The Sega Game Gear Top 10

[@loonatis]

I'd say the Tails standalone game on the gg was my favorite. It was a nice departure from the Sonic franchise and used Tails with his intellect and gadgets to the fullest extent.

[@thePoetDominic]

tails adventure is high on my list too. with sonic 2 having so many problems, aspect didn't start of as the strongest of game developers, but by the time triple trouble and tails adventure came out, they were nailing it.

[@an3582]

The Game Gear version of columns is THE version for me. The sound effects, the visuals, the music, so many hours spent.

[@psychopoison]

I punched my Game Gear screen thanks to GG Shinobi, It Broke and I cried all night LOL I couldnt pass the last stage Edit: I was 11 years old

[@BrooksterMax]

Psycho Surfer ouch, I always had a pillow to batter. Would be devastated if I bust up my GG!

[@not2tired]

Pretty sure people ages 1-111 have shared in this age 11 demise

[@alexojideagu]

Psycho Surfer Did you get a replacement

[@pancon5]

Neo City! I only cleared it after I saw a classmate do it!

[@ijt3131]

I had the Game Gear. I remember playing Sonic 2, Columns & Mickey Mouse.

[@miltywhitneysmiltank6607]

My 5 Top Games for it, along with Bubble Bobble and Sonic 1.

[@Classixish]

@@miltywhitneysmiltank6607 Did you ever try Tails' Adventure? It was an interesting redo/spinoff from the sonic series.

[@aaronhiggs]

@@Classixish I just picked up Tails adventure, surprisingly fun!

[@EmperorMegas]

I'm probably in the minority, but the SEGA 8-Bit systems had my favorite sound chips of all time. I LOVE the 'pings', 'hums' and 'whistles' it creates. I own a Gear Gear, but honestly, I mainly used it to play Master System games with the Master Gear convertor. I probably played 'Columns' more than any other Game Gear game.

[@stepheng8061]

Game gear was my first system I owned back in like 1992 Loved it my mom didn't want a home console so I had game gear, a computer and gameboy. I got some awesome games admittedly the portability was not great but I just played it on adapter Land of illusion and the Ecco games were my favorites

[@duffman18]

It's funny really, the switch has the same amount of battery life as the game gear but nobody seems to talk about that much. I love my switch, and I'd argue its portable in the same way the game gear was, in that as long as where you're travelling to has a wall socket then you can play it as much as you want. There's nothing wrong with that. You can't really carry a big console with you on holiday, and also you'd need a TV to be there. The game gear was a portable master system and the switch is a portable Wii U and they're both great. But the jokes about the game gear battery life never end even decades later.

[@greenkoopa]

@@duffman18 the switch stays on the dock in my house. I'm a bit of a gaming n@zi tho 👀

[@soulripper31]

@@duffman18 The Switch has a battery life of 4.5 to 9 hours. The Game Gear was much worse than that and you also had to buy expensive batteries while for Switch you can just plug it in and recharge it.

[@duffman18]

@@soulripper31 no you didn't. Everyone with a game gear had the wall adapter, and/or rechargeable batteries, so in that sense it's not different from a smartphone or a switch (and also, everyone with a gameboy had these things too, because they ate through batteries really fast too, not as much as the game gear, but almost; going back and trying to use a gameboy these days, it's really quite shocking how short a time they last, I don't remember it being this bad when I was a kid, but then my parents were paying for the batteries back then, not me). Anyway smartphones, switch, game gear, game boy, they're all portable systems. Because it's a different thing to, let's say, trying to carry a gaming PC with you on the train with you to see your parents. I can carry my switch with me everywhere and use it anywhere, just like with a game gear or smartphone. It's great

[@soulripper31]

@@duffman18 You can't play your Game Gear on the go without batteries. Batteries suck, even rechargeable ones (as they also have limited uses and become gradually worse). So glad controllers no longer use batteries (except the Xbox controller which sucks lol).

