{"id":119371,"date":"2020-10-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/10\/hardware_review_game_gear_micro_-_go_home_sega_youre_drunk"},"modified":"2020-10-15T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T12:00:00","slug":"hardware-review-game-gear-micro-go-home-sega-youre-drunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/10\/15\/hardware-review-game-gear-micro-go-home-sega-youre-drunk\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardware Review: Game Gear Micro – Go Home Sega, You’re Drunk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s fair to say that Nintendo’s erstwhile rival Sega shocked everyone when it announced that it was creating a teeny, tiny version of its Game Gear handheld to celebrate its 60th birthday<\/a>. Actually, we should back up a little there; the fact that the company was choosing to refresh a classic system wasn’t surprising in itself \u2013 after all, we’ve had the NES Classic Edition, PC Engine Mini and Mega Drive Mini over the past few years \u2013 but it was more the manner<\/em> in which Sega was resurrecting the console that dropped jaws.<\/p>\n

The \u00a54,980 \/ $50 \/ \u20ac50 Game Gear Micro really<\/em> does live up its name \u2013 it’s even smaller than the almost unacceptably dinky Game Boy Micro<\/a> and the screen is around the size of a postage stamp \u2013 and it’s available in five colour options which each come with their own selection of games. So, to experience the entire range, you’ve got to stump up the cash for all five<\/em>. Crazy enough for you yet? How about the fact that the Game Gear Micro is totally exclusive to Japan?<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, before we dive too deeply into Sega’s seemingly deranged business practices, it’s worth noting that the Game Gear Micro is, on face value, a lovely little product that is clearly aimed at a Japanese audience which loves<\/em> tiny collectable trinkets. The packaging \u2013 which is smaller than a Game Boy Advance box, for reference \u2013 is utterly adorable and the unit itself feels solid enough. Even the minuscule 1.1-inch LCD display is better than we were expecting; it’s pin-sharp and colourful, although staring at it for any length of time is likely to give most people an absolutely blinding headache.<\/p>\n