Sega Has Recently Announced The GAME GEAR MICRO, And They Really Mean Micro

Sega will be celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, and in order to celebrate the occasion they have revealed a set of micro Game Gear portable consoles; taking the micro concept a little bit too literally, some agree.

For those who may not be familiar with the original console, the Game Gear was Sega's direct competitor to Nintendo's insanely popular Game Boy. The Game Gear, however, gave players a full-colour display that made all the difference, but it wasn't able to come close to the Game Boy in terms of sales.

Now, Sega is bringing back their classic portable console in the form of four Game Gear Micro consoles that feature 1.15-inch display, and it's a tiny 80mm x 43mm x 20mm in size.  The information revealed by Sega also reveals that these micro consoles will include a mono speaker and a headphone jack.

According to Sega, the Game Gear Micro can be charged via USB, but it will also give players the choice to run off two AAA batteries to get the full early 90s experience; the original Game Gear needed six AAA batteries, so this is still progress.

All four Game Gear Micro consoles are different too, since all of them feature different games that make each of them a collectible in their own right, and down below you can see which games come with each of these micro systems.

• Black Game Gear Micro: Sonic the Hedgehog, Puyo Puyo 2, Out Run,  and Royal Stone
• Blue Game Gear Micro: Sonic Chaos, Gunstar Heroes, Sylvan Tale, and Baku Baku Animal
• Yellow Game Gear Micro: Shining Force Gaiden: Ensei – Jashin no Kuni he, Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya, Shining Force, Gaiden: Final Conflict, and Nazopuyo Aruru no Ru
• Red Game Gear Micro: Revelations: The Demon Slayer, Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special, The GG, Shinobi, and Columns

Sega has also revealed that all four colours of the Game Gear micro will become in Japan on the 6th of October, and will retail for 4,980 yen, which amounts to an approximate of $50 USD. Sega has yet to reveal whether this 60th anniversary consoles will also release in the West, although this is likely the case.

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