Game Gear to Genesis Adapter?

[Joe Redifer]

If you load up a Game Gear rom on your Genesis, sometimes you might get a small screen or two from the beginning of the game with false colors. I haven't found one that is actually playable yet. A proper Game Gear to Genesis adapter would work similar as the Super GameBoy for SNES does... have a Game Gear built in to the cart. But it doesn't end there, oh no! Since the Game Gear has FAR more colors than the Genesis and the TurboGrafx (it destroys these weak-ass systems) it'd have to have it's own video out.

I really don't get that the Game Gear had so many colors. All of the games looked far worse than Genesis games. Most didn't look any better than SMS games at all. They wasted all of those colors 99% of the time, I think. What a waste of a system which also has the world's shittiest screen. It deserved to flop and I'm glad it did.

[Black_Tiger]

Like previous threads mention there is a different resolution and number of pallet colors between the Game Gear and the Master System. The Game Gear was built off SMS tech and expanded slightly, making the conversion of games from the GG to SMS more complicated than the other way around.

The debate as to which has superior tech (GG or SMS) is a question that almost no one can agree on unanimously.

I don't think that anyone who is aware of the difference between the two favors the Game Gear. The expanded master palette is pretty much only a partial compensation for losing so much resolution. In the end, you have the same concentration of color, only the option of subtler shading for Game Gear... which is pretty much lost when displayed on the small blurry screen.

Try playing the same game using either hardware/emulation on a TV. Whether it was based on GG or SMS hardware, the SMS version always looks and feels better to play.

[TmEE]

I really don't get that the Game Gear had so many colors. All of the games looked far worse than Genesis games. Most didn't look any better than SMS games at all. They wasted all of those colors 99% of the time, I think. What a waste of a system which also has the world's shittiest screen. It deserved to flop and I'm glad it did.

You only got 32 colors to show, and if you had like close shades of some red and blue then you'd only got red and blue and no other colors... but I guess that makes GG perfect for modern trendy games which are just gret and brown haha. The LCD eats up the color differences anyway...

[Joe Redifer]

The Genesis can play Game Gear music just fine, although in mono. I doubt there's anyone among us who hasn't listened to GG Shinobi's music on their Genesis.

[chessage]

It deserved to flop and I'm glad it did.

Who ever said it flopped?

[Joe Redifer]

Its sales figures.

[chessage]

Its sales figures.

I don't know what sales figures you've been reading, but from the ones I've checked, it sold rather well. Flopping and failing to gain a proper successor are two different fates. The Game Gear received the latter.

[Flygon]

I don't know what sales figures you've been reading, but from the ones I've checked, it sold rather well. Flopping and failing to gain a proper successor are two different fates. The Game Gear received the latter.

Part of me assumes that Sega wanted the Nomad to be the successor.

A rather unportable successor.

[QuickSciFi]

If you load up a Game Gear rom on your Genesis, sometimes you might get a small screen or two from the beginning of the game with false colors. I haven't found one that is actually playable yet. A proper Game Gear to Genesis adapter would work similar as the Super GameBoy for SNES does... have a Game Gear built in to the cart. But it doesn't end there, oh no! Since the Game Gear has FAR more colors than the Genesis and the TurboGrafx (it destroys these weak-ass systems) it'd have to have it's own video out.

I really don't get that the Game Gear had so many colors. All of the games looked far worse than Genesis games. Most didn't look any better than SMS games at all. They wasted all of those colors 99% of the time, I think. What a waste of a system which also has the world's shittiest screen. It deserved to flop and I'm glad it did.

It took me a long time to find love for the Game Gear. I had one for over 10 years and wouldn't touch it because of the same reasons you've stated. But after playing Crystal Warriors, the system has grown on me.

If you're looking for those colors, I think a good way to go would be with: (I'm sure you've probably tried at least one of these already)

Defenders of Oasis (This game was meant for the Game Gear. There were parts when it would make the Game Gear screen look like a DS screen or even High Def like an iTouch. It's that amazing).
Crystal Warriors (it's really bright and beautiful; not to mention a really fun game).
Disney's Aladdin (a different game than all other ones, it's actually a Prince of Persia clone, and a great one at that. You get to see some 3Dish parallax scrolling from the beginning of the game. The best colors are those found in the palace as well as in the cutscenes; which are animated. I was pleasantly surprised with this one).

