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The Sega Game Gear is an 8-bit handheld console from the fourth generation of video game consoles. The system launched in Japan on October 6, 1990, followed by North America and Europe during 1991. The Game Gear featured similar hardware to the Master System, but had a much larger color palette of 4,096 colors and offered true stereo sound. The system could be powered by an AC adapter or run for three to five hours on six AA batteries — a much shorter amount of time than the Game Boy's 30 hours on 4 AA batteries. An analog TV Tuner was released for the system to be able to watch television on the Game Gear, as well as a Gear to Gear Cable (VS Cable) which allowed for multiplayer gameplay using two Game Gears. Sega officially discontinued the Game Gear in early 1997, although it did see a brief rerelease in the US by distributor Majesco in 2001.
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22 tutorialsGame GearGame Gear:Audio BoardBelow are options for replacement audio boards. SYF Stereo Board Zedlabz Sound Board CleanAmp DuoUpdated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Capacitor KitThis page lists Game Gear capacitor kits, both original and SMD. Console5 (Original, US) ZedLabz (Original, UK) Retrosix (SMD, US) Ret…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Connector PinoutsGame Cartridge Pinout sourced from GameSX. Pin Name Description Pin Name Description 01 +34(V) 34V 24 MREQ Memory Request 02 +5(V) 5V …Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Controller Port ModPxlmod Technologies (Francis Bernier) created a mod board to mount a Sega Genesis controller in a Sega Game Gear, ideally for use with…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Creating Game and Save BackupsMultiple options exist to create backups of your game ROMs and saves for the Game Gear. Depending on what options and systems you need…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:EverDrive-GGThe EverDrive-GG is a flash cart by Krikzz that can play Game Gear, Master System, and SG-1000 games on the Game Gear. It can be purch…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Game Cart PCBAs the game gear is nearing 35 years old, you may come accross game cartridges that are not working. The cause of this may be a damage…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Game Gear ExclusivesA large number of Game Gear games were adaptations of Master System games, with some changes being made for the Game Gear's smaller sc…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Game Gear Model DifferencesAlthough the basic design of the Game Gear remained largely the same during its lifespan, there are a number of different revisions wh…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:General TroubleshootingBelow is a list of common issues with the Game Gear, their common causes, and their solutions. Some information was used from this sit…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Homebrew Games ListBelow is a list of homebrew games and tools for the Sega Game Gear. This list originated from a list of games on SMSpower.org[1]. Home…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:List of Game Gear Games with Save BatteriesThe below list of games use a save battery in the cartridge to retain save data. This list was compiled with corrections from multiple…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:List of Games with Stereo AudioHere is a list of all the games that have Stereo Audio available on the Game Gear. This list is simply a cut-and-paste of a query from…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Master System Games on Game GearA sampling of Master System cartridge adapters for the Game Gear. The Game Gear hardware is fairly similar to that of the Master Syste…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:McWill LCD ScreenMcWill's Game Gear LCD Replacement This page showcases the LCD screen replacement made by McWill, as well as compares it to the origin…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Potentiometer Wheel ReplacementThe volume and contrast wheels are common points of failure on Game Gears causing either very quiet/unstable volume or a white screen.…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Region InformationUnlike most other handhelds, not all Game Gears are the same throughout the world. In terms of software, there are two main regions fo…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Region Switch ModGame Gear systems fall into two regions, Japanese and export. With one exception, Game Gear games are not region locked but a number o…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Screen Lens ReplacementThis page walks you through replacing the screen lens on your Game Gear. The most common replacement is to swap the plastic screen len…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:ShellThis page lists replacement Game Gear shell options. Shell Body Handheld Legend Retro Gear Customs RetroSix (UK) Battery Covers Consol…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:USB-C Power BoardThere are multiple different options for replacing your power board with one capable of being powered using USB-C and able to charge r…Updated Oct 9, 2026Game GearGame Gear:Video Output NotesThis section describes the three different TV-out mods available for the Game Gear: two RGB mods and a VGA+RGB mod. As an alternative …Updated Oct 9, 2026