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History ofGames consolesBy Jamal Sheppard


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Release dates

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Games that made Sega gamegear popular.

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* e i n t h e e 3 + e l t o t h e o r i in a l * o . i in > ic r o o 2 t id e a 2 o r a m e 2 ro m t h e * o . : n o / / i th a

e 3 + e l a lo n / i th t h e * o . 8 $ 0 6 > i cr o o 2 t t il l o h e a d t o h e a d / i t h ' in t e n d o a n d S o n y 2 o r t h e p o t

2 o r t h e n + m * e r o n e c o n o l e 6 t o e t t o / h e r e i t i n o / : > i cr o o 2 t d e c id e d t o r e le a e t h in + c h a a m e e d i t io n o 2 t h e c o n o l e : co n o l e / i t h * i e r h a r d d r i e a n d c o n o le / i t h * e t t e r r a p h i c :

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h e ' i n t e n d o , S / a a n d t i l l i t h e i n l e m o t + c c e 2 + l h a n d h e l d c o n o l e t o e e r e . i t 6 7 t / a

r e le a e d i n # 0 0 4 a lo n id e i t r t r e le a e a m e : t h e r e m a 5 e o 2 > a r i $ 4 : / i th * e t t e r ra p h i c a n d a

m i n i o + n d y t e m 2 o r t h e h a n d h e l d 6 h e ' i n t e n d o , S / a / i l d ly p o p + l a r in r e + l t o 2 i t a m e : a n d

a m a H in r a p h i c 6 i th t h e ' i n t e n d o , S : ' i n t e n d o d e c id e d t o c r e a t e th e e r y r t h a n d h e l d / i th

, + a l c r e e n : t h i e n a * l e t h e p l a y e r to i e / / h i c h e e r a m e t h e y a r e p l a y i n p l i t i n t o # e c t io n :

' i n t e n d o a l o m a d e t h e ' in t e n d o , S t h e e r y r t c o n o le t o + e a t o + c h c r e e n a n d / i t h , S

d o / n l o a d p l a y : / h i ch / o + l d a l lo / y o + t o p l ay o n l in e / i th 2 r ie n d : o r * a t t le p e o p l e a r o + n d t h e

/ o r l d 6 h e ' i n t e n d o , S ch a n e d e e r y t h in 2 o r h a n d h e l d e e r y / h e r e : a n d r e m a i n a t t h e t o p t o

t h i e ry d a y in t h e h a n d h e l d e r a 6 A t h e 2 + t + r e * e c a m e t h e p r e e n t : ' i n t e n d o * e a n : im m e n e

d e e l o p m e n t : a lm o t m a 5 in i t im p o i* l e t o * e a t : t a rt in o ; / i th t h e , S l it e 6 h e l i t e / a m e r e l y a

' in t e n d o , S * + t / it h i m p r o e d r a p h i c a n d 2 a t e r lo a d i n c re e n : a 2 te r t h e l i t e r e le a e ' i n t e n d o

d e e l o p e d t h e ' i n t e n d o , S i: th i co n o le / a im i la r t o t h e N i t e * + t h a d a 2 e / a d F + tm e n t + c h a

a n o n c r e e n c a m e r a : o ic e r e c o r d i n : / i re l e in t e r n e t e t c 6 > o i n 2 + r th e r i n t o t h e 2 + t + r e : ' i n t e n d o

r e le a e d t h e ' i n t e n d o , S N : t h i h a n d h e l d / a a im e d a t a n o l d e r a + d i e n c e e e in a it h a d a * i e r

c r e e n : a la r e r S t y l+ ( t o + c h c r e e n p e n ) m a 5 i n i t e a i e r to h o l d : a n d m a 5 i n t h e e n e r a l , S e a i e rt o + e 6 h e l a t e t ' i n t e n d o a n d h e ld c o n o l e r e l e a e d / a t h e 8 , S 6 h e 8 , S i * a ic a l ly a , S 7 * + t

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h e ' i n t e n d o i i i o n e o 2 t h e m o t p o p + l a r a m e c o n o le e e r t o e . i t 6 7 t / a r e l e a e d in # 0 0 $ 6

h e i i a + t o m a t ic a l ly im p r e e d t h e p + * l i c / it h i t m o t io n e n o r L t h i a l lo / e d t h e + e r t o m o e

t h e i r c h a r a c te r o n t h e p e c i c a m e / i th i n y n c h r o n i a t io n / i th t h e i r * o d y : m a 5 in t h e a m e m o r e

r e a l i t ic t h a n e e r 6 i th t h e i i * e i n in c o n ta n t c o m p e t i t i o n / i t h t h e P S 8 a n d * o . 8 $ 0 ' i n t e n d o

d o n o t h a e m + c h l e 2 t to d o o t h e r t h a n d o e e r y t h in t h e i r r i a l h a e n o t : + c h a th e i i * a l a n c e

* o a r d 6 h e * a l a n c e * o a r d c a n * e + e d t o / e i h y o + : t ra in y o + : a n d m a 5 e a m e m o r e 2 + n a n d

r e a l i t ic 6 h e i i / a d e e l o p e d 2 o r 2 a m i ly 2 + n a t h e * o . a n d P 8 / e r e d e e l o p e d 2 o r o n l i n e

a m in : th e i i c a n a l o h e l p y o + 5 e e p t : a n d 5 e e p a n e y e o n y o + r / e i h t : * + t t h a t D n o t a l l: th e i i t il l h a t h e t a n d a r d = P G a n d P l a t 2o r m a m e : t h e y F+ t n o / i n o l e m o r e m o e m e n t 6 A 2 t e r > a r io

5 a r t * e in r e le a e d o n t h e G a m e & + * e : t h e ' $ 4 : th e , S a n d t h e G B A : ' in t e n d o d e c i d e d t o o a l l o + t

a n d m a 5 e i t a re a l a p o i* l e a n d r e l e a e i t o n t h e i i : a l l o / in y o + t o + e a i i t e e r in / h e e l t o

c o n t r o l t h e d i r e c t io n y o + r c h a r a c t e r te e r : ' in t e n d o a l o r e l e a e d t h e i i H a p p e r m a 5 in h o o t in

a m e m o r e r e a l i t i c a l o : a n d i in t h e c o n o l e t h a t a rc a d e e ; e c t c a + i n p e o p l e / h o m a y h a e

e n F o y e d t h e o r i in a l a r c a d e h o o t e m D + p : m a 5 in t h e a + d i e n c e 2 o r t h e i i la r e r a n d l a r e r 6 7 t

* e t - e l li n a m e / a i i p o r t : / h i c h i n c l+ d e d B o / l in : * o . i n t e n n i a n d o l 2 6 7 n r e + l t o 2 t h i

a m e r e le a e : th e i i a + t o m a t ic a l ly r o e t o t h e t o p o 2 t h e c h a r t * e in t h e m o t p o p + l a r co n o le o 2i t e n e r a t io n e l li n ! 6 " ! + n i t / o r l d / i d e 6

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i t h t h e 2 + t + r e a h e a d o 2 + : id e o a m i n c a n o n l y e t * e t t e r : / i t h o m a n y t h i n t o l o o 5 2 o r / a r d

t o + c h a P l a y S ta t io n 4 a n d t h e i i o / c o + l d th e y a c t + a l ly m a 5 e id e o a m e * e t t e r : / i ll t h e

n e . t e n e r a t io n c h a n e i d e o a m e 2 o r e e r o r / i l l i t o o n c o m e t o a h a l t O

E = E < % 7 , E < G A > E S

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