[Joe Redifer]

Flopping and failing to gain a proper successor are two different fates.

I don't know what this has to do with the Game Gear having a sequel. The thing was hard to find at stores. You hardly see used games for sale. I guess it depends on your definition of "flop". It was more successful (if you can call it that) than the Turbo Express and maybe the Lynx, but over all it failed to impress at retail.

Speaking of failing to impress, I really don't like the Game Gear as a system. It's a piece of shit. Even if it had a perfect screen, it'd be a piece of shit. The resolution is too low meaning the games are very cropped. That is not acceptable. I am a huge Sega fan and the Game Gear is one system that I feel had no right to exist the way it was. It's designers should feel bad.

Take this with a grain of salt because I generally dislike all portable gaming. It's very uncomfortable and I can't play it on my TV.

[Guntz]

If there's one thing that disappoints me more than N64 haters, is people who don't like handhelds. You're missing out on lots of great games Redifier... Thankfully most are on Game Boy which had console adapters, but there's good stuff on Lynx, Game Gear, Wonderswan, Neo Geo Pocket (Color) and the more recent portables too. I guess you're too old to gain an appreciation for handhelds, I think kids in general are far more resilient than adults, especially with their eyes. I could play the old brick GB for a long time and never had a problem when I was much younger, the screen never bothered me. To this day I still can, but I have many Game Boys so I don't exactly have to.

Personally, I find the Game Gear to be a pretty fun console. It's no Game Boy but what software it does have is pretty good. However, what I can't stand is SMS on the Game Gear, that's beyond my tolerance level. How can anyone seriously play a game on such a squished image? Stuff like R-Type and Shanghai are unplayable on the GG...

It'd be nice if somebody with too much money made a Genesis Gear adapter, but it's seriously a waste of time. A better option is that Game Gear console that one guy made, with a custom shell and everything. That machine is a thing of beauty!

[Joe Redifer]

Handhelds are physically uncomfortable for me. It has nothing to do with my eyes but my body posture. My neck begins to hurt as I hunt for a way to play and be comfortable at the same time. People like to give me shit about this for some reason. "Ha ha you're an asshole because you feel pain when you play portables I hate you!" It's not that bad, but I don't really understand people's reasoning for making fun of me in that regard. "Ha ha he has no arms he can't enjoy videogames it's his fault what an idiot!" I also have no need for videogames to be transportable so I'm often wondering why I'm playing on such a tiny device with a microscopic screen. I agree that many portable games are good, if a bit handicapped due to the limitations of the hardware. Yeah, and the N64 pretty much sucks, too. It and the Jaguar are the only consoles that have ever had graphics that make me feel like vomiting. You can have your Ocarina and Goldeneye, though, as that's pretty much what most N64 fans talk about most.

[Guntz]

Handhelds are physically uncomfortable for me. It has nothing to do with my eyes but my body posture. My neck begins to hurt as I hunt for a way to play and be comfortable at the same time. People like to give me shit about this for some reason. "Ha ha you're an asshole because you feel pain when you play portables I hate you!" It's not that bad, but I don't really understand people's reasoning for making fun of me in that regard. "Ha ha he has no arms he can't enjoy videogames it's his fault what an idiot!" I also have no need for videogames to be transportable so I'm often wondering why I'm playing on such a tiny device with a microscopic screen. I agree that many portable games are good, if a bit handicapped due to the limitations of the hardware.

I wasn't really condemning you or anything, just expressing my disappointment. It's understandable if you can't play a handheld comfortably...

Yeah, and the N64 pretty much sucks, too. It and the Jaguar are the only consoles that have ever had graphics that make me feel like vomiting. You can have your Ocarina and Goldeneye, though, as that's pretty much what most N64 fans talk about most.

http://micro-64.com/features/n64hatred.shtml

[TmEE]

At least GG can be hooked up to a TV with some work, but tiny patch in the middle of the screen and not many games that don't have superior SMS version make me play SMS instead.

[Joe Redifer]

http://micro-64.com/features/n64hatred.shtml

Is that article supposed to force me to like the N64 or something? Is the N64 wrongfully disliked by anyone who dislikes it? Does this mean that everyone should unconditionally like it? It's not a console I enjoyed outside of a few games. Get over it.