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Sega Game Gear

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The blurry-eyed battery-muncher strokes my back.









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Essential Games
Sylvan Tale, Power Strike II, Crystal Warriors or Royal Stone/Shining Force, Popils, Sonic: Triple Trouble, GG Shinobi I or II, Tail's Adventure/Kishin Douji Zenki/Wonder Boy III (SMS), Ristar
Maybe: Defenders of Oasis or Lunar: Strolling School, Head Buster, Factory Panic, Woody Pop, GG Aleste/Halley Wars, Legend of Illusion (SMS)

Strengths: Strategy, Shooter, Action Adventure/Action RPG, Platform, Platform Adventure, Action, Puzzle, SMS ports generally have better graphics on GG (at least color-wise)
Weaknesses: Not a good format for fast paced games, Adventure, Simulation, Racing, Run 'n Gun (except for the Gunstar Heroes port), WRPG, lacking third party support, some good games are JP only and hard to play without knowing the language (Royal Stone (fan translated), Sylvan Tale (fan translated), Lunar (fan translated), Another Bible, Madou Monogatari)


Lists
Top Game Gear Games WIP

Impressive GG Music

Innovative GG Games


Game Reviews
Aladdin

Alien Syndrome

Arena: Maze of Death

Asterix and the Great Rescue

Bubble Bobble

Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse

Columns

Choplifter 3

Chuck Rock II

Coca Cola Kid

Crayon Shin Chan

Crystal Warriors

Defenders of Oasis

Devilish

Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine

Dynamite Headdy

Factory Panic

Fantasy Zone Gear

Fatal Fury Special

GG Aleste

GG Aleste II/Power Strike II

GG Shinobi

GG Shinobi II: The Silent Fury

GP Rider

Gunstar Heroes

Halley Wars

Head Buster

Jurassic Park

Kishin Douji Zenki

Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse

Legend of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse

Lost World: Jurassic Park

Lucky Dime Caper starring Donald Duck

Lunar: Strolling School

Madou Monogatari I

Magical Puzzle Popils/Popils

Mega Man

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie

Ninja Gaiden

Ninku 2: Tenkuryu-e no Michi

Pengo

Phantasy Star Gaiden

Popeye's Beach Volleyball

Rastan Saga

Ristar

Royal Stone

Road Rash

Shining Force Gaiden

Shining Force 2: The Sword of Hajya

Shining Force 3: Final Conflict

Sonic Drift

Sonic Drift 2

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic: Triple Trouble

Star Wars: Super Return of the Jedi

Streets of Rage 2

Super Space Invaders

Sylvan Tale

Tails Adventure

Vampire: Master of Darkness

Woody Pop

Wonder Boy

Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap/Monster World II

Yaiba Adventures




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