[@nidoqueenadvance6798]

The gg shinobi is such a wonderful game! I remember that it was one of the first games I downloaded on my 3ds. Sonic Drift 2 is highly underrated and I'd go as far as to say that its probably the best 8 bit racing game ever made. I would love it if sega and m2 would release a game gear mini handheld.

[@obiiWan7]

I agree with you. GG Shinobi is my favourite GG game, and Sonic Drift 2 is right behind it. People keep bashing the game and say it's a bad Mario Kart clone, but I never agreed with that. It's super fun once you figure it out

[@ultrairrelevantnobody1862]

Sonic Drift 2 > Mario Kart 64

[@thePoetDominic]

i love sonic drift 2 and am so glad its getting new love now its out on the switch

[@jiggusthesnap]

Batman Returns on the Game Gear was another unexpectedly awesome game. It's like the Master System version, but better balance and graphic effects, has an excellent soundtrack (Yuzo Koshiro) and the gameplay is fantastic. Pretty much Shinobi with a Batman theme truth be told. Loved that game and Shining Force on the Game Gear. The Majors Pro Baseball was another one I thought was quite good.

[@SegaLordX]

Yup, I've talked up Batman Returns before. Good stuff.

[@PhyA52]

One of my favorite games was a surprisingly deep fighting game. It was Power Rangers.

[@belmont_gr]

Both Power rangers and Power rangers the movie are very good games in the Game Gear

[@Videogamelover58]

@@belmont_gr IKR. Love those games!

[@ottoandersson2216]

I thought it was so cool unlocking the green ranger. I get excited when games pay attention to cannon.

[@motivemcneish6215]

it was sick.

[@mangaloveranix8412]

Both by Bandai and Natsume.

[@nayphee]

I remember playing Mortal Kombat I and II to death. Also Fatal Fury Special was actually pretty decent. And yeah, Columns got a lot of love.

[@thePoetDominic]

8 bit fighters have much to respect, given what they were aiming to achieve with what they had. GG MK2 with it hidden characters andf fair but challenging difficulty is a game I love

[@Peter-MH]

No way, there was a sequel to Crystal Warriors?! Would have loved that if they’d released the game in English!

[@RoboBlue2]

It sounds like the portable Shining Force game I always wanted! Shining Force 2 The Sword of Haiya was good but I always felt sad that it didn't include the town sections Shining Force 1 and 2 had.

[@arcticridge]

this guy just doesn't stop!

[@evilash570]

Return of the jedi, sonic, shining force, arena:maze of death, gunstar heroes, batman, samurai showdown, fatal fury special, and MK 1-2 were epic as well back then!

[@dougr.8653]

I have never played Castle of Illusion from Game Gear, but I agree with you. The Master System version of it it's a better platformer than its 16-bit counterpart.

[@steveco1800]

Absolutely agree, the Genesis version doesn't animate and control as well IMO, which is a bit ironic considering it's the more powerful system.

[@klipzig]

Defenders of Oasis is my favorite RPG on that system. Such a fun game. I remember playing Crystal Warriors a lot as well but with no saving it was tough, died a lot.

[@RedDev1l757]

I used to play the game gear/master system Disney games with my dad. They are amazing and I've so many good memories with them

[@craiggibbons8228]

The Disney games on master system and g Gamegear were just great memories ❤ x

[@RedDev1l757]

@@craiggibbons8228 yeah everyone always talks about castle of illusion or even world of illusion being the best games. But the SMS/SGG land of illusion was better than both.

[@doktorbundy7279]

So many memories from my teenage time: Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Shinobi 1. I even recognized alle the music and effects. Incredible, that we can remember that.

[@PersonausdemAll]

Oh yes, Shinobi. 😋👍

[@PersonausdemAll]

Bye the way, good Profile picture 👍

[@ByteSizeThoughts]

"Together like biscuits and gravy." Love it!

