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{{stub}}The [[Sega Game Gear]] had a battery problem. It soon became apparent that six AA batteries for roughly six hours of play was an expensive and wasteful way of gaming on the go. To compensate, [[Sega]] produced the [[Game Gear Battery Pack]] and later [[Game Gear PowerBack]], but a number of third party manufacturers took on the challenge too.
 
{{stub}}The [[Sega Game Gear]] had a battery problem. It soon became apparent that six AA batteries for roughly six hours of play was an expensive and wasteful way of gaming on the go. To compensate, [[Sega]] produced the [[Game Gear Battery Pack]] and later [[Game Gear PowerBack]], but a number of third party manufacturers took on the challenge too.
  
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==Turbo Twins ([[Naki]])==
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Naki produced two sets of Turbo Twins, an earlier set that could only handle three hours, and a later set which could manage six.
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{{Scanbox
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| region=(3 hour)
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| spinemissing=
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| square=yes
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| name=Battery Pack
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| code=6400
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| brand=[[Doc's Hi-Tech Game Products]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||1993}}
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=ChargeIt GG Box Front.jpg
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| square=yes
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| name=Charge It!
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| code=6400
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| brand=[[Doc's Hi-Tech Game Products]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| front=PowerGrip GG Box Front.jpg
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| name=Power Grip
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| brand=[[Gamester]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|UK||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=PowerGrip GG.jpg
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| front=PowerGrip GG Box Front AC.jpg
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| back=PowerGrip GG Box Back AC.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| name=Power Grip
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| brand=[[Gamester]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=PowerGrip GG.jpg
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=PowerGrip GG UK Box Front.jpg
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| name=Power Grip
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| code=LS 8139
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| brand=[[Gamester]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|UK||{{gte}} 1990{{magref|cvg|144|105}}}}
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| image1=PowerGrip GG.jpg
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=GPBatteryPack GG US Box Front.jpg
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| back=GPBatteryPack GG US Box back.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
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| name=Battery Pack
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| code=G011
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| brand=[[GP]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|US||1991}}
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| image1=
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| image1name=G011
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=RechargableBatteryClips GG US Box Front.jpg
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| back=RechargableBatteryClips GG US Box Back.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| name=Rechargeable Game Gear Battery Clips & AC Adapter
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| code=14055
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| brand=[[High Frequency]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|US||1991}}
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| image1=
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| image1name=
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=GameGearYouBatteryAdapter GG JP Box Front.jpg
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| square=yes
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| name=Game Gear You Battery Adapter
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| name2=ゲームギア用バッテリーアダプター
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| code=P810
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| brand=[[Nissho Iwai Infocom]], [[Logic 3]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|JP||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| name=Turbo Charger GP
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| brand=[[Innovation]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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| image1name=
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=SB-4500 GG Box Front.jpg
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| back=SB-4500 GG Box Back.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
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| name=Rechargable Battery Pack
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| brand=[[Konix]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=SB-4500 GG.jpg
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| image1back=SB-4500 GG Back.jpg
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| image1name=SB-4500
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| name=Battery Adaptor
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| code=LG-563
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| brand=[[Logic 3]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||1991}}
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| image1=
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{{AccessoryRelease
 
| front=TurboTwins GG Box Front.jpg
 
| front=TurboTwins GG Box Front.jpg
 
| back=TurboTwins GG Box Back.jpg
 
| back=TurboTwins GG Box Back.jpg
 
| spinemissing=yes
 
| spinemissing=yes
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| item1=
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| item1name=
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| name=Turbo Twins
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| brand=[[Naki]]
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| console=Game Gear
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| region= (6 hour)
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||1993}}
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{{AccessoryRelease
 
| front=TurboTwins GG Box Front Alt.jpg
 
| front=TurboTwins GG Box Front Alt.jpg
 
| back=TurboTwins GG Box Back Alt.jpg
 
| back=TurboTwins GG Box Back Alt.jpg
 
| spinemissing=yes
 
| spinemissing=yes
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| item1=
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| item1name=
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| name=Turbo Twins
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| brand=[[Naki]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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| image1name=
 
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}}
  
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==Power Grip ([[Gamester]])==
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{{AccessoryRelease
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{{Scanbox
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| front=SnapNPower GG US Box Front.jpg
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| console=Game Gear
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| back=
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| region=
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| spinemissing=
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| front=PowerGrip GG Box Front.jpg
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| name=Snap 'N' Power
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| brand=[[Nuby]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=
 
| back=
 
| back=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| spinemissing=
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| item1=PowerGrip GG.jpg
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| item1name=Power Grip
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| name=Rechargable Battery
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| brand=[[Optex]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Power Pak ([[Performance]])==
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{{AccessoryRelease
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{{Scanbox
 
