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Gear-to-Gear Cable

Manufacturer: Sega

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1990	¥1,4001,400^[1]	HGG-3002
US	1991	$14.9914.99^[2]	2102
EU	1991		MK-2102-50
PT	199x
UK	1991	£4.994.99^[3]^[4]	MK-2102-50
AS	199x

The Gear-to-Gear Cable, known as the VS Cable (対戦ケーブル) in Japan, is an accessory for the Sega Game Gear. It allows two systems to be linked together and play multi-player games together. It plugs into a special port on top of the system. To use the cable each player must have one cable, two systems, and two copies of the game (like other handhelds at the time).

Compatible games

Aerial Assault (1992)
Arcade Classics (1996)
Arch Rivals (1992)
Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II (1992)
Baku Baku Animal (1995)
Batman Forever (1995)
Batter Up (1991)
Bubble Bobble (1988)
Bust-A-Move (1996)
Buster Ball (1992)
Caesars Palace (1994)
Clutch Hitter (1991)
Columns (1990)
Crayon Shin-chan: Taiketsu! Quantum Panic!! (1995)
Crystal Warriors (1991)
Doraemon Waku Waku Pocket Paradise (1996)
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993)
Dunk Kids (1994)
Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing (1993)
F1 (1993)
F1: World Championship Edition (1995)
Faceball 2000 (1993)
Fatal Fury Special (1994)
Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball (1995)
From TV Animation Slam Dunk: Shouri-e no Starting 5 (1994)
G-LOC: Air Battle (1990)
Gambler Jiko Chuushinha (1992)
Gear Stadium Heiseiban (1995)
GP Rider (1994)
Head Buster (1991)
Heavyweight Champ (1990)
Hyper Pro Yakyuu '92 (1992)
J.League GG Pro Striker '94 (1994)
J.League Soccer Dream Eleven (1995)
Joe Montana Football (1990)
Kaitou Saint Tail (1996)
Kawasaki Superbike Challenge (1995)
Kick & Rush (1993)
Kuni Chan no Game Tengoku (1991)
Lemmings (1992)
Magical Puzzle Popils (1991)
The Majors: Pro Baseball (1992)
Mappy (1991)
Masters of Combat (1993)
Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special (1995)
Micro Machines (1993)
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament (1994)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1994)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
Mortal Kombat (1993)
Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
Mortal Kombat II (1994)
NBA Action Starring David Robinson (1994)
Neko Dai Suki! (1996)
NFL '95 (1994)
NHL Hockey (1995)
Ninku (1995)
Ninku 2: Tenkuryu-e no Michi (1995)
Nomo's World Series Baseball (1995)
OutRun (1986)
Pac-Attack (1994)
Pac-Man (1991)
Pete Sampras Tennis (1994)
Pocket Jansou (1992)
Pop Breaker (1991)
Popeye Beach Volleyball (1994)
Primal Rage (1995)
The Pro Yakyuu '91 (1991)
Pro Yakyuu GG League (1993)
Pro Yakyuu GG League '94 (1994)
Putt & Putter (1991)
Puyo Puyo (1992)
Puyo Puyo Tsuu (1994)
Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (1994)
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R (1993)
The Quiz Gear Fight!! (1995)
R.B.I. Baseball '94 (1994)
Riddick Bowe Boxing (1994)
SD Gundam Winner's History (1995)
Shanghai II (1990)
Side Pocket (1992)
Solitaire Poker (1990)
Sonic Drift (1994)
Sonic Drift 2 (1995)
Stargate (1994)
Streets of Rage (1991)
Streets of Rage 2 (1992)
Striker (1995)
Super Columns (1995)
Super Momotarou Dentetsu III (1995)
Super Monaco GP (1990)
Super Off Road (1992)
Super Space Invaders (1992)
Taisen Mahjong HaoPai (1990)
Taisen Mahjong HaoPai 2 (1993)
Taisen-gata Daisenryaku G (1991)
Tatakae! Pro Yakyuu Twin League (1995)
True Lies (1995)
Ultimate Soccer (1993)
Wimbledon (1992)
Winter Olympics (1993)
World Derby (1994)
World Series Baseball '95 (1994)
World Series Baseball (1993)
Yuu Yuu Hakusho II: Gekitou! Nanakyou no Tatakai (1994)

