25 years ago today the Sega Game Gear was released in Japan for the first time. To celebrate the handheld’s 25th Anniversary, Sega has announced on Twitter that there will be a new Game Gear theme available soon for the Nintendo 3DS. There hasn’t been a release date announced just yet, or details on how much it will cost, but you can take a look at what the theme looks like on the 3DS below.
25 years ago today, the Game Gear debuted in Japan. Soon you'll be able to put the handheld in your handheld! pic.twitter.com/gSukDIBvVp
— SEGA (@SEGA) October 6, 2015
I really hated the Game Gear, but this is pretty cool nonetheless. But saying I “HATED” the Game Gear isn’t really fair, since I only have like 2 or 3 games for it. I hated the battery consumption, and the screen hurt my eyes. I remember wanting the TV Tuner SOOOOO freakin’ bad. But I never got it.
shut up
I’m still mad my cousin broke mine because we were fighting with each other about who would play.
Innovative product for its time. But that bright battery indicator light in front sure didn’t help.
I still have my Game Gear, never beat any of the games for it (with the exception of the Lion King), and it still works.
i think the game gear will be free download or maybe 1$ perhaps :/
I actually never downloaded any of the themes on the 3DS because I didn’t see any real point.
They actually change sound effects for selecting items and even the background music too. I got the Mario theme and Mario jumps (with noise) when I scroll, a coin noise is heard every time I open it, it makes a block noise when I pick an app, and it plays the super Mario theme all the time. I was really surprised by this and thought it was just a skin thing.
If done right, themes do more than just change the design of the console/handheld’s main menu. I wish they’d update the Wii U with this feature.
That would be cool.
And what do you mean? What else do they change that I might not have seen yet?
Nothing I’m aware of. Just the background, the boxes for apps/games, the boxes for folders, and the sounds for moving the cursor, starting up an app/game, & closing an app/game.
Hmm….perhaps I should give one a try.
Oh! It changes the skins of your apps as well, mine turning them into hit blocks from the Mario games. I can’t remember which one it is, but I believe one Zelda skin plays the song of storms.