[@Prime-1111X]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 1 2. Revenge of Dracon 3. Sonic 2 4. Dragon Crystal 5. Batman Returns 6. Shinobi 1 7. Columns 8. Psychic World Honorable Mentions: 1. Jurassic Park 2. Ninja Gaiden. (The first time I've played these two games was on an emulator, so they didn't count on my original list)

[@T0m0zuki]

I still have cartridges: Jurassic Park and Ninja Gaiden (that one was my first game).

[@dougr.8653]

You have just made my Saturday. Thanks for the video, Sega Lord. Cheers!

[@SegaLordX]

No problem, Doug. Glad you liked it.

[@DrunkASMR]

Ive always been bummed that the MasterSystem/Game Gear versions of sonic the hedgehog never see the credit they get. I played them far before I managed to afford a Mega Drive!

[@SegaLordX]

I think for lots of people that's the deciding factor. I played the Genesis game first, so that's where my heart was.

[@DrunkASMR]

@@SegaLordX the mega drive ones are the OG. But sonic 1,2 and chaos emerald on the master system were there own complete game series. Just a shame they're rarely seen in an collections! Oh, and sonic racing on the game gear!

[@sergeleon1163]

Besides most of the games mentioned by you for me it definitely includes Wonder Boy, loved to play it in the arcade when it came out and also the reason for me to get a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear. Besides the Disney and Sonic games I also enjoyed Asterix, Ax Battler, Bart Simpson, Chuck Rock, Columns, Super Off-road to name a few

[@SegaLordX]

Columns was a staple of my collection as well. Played Flash Columns every day for years.

[@moandaindesigns]

Really great lineup here. Nice to see the Game Gear get some love. I still have mine, and yes it works but only after 2 hours of replacing caps. Little shocked you did not mention sonic drift 2.

[@bananonymouslastname5693]

I re-capped my Game Gear a couple of years ago, and enjoyed getting back into it. My list differs quite a bit, but it's all fun. A few that I really love: Ax Battler- it gets crapped on and called a weak Zelda II clone. Well, Zelda II is my favorite NES game, so I welcomed a clone. It's clunky, but fun. Zenki- super underrated platformer that any GG fan should play. It's awesome. Woody Pop- I initially bought it because the name made me giggle, but it's a really good Breakout/Arkanoid-style game, and a good play.

[@Daniel-it1dp]

Yeah, I don’t mind clone or knock-off games when they are still solid games. Thanks for the suggestions 👍

[@nivens.mctwisp]

Speaking of fan translated GG games, there's also the great strategy game *Godzilla: Kaijuu Daishingeki* (Godzilla: Monsters Attack) much akin to Advance Wars. Neat stuff!

[@nivens.mctwisp]

@@maybeitsneato True, it features the absolute beautiful simplicity of FCKING EVERYTHING UP with Kaijus. A pain in the @ss when playing as the military, though...

[@Videogamelover58]

I had NO IDEA Robocop vs terminator was on the game gear! Really cool!

[@n0isyturtle]

I used to be obsessed with Dragon Crystal as a kid, and would play it endlessly when we went on vacation. So many fond memories of completely ignoring Paris and playing Game Gear in the hotel.

[@PersonausdemAll]

Ignoring Paris xD Thats similar to me but we where in Bavaria. And i played GG Shinobi, Fantasy Zone, Prince Of Persia etc. In my room. 😄

[@johnellis3383]

I never had a Game Gear as a kid but it is a bad ass little handheld for sure. One of my favorites is Shining Force The Sword of Haiya. Fun rpg that is always great to pull out and play

[@nivens.mctwisp]

Only a badass Sega fan can get away with saying _popo_ unironically. 😎

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

I grew up a huge Sega fan, but when I hear that term, my brain goes straight to "police!"

[@DrunkJapanese]

My favourite GG title is easily Shining Force The Sword of Hajya. I spent so many hours on that one...

[@SegaLordX]

It'd likely be my number 11. Awesome game.

[@bogd555]

I got to battle 25 (last one?), then my save file got erased. The pain. The anger...

