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[[File:Blazegear.jpg|thumb|right|280px|BlazeGear handheld console.]]
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{{ConsoleBob
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The '''BlazeGear''' is a handheld console distributed by [[Blaze Europe]] which contains 30 built-in [[Sega Game Gear]] and [[Master System]] games. It is a "console on a chip" which uses emulation software to run the games, and does not have a cartridge slot. It can be connected to a television to play the games on a large screen instead of the BlazeGear's own LCD screen, however it will only output a PAL signal.
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| consoleimage=Blazegear.jpg
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| maker=[[AtGames]]
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| distributor={{company|[[Blaze Europe]]|region=UK}}, {{company|[[Argos]]|region=UK}}, {{company|[[PQube]]|region=UK}}, {{company|[[E-Concept]]|region=France}}, {{company|[[Millennium 2000]]|region=Germany}}, {{company|[[Ingo Devices]]|region=Spain}}, {{company|[[Tectoy]]|region=Brazil}}
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| releases={{releasesSMS
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| sms_date_us=20xx
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| sms_date_eu=200x
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| sms_date_uk=2011-05-27{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110709001304/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blaze-Gear-Master-System-Handheld/dp/B00354VS8Q}}
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| sms_rrp_uk=29.99{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110312014922/http://www.blazeeurope.com/sega/sega-blaze-gear-console/prod_145.html}}
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| sms_date_as=2008
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| sms_date_fr=20xx
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| sms_date_es=2010
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| sms_rrp_es=24.95{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008054613/http://www.ingodevices.net/detalle.php?recordID=323&marca=7&familia=16}}
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| sms_date_br=2019
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| sms_rrp_br=149<ref>https://bojoga.com.br/acervo/consoles-portateis/master-system-portatil/</ref>
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| sms_rating_br=l
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}}
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}}
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The '''Arcade Gamer Portable''', also known as the '''AtGames Gear''', is a [[Sega Master System]] and [[Sega Game Gear]] [[:Category:Consoles on a chip|console on a chip]]. It was manufactured by [[AtGames]], though has been distributed across the world by various companies, including [[Blaze Europe]] as the '''Blaze Gear''', and [[Tectoy]] as the '''Master System Portátil'''.
  
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==List of Games==
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The console contains 30 built-in [[Sega Game Gear]] and [[Master System]] games and allows extra games to be played via the SD card slot. It uses emulation software to run the games, and does not have a traditional cartridge slot. It can also be connected to a television to play the games on a large screen instead of the built-in LCD screen, however it will only output a PAL signal.
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AtGames would also release the [[Arcade Portable]], which offers a similar service for [[Sega Mega Drive]] games.
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In Spain the device was made available as a promotion with ''[[wikipedia:El País|El País]]'', for the price of {{price|24.95|region=ES|date=2010}} if readers collected ten coupons in the newspaper{{ref|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008054613/http://www.ingodevices.net/detalle.php?recordID=323&marca=7&familia=16}}.
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==List of games==
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{{multicol|
 
* ''[[Alex Kidd in High Tech World]]''
 
* ''[[Alex Kidd in High Tech World]]''
 
* ''[[Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]''
 
* ''[[Alex Kidd in Miracle World]]''
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* ''[[Putt and Putter]]''
 
* ''[[Putt and Putter]]''
 
* ''[[Quartet]]''
 
* ''[[Quartet]]''
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* ''[[Ristar]]''
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* ''[[Ristar (Game Gear)|Ristar]]''
 
* ''[[Snail Maze]]''
 
* ''[[Snail Maze]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic Chaos]]''
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* ''[[Super Columns]]''
 
* ''[[Super Columns]]''
 
* ''[[Tails Adventures]]''
 
* ''[[Tails Adventures]]''
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==Packaging==
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==Digital manuals==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Blazegear packaging.jpg
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ArcadeGamerPortable SMS digital manual.pdf
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ArcadePortable ES INSTRUCCIONES JUEGOS.pdf|ES digital manual
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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[[Category:Consoles on a Chip]]
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==Promotional material==
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[[Category:Game Gear Hardware]]
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<gallery>
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[[Category:Master System Hardware]]
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ArcadeGamerPortable ES PORTADA.pdf
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ArcadeGamerPortable ES SPOT TELEVISION.mpg|ES television advert
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</gallery>
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==Physical scans==
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{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=UK (Blaze)
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| front=Blazegear packaging.jpg
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| back=
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| square=
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=UK (Blaze; Atgames Gear)
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| front=AtGamesGear MD UK Box Front.jpg
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| back=AtGamesGear MD UK Box Back.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=UK (Blaze; Atgames Gear, newer)
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| front=BlazeAtGamesGear UK Box Front.jpg
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| back=
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| long=yes
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=UK (Argos)
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| front=ArcadeGamerPortable MD Box Front AtGames.jpg
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| back=
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| long=yes
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=UK (Argos; alt)
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| front=ArcadeGamerPortable SMS UK Box Front Argos Red.jpg
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| back=ArcadeGamerPortable SMS UK Box Back Argos Red.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| long=yes
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=UK (PQube)
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| front=ArcadeGamerPortable SMS-GG UK Box Front PQube Red.jpg
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| back=ArcadeGamerPortable SMS-GG UK Box Back PQube Red.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| long=yes
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=FR
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| front=ArcadeGamerPortable SMS FR Box Front EConcept.jpg
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| back=ArcadeGamerPortable SMS FR Box Back EConcept.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| long=yes
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=DE
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| front=ArcadeGamerPortable SMS DE Box Front.jpg
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| back=ArcadeGamerPortable SMS DE Box Back.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=ES (Ingo Devices)
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| front=AtGamesGear SMS-GG ES Box Front.jpg
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| back=
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=(AtGames; yellow)
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| front=ArcadeGamerPortable Box Front AtGames Yellow.jpg
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| back=ArcadeGamerPortable Box Back AtGames Yellow.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| square=yes
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}}{{Scanbox
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| console=Master System
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| region=BR
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| front=MasterSystemPortatil40 SMS BR Box Front.jpg
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| back=MasterSystemPortatil40 SMS BR Box Back.jpg
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| spinemissing=yes
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| long=yes
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}}
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140803025100/http://www.atgames.net/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=GP1024MD Product page on AtGames.net] (archive)
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110312014922/http://www.blazeeurope.com/sega/sega-blaze-gear-console/prod_145.html Product page on BlazeEurope.com] (archive)
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* [https://www.tectoy.com.br/produto/master-system%C2%AE-portatil-com-40-jogos-na-memoria-70107 Product page on Tectoy.com.br]
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==References==
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<references />
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{{AtGames}}
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{{MasterSystem}}
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[[Category:Consoles on a chip]]
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[[Category:Game Gear hardware]]

