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The official '''Sega Game Gear Battery Pack''' (バッテリーパック) is a rechargeable battery pack for the [[Sega Game Gear]], and the first released by Sega. It provides an alternative to spending a fortune on AA batteries by having something which can be charged and reused.
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The official '''Game Gear Battery Pack''' (バッテリーパック) is a rechargeable battery pack for the [[Sega Game Gear]], and the first released by Sega. It provides an alternative to spending a fortune on AA batteries by having something which can be charged and reused.
  
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==Hardware==
 
The Battery Pack contains several Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable battery cells and plugs into the Game Gear's AC adaptor port. The Battery Pack is an odd device which hangs out of the unit, adding to the questions of whether the Game Gear is a truly portable console. It was designed to clip onto a user's belt, though the obvious assumption it makes is that Game Gear users were wearing belts, else it would dangle around and be damaged.
 
The Battery Pack contains several Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable battery cells and plugs into the Game Gear's AC adaptor port. The Battery Pack is an odd device which hangs out of the unit, adding to the questions of whether the Game Gear is a truly portable console. It was designed to clip onto a user's belt, though the obvious assumption it makes is that Game Gear users were wearing belts, else it would dangle around and be damaged.
  
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Though in retrospect it appears to have been poorly designed, [[Nintendo]] originally had the same idea with its Game Boy equivalent battery pack. What separates the two is that the Game Gear's battery pack is substantially bigger and inconvenient.
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Though in retrospect it appears to have been poorly designed, [[Nintendo]] originally had the same idea with its [[Game Boy]] equivalent battery pack. What separates the two is that the Game Gear's battery pack is substantially bigger and inconvenient.
  
 
The Battery Pack can be recharged with the widely used Sega MK-2103 (or equivalent) AC adapter. The unit would be replaced in North America and Japan with the [[PowerBack Rechargeable Battery Pack]], possibly inspired by better designed third party alternatives.
 
The Battery Pack can be recharged with the widely used Sega MK-2103 (or equivalent) AC adapter. The unit would be replaced in North America and Japan with the [[PowerBack Rechargeable Battery Pack]], possibly inspired by better designed third party alternatives.
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==Magazine articles==
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==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==
 
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/battery.html Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)]
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* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/battery.html Game Gear]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 08:47, 3 September 2024

GG Rechargeable Battery Pack.jpg
Battery Pack
Made for: Sega Game Gear
Manufacturer: Sega
Type: Battery pack
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥6,8006,800[1] HGG-3005
Sega Game Gear
US 		$49.9549.95[2]
Sega Game Gear
US
(with AC adaptor) 		2105
Sega Game Gear
EU 		MK-2105-50
Sega Game Gear
PT
Sega Game Gear
UK 		£29.9929.99[3][4] MK-2105-50
Sega Game Gear
AS

The official Game Gear Battery Pack (バッテリーパック) is a rechargeable battery pack for the Sega Game Gear, and the first released by Sega. It provides an alternative to spending a fortune on AA batteries by having something which can be charged and reused.

Hardware

The Battery Pack contains several Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable battery cells and plugs into the Game Gear's AC adaptor port. The Battery Pack is an odd device which hangs out of the unit, adding to the questions of whether the Game Gear is a truly portable console. It was designed to clip onto a user's belt, though the obvious assumption it makes is that Game Gear users were wearing belts, else it would dangle around and be damaged.

Though in retrospect it appears to have been poorly designed, Nintendo originally had the same idea with its Game Boy equivalent battery pack. What separates the two is that the Game Gear's battery pack is substantially bigger and inconvenient.

The Battery Pack can be recharged with the widely used Sega MK-2103 (or equivalent) AC adapter. The unit would be replaced in North America and Japan with the PowerBack Rechargeable Battery Pack, possibly inspired by better designed third party alternatives.

Magazine articles

Main article: Battery Pack/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Top Mega-Drive (TW) #3: "xxxx xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Top Mega-Drive (TW) #4: "xxxx xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
Logo-pdf.svg
Suuri lelukirja FI 1993 Sega.jpg
FI advert (1993)
Suuri lelukirja FI 1993 Sega.jpg
Sega TW advert PaiYuing.jpg
TW advert
Sega TW advert PaiYuing.jpg

Physical scans

Game Gear, JP
BatteryPack GG JP Box Alt.jpg
Cover
Game Gear, JP (newer)
BatteryPack GG JP Box Top.jpg
BatteryPack GG JP Box Front.jpg
BatteryPack GG JP Box Bottom.jpg
Cover
BatteryPack GG JP Manual.jpg
Manual
Game Gear, US
RechargableBatteryPack GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Game Gear, US (with AC adaptor)
BatteryPack GG US Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngBatteryPack GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Game Gear, EU
SegaGameGearBatteryPack box front.jpg
Cover
Game Gear, PT
Battery Pack GG PT box front.jpg
Cover
Game Gear, CA (with AC adaptor)
BatteryPackAC GG CA Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngBatteryPackAC GG CA Box Front.jpg
Cover
Game Gear, SG/MY/BN
Nospine-small.pngBatteryPack GG SG MY BN Box Front.jpg
Cover
BatteryPack GG AS HGG3005.jpg
HGG-3005
Game Gear, AS†

External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Game Gear

References

  1. ↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/battery.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-02-09 18:36)
  2. ↑ GamePro, "January 1992" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 139
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 8
  4. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 15
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