - grinding through a great battle system.
Phantasy Star 1, 2, and 3 were very grindy. I love that series but the grind when you start a new save was brutal.
@@robintst Phantasy star 2 is BRUTAL whit the grinding, but it's fun
I'm pretty sure 90's JRPGs could cure ADHD
Grinding is so relaxing to me. I have many personal stories where I couldn't sleep or couldn't sleep for days, and would grind in whatever portable RPG I was playing to help me sleep.
System episodes are just the best! Thumb up before even watching. Gamesack delivers.
That look Joe is giving Dave at the beginning as he is doubtful of his excitement is pretty funny.
lmao
I think that if there was one episode of Game Sack that I would say is representative of Game Sack, it would be this episode. Long, in depth, high quality, funny, and a total tour that makes you feel like you know about Game Gear even if you didn't own one.
*Insert clever comment about how I was doing something vaguely eccentric at 3 am but then decided to watch game sack here*
Phlaco You forgot that you're a simple man.
Also, you should add an obnoxious "Notification squad where you at?!?" into the mix.
Phlaco - you forgot about that time you tucked your meat in your pants and looked in the mirror in shame.
OH BOY 3 AM
Nolan Aubuchon
*consumes krabby patty*
U were looking at a mattress actress
When I was about 3, Everyone I knew back in the day had a gameboy, I had a game gear. Besides the battery life, I loved it. Sonic, Power Rangers, Lion King, Looney Tunes, Shinning Force. All so fun on this system.
Valin Summers - did you also smoke in the girls bathroom?
OMG, the hours I spent tethered to a wall socket playing Krusty's Fun House. Nostalgia.
thank you for the hard work
This video makes me want to start collecting for the Game Gear again. Just hearing all of those sounds and seeing all of those games really brought me back. I got a launch unit back in my Junior year in high school and played the hell out of it until my Senior year. I haven't touched it since then.
At first I thought that mountain shot was stock footage. You guys go above and beyond.
Nothing like watching footage of Coca-Cola Kid while sipping on a nice, cold Pepsi.
Hell yeah, I'm a rebel.
The Game Gear was the first system I ever actually owned when I was a kid, so this review was great. I miss my old Game Gear (traded it away years ago), and especially a game that wasn't actually shown on here, which kinda surprised me. No Shining Force 2: Sword of Hajya? I played the hell out of that game. I'm really glad it's one of the ones that got a 3DS E-shop port. Otherwise, I didn't even realize there were so many good games on the GG (I was especially surprised by Sylvan Tale and Batman Returns)! Goes to show how little I had in the way of access to magazines of the time (other than Sega Visions) that reviewed many of the games on it. Great work guys.
19:20 I pictured Joe sneezing out a cloud of white powder when he yelled, "I just freaking love coke!"
they edit that out
Thanks Joe and Dave, love you both to 16 bits.
Coca-Cola Kid v Pepsiman: Dawn of Cola
ja ja ja
Save... Maaarrrrthha!
Gonna bet 50 bottle caps on PepsiMan
When it's 2am and you need something to watch. Love you GameSack
You guys deserve millions of subscribers
And dollars
@@homejonny9326 and lizards
no
And bearded clams.
And social credit
that beautiful zoom in the forest with the sega game gear is amazing, i love it
That opening shot was amazing.
thumbs up alone for the nature shot at the beginning with a drone!
Wow, a 43 minute episode. Love your videos guys. Thanks for all the work you put into these, they are the absolute best on RUclips.
They really do a good job of making the two week wait for a new episode worth it.
Bought a Game Gear for $45 in working condition and appearance in 8.5 out of 10 with both battery covers . can't wait for it to arrive!
One of the finest channels on RUclips
I agree
Definitely. Well said!
Kinda boring even compared to smaller, less equipped channels. And these 2 have the personalities of Ben Stein and the fucking Pope. Just saying.
This comment has aged well. No, seriously, this comment aged very well.