Promotional material

TW advert

Print advert in Top Mega-Drive (TW) #3: "xxxx xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Top Mega-Drive (TW) #4: "xxxx xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #60: "July 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[5]
Sega Visions (US) #20: "August/September 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[6]
Sega Visions (US) #21: "October/November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[7]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #65: "December 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[8]
Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)^[9]
GamePro (US) #66: "January 1995" (199x-xx-xx)^[10]
Sega Visions (US) #23: "February/March 1995" (199x-xx-xx)^[11]

Magazine articles

Main article: Gear-to-Gear Cable/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Game Gear, JP
Cover

Game Gear, US
Cover

Game Gear, US (Later)
Cover

Game Gear, EU
Cover

Game Gear, PT

Game Gear, AS^†

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Game Gear
Gear-to-Gear Cable on SMS Power wiki

References

Sega Game Gear
Topics	Sega Game Gear \| History \| Magazine articles \| Promotional material \| Merchandise
Hardware	Japan \| North America \| Western Europe \| Eastern Europe \| Asia \| South America \| Australasia \| Africa Wide Gear
Add-ons	Pro Action Replay \| Game Genie \| X-Terminator \| Master Gear Converter (Gear Master \| Nuby Converter) \| Stereo FM Tuner \| TV Tuner
Cases	Carry-All \| Deluxe Carry-All Case \| Gear Bag \| Holster Case \| Standard Carrying Case \| Soft Case \| Third Party (Play & Carry Case)
Accessories	A/V Cable \| Battery Pack \| Car Adaptor \| Car Antenna \| Cleaning Gear \| Gear-to-Gear Cable \| PowerBack (Third Party) \| Screen Magnifier (Wide Gear \| Super Wide Gear \| Third-Party) Handy Gear \| Master Link Cable

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20130209183605.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fgg.2Fcable.html-1] ttp://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/cable.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-02-09 18:36)

[:File:GamePro_US_056.pdf_p102-2] GamePro, "March 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 102

[:File:SegaPro_UK_02.pdf_p8-3] Sega Pro, "December 1991" (UK; 1991-11-21), page 8

[:File:SegaPower_UK_28.pdf_p15-4] Sega Power, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-06), page 15

[:File:GamePro_US_060.pdf_p138-5] GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 138

[:File:SegaVisions_US_20.pdf_p2-6] Sega Visions, "August/September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 2

[:File:SegaVisions_US_21.pdf_p118-7] Sega Visions, "October/November 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 118

[:File:EGM_US_065.pdf_p332-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 332

[:File:SegaVisions_US_22.pdf_p132-9] Sega Visions, "December/January 1994/1995" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 132

[:File:GamePro_US_066.pdf_p20-10] GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:SegaVisions_US_23.pdf_p52-11] Sega Visions, "February/March 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 52