[@unknownhicks6473]

@@bogd555 feels bad

[@Rountree1985]

I have that on my 3DS but haven’t played it yet

[@williamdrum9899]

Shining Force is a great series, it could have easily outdone Fire Emblem considering how long it took FE to come to the states

[@rabidduck1089]

I enjoyed Sonic 2, but it was ridiculously hard compared to the Genesis version. I like Batman Returns and G-Loc also.

[@tougeruzbay]

I like playing Ninja Gaiden on my game gear and it's a classic

[@eponymous7910]

Wonder Boy, Super Monaco GP, Columns and Chessmaster

[@abu269]

Castle of Illusion is my favourite GG title. I've completed it so many times but the game is simply timeless! I also spent many hours on Wonder Boy 3.

[@SegaLordX]

Me too. I know I beat Castle of Illusion at least 30 times back then. Awesome game.

[@abu269]

@@SegaLordX I'm glad I'm not the only one! 😂 I miss playing my Sega GG but it's faulty at the moment. It powers on but the screen is blank so unfortunately I can only play the GG classics via emulators! But I still have my Ssturn and Dreamcast in good working condition!

[@stuartcampbell4626]

Just got such a wave of nostalgia...!

[@el_cores]

I've never experienced the Game Gear on Original hardware 😢, however I'm recently playing its games on my everdrive 64 (but sound emulation it's horrible :/). Fatal Fury Special Puzzle & Action Tanto-R Wonder Boy Mortal Kombat II The Golden ax spin-off (I forgot its name) Keep the good work dude ✌💪

[@iPlaySEGA]

Lucky Dime Caper is fantastic and one of my favorites aswell! You should check out Psychic World, i'm addicted to the SMS version!

[@mrbuckets1106]

I'm surprised that Shining Force didn't make the list.

[@SegaLordX]

Just missed. Top 15 for sure.

[@Hamdad]

Sylvan Tale, Magic Knight Rayearth and Tails Adventure belonged on this list imo

[@tonyisgolden5136]

The sega game gear is a decent handheld. I was alway's more of a nintendo handheld person but I do like the game gear.

[@leighdappa]

4:39: "biscuits and gravy". Here in England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, that sounds disgusting.

[@SegaLordX]

In my neck of the woods, biscuits n gravy is a breakfast delicacy you were introduced to by your grandmother. Awesome stuff. ;)

[@kellykoesling9309]

Biscuits and gravy is bonafide American soul food. Knowing a biscuit in England is what we would include under the term "cookie" I can see why someone from there would have that reaction. A biscuit here is like an unsweetened scone. Either way I love a heaping plate of biscuits and gravy myself.

[@DrGamelove]

Seriously, gravy and those big flaky grand biscuits and some scrambled eggs on the side. The gravy and eggs mix well. I don’t know about elsewhere, but in the south we’ll eat breakfast any time of the day.

[@wraithcadmus]

Digestives and Bisto! Still it's not like some of our comfort food probably doesn't sound super-weird to the colonials.

[@zachreddy]

Someone should open a southern-US-style biscuits and gravy restaurant chain in the UK. They'd clean up once the Brits realize what they're missing (and that their preconceptions of both "Biscuits" and "Gravy" are wildly inaccurate).

[@kjwhite24]

Ax Battler was one of my favorites, but its probably more of a hidden gem.

[@thePoetDominic]

i am a huge ax battler fan. secdond game I ever owned, after GG sonic 1, and i still have and love ax today!

[@ldrelick]

I love seeing more people discover the wonder and the hidden gems of the Game Gear. I'm quite partial to Sylvan Tale (Japan only but there's an excellent fan translation), Defenders of Oasis, and Ax Battler.

[@jeremycline9542]

I got the Game Gear on clearance with a bunch of games in '96 or '97 and I didn't expect to enjoy it that much. Great system...and I didn't even know the best games during the time I had it!

[@SegaLordX]

We rarely do. It took years of exploring the find the best.

[@jeremycline9542]

@@SegaLordX I'm in my forties and Sega, though they left the console game, is still yielding retro treasure to this day!