I find it interesting that GG games tended to aim for realistic graphics - dithering and a smoothed/anti-aliased look whereas GBC games tended to go more for a flat graphics look with solid borders. It means that GBC games seemed "cleaner" but also more "sanitized" while GG games are "grittier" but also more ambitious in what they're depicting.
How damn much I love these long episodes of the Game Sack! Intro and Outro are superb!
That intro doe. I laughed my ass off when the drone zoomed in towards the Game Gear chillin on rocks.
Defenders of Oasis is one of favorite old school RPGs, mostly because of how simple it is. While very cookie cutter, it does have some unique elements, such as how you level up the Genie, which is done fully by items, and each character having a special move. It’s easy and simple but the music and the grindy gameplay do something for me.
paper castle - Not to be rude, but what the hell are you talking about?
paper castle Too late, man.
I played Defenders of Oasis. It was good.
that panzer dragoon mini is going for a ton now! seems like any game from that series is worth a lot
Holy crap! That drone intro tho....
WTF is with your pfp
Im guessing the profile picture is of them which isnt all that shocking.
Chemo is a bitch...
I'm surprised they left their stuff on a mountain. Any Eagle or bear could've taken them.
@@axelkusanagi4139 and enjoy the power of Sega Game Gear, cannot blame it if there Eagle or Bear attack human store just to get battery.
It may be 3am but nothing keeps you awake like Joe and Dave talking about the intricacies of the Sega Game Gear.
On the Z80: I helped dismantle one of Zilog's two Nampa, Idaho fabrication plants. I wish I would of held on to the wafers we were able to take home but I had no idea what the Z80 was all about, hell I have no idea if the wafers I had were even related to Z80 designs. We had people from Canon come in to help us dismantle and package the 'chip printers' for shipping. I think most of it was headed to Asia. I want to say Korea, perhaps Taiwan- it was some years ago. Anyways the project was ran by some Italians, and they were super awesome, we drank a bunch of Grappa as the project winded down. Again had I know what I know today... I just wish I could of documented what happened. It was local guys like me from Nampa and an outfit that specialized in dismantling industrial places like a Zilog plant and they were out of Texas but brought in people from across the country. The Canon guys we're really nice, I used to talk to them in my ignorance and they at one point told me that the machines being shipped out of country could of been tooled to make "something" like a 386 or so. I dunno, all I know is a Z80 was mentioned and I'm rambling!
Damn man, that's super interesting!
I look forward to these videos every other Saturday night when I get home. Thanks guys, great episode.
Gamesack always delivers quality videos. I love the fact that it reminds me of a video game version of Beavis and Butthead. :)
Oh man those drone shots in the intro! Too good.
I saved my Game Gear. The sound had turned to garbage. I ended up opening it up, and taking the sound capacitor off, and replacing it with a brand new one, and presto, she sings again!
The Game Gear was a warning that Sega hadn't a clue what it was doing.
outstanding episode! The drone scene in the beginning was amazing!
Joe really loving them drone shots
Poor Dave and his Game Boy... xD
Dudes, lots of effort. Great video!
I just bought one on EBay, thanks for the video guys much love
Greendog is the gift that keeps on giving.
Joe is my favorite passive-aggressive game reviewer
The Master System and Gamegear remind me of PS4 and Vita with their overlapping libraries.
Freezetusk
More like PS3/4 and the Vita with the Master System/Genesis and the Game Gear. I'm pretty sure there was more PS3 games on the Vita than PS4. But the Vita was an amazing piece of hardware (and the Game Gear, well, wasn't), it's too bad that Sony fucked it up.
@Marc Carran And most Game Gear games are the same as the Master System versions but at a lower resolution, while almost every non 2D Vita game that was on PS3, let alone PS4, is severily downgraded, so I don't think it's the same case at all for the 2 consoles.
What has always fried my brain is this:
Gamegear is a portable Sega Master System (pretty much)
Gameboy is NOT a portable NES, but a weird non back lit black and white mess.
But Americans love the gameboy and think it’s better than the Gamegear. Very confusing
Starting at 0:18 I thought Joe was having a 'Nam flashback
lol I thought he was pissed off at Dave trying to talk shit about GG.
