Insane in the Keychain

image of size-slashed Game Gears from SlashGear

After weeks of Sega teasing us with a big announcement, what we're actually getting from them is not big at all... and frankly, not a big deal, either. The Game Gear is back... and in pog size! I'm sure the folks who thought Sega was returning as a console manufacturer are overjoyed. (Really people, just let it go already. It's been nearly twenty years.)

On the down side, the Game Gear Micro is too small to be practical as a handheld. If you thought the Switch Lite screen was small, you ain't seen nothin' yet! (In fact, you might not see it at all unless you squint.) On the plus side, this would be pretty nifty as a keychain. I used to have a "Puyolin" keychain that played a simple but nevertheless faithful game of Puyo Puyo. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that the Game Gear Micro will play a much better one, at nearly the same size. 

Don't expect to play much else, though. Each Game Gear Micro contains only four games, with each color offering a different set of titles. At forty* dollars US for each Game Gear Micro, you're not getting a lot of bang for the buck... certainly not compared to the Neo-Geo Mini, which costs as little as $30 and contains forty much, much, muuuuch more impressive games. Thanks to SlashGear and countless other sources for the scoop.

* Fifty! It was fifty dollars each! Ho ho, Sega, you're some kind of nuts. I hate to be that guy, but you can get a Raspberry Pi for that price. You could get a Switch Lite for the price of all of these.