Latest revision as of 02:06, 28 August 2024

Blazegear.jpg
Arcade Gamer Portable
Manufacturer: AtGames
Distributor: Blaze Europe (UK), Argos (UK), PQube (UK), E-Concept (France), Millennium 2000 (Germany), Ingo Devices (Spain), Tectoy (Brazil)
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Master System
US
Sega Master System
EU
Sega Master System
ES 		€24.9524.95[3]
Sega Master System
FR
Sega Master System
UK 		£29.9929.99[2]
Sega Master System
BR 		R$149149[4]
DJCTQ: Livre
Sega Master System
AS

The Arcade Gamer Portable, also known as the AtGames Gear, is a Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear console on a chip. It was manufactured by AtGames, though has been distributed across the world by various companies, including Blaze Europe as the Blaze Gear, and Tectoy as the Master System Portátil.

The console contains 30 built-in Sega Game Gear and Master System games and allows extra games to be played via the SD card slot. It uses emulation software to run the games, and does not have a traditional cartridge slot. It can also be connected to a television to play the games on a large screen instead of the built-in LCD screen, however it will only output a PAL signal.

AtGames would also release the Arcade Portable, which offers a similar service for Sega Mega Drive games.

In Spain the device was made available as a promotion with El País, for the price of €24.9524.95 if readers collected ten coupons in the newspaper[3].

List of games

Digital manuals

  • ArcadeGamerPortable SMS digital manual.pdf

  • ES digital manual

Promotional material

  • ArcadeGamerPortable ES PORTADA.pdf

  • ES television advert

Physical scans

Master System, UK (Blaze)
Blazegear packaging.jpg
Cover
Master System, UK (Blaze; Atgames Gear)
AtGamesGear MD UK Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngAtGamesGear MD UK Box Front.jpg
Cover
Master System, UK (Blaze; Atgames Gear, newer)
BlazeAtGamesGear UK Box Front.jpg
Cover
Master System, UK (Argos)
ArcadeGamerPortable MD Box Front AtGames.jpg
Cover
Master System, UK (Argos; alt)
ArcadeGamerPortable SMS UK Box Back Argos Red.jpgNospine-smaller.pngArcadeGamerPortable SMS UK Box Front Argos Red.jpg
Cover
Master System, UK (PQube)
ArcadeGamerPortable SMS-GG UK Box Back PQube Red.jpgNospine-smaller.pngArcadeGamerPortable SMS-GG UK Box Front PQube Red.jpg
Cover
Master System, FR
ArcadeGamerPortable SMS FR Box Back EConcept.jpgNospine-smaller.pngArcadeGamerPortable SMS FR Box Front EConcept.jpg
Cover
Master System, DE
ArcadeGamerPortable SMS DE Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeGamerPortable SMS DE Box Front.jpg
Cover
Master System, ES (Ingo Devices)
AtGamesGear SMS-GG ES Box Front.jpg
Cover
Master System, (AtGames; yellow)
ArcadeGamerPortable Box Back AtGames Yellow.jpgNospine-small.pngArcadeGamerPortable Box Front AtGames Yellow.jpg
Cover
Master System, BR
MasterSystemPortatil40 SMS BR Box Back.jpgNospine-smaller.pngMasterSystemPortatil40 SMS BR Box Front.jpg
Cover

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blaze-Gear-Master-System-Handheld/dp/B00354VS8Q (Wayback Machine: 2011-07-09 00:13)
  2. ↑ http://www.blazeeurope.com/sega/sega-blaze-gear-console/prod_145.html (Wayback Machine: 2011-03-12 01:49)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.ingodevices.net/detalle.php?recordID=323&marca=7&familia=16 (Wayback Machine: 2010-10-08 05:46)
  4. ↑ https://bojoga.com.br/acervo/consoles-portateis/master-system-portatil/


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