Clone malfunction
I had no idea people were making RGB modded Game Gears. It looks amazing! I think I'll have to eventually get my hands on one. Great job Game Sack!
>shows opa opa clearly being hit by the boss
>'hurr horrible hit detection durr'
lol
Wow!! Some of these games look so good they could have fooled me into thinking they were genesis titles. Pretty blown away, great video guys!
Someone probably mentioned this already but there are translations available for so many of the Japanese exclusives including Sylvan Tale.
That introduction shot for the Game Gear and the games was EPIC! Very well done. I miss my old Game Gear and appreciated the TV antenna add on mostly when I was stuck in church. XD
Great episode! Top notch offerings from Game Sack. I love these Sundays.
If the mini craze isn’t over I’d love a true Game Gear mini. I don’t mean like what’s out in Japan. A nice screen, and maybe a mini hdmi on it.
So weird why the Gamegear doesn’t get more props. Even Dave was giving it some criticism for not sounding as good as the Genesis. Would the Gameboy EVER even be compared to the SNES? Nope I don’t think so.
The Gamegear was far superior to the Gameboy.
So was the Atari Lynx version 2. I had all 3. The Gameboy was more like a fun toy. It has some very good games but it doesn't wow you. The PC Engine was also far better. Shame about the batteries.
Yes all of that too 👍
Perfect timing. I found a set that included two Game Gears, 13 games (including two on this episode), a case and a link cable, all for $7.99 at a local thrift on Friday. Of course the Game Gears need capacitors replaced but still was pretty surprised to find them like that.
The Game Gear is like one of those things where we compare an old laptop to a current tablet and say "wow, that passed for portable?"
Given it's entirely based on the Master System from just a few years prior, and is even slightly better tech-wise, it's actually impressive how much they were able to shrink it down to even that form factor. But that plus the backlit LCD screen is why it's power consumption on batteries is so rotten. That about sums up nearly all laptops from the time also.
no
the rechargeable battery dildo really caught me off guard, that was awesome!
Holy shit, Dave’s scream. Please work that sound effect into future episodes
Loved the ending skit! That is so what a 90s SEGA Commercial would have been like lol ... SEGA!!!
Had one of these badboys back in the day. Swapped it for a GameBoy. Not because it was crap (the battery life was atrocious) but because it was so hard to get games in Australia.
I'd read about cool new games all the time in magazines & I couldn't even find a copy of Sonic 1.
It was like being a Vita owner, only now it's so easy to import.
Dude, GreenDog is radical! Rock on!
While I loved my GameBoy just like everyone else, I have many fond memories of playing my Game Gear on long car rides. Sonic 2 and Sonic Chaos were some of my favorite games.
Such an underrated handheld. I had to get the capacitors replaced but the games that I have were all fun! Some of my favs are Streets of Rage 1/2, Arena: Maze of Death, Dragon Crystal, Aladdin, Ax Battler, Tails Adventure, Land of Illusion, Shinobi I/II, Sonic the Hedgehog 1/2, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, and Vampire: Master of Darkness.
I remember playing Sonic 1 in the dark even though I could've just turned on the light
Retro Game Players same here haha
Retro Game Players gggggg
well hello, night time game players
Very creative opening with a drone and the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Makes it looks like you guys are working with a big studio budget. Well done.
Game Boy, Same Gear, LINX, three master pieaces.
Battery dildo...gets me everytime. And yes people called it that. My stepfather thought my mother left one of her toys on the dining room table once and flipped his shit
Sega also created a handheld Sega Genesis called the Sega Nomad.
damn i forgot all about that lol
The Game Gear has one big advantage over all the Nintendo handhelds, in that it is actually comfortable to play and you won't end up with crippled hands. I might have to install a McWill's screen mod before I go blind is all.
GG Game Sack!
