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Game Gear Micro & GO Sega - 60th Anniversary
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:25 pm
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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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Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 9:40 pm |
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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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:04 am |
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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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 3:14 am |
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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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:12 am |
I think most people missed that you're getting all four for one price (could be wrong, though) | |
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:51 am |
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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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:32 pm |
Nonfunctional until you open it up and swap in the parts of a functional unit | |
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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:35 pm |
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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Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:50 pm |
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
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:22 am
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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
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 12:03 pm
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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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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 8:01 pm |
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Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 9:29 am |
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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