• Deconceptualist@leminal.space
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    3 hours ago

    I was a bit conservative myself (or maybe lucky that neighbor kids had a 3DO and Sega CD I could try) but I did own a Sega Game Gear. That thing drank 6x AA batteries like there was no tomorrow. And the game library was very looser lackluster after the Sonic titles.

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      2 hours ago

      That thing drank 6x AA batteries like there was no tomorrow.

      There were NiCad rechargeables. I didn’t own a Game Gear, but a friend did, and I remember him using NiCads for that and RC vehicles.

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        2 hours ago

        It’s been a looong time. But I think it drank those too? Engineers in those days maybe didn’t know how to optimize a full color screen with good brightness like that device sported.

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          27 minutes ago

          It drank everything. I had a screw on battery pack that attached to the back of it and I still remember it didn’t last very long.