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Got this some time ago.

A cheesy, giant, french promotional item meant to hold a Game Gear in shops.
It says "SEGA GAME GEAR - La couleur c'est plus fort que toi" ("Color is stronger than you", the famous Sega catch line at that time was "Sega is stronger than you").
I'll have to take pictures with a Game Gear to refer to the scale. It's about 50 cm wide and 70 cm high.

GameGearPromoHand-01.jpg (153.12 KB)

GameGearPromoHand-02.jpg (158.34 KB)

Just curious.. what purpose does the little cut out bit between the 2 fingers serve as? does it hold something?

Yes, the Game Gear has a sort of handle on the back.

Looks very nice!
Liked it so much, way more creative than today Ads...

Cool, glad you got it (it was me who posted the link wasnt it?)

New picture with a Game Gear inserted in

GameGearPromoHand-03.jpg (241.9 KB)

Cheesy? No.... inspired!

No rush to put the photo up then? :P

Very classy. It reeks of the 90's but in a good way. I hope you have this somewhere in your house where all visitors can admire it's majesty. :)

Something similar (but less cool) was used in US at promotional event.

game gear hand.jpg (105.52 KB)

Wow very cool to see. Thanks for sharing buddy.

Source:
http://segabits.com/blog/2012/05/28/monday-memories-game-gear-promotional-events-of-the-90s/

By the way, in the article there's a mention of specially marked GG balls...

Quote

At the event, SEGA had several kiddie pools filled with many foam balls, and only sixty specially marked balls. If the contestant found one of the specially marked foam balls, they won a free Game Gear with some software titles.

I had found a photo of these balls in the past but didn't know their usage until now. Unfortunately I can't remember the source.
Do we have any lucky members who won a GG? :)

game gear balls.jpg (35.3 KB)

game gear pool.jpg (107.64 KB)

I sort of remember the hand from adds in video game magazines or am I hallucinating? great item for a gg collection.

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Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8648 Location: Paris, France	Game Gear Hand / Promotional Item Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:48 am
	Got this some time ago. A cheesy, giant, french promotional item meant to hold a Game Gear in shops. It says "SEGA GAME GEAR - La couleur c'est plus fort que toi" ("Color is stronger than you", the famous Sega catch line at that time was "Sega is stronger than you"). I'll have to take pictures with a Game Gear to refer to the scale. It's about 50 cm wide and 70 cm high. GameGearPromoHand-01.jpg (153.12 KB) GameGearPromoHand-02.jpg (158.34 KB)

Jacko Joined: 01 Feb 2004 Posts: 1464 Location: Sunny ol Tamworth, New England NSW AU	Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 1:59 pm
	Just curious.. what purpose does the little cut out bit between the 2 fingers serve as? does it hold something?

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8648 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:26 pm
	Yes, the Game Gear has a sort of handle on the back.

Rony_ket Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 137 Location: Sampa, Brazil	Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:50 pm
	Looks very nice! Liked it so much, way more creative than today Ads...

james costello Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 537 Location: England	Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:48 pm
	Cool, glad you got it (it was me who posted the link wasnt it?)

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8648 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:50 pm
	New picture with a Game Gear inserted in GameGearPromoHand-03.jpg (241.9 KB)

Cassiel Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 24	Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:22 pm
Cassiel Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 24	Cheesy? No.... inspired!

Hot_Violet Joined: 04 Nov 2011 Posts: 95 Location: Scotland	Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:49 pm
	No rush to put the photo up then? :P Very classy. It reeks of the 90's but in a good way. I hope you have this somewhere in your house where all visitors can admire it's majesty. :)

gallos_11 Joined: 07 Jun 2010 Posts: 195	Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 9:39 pm Last edited by gallos_11 on Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:31 pm; edited 1 time in total
gallos_11 Joined: 07 Jun 2010 Posts: 195	Something similar (but less cool) was used in US at promotional event. game gear hand.jpg (105.52 KB)

Braveheart69 Joined: 23 Feb 2010 Posts: 311 Location: USA	Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 4:35 pm
	Wow very cool to see. Thanks for sharing buddy.

gallos_11 Joined: 07 Jun 2010 Posts: 195	Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 5:06 pm Last edited by gallos_11 on Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:30 pm; edited 1 time in total
gallos_11 Joined: 07 Jun 2010 Posts: 195	Source: http://segabits.com/blog/2012/05/28/monday-memories-game-gear-promotional-events-of-the-90s/ By the way, in the article there's a mention of specially marked GG balls... Quote At the event, SEGA had several kiddie pools filled with many foam balls, and only sixty specially marked balls. If the contestant found one of the specially marked foam balls, they won a free Game Gear with some software titles. I had found a photo of these balls in the past but didn't know their usage until now. Unfortunately I can't remember the source. Do we have any lucky members who won a GG? :) game gear balls.jpg (35.3 KB) game gear pool.jpg (107.64 KB)

D Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Posts: 250 Location: Almere, The Netherlands	Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 7:34 pm
	I sort of remember the hand from adds in video game magazines or am I hallucinating? great item for a gg collection.

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