Random Gaming Thoughts

[BoneSnapDeez]

Yeah the first three Gaiden titles are on Game Boy.

The good news is - contrary to what Wikipedia states - you can play Wizardry IV on consoles. It's on PC Engine CD and PlayStation, via a couple of compilations:

[retrosportsgamer]

we don't seem to have a "How's your Game Gear gaming going?" thread so I'll just leave these thoughts here...

That's because just about every post would be:

"I'm playing- ...nevermind, the batteries died."

As a staunch Game Gear fan (it was the only thing we had that wasn't a C64 or Apple until '94) I will reply to this standard quip with "this is why you use the AC or car adapter!" I NEVER used batteries for my Game Gear and spent hundreds of hours on it.

[Ack]

we don't seem to have a "How's your Game Gear gaming going?" thread so I'll just leave these thoughts here...

That's because just about every post would be:

"I'm playing- ...nevermind, the batteries died."

As a staunch Game Gear fan (it was the only thing we had that wasn't a C64 or Apple until '94) I will reply to this standard quip with "this is why you use the AC or car adapter!" I NEVER used batteries for my Game Gear and spent hundreds of hours on it.

That is also why you have biceps capable of crushing a man's skull, RSG.

[retrosportsgamer]

^ I had plenty of times my forearms or hands felt numb from playing that thing. What a hoss.

[Snatch1414]

I would be interested in any hidden gems for the Game Gear. My shpiel about it was always "Get Shinobi I & II, and that's about it." I know there are some decent other games, but I never felt like there was much you couldn't play elsewhere.

Big Sega fan but I never thought of it as very essential. My other shpiel however is that it's maybe the only system left where the collector bug hasn't hit too bad. You can still get games for a buck or two apiece a lot of the time.

[ElkinFencer10]

I would be interested in any hidden gems for the Game Gear. My shpiel about it was always "Get Shinobi I & II, and that's about it." I know there are some decent other games, but I never felt like there was much you couldn't play elsewhere.

Big Sega fan but I never thought of it as very essential. My other shpiel however is that it's maybe the only system left where the collector bug hasn't hit too bad. You can still get games for a buck or two apiece a lot of the time.

I haven't played it personally, but a friend of mine in high school (the only kid I knew who had a Game Gear) swears that the Power Rangers game for it is one of the best handheld games of the 1990s.

[noiseredux]

I haven't played it personally, but a friend of mine in high school (the only kid I knew who had a Game Gear) swears that the Power Rangers game for it is one of the best handheld games of the 1990s.

the original (not The Movie) Power Rangers game for GG is so awesome. It's a 2D fighting game and it kicks ass.

[ElkinFencer10]

I haven't played it personally, but a friend of mine in high school (the only kid I knew who had a Game Gear) swears that the Power Rangers game for it is one of the best handheld games of the 1990s.

the original (not The Movie) Power Rangers game for GG is so awesome. It's a 2D fighting game and it kicks ass.

Yeah, it was the original that I was talking about. He didn't have the one based on the movie, I don't think.

[KalessinDB]

Yeah, the Game Gear screen is my biggest issue. If I could find either a reliable, long-term screen replacement or if someone would make a system that plays Game Gear games on a television, I'd be a lot more into the system.

Tim Worthington has the GGTV mod if you're into modding systems (and since you can pick up a cheap GG for like twenty bucks or less...)

[Gunstar Green]

I actually enjoyed the movie based one a lot too, though the difficulty was a bit lax.