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shanafan · Jul 4, 2015

During an interview at E3, a Hyperkin developer confirmed that an adapter is coming to the Retron5 later this year to allow Game Gear games to be playable on the console.

Here is the interview. Game Gear mention is at the 2:57 mark.

http://directory.libsyn.com/episode...ZBzMULntwEhZA3H98eZBdZBWgb&expires_in=5184000

valkillmore · Jul 4, 2015

What are the must play titles for this system?

AcademicSaucer · Jul 4, 2015

valkillmore said:
What are the must play titles for this system?

Outside of ports , I can only think of Shining force .

DiipuSurotu · Jul 4, 2015

AcademicSaucer said:
Outside of ports , I can only think of Shining force .

Sonic 2 was pretty good and not a port.

c0de · Jul 4, 2015

AcademicSaucer said:
Outside of ports , I can only think of Shining force .

Add Shinobi to this.

TheSlySoul · Jul 4, 2015

Looking forward to playing it. Figures it would be an adapter...

Robin64 · Jul 4, 2015

Did they steal the code for this too?

runnin_blue · Jul 4, 2015

Robin64 said:
Did they steal the code for this too?

Only took 6 posts.

BulletBees · Jul 4, 2015

Awesome. Been wanting this. I can now play the terrible Mega Man on Game Gear on a TV screen. Maybe this means N64 support is coming?

sixteen-bit · Jul 4, 2015

valkillmore said:
What are the must play titles for this system?

GG Shinobi 2

djplaeskool · Jul 4, 2015

G-Loc Air Battle was my jam back in the day

7DollarHagane · Jul 4, 2015

Jurassic park on game gear was my jam.

And mortal kombat 1 but obviously no reasons to play that these days.

entremet · Jul 4, 2015

This is pretty cool since original Game Gears have capacitor issues.

TheAggroCraig · Jul 4, 2015

DiipuSurotu said:
Sonic 2 was pretty good and not a port.

I fucking HATE Sonic 2 on Game Gear.

Triple Trouble on the other hand was good.

djplaeskool · Jul 4, 2015

TheAggroCraig said:
I fucking HATE Sonic 2 on Game Gear.

Triple Trouble on the other hand was good.

I thought Sonic Chaos was pretty good too.

gelf · Jul 4, 2015

djplaeskool said:
I thought Sonic Chaos was pretty good too.

I always saw that as the best Sonic game on the system. Didn't get on with 1 and 2. Chaos most resembled the Mega Drive games.

Ferr986 · Jul 4, 2015

djplaeskool said:
I thought Sonic Chaos was pretty good too.

Yeah that was good but incredibly easy (minus the special stages). Thats why I would put Chaos 2 (Triple Trouble) above it.

JoeyJungle · Jul 4, 2015

Obligatory snide "I didn't realize RetroArch made a game gear emulator" comment

c0de · Jul 4, 2015

djplaeskool said:
G-Loc Air Battle was my jam back in the day

Yep, had this, too.

atomic moth · Jul 4, 2015

valkillmore said:
What are the must play titles for this system?

Woody Pop

Durante · Jul 4, 2015

Retron? What happened to their GPL violations?

Peltz · Jul 4, 2015

valkillmore said:
What are the must play titles for this system?

Eh... That's a really good question. I didn't really enjoy my Game Gear all that much. It's Sega's worst system by far.

But I had some fun with the Sonic games back then although they haven't aged very well. I've also heard good things about Beyond Oasis and Shining Force.

I think there was a fairly fun version of Micro Machines on there as well. And maybe Ristar and Gunstar Heroes ports are worth checking out as well.

Ramune · Jul 4, 2015

Sonic Chaos
Sonic Triple Trouble
Tails Adventures
GG Shinobi 1 & 2
GG Fantasy Zone
and Vampire: Master of Darkness come to mind...

entremet · Jul 4, 2015

Durante said:
Retron? What happened to their GPL violations?

No has filed a lawsuit.

They still sell them.

Rich! · Jul 4, 2015

runnin_blue said:
Only took 6 posts.

A company that basically steals and hitches off the hard work of the libretro/retroarch guys deserve to be shamed in every thread.

do not buy a retron.

bigmac996 · Jul 4, 2015

Sonic: Triple Trouble was awesome, and I really dug Donald Duck: Deep Duck Trouble. Sonic Drift 2 was cool too.

Bowler · Jul 4, 2015

I want to buy one

Wereroku · Jul 4, 2015

Wasn't the GameGear just a portable Master System?

Seraphis Cain · Jul 4, 2015

valkillmore said:
What are the must play titles for this system?

The two Power Rangers games for the Game Gear are actually legit good and worth playing.

Robin64 · Jul 4, 2015

runnin_blue said:
Only took 6 posts.

Good. I'd post it in every Retron thread, they don't deserve sales. Unless you think taking someone else's hard work is okay?

TriniTrin · Jul 4, 2015

Finally I can play surf ninjas again !!

Diablohead · Jul 4, 2015

Sonic 2
Sonic Labyrinth
Sonic Triple Trouble
Sonic Drift 1 & 2
ax-battler
Shinobi
G-lock (I think that was the spelling)
+
Tails Adventure

These are the ones I enjoyed on my game gear before it broke.

