r/game_gear

Picked up a few more games since my last post. But really interested in what ac adapter to use? I put in an offer for an oem one on eBay but if it doesn’t work out are their better new adapters out now or should I stick with oem? I’ll eventually usb c mod this bad lad I’m just researching everything at this point. Any help is much appreciated!

I know I still gotta grab Shining Force and Ninja Gaiden fasho but what else should I look out for?

I recently recapped this game gear. After the recap it works, but the screen has these green dots that appear. I can change the contrast and get the game to display fine (can very lightly see the green dots still). Is this something that could be related to my recap, or a screen that’s dying?

These both needed a lot of work! Let's skip the usual recap and thorough cleaning.

Both consoles have a stereo amp and speakers, a Bennvenn screen installed with the addition of an HDMI out port and rechargeable batteries with a clear USB C port for charging indication. The blue Gear also needed a new cartridge slot.

All the working power and audio boards have been repaired as well and stocked for future repairs.

There's a lot of chatter about Game Gear games often being cropped versions of their Master System counterparts, and yet it doesn't seem like people use the Master Gear Converter to play these Master System versions instead on a Game Gear. I thought I would experiment with a few Game Gear games I own, to see how they compare to their Master System counterparts when played on the same portable hardware.

Below I've provided some brief comparisons, and have noted which version of each I preferred playing on the Game Gear. Note that these comparisons were done using a stock screen, which affects the clarity of Master System games due to them being displayed at a smaller size. If you're using an IPS screen, some of the clarity issues below won't apply, though you might still need to squint.

• Aladdin - GG (SMS provides more screen space for chase scenes, but the game isn't very hard anyway and story scenes appear very small in SMS. This seems like one that was developed for GG and backported)
• Bubble Bobble - SMS (SMS provides the original levels and text is readable. GG looks very nice though, with condensed level designs)
• Ecco the Dolphin - GG (Control scheme is awkward on SMS and text is unreadable)
• Land of Illusion - GG (This is a very good port, with tastefully adjusted level designs and improved colours. GG version also maps jump and stomp to the same button, making it easier to control, and cropped view doesn't make it more difficult to play, )
• Master of Darkness - Tie (SMS seems to be the original and has more elaborate level designs, but HUD and small enemies like bats can be hard to see. GG has some minor level improvements, but feels cramped and has condensed level designs, leading to odd item and enemy placements)
• Road Rash - GG (SMS password and HUD text is unreadable. GG version doesn't crop any major gameplay elements)
• Sonic the Hedgehog - GG (This one surprised me, expected SMS to be a slam dunk. Another really good port, lots of tasteful level and graphical adjustments/improvements that make the GG version very smooth to play. SMS is also decent on GG, but some enemy projectiles are difficult to see)
• Sonic Chaos - Tie (GG has a number of audio and visual improvements (seems to be the more finished version), but SMS has more screen space with fewer blind spots/leaps of faith. Not a very hard game either way though. SMS level end MPH text can be hard to read)
• Wonder Boy III - Tie (Neither version is great to be honest, SMS has lots of aliasing and passwords are basically unreadable, whereas GG looks better but the cropped view leads to enemies attacking from offscreen)

And for good measure, a few general SMS games I tried:

• Batman Returns - Good (Works well, substantial differences to the GG version despite sharing the same engine and assets)
• Fantasy Zone II - Bad (Bullets too small to see)
• Hang On - Good (HUD text is just about readable)
• Ninja Gaiden - Mid (Playable but action is very small on the screen, difficult to see)
• OutRun 3-D - Mid (Gameplay is fine but all text is unreadable)
• Shadow of the Beast - Bad (Not optimised for 60Hz so runs too fast on GG, together with the issues that this game has it's unplayable)
• Shinobi - Good (Some small projectiles but generally very playable)

Game gear turns on to scrambled stuff on screen or just weird. no sound either even though power and sound board are okay. Everything is recapped but it was recapped a couple years ago. Screen is also confirmed working before the game gear showed jamble.

Anyone else have the 5 Simpsons games? Picked up Bartman vs Radioactiveman while in the US last year!

Bonjour tout le monde,
Je restaure doucement cette Game Gear. La carte son ne fonctionnait plus, mais après avoir changé les condensateurs, tout refonctionne. Je suis vraiment content !
Maintenant, je voudrais m’attaquer au problème de l’écran : il est presque illisible. J’ai bien tout le kit avec les condensateurs à remplacer, mais je me retrouve avec un schéma qui ne correspond pas à ma carte. Est-ce normal ?
Me conseillez-vous de les changer quand même, ou le problème peut-il venir d’ailleurs ?
Merci pour votre aide.

I honestly never knew they made mappy for the game gear and for most of y'all who never heard of it it's where you play as a police mouse collecting items to get to the next level and trying to avoid getting hit by these pink cats and I mostly remember playing this game on those old pac man plug in plays that added this game in it but the game was only released in Japan but other then that it's a great game