Sega to launch tiny retro games console

Japanese gaming giant Sega is celebrating its 60th anniversary by reviving the 30-year-old Game Gear console – but in microscale


Original Game Gear:
21cm wide 
Price: $149.99

Game Gear Micro:
8cm wide
Display: 2.92cm* 
Power: Two AAA batteries

Consoles shown to scale


Release: Oct 6, 1990

Sega’s answer to Nintendo’s hugely popular Game Boy handheld console
    
Technologically superior to Game Boy, but large colour screen required six AA batteries that lasted only 3-5 hours. Game Boy needed four AA batteries that could last more than 30 hours
  
10.6m units sold, with more than 300 games available
     
             
Release: Oct 6, 2020

Availability: Japan

Individual price: $50

Four-pack: $200 (includes magnifier accessory, right)

Four to choose from

Each preloaded with four games, highlights including:
Sonic the Hedgehog
Gunstar Heroes
Shining Force Gaiden
Columns
              
   
*diagonal measure


Sources: SoraNews24, Amazon, Sega  
Pictures: Sega 
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