I’m still bummed the nomad didn’t do better, it was the only sega hardware I ever owned apart from the dreamcast and it was so good
conversely I’m surprised whenever I hear about how many people owned a game gear because that thing had a terrible library and equally bad battery life
But COLOUR!
And you could WATCH TV on it (tuner sold separately)!
I dunno, personally the idea of a portable Master System was appealing, given it was all I had for quite a while.
But color! The indistinguishable smudges were in color!
i’m surprised it hasn’t had some kind of emulation-fuelled surge in popularity, considering how many anime licenses are on it
it also had some backlit so i could play it in the dark. the whole thing had such a solid heft to it, which makes sense because it guzzled a lot of batteries.
i remember having a good time with Tails Adventure and one of the super hard Star Wars games for it
I don’t know why y’all are talking about ghosting re:my point
here’s Sonic 2 on the MS:
look at all that damn room
same place on the GG:
oh god there’s nowhere to hide from the balls
making 8-bit sonic games was just a bad call to begin with
okay I’m at work and may not be able to follow up but here’s where I draw the line
right here
somehow even a shittier take than hating on the glider
my god
oh hey I haven’t taken part in this thre
Tails dies
Tails dies
Tails dies
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every day we stray further from god’s light
the extremely bad and unfun hang glider deserves all of the scorn that the sonic 3 barrels get
Game Gear was a huge part of my baby gamer upbringing and it’s super weird to me how rarely I ever think about it
anyone else have some wrong opinions to share
is someone going to claim Spinball is actually good
or the US soundtrack to CD is better than the JP/EU one
I do, in fact, love spinball
the physics are pretty bad but the level design makes me happy
I think it was also the only sonic game that was obviously based on the cartoon designs?
honestly didn’t care much for the 8-bit 1 & 2, but Sonic Drift 2 sure was a thing i had on Game Gear
I can’t remember if Triple Trouble was any good
iirc triple trouble was like mario land 2, they finally got the physics/visuals to feel like the full-fat console versions but the result was a more facile game
what if the bonus stages for Sonic Mania are varied and different like Sonic 3 and every now and again you get one that’s just a level from Sonic Labyrinth on the Game Gear as a cruel joke
were playable? enjoyable? for once?
whoa there
only the sonic 2 ones were unplayable
especially if you had tails with you
Hey come on now, Sonic 2’s and 3’s are difficult but they’re still enjoyable.
Sonic 1’s…I have a soft spot for, but damn do I throw a fit when I hit those GOALs.
Most of the 8-bit SSs are either trash or a total pain in the arse to get to though, I’ll concede that.