[@ryzmaker11]

Grew up with the Game Gear, loved it! Second handheld console ever with full-color backlit screen after the Atari Lynx (that I wish I also had). You showed up some great games for it. Castle of Illusion, the GG Shinobi games or Royal Stone are brilliant and Road Rash is very impressive for a 8-bit system!

[@supernes64eaa86]

I had game boy original 😎

[@ryzmaker11]

@@supernes64eaa86 Same. And it's still one of my fav' handhelds as well. My early story can be found via my playlist "VGM | various systems pt.1".

[@MrCumstein]

GG is awesome, but I often passed it up in favor of the TurboExpress. I got better battery life out of the GG though, so on the trip moving to the other side of the country I’d pick up the GG once the TurboExpress died. My parents weren’t keen on stopping at a gas station to buy overpriced AA batteries every 3 hours.😂

[@crosstie417]

I had a game gear but sadly living in a rural area finding games for it was the hardest part

[@DreamcastQ]

Great video man, I was a Game Gear kid all the way, I loved GameBoy games but Sega's backlit color display just wowed me. Played hundreds of hours of GG mostly plugged in since it ate batteries so bad. Absolutely loved being able to go play my handheld Master System at all our boring family functions & the road trips to get there! Really cool diverse library, I especially loved GG Road Rash back then

[@ravagingwolverine]

Great topic, list, and video. First, I will say that I think Road Rash looks quite impressive for the 8-bit hardware. And Rister looks extremely impressive, and it plays great. The Game Gear extended the lifespan of the Master System allowing us to see what the hardware could do when pushed further. And we see the results of that in Ristar and Gunstar Heroes. I finally got around to trying the Shinobi games a few years ago. I consider them both to be the top two games on the platform. I think I preferred part two when I played, but they were definitely close in quality and I can easily see it going either way. I remember playing a good bit of various Sonic games, which I mostly liked. Dragon Crystal was weird but fun, though there's a huge difficulty spike toward the end and it has some other quirks that make it hard to recommend. I remember liking Ax Battler and Super Monaco GP as well. I even really liked the first Mortal Kombat game on it at the time. I recall also playing Fatal Fury on the system. It wasn't as easy to tell which games on the system were the best, so I was very experimental with it and my library reflected that.

[@sega32xxx14]

Oddly the only person I knew to have a Game Gear in the early-mid 90s was my grandfather's 2nd wife's son in law, so I didn't get to play it very much then, he was also extremely protective of it, had the big magnifying glass thing and always had it on the little metal kickstand on his coffee table haha. But one of the games he had for it was GG Aleste 2, and I remember being SO blown away by that game, and even Sonic 2, but especially the prior. As a young Gameboy owner that shit just felt like it was in a completely different league, no comparison, and made me feel like the GB must have been a rip off or scam or something lol. Never ended up with one before I got a Nomad in 97 until I inherited one from a friend in 2000 or so. It's battery life was definitely unacceptable, but the thing absolutely felt incredibly ahead of it's time.

[@wschippr1]

Holy! That Donald Duck sprite is amazingly detailed! You’d expect to see that on the GBA (granted the rest of the visuals weren’t GBA quality, but that sprite is incredible for the GG).

[@thefifthdoctor6780]

I highly recommend you get a McWill screen 😎

[@stevesteve0521]

Really solid list. If I were to put one Disney game in though I would have put Aladdin even though the game is pretty short. Other games I wouldn’t have had were Super Columns, Gunstar heroes, Dragon Crystal, Super off road and Sonic the hedgehog

[@TheStolken]

The Game Gear is definitely a system I need more time with, but my favorite game on the system has to be Tails Adventure. Not many Sonic platsplorer games, so it's a treat, and you don't even play as him! GG Shinobi 1 and 2 are def right after. Great video! I'll have to check some of these ports out, been meaning to try out Ristar on GG.