Flip4k · Jul 4, 2015

Power Ranger games were pretty good for this and I remember liking Tails Adventure a lot as a kid.

MilkyJoe · Jul 4, 2015

Wonder boy

D

s_mirage · Jul 4, 2015

Wereroku said:
Wasn't the GameGear just a portable Master System?

Sort of. IIRC the Game Gear has stereo sound capabilities while the Master System is mono, plus it has a much larger colour palette.

runnin_blue · Jul 5, 2015

Rich! said:
A company that basically steals and hitches off the hard work of the libretro/retroarch guys deserve to be shamed in every thread.

do not buy a retron.

Robin64 said:
Good. I'd post it in every Retron thread, they don't deserve sales. Unless you think taking someone else's hard work is okay?

Too late. I preordered and received a Retron5 before all the controversy. Just saying, the internet gonna be predictable.

It was pretty low what they did but at least they came clean (as far as I am aware). I'm not returning mine.

Are you going to chuck your Xboxes or PS' in the bin because they use a dpad and analogue stick? I mean, technically they stole these ideas from Nintendo and tweaked them slightly. Sounds familiar no?

Emperor Bohe · Jul 5, 2015

hmm, I might end up grabbing a Retron 5 just to use as a Game Boy/Game Gear machine on my TV.

iidesuyo · Jul 5, 2015

s_mirage said:
Sort of. IIRC the Game Gear has stereo sound capabilities while the Master System is mono, plus it has a much larger colour palette.

Yup, the Game Game Gear could display 32 out of 4036 colours.

(In comparison, Mega Drive/Genesis had 64 out of 512 colours.)

Dishwalla · Jul 5, 2015

I sold almost all of my Game Gear stuff a few months back, the only thing I have left is the Donald Duck game.

ChazAshley · Jul 5, 2015

Although the random battles get annoying sometimes - I reallly did enjoy Defenders of Oasis. Wish there were more RPGs based in an persian setting. Great Soundtrack too

SabinFigaro · Jul 5, 2015

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Secret greatest game ever.

The real Game Gear killer app, no jokes. Amazing Metroidvania.

Eila · Jul 5, 2015

Sonic 2 on Game gear is different from the Master System game?

Relaxed Muscle · Jul 5, 2015

AcademicSaucer said:
Outside of ports , I can only think of Shining force .

Motherfucking Shinobi

Krejlooc · Jul 5, 2015

DiipuSurotu said:
Sonic 2 was pretty good and not a port.

Sonic 2 is a port of the sms version and inferior

Krejlooc · Jul 5, 2015

runnin_blue said:
Too late. I preordered and received a Retron5 before all the controversy. Just saying, the internet gonna be predictable.

It was pretty low what they did but at least they came clean (as far as I am aware). I'm not returning mine.

Are you going to chuck your Xboxes or PS' in the bin because they use a dpad and analogue stick? I mean, technically they stole these ideas from Nintendo and tweaked them slightly. Sounds familiar no?

You dont know what you are talking about at all.

The retron 5 literally uses stolen code. They didnt come clean about shit, they are still selling something they stole.

Your comparison doesn't even come close to what is happening.

Plinko · Jul 5, 2015

Nintendo 64 is the only thing I'm interested in now. Can't wait for those to eventually hit the market.

Eila · Jul 5, 2015

Plinko said:
Nintendo 64 is the only thing I'm interested in now. Can't wait for those to eventually hit the market.

Gonna be hard with all the N64 emulators being shit. Even nintendo can't get them right.

Krejlooc · Jul 5, 2015

Plinko said:
Nintendo 64 is the only thing I'm interested in now. Can't wait for those to eventually hit the market.

Buy a retrode and an n64 adapter.

https://www.dragonbox.de/en/71-retrode-2-retrode-4260416650091.html?search_query=Retrode&results=6

https://www.dragonbox.de/en/134-retrode2-n64-plugin-retrode.html

runnin_blue · Jul 5, 2015

Krejlooc said:
You dont know what you are talking about at all.

The retron 5 literally uses stolen code. They didnt come clean about shit, they are still selling something they stole.

Your comparison doesn't even come close to what is happening.

You might want to unknot those knickers mate.

This is what I was referring to:

"It has always been our intention to release the relevant source code for the open source emulators used within RetroN 5. We have not been as quick as we could have been, since we have been busy improving the RetroN 5 user experience. The relevant source code has now been released. From this point forward we will not only keep our copy of this code updated for those who wish to obtain the latest version, but also submit patches for any fixes that we implement back to the original projects so that the entire community may benefit. Hyperkin will continue to endeavor to fulfill the licenses of any project used within RetroN 5 and any other software we write."

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...infringing_on_the_rights_of_emulator_creators

"Back to the original projects"

That is admitting guilt in my book.

And my comparison is perfectly apt and suitable. If you choose to ignore it, good for you.

AlteredBeast · Jul 5, 2015

sixteen-bit said:
GG Shinobi 2

Co-signed. Best action platformer on the system. One of my top 20 favorite games ever.

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