Exclusive Sega Game Gear Games

[@Z80GameCoder]

X-Men! Man, cool to see the game I coded all those years ago in a new video. Thanks for not saying it sucked! :D Programming that was probably the highlight of my career. It was great to work with Ed Annunziata, he's a really cool dude. Made me and Sega a nice sum of money, sold really well. I miss the old days. Cheers, dude!

[@suprastevio2264]

Oh wow! Can you share what it was like working with Sega?

[@reagandow850]

Z80GameCoder - very cool that you coded that game. I used to play it back in the 90’s on a friend of mines Game Gear. I always liked it!! Thanks man.

[@Z80GameCoder]

@@suprastevio2264 Sega of America was a cool bunch of people. I really enjoyed working with them. I was an independent developer, back when one person could make most, if not all, of a game. I worked from home, and went out to San Francisco maybe once or twice a year to meet up about projects. I did SMS and GG work for them, and stopped when those systems were phased out.

[@Z80GameCoder]

@@reagandow850 Wow. It's so cool to know someone actually enjoyed something I made. Glad you liked it! :)

[@RazorEdgeBullie]

I loved that game! Great work!

[@madaction9373]

Game gear was so underrated.

[@ryanalbrecht5801]

Agreed

[@suprastevio2264]

@GamebroTV and the Gameboy had Pokemon.

[@kekeke8988]

@GamebroTV Superior software, despite the inferior technology. Titans like Wario Land, Link's Awakening, Mole Mania, Donkey Kong 94, near perfect port of Contra III, etc.

[@goatbone]

@@suprastevio2264 Pokemon came much later. There was tetris first which really boosted sales.

[@ihreMaskeSitztNichtRichtig]

Hell yeah. Loved mine so much.

[@DreamcastQ]

Man I played hundreds of hours on my Game Gear, I had a good amount of games for it, the wall charger, man I would sit there plugged in playing GG when the adults were watching our only tv. Game Gear was seriously awesome back then

[@Mike-cs1ft]

Ur comment as just made me remember the add on u cud get for the GG so u cud watch TV on it i remember one of the kids from my really early school years had the GG with TV cartridge pack the GG TV tuner

[@basteagui]

nothing better during this quarantine than a new sega lord x video. thanks for helping with the cabin fever dude!!!

[@kevinrhea7332]

About a portable haha

[@heavysystemsinc.]

As far as Japan vs. US...in Japan, everything was taken seriously even if there were cynical business interests involved. In the US, only cynical interests were ever present unless there was a 'true believer' tasked with delivering the product. In the US, name recognition, trends and other non-gameplay affecting issues were considered. "Can we advertise this and will our marketing translate into sales?" was basically how American companies tended to approach everything. In Japan, they did this as well (with major concerns over whether America/Europe/Austrial would buy it as well...how else do you think Spiderman made it into Revenge of Shinobi?), but they began with a foundation of true believers and worked TOWARD the cynical goal rather than the US which began at the cynical goal and worked backwards, spending as little money as possible to meet it. Thus, you get mostly shovelware. It's a sad reality of how the game business works in the US. EA? Yeah...they're still doing it.

[@ProtomanBlues87]

For anyone wondering, both Shinobi 1 and 2 on game gear are fantastic, and 1 can be purchased on 3ds. Yuzo Koshiro does it again in these.

We need a Sega Game Gear Mini!

[@kabutops87]

Popils by Tengen was a great exclusive puzzle game made by the same guy who made Bubble Bobble, Fukio Mitsuji RIP. Its a great game and no one ever talks about it.

[@joypadretro2797]

i LOVE the fact that the Game Gear is like a portable Master System. Castle of illusion for the Game Gear is a 1 on 1 copy of the Master System game. Such a great feat!

[@maxmatson1578]

Shinobi 2 for the game year was one of my first games for it. Back when I got it in the early 90s.

[@JamesMSmithsDeadYouTubeChannel]

Coca-Cola Kid: Giving Pepsiman a run for his money...

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

Pepsiman was ahead of the times. A shitty phone game before shitty phone games.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

I remember when i got my gamegear all those years ago. The master system converter made me so happy! Frickin loved shinobi.

[@skins4thewin]

I loved Axe Battler back in the day! It mainly appealed to me after seeing screenshots of it in magazines and such, as I was absolutely obsessed with anything that looked like a Dragon Warrior game back then, with the overhead RPG looking world map. Anything that had that look back then instantly had my attention as I have always been a HUGE Dragon Warrior/Quest fan.

