Sega Game Gear

The Game Gear is a handheld video game console created by Sega in response to Nintendo's Game Boy. It is the third portable console with color screen in history, after the Atari Lynx and the Turbo Express. The project began in... See more

Release date
October 6, 1990
Media
Cartridge
Max Controllers
1
Notes

The Game Gear is a handheld video game console created by Sega in response to Nintendo's Game Boy. It is the third portable console with color screen in history, after the Atari Lynx and the Turbo Express. <br />The project began in 1989 under the name “Project Mercury” and was launched in Japan on October 6, 1990. In America and Europe it was released in 1991 and in Australia in 1992. Support for this system was dropped in early 1997.

Cpu

Zilog Z80 @ 3.58 MHz

Memory

8 KB RAM, 16 KB video RAM

Graphics

Yamaha YM2602 @ 10.74 MHz

Sound

TI SN76489

Display

160x144

Manufacturer

Sega

Developers

Sega

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