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    Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

    Currently a Japan exclusive, this retro 2xAAA battery portable sports a 1.15in screen.
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    Re: Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

    Wow, you think the practices of these companies can't get any lower but this is disgusting.

    Biggest issue is making people buy 4 separate devices to play all the games, its not like there is enough waste being shat out by large companies just to make a quick buck.

    And the "big window"?! if it needs a bigger screen, just include one. I guess one more piece of land fill waste wont matter at this point.

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    Re: Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

    It's a great device in principle, must admit I was also more than a bit I insulted by them milking for as many additions.

    Nothing wrong with the variety, but restricting the games to make you rebuy several is a joke.

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    Re: Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

    Who would buy something with a less than 3cm screen? The graphics may be primitive but that's too small!
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    Re: Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

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    Who would buy something with a less than 3cm screen? The graphics may be primitive but that's too small!
    Anyone who bought one of them Tamagotchi things, I presume...

    It's a cute little novelty. Nothing more.
    It looks way too small to hold comfortably, perhaps even for a child. It would have been better served by just charging £150 for one model that has all the games, or perhaps even putting out some kind of proprietary micro-SD like the old game carts. I expect anyone seriously interested in the games will already have them, though, if not on an original Game Gear then on some kind of emulator.
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    Re: Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

    Japanese people love novelty items like this. But I doubt it will sell much outside of Japan.

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    Re: Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

    These will be a bit of fun Shame they are only available pre-build, i'd love to build a kit for these!

    Reminds me of the Pocket Sprite (https://pocketsprite.com/) which I really enjoyed putting together. Thats smaller than one of these, and its VERY playable - much more so than you would ever think...and I don't have small hands by any means.

    I hope they make it out of japan for a reasonable price - i'd be keen to pick one up.

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    Re: Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

    I don't mind the idea but honestly the price is a little too high imo (it would likely be £50 by the time it gets here imo)and it is insulting that it's restricted to just 4 games (wouldn't be shocked if it's the same board with a jumper like on the nes, I think, mini console)

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    Re: Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

    My fingers are way to fat and my eyes are too knackerd to play this.

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    Re: Sega announces the Game Gear Micro handheld console

    I loved my Game gear back in the day. Tempted to buy one of these, maybe its on Aliexpress?

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