[@feiwong3634]

I still have my GG from my teen days, but sadly it's dead because the person who repaired it a few years ago did it wrong... I love this console, I still have all my games: Fatal Fury Special, Sonic 2, Tails Adventures, Sonic Blast, Road Runner Speed trap, Popils, Virtua Fighter Animation, Devilish.... And many more that have gave me a lot of fun in the past.

[@TheJadeFist]

I know the feel, my DS Lite is broken from me trying to repair it lol. I was replacing the hinge but I've cut the ribbon cable trying to feed it through, replaced that part, now I've cut the tiny little ribbon cable that goes from front to back side of the board, I think bending it a little too much ripped the corner and that part I don't can I can replace so easily.

[@feiwong3634]

@@TheJadeFist it's a shame, but the good news is that you can get pretty easily another DS lite, I bought one myself not too long ago because the one I had earlier was broken by my little son. In the other hand the Game Gear is old, expensive and you have to change the capacitors.

[@silentfanatic]

I finally got around to starting the English translation of Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict yesterday. Pretty good so far!

[@gmzplayer]

How did you have enough money to import in 1990?

[@spankygfunk11]

Shining Force sword Of Hijya...or however u spell it was a US release...how am I the only 1 that knos this ...loved that game wen I was a kid...

[@atom_zero5413]

Thank you Sega Lord X for keeping us company during these times

[@dazrael5658]

Thumbs up for using Bridge from Master System Sonic 1 at the start. My favourite track in the game.

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

There is an add-on for the Game Gear called the Gear Master reviewed by Classic Game Room's Mark Bussler and what the Gear Master does is that it lets you play your Master System games on the Game Gear. Neat, huh?

[@suprastevio2264]

I miss CGR so bad. That was the first gaming channel that really sucked me in and made me a huge fan. Mark is awesome 👍

[@TravestyJunction]

Man, I miss CGR too. His Amazon show was fun at first but you could tell about half way through the series that his passion was gone. It really sucks.

[@heavysystemsinc.]

@@TravestyJunction CGR had to make a decision, a hard one...one that it seems neither his fans or himself appreciates. I think he should consider moving to patreon and moving back to YT. I think he'd be pleasantly surprised. I used to watch his reviews as well.

[@TravestyJunction]

@@heavysystemsinc. I'm pretty sure he uses Patreon already for his comics and such

[@heavysystemsinc.]

@@TravestyJunction Interesting, I haven't watched anything from him in a long time. Maybe his dispassion comes from wanting to do comics? I dunno. But I did enjoy him and Undertow. It was sad to watch them leave YT, but I didn't make a fuss. People do what they want. I think the 'fans' that were being mean because he made a decision are lame. I didn't like it, but there's no reason to make a fuss. :) I mean, Sega Lord X, LGR, etc. they're still here. So...yah.

[@IMDLEGEND]

Game Gear was an awesome system. The Shinobi games alone made it worth owning. I also liked Defenders of Oasis and the ports of SNK games (King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown are shockingly awesome and highly underrated.) Streets of Rage 2 was also pretty good. I also love that you could play actual SMS games on it with the GG converter.

[@lonesquiff6551]

Yes more Game Gear please! Haha that Taz-Mania clip brought back memories. I bought that one with my system. If you do a part 2 I suggest Surf Ninjas. It's by no means a good game but to mimic the kid in the movie who saw the future on his Game Gear you can find one in each stage that shows what's coming up in the level lol. Stargate is another exclusive that is awesome to play if you like puzzle games. Unlike the platform versions other systems got the GG one has you matching gate addresses in a drop puzzle format against Ra.

[@Lorfarius]

The music on that second Shinobi game is amazing. Couldn't believe the GG could even pump those sort of tunes out.

[@erickhauser2322]

My friends in school thought I had a 16-bit handheld with the GG.

[@ShinobiShowdown]

I used to have a gamegear back in the day man that thing ate batteries worse than any handheld including the massive Atari Lynx.

[@shane3478]

OMG i forgot about that Taz game...the music brought flashbacks...lol

[@jsttv]

I had Mega Man for Game Gear and sold it on eBay. I regretted it ever since.

[@TheStolken]

Coca Cola Kid looks amazing. I'll have to find it because it definitely is some Sonic variant. Even made by Aspect too! Good stuff.

[@adamatomic41]

That Taz-Mania level two music seriously sounds like a little kid banging on a piano.

[@belmont_gr]

SLX I love the Game Gear and your coverage of it. I recently bought a third one (I have two from the 90's that failed) with new capacitors and really enjoy it.

[@Operator0G]

Can't wait for the inevitable translated game gear games episode since the japanese exclusive games have been getting translated at a very fast rate.