[@blastradius9136]

Power Strike 2 looks absolutely fantastic! Man I would played the hell out of that on my Game Gear back in the day lol.

[@BobbyHo2022]

I owned a game gear. My first 2 games were Mortal Kombat and Sonic 2. That said, Gameboy is a much better console.

[@MisterSouji]

A few hidden gems, and this time not Master of Darkness haha. The two power rangers games are in my opinion the best power rangers games out there. They are fun fast paced fighting games. Batman Returns reminds me somewhat of the NES game and is good fun. There are pretty good ports of dynamite heady and gunstar heroes as well.

[@Juice2Fifty]

Awesome trip down memory lane! A lot of your top 10 matches mine! How did you feel about Defenders of Oasis?

[@SegaLordX]

Underrated gem.

[@skins4thewin]

Why would anyone say that about Road Rash for the GG? It looks freaking incredible for a Game Gear game!

[@peterdwyer6118]

You really are a true SEGA fan. Love your content keep up the top notch work

[@njclondon2009]

shinobi was definately not 'brutally difficult' lol. best gg game tho, i agree with you there

[@lloydshanahan154]

The two other Game Gear games that impressed me the most were Shinning Force: Sword of Hyjia and Sonic Triple Trouble. But your number one choice is good one too.

[@thePoetDominic]

two of my favourites you haver listed there. excellence

[@ToolCraze]

Loved the game gear back in the day. Never understood, back then, why the Gameboy was such a success when the game gear had a color backlit screen and even though we're still 8 bit graphics, were still much better than nes. The games I had were Sonic 1&2 though Sonic 1 was much better. Had streets of rage 2, lion King, some game I think was called chakan or something. I always wanted to get the TV tuner attachment. Would have been awesome back then!

[@MyDbzfan9000]

The Game Gear is an excellent console! Used to play Sonic Chaos and Triple Trouble all the time

[@BJWanlund]

Dang... I really have to admit that I haven’t given the Master System and Game Gear much of a fair shake. I really wasn’t much of a SEGA kid growing up however as I threw in my lot firmly behind Nintendo.. So ostensibly I’m way behind the vast majority of your followers here, SEGA Lord X. But I have played the Genesis versions of both Sonic 1 and OutRun pretty extensively and look forward to getting my hands on more games and systems and finally give Sega’s hardware era way more of a fair shake than I’ve given them.

[@SegaLordX]

It really is never too late to give a system a new chance at life. Especially with emulation being so easy to grasp.

[@alonofisrael4802]

GG CASTLE OF ILLUSION WAS GREAT BUT NOWHERE NEAR THE SG VERSION SORRY TO YELL LOL

[@IMDLEGEND]

Man I loved the Game Gear. I remember using the TV tuner in college to watch the new at the time Batman the animated series. I definitely think that Sega knocked the ball out of the park with both Shinobi games. Some of my other favorites include: Sonic the Hedgehog, Samurai Shodown, King of Fighters, Land of Oasis, Columns, Space Harrier, Mortal Kombat, and GLOC.

[@mikeschburlimann8148]

My favorite games were GG Shinobi I & II, Sonic and Star Wars.

[@HybridAngelZero]

I have a lot of love for the Game Gear, but I admit, I mostly played Sonic on it and not much else as a wee one, so much of the system's library is new to me. After looking at this, there are a lot of titles that are going straight to my must-own list. Especially Royal Stone, that looks absolutely amazing

[@SegaLordX]

I think a lot of people will like Royal Stone. It's every bit as good as the Shining Force games.

[@pancon5]

YESS!! GG Shinobi and the amazing, unforgettable music by Yuzo Koshiro was my absolute favourite! I loved Castle of Illusion and Sonic too of course!

[@Leahi84]

Jurassic Park on the GG was definitely the game I remember spending the most time on. I loved that game.

[@MrSez1979]

Phenomenal handheld... Never gets the respect it deserves... Blows the original Gameboy away imo!

[@SegaLordX]

Indeed it did. Not even close quite frankly.

