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Game Gear

Electronic Game
1990s (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Sega Entertainment Ltd (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Japan (manufactured)

First produced in 1990, the Game Gear handheld console was Sega's riposte to Nintendo's Game Boy and was the third commercially available console that featured colour. In Japan this affected its popularity as the battery power consumption was far higher than that of its rival, Game Boy. In other parts of the world however, Game Gear proved popular due in part to Sega's decision not to region encode the game cartridges. This meant they could be played anywhere in the world and not just in the country of release.

Object details

Categories
Games
Type: Computer Games Subject: Naval
Digital Play
Object type
Electronic game
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Games Console
  • Video Games
  • Cases (Containers)
  • Booklet
  • Booklet
TitleGame Gear (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Game Gear games console with game, instructions booklet and manual made in Japan by Sega in the 1990s
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Rebecca Howell
Summary
First produced in 1990, the Game Gear handheld console was Sega's riposte to Nintendo's Game Boy and was the third commercially available console that featured colour. In Japan this affected its popularity as the battery power consumption was far higher than that of its rival, Game Boy. In other parts of the world however, Game Gear proved popular due in part to Sega's decision not to region encode the game cartridges. This meant they could be played anywhere in the world and not just in the country of release.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.25:1 to 5-2004

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Record createdApril 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O229061/game-gear-electronic-game-sega-entertainment-ltd/
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