[@eisenhorn5494]

A mobster with a grappling hook, I instantly thought of Eternal Champions. Then you said Larcen Tyler

[@lukegregoryCOHBL]

Really enjoyed delving into the game gear. Quality as always 👍

[@jbmaru]

Another thing I like about the GG Shinobi games is that when you play them on an emulator without display borders (e.g. on a Nintendo DS), you can see a screen area equivalent to the Master System, but with GG colors!

[@TheGemini5]

Ahhh...the memories with this system are endless!!

[@SpectacularWebHead]

I’m not even a Sega fan and I love your videos. Great work!

[@KrimsonKB]

Man...nobody ever mentions the two amazing Power Ranger games that came out on Game Gear. They were exclusive games, developed just for the Game Gear, and were both well designed and competent fighting games!

[@lowmoralfiber9270]

GG Shinobi is my favourite childhood game, I still find its controls great and Yuzo Koshiro's musical themes are fantastic!

[@Gladson]

Shinobi I and II are the best Game Gear games ever released. I'm really glad I have them both on my collection. Sega (or Tec Toy at least) should have ported them to the Master System, it would be great to play them on the big screen.

[@TheSocialGamer]

Big brother X... No more on cam presentations? Just wondering... On screen appearances made the videos more personal. Keep up the good work brotha.

[@SegaLordX]

My camera died on me. I had actually planned to do an on camera 50K subscriber episode. I'm saving for a new camera now.

[@johnboydojo]

I wondered that too, good question!

[@johneygd]

Those games with paralax scrolling are amezing on the gamegear.

[@Bman4hire]

Loving the frequent Lord X vids lately. Thank you for your dedication during these trying times. Gamers need and appreciate your videos now more than ever. Sega love ✌

[@alcopop2006]

I'm so glad that my parents bought me the Master System Taz game. I didn't own a Master System but had the converter for my Game Gear. What I remember of that version, is that it was awesome!

[@johnboydojo]

Wow really pushing out the content! Great stuff man

[@brorjace08]

Game Gear ruled , pity it didnt get more exclusive games

[@atheismcrew1524]

Good video. Looking at the Game Gear's graphics, some games really hold up.

[@MaxZorin2099]

Those Shinobi games were crazy difficult. But then again, aren’t they all.

[@michaelromeo9567]

But not impossible

[@SlyBeast]

Man, is Shinobi II: The Silent Fury the BEST game on the Game Gear? I'm thinking it is! Remaking it in the style of Genesis Shinobi 3 is an EXCELLENT idea!!

[@DrGamelove]

I think if it had better battery life it would have been competitive with the gameboy. It’s a lot nicer hardware, battery aside. Sega should give us a throwback game gear release loaded with built in games and a chargeable battery.

[@michaelsilverman341]

Great video and very informative. Your use of "S*** Stain" and other variations was highly enjoyable

[@dreamcastfan]

It’s good to see some love for GG Ninja Gaiden, I’ve always really enjoyed it. It’s got some great music and the silly names in the end credits are quite amusing. I haven’t been able to play on my beloved White GameGear for a while now as it needs recapping. Hopefully I’ll have the cash to get a professional to fix it one day.

[@kawamikazecheant]

Shinobi II on Game Gear is so great, the music, the graphics, the gameplay, the game being progressively hard, the items to collect, the several ninjas, their abilities and special power. It amazed me when I was a kid, especially as I had very few games on them, but both Game Boy & Game Gear. I only had Columns and Shinobi II on Game Gear and they were so beautiful. I think Sega, with Game Gear, and later Dreamcast, was ahead of its time. The real problem of the Game Gear being his awful battery, 6 for one hour...

[@parrishharris3008]

When i was younger this hand held was pure awesomeness yo & your video content is always spectacular 👍.

[@retrozen]

More exclusives you should look into! Crystal Warriors - Great little Tactical RPG! Its sequel, Royal Stone, is just as good, but was only released in Japan. Sylvan Tale: A Japanese-only action RPG Ninku and Ninku 2: Two pretty cool little fighting games based on the manga of the same name. Defenders of Oasis: Another great GameGear RPG! Of course, the Shining Force Gaiden games exclusive for GameGear are great but Japanese-only except for the second one! There's also Eternal Legend, Lunar, and Moldorian which are 3 RPGs but were only released in Japan. I think Moldorian has a fan translation available.

[@spankygfunk11]

Shining Force sword Of Hijya...I can't believe that is not on this list...it was a US release

[@MisterSouji]

I may have said this before, but the two power rangers games for game gear are some of the best power rangers games period.

[@xmaverickhunterkx]

Gotta wonder why Sega quit Ristar. It had a lot of potential.

