Game Gear · USA
Sega’s 8-bit handheld with a backlit color LCD, based on the Master System architecture, launched in North America on 26/04/1991. It featured a D-pad, two face buttons, and a Start button, and supported a Gear-to-Gear link cable for multiplayer in select games. An optional TV Tuner accessory allowed reception of analog NTSC broadcasts. Typical battery life was around 3–5 hours on six AA cells.
Hardware
Accessories
No peripherals recorded.
Packaging
Launch bundle including the Columns cartridge; standard black shell and original launch hardware.
Packaging: Pack-in: Columns (cartridge)
Packaging variant that replaced Columns with Sonic the Hedgehog as the pack-in; hardware unchanged.
Packaging: Pack-in: Sonic the Hedgehog (cartridge)
Bundle featuring Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as the pack-in title; otherwise identical unit.
Packaging: Pack-in: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (cartridge)
Late-life bundle with Super Columns included; same black hardware and accessories.
Packaging: Pack-in: Super Columns (cartridge)