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| console=Game Gear
 
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| region=
 
 
| front=PowerPak GG Box Front.jpg
 
| front=PowerPak GG Box Front.jpg
 
| back=
 
| back=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| square=yes
 
| square=yes
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| item1=
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| item1name=
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| name=Power Pak
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| code=P-810
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| brand=[[Performance]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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==Rechargable Battery Pack ([[Recoton]])==
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{{AccessoryRelease
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{{Scanbox
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| front=
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| console=Game Gear
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| back=
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| region=
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| spinemissing=
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| square=
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| name=Rechargable Battery Pack
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| code=P-810
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| brand=[[Performance]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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{{AccessoryRelease
 
| front=RechargableBatteryRecoton GG Box Front.jpg
 
| front=RechargableBatteryRecoton GG Box Front.jpg
 
| back=
 
| back=
 
| spinemissing=
 
| spinemissing=
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| item1=RechargableBatteryRecoton GG.jpg
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| item1name=Battery Pack
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| name=Rechargable Battery Pack
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| brand=[[Recoton]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=RechargableBatteryRecoton GG.jpg
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| image1name=
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}}
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| name=Power Pak
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| code=S-1063
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| brand=[[Super Cobra (company)|Super Cobra]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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| image1name=
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=BatteryPack GG Box Front TecnoPlus.jpg
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| long=yes
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| name=Battery Pack
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| brand=[[TecnoPlus]]
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| code=TP-207
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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| image1name=
 
}}
 
}}
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| long=yes
  
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| name=Chargemate
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| brand=[[TecnoPlus]]
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| code=TP-210
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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| image1name=
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{{AccessoryRelease
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| front=
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| back=
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| spinemissing=
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| name=Power Pack
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| brand=?
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=
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| image1name=
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==References==
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The Sega Game Gear had a battery problem. It soon became apparent that six AA batteries for roughly six hours of play was an expensive and wasteful way of gaming on the go. To compensate, Sega produced the Game Gear Battery Pack and later Game Gear PowerBack, but a number of third party manufacturers took on the challenge too.

Box Name Brand Date & Price Images Documentation
Battery Pack
6400 		Doc's Hi-Tech Game Products
(1993)


ChargeIt GG Box Front.jpg
 Charge It!
6400 		Doc's Hi-Tech Game Products
(≥ 1990)


PowerGrip GG Box Front.jpg
 Power Grip Gamester
United Kingdom UK: (≥ 1990)
PowerGrip GG.jpg
PowerGrip GG Box Back AC.jpgNospine.pngPowerGrip GG Box Front AC.jpg
 Power Grip Gamester
(≥ 1990)
PowerGrip GG.jpg
PowerGrip GG UK Box Front.jpg
 Power Grip
LS 8139 		Gamester
United Kingdom UK: (≥ 1990[1])
PowerGrip GG.jpg
GPBatteryPack GG US Box back.jpgNospine-small.pngGPBatteryPack GG US Box Front.jpg
 Battery Pack
G011 		GP
United States of America US: (1991)


RechargableBatteryClips GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngRechargableBatteryClips GG US Box Front.jpg
 Rechargeable Game Gear Battery Clips & AC Adapter
14055 		High Frequency
United States of America US: (1991)


GameGearYouBatteryAdapter GG JP Box Front.jpg
 Game Gear You Battery Adapter
ゲームギア用バッテリーアダプター
P810 		Nissho Iwai Infocom, Logic 3
Japan JP: (≥ 1990)


Turbo Charger GP Innovation
(≥ 1990)


SB-4500 GG Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngSB-4500 GG Box Front.jpg
 Rechargable Battery Pack Konix
(≥ 1990)
SB-4500 GG Back.jpgSB-4500 GG.jpg
SB-4500
Battery Adaptor
LG-563 		Logic 3
(1991)


TurboTwins GG Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTurboTwins GG Box Front.jpg
 Turbo Twins Naki
(1993)


TurboTwins GG Box Back Alt.jpgNospine.pngTurboTwins GG Box Front Alt.jpg
 Turbo Twins Naki
(≥ 1990)


SnapNPower GG US Box Front.jpg
 Snap 'N' Power Nuby
(≥ 1990)


Rechargable Battery Optex
(≥ 1990)


PowerPak GG Box Front.jpg
 Power Pak
P-810 		Performance
(≥ 1990)


Rechargable Battery Pack
P-810 		Performance
(≥ 1990)


RechargableBatteryRecoton GG Box Front.jpg
 Rechargable Battery Pack Recoton
(≥ 1990)
RechargableBatteryRecoton GG.jpg
Power Pak
S-1063 		Super Cobra
(≥ 1990)


BatteryPack GG Box Front TecnoPlus.jpg
 Battery Pack
TP-207 		TecnoPlus
(≥ 1990)


Chargemate
TP-210 		TecnoPlus
(≥ 1990)


Power Pack ?
(≥ 1990)


References

  1. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 105
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