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TIL there was a TV tuner attachment for the Game Gear! (media.piefed.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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[–] 6 points 11 months ago (9 children)

It was incredibly high tech at the time. SciFi Stuff. Unfortunately the Game gear also had incredibly bad battery life, and back then, batteries life literally meant "Battery", not "rechargeable Battery"

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    My Dad took 16 rechargeable AAs and ran a small circuit board to them with an adapter cable coming out. The zipper cases they made for GGs had a large cavity behind the storage area that was perfect for hiding them. I could play for an extra 16 hours with those things. Had to recharge them with a huge wall wort but it was the best gift my Dad ever made for me. I loved that damn system.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    World best dad award

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Time to get 4 double As, gonna play Sonic for 15 minutes

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Nope. Six AAs.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    I thought it was 8 when I said that and thought, no, that's absurd and under shot.

    I don't remember ever picking that thing up and not needing a LOT of batteries

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