[@mattpowell8369]

Technically yes, goes without saying, but as a PORTABLE, that is, something you can actually enjoy on the go, the game boys battery life clearly gave it a huge advantage. The GG definitely had a place though, despite essentially being just a portable master system, thanks to its unique library

[@NESADDICT]

Ecco on game gear was so much better than the genesis because you could actually control him well.🐬

[@personavisceration371]

Just got a GPD XD, now this noob has to figure out how to get more emulators on there and I'm gonna dust off Power Strike II! I only had Halley Wars back in the day and that was kinda meh.

[@Daniel-it1dp]

Great video. I’m a latecomer to the GG so this has helped me sort out exactly which games I should focus on getting. Sure, many prices are higher than a few years ago but still not ridiculous like many other retro games these days. Next step is to recap and screen mod the GG I just bought…wish me luck

[@GunstarHeroes777]

Fantastic video dude. A lot of games I totally agree on, though I still need to play that Game Gear port of Robocop. Loved the Genesis version, can’t wait to try the GG version!

[@rustymixer2886]

2:45 so Mr x hired aliens 😆 never got that about sor2

[@Zim85]

I started collecting Sega Game gear about 5 years ago out of curiosity (and I got a heckin good deal on a starter pack) I have to say I had a lot of fun playing NBA JAM and Defenders of Oasis.

[@SegaLordX]

Defenders of Oasis is super underrated. Great game.

[@brentgranger7856]

I really enjoyed "Sonic Triple Trouble" and "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" on my Game Gear. Sonic was the only reason I played Sega at that time that wasn't about sports games.

[@kareemdavidson2100]

I don't know how u own a game gear and don't have Sonic Sonic was my first game and my best game then the rest

[@Filmonaut]

No Shining Force? Sad but Shinobi 1 and 2 are classics!

[@danbauer3669]

The only game listed I don't own is Royal Stone. SGG is my favorite gaming thing to collect for. 251 games including 30 doubles for 2 player action, which makes Super Off-Road and Mortal Kombat some of the best games the handheld has. There is one thing I find puzzling about Sega's Game Gear, though... why so SO many baseball games? It's baseball... we get it, already!! Great video as per usual, Mr. Sega Lord X

[@dreamcastfan]

Lots of my favourite GG games in this list! One game I was always very fond of was Ninja Gaiden, sure it’s too short but the gameplay is razor sharp. This list also reminds me I need to get my white Game Gear recapped as the screen is totally gone now.

[@sonicmario64]

"Sega and Disney went together like biscuits and gravy." No offense, but I would have preferred you comparing them to something like peanut butter and chocolate, since I don't like to eat biscuits and gravy at all. :P

[@SegaLordX]

Actually, I purposely chose biscuits n gravy because of my southern roots. I knew it was gonna be a point of contention for those not from my neck of the woods. ;)

[@christophersavart5589]

My very first game on game gear was shinobi GG. I just couldn't believe I was playing a shinobi game on a portable console. Back then it was pure magic.

[@jonbourgoin182]

Great vid. Now do top 10 worst GG games?

[@absolutely0bsolete330]

Best way to enjoy these nowdays is on a OG Game Gear with a Mcwill mod screen this equals perfection.

[@jonraymondchua2388]

Just saw this old upload of yours and I have to agree the games are fun... I am planning on making a GG collection and will include the games on your list. Might I suggest Defenders of the Oasis? Its the only JRPG i played on a borrowed Game gear. I promise you it is good! Thr Power Ranger game on GG was good too..Thanks man!

[@LucianTheWorldGamer]

I loved the compatibility with the Master System!

[@BabusGameRoom]

My "Sega confession": I've never been a big fan of any of the Genesis Road Rash games. My first Road Rash experience was on the 3DO, and none of the earlier (or heck, LATER) games compared. I don't think I could play the GG version...but this is a solid list. Can't believe you made a top 10 Game Gear games without a single Sonic game! I'd definitely have put Tails' Adventure on there, at least.

