Held at the UK circuit of Donington Park (a short drive from the Nintendo Life offices, coincidentally) on 11th April 1993, the race can be considered the culmination of Sega's intense marketing blitz at the time. That's right - Sega spent big on the race weekend and even went as far as securing naming rights for the race. Sonic turns 25 this year, and now is as good a time as any to look back on an event which illustrated just how enormous Sega was at the time: the 1993 Formula One European Grand Prix, or - to use its official name - the XXXVIII Sega European Grand Prix. 25 years ago, it was one of the undisputed giants not only of the gaming arena, but of mainstream popular culture, having successfully taken on Nintendo with its popular Mega Drive / Genesis and made a global star of its cool mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. Coyoteįantasy Zone Gear - Opa Opa Jr.Sega is still a key player in today's video game industry, but its position has diminished considerably over the past few decades. Retrospective reception to the Game Gear is mixed with criticisms over its large size and battery life, praises for its full-color backlit screen and processing power for its time, and uneven reception over the quality of its game library.Ĭastle of Illusion - Starring Mickey MouseĬheese Cat-Astrophe - Starring Speedy GonzalesĬrayon Shin-Chan - Taiketsu! Tankam Panic!!ĭesert Speedtrap - Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Several Game Gear titles were released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service on the Nintendo eShop in 2012. The Game Gear was succeeded by the Sega Nomad in 1995, discontinued in 1997 and re-released by Majesco in 2000. However, due to issues with its short battery life, lack of original titles, and weak support from Sega, the Game Gear was unable to surpass the Game Boy, selling approximately 11 million units. Though the Game Gear was rushed to market, its unique game library and price point gave it an edge over the Atari Lynx and TurboExpress. Containing a full-color backlit screen with a landscape format, Sega positioned the Game Gear as a technologically superior handheld to the Game Boy. The handheld shares much of its hardware with the Sega Master System and is able to play its own titles as well as those of the Master System, the latter being made possible by the use of an adapter. As part of the fourth generation of gaming, the Game Gear primarily competed with Nintendo's Game Boy, the Atari Lynx and NEC's TurboExpress. (ゲームギア Gēmu Gia?) is an 8-bit handheld game console released by Sega on Octoin Japan, 1991 in North America and Europe, and Australia in 1992.
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