Sega Game Gear

E491827

handheld game console

The Sega Game Gear is a color handheld video game console released by Sega in the early 1990s as its portable counterpart to the Sega Genesis.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Game Gear	10
Sega Game Gear (compatible core)	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	handheld game console ⓘ
approximateBatteryLife	3 to 5 hours ⓘ
architectureBasedOn	Sega Master System hardware NERFINISHED ⓘ
audioOutput	headphone jack ⓘ mono speaker ⓘ
colorPalette	4096 colors ⓘ
competesWith	Atari Lynx NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo Game Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ
controllerInput	2 action buttons ⓘ D-pad ⓘ Start button ⓘ
cpu	Zilog Z80 NERFINISHED ⓘ
cpuClockSpeed	3.58 MHz ⓘ
developer	Sega NERFINISHED ⓘ
discontinuationDateEurope	1997 ⓘ
discontinuationDateJapan	1996 ⓘ
discontinuationDateNorthAmerica	1997 ⓘ
displayResolution	160×144 pixels ⓘ
displaySize	3.2 inch ⓘ
displayType	backlit LCD ⓘ
formFactor	landscape handheld ⓘ
generation	fourth generation of video game consoles ⓘ
hasACAdapterSupport	true ⓘ
hasColorDisplay	true ⓘ
hasLinkCableSupport	true ⓘ
hasTVTunerAccessory	true ⓘ
launchDateEurope	1991-1992 ⓘ
launchDateJapan	1990-10-06 ⓘ
launchDateNorthAmerica	1991-04-26 ⓘ
manufacturer	Sega NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaFormat	ROM cartridge ⓘ
notableGame	Columns (Game Gear) NERFINISHED ⓘ Defenders of Oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ Shining Force Gaiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog (Game Gear) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear) NERFINISHED ⓘ
platformType	portable counterpart to the Sega Genesis ⓘ
powerSource	6 AA batteries ⓘ
predecessor	Sega Master System (as a technology base) NERFINISHED ⓘ
ram	8 KB ⓘ
region	Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ
relatedPlatform	Sega Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sega Master System NERFINISHED ⓘ
simultaneousColorsOnScreen	32 ⓘ
soundChip	Texas Instruments SN76489-compatible PSG NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor	Nominally succeeded by Sega Nomad as a portable Genesis variant ⓘ
unitsSoldWorldwideApprox	10.6 million ⓘ
videoRAM	16 KB ⓘ