[@wschippr1]

Omg I got that taz game when I was young, I played it a lot, don’t think I ever got past the second stage though.

[@pimpedoutstereos9747]

Only recently came across this channel and subbed straight away. Keep up the good work man

[@buddhull]

Shinobi II on GG is among my favorite SEGA releases ever. Everything about it was a fun filled, blissful handheld challenge for me. Plus, I had no expectations for it when I got it for a just few $ back in 2005 from a game store’s closing sale. They had two dusty GGs in a cardboard box with a grip of random games that my friend and I split. Somehow I got Shinobi while he got Jurassic Park, which I’m still not sure how I pulled off. Anyway, the GG holds up.

[@callumsparrow4379]

Pretty surprised Sonic Triple Trouble didn’t make it on the list, considering how impressive it is for 8-bit standards.

[@SegaLordX]

Triple Trouble saw a 3DS release.

[@spankygfunk11]

@@SegaLordX shining Force. Sword Of Hijya

[@DarthOeron]

Please do more game gear content 🙏

[@thefifthdoctor6780]

Still rocking mine 👊

[@thomaselers7416]

Love your description of Taz and "I leave a few seconds of gameplay for your torture". 😂😂😂 Great video as always man!!!! How about doing a video, showing some of the "secrets" and hidden artwork of the different games? (Horses and dinosaurs in Daytona, extra track in Sega Rally, those things that many players may have missed? And personally I'd like to see them again) Keep up the amazing work, as a life long Sega-fan I love your channel. 👍👍👍 Edit: I totally agree with you, Sega Japan has released so many of the very best games, compared to what was released on the European market, which is also why every system I owned after the master system is the Japanese versions.

[@skins4thewin]

The Game Gear was indeed exceptional at the time. It blew me away personally back in the day & I absolutely loved mine! I ended up getting the Sega Sports Pack, which came wit the Game Gear, a big carrying case and two games, Sonic 2 and Majors Pro Baseball. I can't remember if it came with any other accessories or not, but I know that I had the Battery Pack too which was an absolute lifesaver back then, considering this thing basically ate thru batteries.

[@bpotts0401]

I’ve been collecting for the game gear and so far I really enjoy Dragon Crystal as it has lots of replay value and it a great “port” of Fatal labyrinth for Genesis. Land of Illusion is also a very good looking. Game Gears biggest issue for me is the lack of “save batteries” which the gameboy utilized.

[@matthewconley7568]

Not much is known on the Game Gear compared to other Sega Systems. Please continue doing more videos on the GG, it is my favorite Sega console after the Saturn.

[@WeeStevieB]

I was aware of some of the game gear exclusive titles due to owning a SMS, but had yet to see how they looked/played. Nice video and loving the channel 😁👍

[@Siosal01]

2021 and I would still love a Game gear. Although I wish I could get my stolen Mega Drive back slightly more. Thanks for the videos.

[@matthewwonks2534]

I know it will never happen, but I'd love a "Game Gear Mini."

[@pliniomsann]

This Master System intro was so good 😊

[@lukehinkle9614]

Thanks for the advice on 4:45.

[@supersexysega]

I would say western developers faired alot better with the Genesis especially towards the end of its lifecycle then they ever did with the Game Gear.

[@Tsigarinho]

Shinobi 1 & 2 my favourites & Shinobi 2 is my favourite game ever generally

[@dman7895]

One of the few game gear games I bought brand new with my own money even though I’d had the system since like xmas 90 or 91 when I was 6/7, Ristar was great. Still have it and wasn’t aware there was also a genesis game until years later. Most of the rest of these I was at least vaguely aware of at the time but Ristar is the only one in my collection. Still have the instruction booklet too , esp as most of my game gear games were cart only used from pawn shops

[@skyebynes612]

Larcen Tyler's game MAY have been a complete toilet-fire, HOWEVER, I'm glad to see my favorite character from Eternal Champions in his game!

[@andersgale9544]

And thus Sega Lord X's journey of becoming the angry sega Lord has started.

[@jellyranger1706]

You know, I got one of these back in the day right before a long road trip, and honestly I was enthralled very quickly. Unique titles like Dragon Crystal, Psychic World and Castle of Illusion are outstanding. Great port of PAC-Man. And the baseball title was so much fun. Good memories, thanx m8.

[@jbmaru]

Great informational video on the GG, thanks!

[@Rando1975]

When you first started the Taz game, I thought the game was glitching. Then I realized it was Taz doing his spinning.

