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{{sub-stub}}There are many third party '''Screen Magnifiers''' for the [[Sega Game Gear]], all with the same purpose - to clip onto the handheld and make the screen appear bigger.
 
{{sub-stub}}There are many third party '''Screen Magnifiers''' for the [[Sega Game Gear]], all with the same purpose - to clip onto the handheld and make the screen appear bigger.
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|US|9.99{{magref|gamepro|41|153}}|1991}}
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| name=Screen Magnifier
 
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| brand=[[Doc's]]
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| code=6200
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| brand=[[Doc's Hi Tech Game Products]]
  
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| name=Gear Magnifier II
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| brand=[[Fire]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
  
 
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| brand=[[Freetron]]
 
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| image1=MG2 GG.jpg
 
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| front=Loupe GG FR Box Front.jpg
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| name=Loupe
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| brand=[[Gamester]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
  
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| front=WideView GG Box Front.jpg
 
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| brand=[[Gamester]]
 
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| front=Wideview GG Box Front Alt.jpg
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| back=Wideview GG Box Back Alt.jpg
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| name=WideView
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| front=MasterView GG Box Front.jpg
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| name=Master View
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| brand=[[Innovation]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
  
 
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| code=212
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| brand=[[Laing]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|CA||{{gte}} 1989}}
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| front=Magnifer GG US Box Front.jpg
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| name=Magnifier
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| brand=[[Mad Catz]]
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| front=WideGear GG FR Box Front MegaLand.jpg
 
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| spinemissing=
 
| square=yes
 
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| name=Wide Gear
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| brand=[[Mega Land]]
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| front=WideMaster GG Box Front MG1.jpg
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| back=WideMaster GG Box Back MG1.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
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| name=Wide Master
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| brand=[[MG-1]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| front=MagniScreen GG CA Box Front.jpg
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| name=Magni Screen
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| brand=[[Naki]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=MagniScreen GG.jpg
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| front=SuperMagniScreen GG Box Front Naki.jpg
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| back=SuperMagniScreen GG Box Back Naki.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
  
 
| name=Super Magni Screen
 
| name=Super Magni Screen
 
| brand=[[Naki]]
 
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| dateprice=(1993)
  
 
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| name=Super Zoom
 
| name=Super Zoom
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| code=P-082
 
| brand=[[Performance]]
 
| brand=[[Performance]]
  
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| front=WideGear GG Unknown Region Box Front.jpg
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| name=Big Window II
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| brand=[[Project Design]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||{{gte}} 1990}}
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| image1=BigWindowII GG ProjectDesign.jpg
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| front=GGMagnifier GG Box Front.jpg
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| name=G.G. Magnifier
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| image1=GGMagnifier GG.jpg
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| front=ScreenMagnifier GG US Box Front Recoton.jpg
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| name=Screen Magnifier for Game Gear
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| code=V488
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| brand=[[Recoton]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|||1994}}
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| front=WideGear GG JP Box Front Sunsoft.jpg
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| name=Wide Gear
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| name2=ワイドギア
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| brand=[[Sunsoft]]
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| dateprice={{DatePrice|JP|1,780|{{gte}} 1990}}
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| front=ZoomGear GG Box Front SuperCobra.jpg
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| name=Zoom Gear
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| brand=[[Super Cobra (company)|Super Cobra]]
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| name=Wide Gear
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| code=VT-104
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| brand=[[Super Twin]]
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 11 August 2023

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There are many third party Screen Magnifiers for the Sega Game Gear, all with the same purpose - to clip onto the handheld and make the screen appear bigger.

Box Name Brand Date & Price Images Documentation
MagniGear GG Box Front.jpg
 MagniGear Beeshu
United States of America US: $9.999.99[1] (1991)
United Kingdom UK: £11.9911.99[2][3] (≥ 1991)


ScreenMagnifier Box front.jpg
 Screen Magnifier
6200 		Doc's Hi Tech Game Products
(1994)


GearMagnifierII GG Box Front.jpg
 Gear Magnifier II Fire
(≥ 1990)


MG2 GG Box Front.jpg
 MG-2 Freetron
(≥ 1990)
MG2 GG.jpg
Loupe GG FR Box Front.jpg
 Loupe Gamester
(≥ 1990)


WideView GG Box Front.jpg
 WideView Gamester
(≥ 1990[4])


Wideview GG Box Back Alt.jpgNospine.pngWideview GG Box Front Alt.jpg
 WideView Gamester
(≥ 1990)


MasterView GG Box Front.jpg
 Master View Innovation
(≥ 1990)


Magnifier
212 		Laing
Canada CA: (≥ 1989)


Magnifer GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngMagnifer GG US Box Front.jpg
 Magnifier Mad Catz (1993)


WideGear GG FR Box Front MegaLand.jpg
 Wide Gear Mega Land (199x)


WideMaster GG Box Back MG1.jpgNospine-small.pngWideMaster GG Box Front MG1.jpg
 Wide Master MG-1
(≥ 1990)


MagniScreen GG CA Box Back.jpgNospine.pngMagniScreen GG CA Box Front.jpg
 Magni Screen Naki
(≥ 1990)
MagniScreen GG.jpg
SuperMagniScreen GG Box Back Naki.jpgNospine.pngSuperMagniScreen GG Box Front Naki.jpg
 Super Magni Screen Naki (1993)


SuperZoom GG Box Front.jpg
 Super Zoom
P-082 		Performance
(≥ 1990)


WideGear GG Unknown Region Box Front.jpg
 Big Window II Project Design
(≥ 1990)
BigWindowII GG ProjectDesign.jpg
GGMagnifier GG Box Front.jpg
 G.G. Magnifier Project Design
(≥ 1990)
GGMagnifier GG.jpg
ScreenMagnifier GG US Box Front Recoton.jpg
 Screen Magnifier for Game Gear
V488 		Recoton
(1994)


WideGear GG JP Box Front Sunsoft.jpg
 Wide Gear
ワイドギア 		Sunsoft
Japan JP: ¥1,7801,780 (≥ 1990)


ZoomGear GG Box Front SuperCobra.jpg
 Zoom Gear Super Cobra
(≥ 1990)


Wide Gear
VT-104 		Super Twin
(≥ 1990)


SuperMagniScreen GG Box Back SuperUFO Yellow.jpgNospine.pngSuperMagniScreen GG Box Front SuperUFO Yellow.jpg
 Super Magni Screen Super UFO
(≥ 1990)


SuperMagniScreen GG Box Back SuperUFO Blue.jpgNospine.pngSuperMagniScreen GG Box Front SuperUFO Blue.jpg
 Super Magni Screen Super UFO
(≥ 1990)


Wide Gear VidiTex
United Kingdom UK: £12.9912.99[5] (≥ 1990)


Big Gear ??
(≥ 1990)


References

  1. ↑ GamePro, "December 1992" (US; 1992-xx-xx), page 153
  2. ↑ Sega Force, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 91
  3. ↑ ACE, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-08), page 12
  4. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-15), page 105
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1992 (Go! Issue 6)" (UK; 1992-03-15), page 21
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