Sega announces Game Gear Micro handheld for Japan in October

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Sega announces Game Gear Micro handheld for Japan in October
Sega's Game Gear Micro is a much smaller version of its Game Gear handheld, coming in at around 80 millimeters in size, with a 1.15 inch screen

MANILA, Philippines – Sega on Wednesday, June 3, announced it was coming out with the Game Gear Micro, a version of its old Game Gear handheld with a decidedly smaller form factor.

The Game Gear Micro, launching October 6 in Japan, comes in at around 80 millimeters in size, according to a  report. .

The screen, meanwhile is about 1.15 inches, and can be literally magnified with a separately sold “Big Window” accessory.

 

The micro handheld will come in 4 colors: black, yellow, blue, and red. Each color of the Game Gear Micro comes with its own set of 4 games. The games for each color are:

  • Black: Sonic, Out Run, Royal Stone, and Puyo Puyo Tsu.
  • Blue: Sonic & Tails, Gunstar Heroes, Sylvan Tale, and Baku Baku Animal.
  • Red: Game Gear Shinobi, Columns, and two Megami Tensei Gaiden games
  • Yellow: Shining Force, Shining Force II, Shining Force: Final Conflict, and Nazo Puyo Aruru no Ru.

The handhelds are individually sold for 4,980 yen (about $45), with Engadget reporting a 4-pack will also be coming with a 21,912 yen (around $200) price tag.

As of yet, there’s no word on a western version. Rappler.com

 

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Victor Barreiro Jr.

Victor Barreiro Jr is part of Rappler's Central Desk. An avid patron of role-playing games and science fiction and fantasy shows, he also yearns to do good in the world, and hopes his work with Rappler helps to increase the good that's out there.