[@Heartfelt07]

My fav handheld of all time

[@briancieiscki307]

Probably the Best US-Sega-made games were on the Colecovision. Carnival, Turbo, Zaxxon, Congo Bongo, Star Trek, Space Fury

[@gilbercastillo689]

The sega game gear is my favorite portable console and the one that played the most hours before the arrival of psp, I have about 8 Game gear and I am always waiting for a new version to come out.

[@MOLTEN0]

The power rangers game gear game was completely different from the mega drive game, worth a look!!! I had this back in the '90s

[@philmason9653]

I think the divide in east-west development quality in this period wasn't just a Sega thing. After the video game crash Western development went off a cliff. The Amiga saw some amazing looking & sounding games, but neither they nor PC developers had figured out the physics of character control the way Nintendo had with Mario, or Capcom with Mega Man. Those had a huge influence on what came after in Japan. Really solid Western games were far fewer - Rare, some of EA, Midway's best stuff. The West found its way in the mid-late 90s with the FPS, RTS & MMO genres, but even then didn't really rise to parity until Microsoft entered the console market with platform that necessitated that- as well as a new generation of programmers who'd grown up with consoles.

[@japanimationman4442]

That America/Japan difference might explain why I had such a consistently good time with my Genesis growing up. Most of my games were from it's early days, and I had very few red box games. By '94 I was probably starting to get into the 3DO and leaving the Genesis behind. My memories are pretty fuzzy from back then, but I remember getting Shining Force 2 for my birthday, and thinking, "Wow, I'm still getting new Genesis games. I thought that system was done by now."

[@danmakuman]

You need to talk about the 2 Power Ranger games. Some of the best licence titles for the system. nice control and fast gameplay. They are like a mix of Beat 'em up and fighting game but I think is well done. Awesome video as always!

[@kingstarscream3807]

Shinobi 2 GG is a masterpiece IMO, and ought to be ported to modern consoles.

[@iPlaySEGA]

If you ever consider a part 2, please add Tails Adventure! ♥

[@turbo8890]

That Taz-Mania soundtrack‼...HOLY SCHNIKES!!!😖

[@thenostalgiafactor5023]

I have spent so much money on games due to your channel...Me: Thanks...My bank account: No thanks.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

My brother had a game gear, and owned that Taz game. Like you mentioned, when you're young and can't afford games, it was "play it till you like it". But there was nothing good about that game. Selling it for $50 to children should have been illegal. I instantly remembered the music and the terrible unfair gameplay. Godawful. My favorite GG game was Defenders of Oasis.

[@wraithcadmus]

I have mine but it needs a screen replacement and/or recapping. Most of the good games I had you already covered in their SMS guises in your recent vids, though the viewport changes were often for better or worse.

[@TonyLikeGames2]

I remember buying Mega Man from a KB Toys. I still have it CIB.

[@tiago9819]

I bought an Bittboy and installed all Game Gear's roms in it...this video will help a lot to decide what to play in it during the quarentine 👍

[@madbart214yomother7]

Steer clear from tazmania...that's all I got to say.

[@BabusGameRoom]

13:56 Thankfully, when I run for my power button when playing game gear games, it's never a very long run! =D

[@Trusteft]

Is the footage from an upscaled or running at higher resolution, emulator? I am shocked how good these games look.

[@Thunderbeingz]

That eternal champions games music really insults the eardrums don't it?

[@Junier-Hussein]

Love Ristar such an amazing game

[@karabearcomics]

The exclusive game I played a lot on my Game Gear when I was growing up was Sonic Chaos. Yes, it was one of the few games I had (also having Sonic 1, Joe Montana Football, some plane game, and Mortal Kombat II), but still, it was a fun time. Maybe because I could play as Tails. He's been my favorite Sonic character for so long, not just because he's yellow (my favorite color), but also because he can fly. Sure, in Chaos he definitely didn't hit as hard as Sonic and so the final boss was a bit harder with him, but the flight was just too nifty to pass up. Also, it helped that unlike Sonic, he didn't have any 'tude. Helps his characterization to not become too dated.

[@AntoRetroGamer]

Sonic Chaos came out on the Master System as well.

[@1983hah]

Larcen Tyler is an Eternal Champions character.

[@johnellis3383]

Great video! I loved the Game Gear, it was an awesome system and I have some great memories playing with friends. That "music" on Chicago Syndicate though has to be some of the worst I've heard. You weren't kidding, it should be classified as cruel and unusual punishment!

[@kjetilfrugard8395]

Just found out that it's possible to patch Game Gear games to run on a SMS. That way it will fill more of your screen so you will get a bigger playing field. Should work both on a SMS emulator or flashcards. And even a Genesis/Mega Drive if you have the right flashcard.