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Game Gear Micro & GO Sega - 60th Anniversary
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Tomorrow - June 3rd - is Sega's official 60th Anniversary.
There's also this: https://60th.sega.com/ |
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Also https://60th.sega.com/en/ . Sad that the Master System (and SC-3000) are not mentioned in the history, but then they can't include everything. | |
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http://segabits.com/blog/2020/06/02/sega-announces-game-gear-micro-handheld/
Game Gear Micro in 4 colors coming in the fall, at least in Japan... |
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Ha! The Game Gear Micro looks fun. It looks a bit too small to comfortably play for long, but... I'm getting at least one of them. | |
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I think most people missed that you're getting all four for one price (could be wrong, though) | |
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The Complete Set that includes all 4 Game Gear Micro's and the "Big Window" add-on costs ¥21,912 (~$200) including tax. Too bad that the "Smoke" edition from the "Limited DX Pack" is a non-functional model. |
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Nonfunctional until you open it up and swap in the parts of a functional unit | |
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You're right. That's just too much. I'd rather get my GG McWill modded. Too many other games I want to play. |
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Sounds like a cool idea (certainly beating Ni****do to the inevitable Game Boy Mini they'll surely make SOME year :P ),
but the tiny size and large price seem like big mistakes. $50 for one with all 16 games seems like it would be a more mass-market deal. The current arrangement seems to limit it to a more collector/hardcore fan price. (that is the same number of games per dollar as the Capcom arcade stick, I think!) Although if Sega does produce an Export version, I imagine there would be a significant change in the lineup, perhaps with a bit more variety. (though the franchises which have multiple games in the lineup I suppose ARE among its biggest: Puyo Puyo, Sonic and Shining.) |
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Game Gear Micro
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I'm late to the party, but I feel the Game Gear Micro deserves some more attention :)
Especially since its official homepage seems only available in Japanese, maybe some more info can be helpful to those interested: 40% the size of a regular GG. Tiny! Width:80mm × Height:43mm × Depth:20mm It will work with two AAA batteries but can also be powered via a USB connection, nice. Mono speaker but stereo with microphones. 5,478¥ tax included, unless you go all out and buy the 4 models together, which will set you back 21,912¥, but that's the only way to get the Big Window Micro. ![]() It WILL have save states! ![]() M2 will again be in charge of the software side of things, so that's very good news for the emulation quality. ![]() Title list, complete with GG-themed colours: https://60th.sega.com/ggmicro/titlelist.html You can check here the exclusive editions for Rakuten Books and Sega Store, and also Amazon's exclusive T-shirts: https://60th.sega.com/ggmicro/shop.html My thoughts exactly. But they seem to be going for a playable keychain/decoration item. I mean, the screen is 1.15 inches. And many of the 16 games are text-heavy RPGs :( I personally feel they're wasting the chance of releasing a proper Game Gear Mini, not a collectable toy. But maybe they only expected it to appeal to die-hard fans and collectors? Then it makes economic sense to release 4 models to milk the fans dry. |
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Interview & Gunstar Heroes Demo ROM
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Game Gear micros (apart from White) have shipped now.
Unboxing of Blue one: Staff interview: https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/1278502.html The interview state that there is a Demo build of Gunstar Heroes in there: ――最初の発売から四半世紀が過ぎたのに、そこまでブラッシュアップをされていたとはビックリです……。
駒林氏:それから、最初にセガさんからすべてのゲームのバイナリデータをまとめていただいたときに、見覚えのないものがあって試しに起動したら、オープニングデモが終わると「COMING SOON」と画面に表示されて、ただデモループが流れるだけのROMでした。で、このデータはいったい何なのかを堀井に聞いたところ、おもちゃショーのデモ用に作ったものだとわかりました。 奥成氏:多分、東京おもちゃショーか、東京ゲームショウの前身にあたるCSGのどちらかの展示用に作ったものですね。プレイは⼀切できませんので普通こういうROMは処分されてしまうのですが、外注開発タイトルだったおかげなのか、たまたま弊社に保管されていたんですよ。 堀井氏:ショーの会場で、デモが流れているところを確かに⾒た記憶があります。 奥成氏:駒林さんから、「せっかくROMがみつかったんです、ぜひこのデータも入れて出しましょう!」」というご要望がありまして、同じデモが収録されている製品が遊べるのに、別にこんなROMを見てもお客さんはうれしいかな、とも言ったのですが、最終的にはエムツーさんの記念でもあるし、じゃあ入れるか!と。 堀井氏:それにしても懐かしいですね、このデモ。ゲームギア版の「ガンスターヒーローズ」は、デモシーンにはレッドとブルーの2種類のキャラクターが登場するのですが、両方とも出せる容量がなかったので、実際のゲーム本編にはレッドしか出てきません。最初の頃は、通信ケーブルをつないで2人同時プレイができるようにしてはどうかとも考えましたが、スペック的にそこまでやるのは無理でしたね。 To access it, Hold UP while pressing button in the Gunstar Heroes instruction screen: 幻のデモ版の再生コマンド
「ガンスターヒーローズ」の説明画面で方向ボタンの↑を押したまま決定ボタンを押す。ゲーム起動時のSEGAロゴの背景が黒で、トレジャーの旧ロゴにマークが無ければ成功 |
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It seems the GG Micro screen is a 240x240 panel with plastic covering 1/4 of its area so you get to see a 240x180 rectangle. So this means the games are stretched to fit with rather poor quality. The attached image demonstrates the area used.
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