[[Sega]]'s handheld gaming console released in 1990, designed to compete against the [[Game Boy]]. The Game Gear could not beat it in sales due to a short battery life, lack of original titles, and weak support from Sega. 

Despite its shortcomings, many of the ports of Sega games from other systems (Among them [[shinobi_(game)|Shinobi]], [[Golden Axe]], [[Alien Syndrome]], [[Phantasy Star]], etc.) for the Game Gear had unique features exclusive for this handheld and got very good reviews.   

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Sega Game Gear":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Game_Gear
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