History of video games/Platforms/Game Gear Micro
History
[edit | edit source]Development
[edit | edit source]The Game Gear Micro was developed to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Game Gear and the 60th anniversary of Sega.[1][2]
Launch
[edit | edit source]The Game Gear Micro was launched on October 6th, 2020 only in Japan with a cost of 4,980 yen per handheld.[3][2]
Technology
[edit | edit source]Compute
[edit | edit source]The Game Gear Micro is powered by an Allwinner F1C200s system on a chip with an ARM9 CPU clocked at 600 megahertz.[4][5]
The Game Gear Micro has 64 megabytes of DDR1 RAM.[4][5][6]
Hardware
[edit | edit source]The Game Gear Micro has 128 megabytes of flash storage.[4]
The Game Gear Micro has a 1.15 inch color LCD with a resolution of 240 by 180 pixels.[7][3]
The Game Gear Micro is powered by twin AAA size batteries.[7]
Orders of all models of Game Gear Micro at once included the Big Window accessory.[7]
Software
[edit | edit source]The Game Gear Micro runs an operating system based on version 3.10.05 of the Linux Kernel.[4]
The Game Gear Micro uses some open source software, and runs Game Gear games through emulation.[7] Hardware improvements needed to be accounted for, as accurate emulation of Game Gear alone would show graphical issues hidden by the original Game Gear's poor screen quality.[8][7]
Game library
[edit | edit source]There are four different colors of Game Gear Micro, each with four separate games pre installed.[3][7]
References
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- ↑ "SEGA 60th Anniversary". SEGA 60th Anniversary site. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ a b "Sega Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary With A Micro Version Of The Game Gear". Nintendo Life. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ a b c "Hardware Review: Game Gear Micro - Go Home Sega, You're Drunk". Nintendo Life. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ a b c d "Sega Game Gear Micro Review, Teardown and Mod?". YouTube. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
{{cite web}}:|first1=missing|last1=(help); Text "Did I Waste My Money?" ignored (help) - ↑ a b "Game Gear Micro - 4 x 4 games, October 6. Aleste Edition December 24". Retro Game Boards. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "The Game Gear Micro Is Finally Here". Retrieved 1 December 2020.
{{cite web}}:|first1=missing|last1=(help) - ↑ a b c d e f Byford, Sam (16 October 2020). "Game Gear Micro review: peak Sega". The Verge. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/gosokkyu/status/1311490301328941056". Twitter. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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