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File Date Source Title and comments
Logo-pdf.svg 1991-09-19 New Computer Express (UK), "21st September 1991"
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-xx-xx Mega Force (ES), "Mayo 1992" "Adaptador de Master System a Game Gear."
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-01-08 Mega Drive Fan (JP), "February 1992" This is a brief feature article explaining how overseas Master System games can be used with the Master Gear Converter to be played on Japanese Game Gears. Interestingly, the article notes:


もともとゲームギアには「ゲーム ギアモード」と「マスターシステム モード」という2つの動作モードが あり、マスターシステムのケームも 動<ように作られていたのだがカー トリッジスロットが違うため、その まま使用するのは不可能だつた。


This implies that during the Game Gear's development, there was originally going to be a "Game Gear mode" and "Master System mode" but the cart types wound up diverging.

Logo-pdf.svg 1992-0x-xx User (GR), "Ioúlios 1992"
Logo-pdf.svg 1992-0x-xx User (GR), "Ávgoustos 1992"