[@AfroRyan]

Sylvan Tale would be on my list. It's such a solid Zelda-like, I'm amazed it didn't continue on to become a big franchise. The fan translation for it is top notch.

[@duhmez]

You gotta check out the new game ROAD REDEMTION for I think all systems mopdern now. it is basicaly a more awesome road rash but without the road rash license. It's awesome and better than any previous road rash.

[@marx4538]

Where's Sonic 1 for the Game Gear, though? It's both a completely new spin on Sonic 1 and a good port at the same time, plus some people even speculate that it's a huge piece of history, since some of the parts seem to be based on the beta version of Sonic 1 (MD/GEN).

[@SegaLordX]

I liked the GG Sonic games quite a bit, as I said in the description. I enjoyed these more, however.

[@marx4538]

@@SegaLordX Oh, understandable.

[@megagrey]

What game had those bitchin' tracks in this intro? I had such bad luck with the Game Gear, getting real stinkers until I found Sonuc Triple Trouble and Sword of Hayja.

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

13:21 Yay 🙌 👏....

[@duhmez]

Fun fact, game gear works on everdrive and other flash carts on reaal genesis. Well, kind of. Any of them that use the game gear bigger color pallete will have fucked up colors, but will work. And the games that only use master syste m color pallette axtually work fine.

[@NorthernTorch]

I had a lot of these games. Watching the gameplay and hearing the music/sounds put me right back in the car during family road trips in the 90s.

[@duhmez]

These games are all shit on a real game gear, and were all shit back in the day on original hardware. Luckily we now have emulation and can finaly enjoy these good games b y actually being able to see them. The game gear is a blurry piece of shit even when new, my brother had ones so I played it. Optionally a modded game gear with a modern screen would probbaly be excellent now too.

[@kubev]

I was curious about the rest of the list once you mentioned The GG Shinobi II and didn't expect for a second that you'd put the original over it. While I understand that this is your personal top ten list for the Game Gear, I always viewed The GG Shinobi II as a much more refined take on the original. Just off the top of my head, the limited viewing area in The GG Shinobi makes it difficult to know where to jump on the section with the vehicles driving on the highway, and there are too many instances of cheap hits due to enemies appearing too quickly or moving too quickly. I agree that The GG Shinobi is a more difficult game, but I don't think it's more difficult for the right reasons. Anyway, I agree that it would've been nice to see that take on the Shinobi series make it to the Genesis (or even the Saturn or Dreamcast). I'm not really a huge fan of the Shinobi series as a whole, but I absolutely love The GG Shinobi II.

[@SegaLordX]

I really like Shinobi II. I think in some ways you're right, it is better in terms of stage design. GG Shinobi is my favorite of the two because of its soundtrack and its challenge, however. I am a big fan of old game music. I believe it contributed as much to the games environment as the visuals. You take away certain games music, and you strip its soul away in the process. GG Shinobi just had that feel where all was right in its world, a symphony of visual and audio goodness. It clicked with me in a way the second never did. The challenge was something I overcame with practice, but I didn't mind, it just meant I could listen to that music even more.

[@kubev]

@@SegaLordX Yeah, the music in both games is incredible.

[@TarikA]

What's the game at the end of the video BEFORE Batman? That guy who's shooting stars.

[@SegaLordX]

Gunstar Heroes.

[@TarikA]

@@SegaLordX Nice, thanks!

[@T0m0zuki]

Jurassic Park, Batman Returns and Alien 3 were also games that kept me playing for hours. Oh, and Battletoads. The one I played most was probably Road Rash and Lemmings.

[@BOLPutube]

How tf were the graphics this good on a handheld that game out in 1990. Only issues I’ve had with mine are with the batteries

[@LoneCanadianPoet]

NBA JAM, Ren & Stimpy: Quest for The Shaven Yak, Desert Strike, and Mortal Kombat 1,2,3 games for the Game Gear were my favorite. I remember how surprised I was when I unlocked The Beastie Boys while playing NBA JAM😆