Moogle Midgar gg stands for game gear fukboi
Come on!!!!! we all know GG stands for Good Game :P
I need to get a Game Gear already! I bought the Hyperkin Retron adapter (yeah, I know...) and it never worked. So now I'm stuck longingly starring at my Lucky Dime Caper cartridge and not being able to play it. I might have to pick up Deep Duck Trouble for master system in the meantime though! This was a great guide for me since I'm still a stranger to Game Gear games. Awesome video :)
The Game Gear never deserved the heat it got. Sure its backlight was pathetic and yea it drained batteries way too hard, but nowadays I think it should be clear to everyone that it had an incredibly library of games and was absolutely amazing!
Been hanging for you guys to cover this!
Most underrated gaming channel on RUclips!
One love
I'm still waiting for you guys to finally do an episode on my all time favourite video games console ever - The Sega Mega Drive!!!
My brother had a Game Gear, and I had the Game Boy. He always wanted to play my Game Boy, especially after I got Zelda for it!
That closing skit was one of your better ones :D
Very nice episode. I was just playing around with Ristar on the GG(Game Gear) a few days ago. It's pretty impressive to see what they pulled off with it, at least in terms of presentation. I didn't play it long, but may go back to it. Both Shinobi games on the machine are really good.
Oh yeah, best show to watch at 2am on a Saturday
Damn, that drone shot at the beginning was beautiful.
It's Shinobi of colour, Dave. Not coloured Shinobi.
Woah
Was that supposed to be funny
I LOVED my Game Gear. Looking at this though I think I missed most of the best games.
Re: the outro. I remember back when Nintendo decided they needed more 'tude and their "Play It Loud" campaign with different colored GameBoys and commercials with songs by the Butthole Surfers
Best thing about the Game Gear is that it's cheap to collect for.
Unfortunate part: You have to play a lesser version of a Genesis game on a device that chews threw batteries.
Buy a game gear with new lcd. Extends battery life bij 4x
"He can even pick up Minnie items" "He has an unlimited soaply"
Wow, Disney really thinks this stuff through.
Great episode. I have minimal experience with the game gear, but the shining force game I played for it was excellent. Thanks for the hard work, Game Sack.
You needed a few sets of rechargable batteries for this or you would have become a poor man ...
Just be careful fixing one of those things. Basically, when removing the capacitors each leg of the capacitor should pull off the solder pad like it is nothing. If you have to pull up with any kind of force, then there is the risk of a pulled pad which could equal a dead gear.
A good soldering station with temperature control also helps a lot.
Genesis does, Genesis does, Genesis does!!!! Joe, that shirt is awesome!
Jenovi gai and ugli
It would be a nice shirt if only Sega didn't suck so bad
To be in awe of a video game t shirt.
Anyone who thinks that Sega sucks is clueless and maybe even a sad hater. Ye, some people are like that...
Jenovi iii
I'm baffled that you guys haven't done the Game Gear yet! I thought for sure you had! Love all that you do, and always look forward to your videos!
Great video guys..keep up the good work. Always a fan.
I know im late to the show on this video, but you just did a drone shot on a game gear. FUCKING EPIC BROSKI ! .... i gotta have some details on what you shot with as well please please ! and if you are a droner, do you have a channel on that ???? :) Just got a game gear for 12.49 at goodwill last week, ordering a cap replacement kit now :) Thanks for all you gents do!
Oh finally a GameGear Episode - waiting for those fine Sonic Titels - watching it all the way to the end - you dam trolls
Why would THOSE be the ones you'd be interested in hearing about? Maybe the Chaos ones...
Game Sack Sonic 1 and 2 are the two Games I played the most on the GG never played TrippleTrouble though. Played the Sonic Chaos Game back then on the Master. Its generic but the first Games that come to mind for me thinking of the Gamegear.
Ofcourse Im interested in the other Games - its an amazing episode - its one of those you could watch over and over, bravo
Actually never mind - you know whats good - i get that you want to focus on the grat lesser known titels - do it exactly the way you think it should be done
Game Sack, technically not Sonic, but Tails Adventure would be interesting. It's a slower-paced Metroidvania than trying to be a Sonic when the Game Gear doesn't have dat blast processing. :P
You're amazing sack and your production value deserves a much much much much higher sub and view count