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-The '''Gear-to-Gear Cable''', known as the '''VS Cable''' (対戦ケーブル) in Japan, is an accessory for the [[Sega Game Gear]]. It allows two systems to be linked together and play multi-player games together. It plugs into a special port on top of the system. To use the cable each player must have one cable, two systems, and two copies of the game.
+The '''Gear-to-Gear Cable''', known as the '''VS Cable''' (対戦ケーブル) in Japan, is an accessory for the [[Sega Game Gear]]. It allows two systems to be linked together and play multi-player games together. It plugs into a special port on top of the system. To use the cable each player must have one cable, two systems, and two copies of the game (like other handhelds at the time).
-==Compatible Games==
+==Compatible games==
-{{multicol|
+{{AccessoryCompatibilityList|Gear-to-Gear Cable}}
-*''[[Aerial Assault]]''
-*''[[Baku Baku]]''
-*''[[Batman Forever (Game Gear)|Batman Forever]]''
-*''[[Batter Up]]''
-*''[[Berlin no Kabe]]''
-*''[[Buster Ball]]''
-*''[[Buster Fight]]''
-*''[[CJ Elephant Fugitive]]''
-*''[[Clutch Hitter]]''
-*''[[Columns]]''
-*''[[Crayon Shin-chan: Taiketsu! Quantum Panic!!]]''
-*''[[Crystal Warriors]]''
-*''[[Doraemon Waku Waku Pocket Paradise]]''
-*''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]''
-*''[[Dunk Kids]]''
-*''[[Ernie Els Golf]]''
-*''[[Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing (Game Gear)|Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing]]''
-*''[[F1: World Championship Edition]]''
-*''[[Faceball 2000]]''
-*''[[Fatal Fury Special]]''
-*''[[FIFA International Soccer (8-bit)|FIFA International Soccer]]''
-*''[[Foreman for Real]]''
-*''[[Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball]]''
-*''[[Fred Couples Golf]]''
-*''[[Gambler Jiko Chuushinha]]''
-*''[[Gear Stadium Heiseiban]]''
-*''[[G-LOC: Air Battle]]''
-*''[[Godzilla Kaijuu Daishingeki]]''
-*''[[GP Rider]]''
-*''[[Head Buster]]''
-*''[[Heavyweight Champ (8-bit)|Heavyweight Champ]]''
-*''[[Hyper Pro Yakyuu '92]]''
-*''[[J. League GG Pro Striker '94]]''
-*''[[J. League Soccer Dream Eleven]]''
-*''[[Joe Montana Football (8-bit)|Joe Montana Football]]''
-*''[[Kaitou Saint Tail]]''
-*''[[Kuni Chan no Game Tengoku]]''
-*''[[Lemmings]]''
-*''[[Magical Puzzle Popils]]''
-*''[[The Majors Pro Baseball]]''
-*''[[Mappy]]''
-*''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special]]''
-*''[[Micro Machines]]''
-*''[[Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament]]''
-*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Game Gear)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
-*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Game Gear)|Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie]]''
-*''[[Mortal Kombat]]''
-*''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
-*''[[Neko Dai Suki!]]''
-*''[[NHL Hockey]]''
-*''[[Ninkuu]]''
-*''[[Ninkuu 2: Tenkuuryuu-e no Michi]]''
-*''[[Nomo Hideo no World Series Baseball]]''
-*''[[Pac-Man]]''
-*''[[Pocket Jansou]]''
-*''[[Pop Breaker]]''
-*''[[Popeye Beach Volleyball]]''
-*''[[Primal Rage]]''
-*''[[Pro Yakyuu GG League]]''
-*''[[Pro Yakyuu GG League '94]]''
-*''[[Puyo Puyo]]''
-*''[[Puyo Puyo 2]]''
-*''[[Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R GG]]''
-*''[[Puzzle & Action: Tant-R]]''
-*''[[Puzzle Bobble]]''
-*''[[The Quiz Gear Fight!!]]''
-*''[[Riddick Bowe Boxing]]''
-*''[[Scratch Golf]]''
-*''[[SD Gundam Winner's History]]''
-*''[[Shanghai II]]''
-*''[[Side Pocket]]''
-*''[[From TV Animation Slam Dunk: Shouri-e no Starting 5]]''
-*''[[Solitaire Poker]]''
-*''[[Sonic Drift]]''
-*''[[Sonic Drift 2]]''
-*''[[Stargate]]''
-*''[[Streets of Rage]]''
-*''[[Streets of Rage II]]''
-*''[[Super Columns]]''
-*''[[Super Momotarou Dentetsu III]]''
-*''[[Super Monaco GP]]''
-*''[[Super Monaco GP II]]''
-*''[[Super Off Road]]''
-*''[[Super Space Invaders]]''
-*''[[Taisen-gata Daisenryaku G]]''
-*''[[Taisen Mahjong Hao-Pai]]''
-*''[[Taisen Mahjong Hao-Pai 2]]''
-*''[[Tatakae! Pro Yakyuu Twin League]]''
-*''[[Tengen World Cup Soccer]]''
-*''[[True Lies]]''
-*''[[Ultimate Soccer]]''
-*''[[Virtua Fighter Animation]]''
-*''[[Wimbledon]]''
-*''[[Winter Olympics]]''
-*''[[World Derby]]''
-*''[[World Series Baseball (Game Gear)|World Series Baseball]]''
-*''[[World Series Baseball '95]]''
-*''[[Yu Yu Hakusho II: Gekitou! Nanakyou no Tatakai]]''
-|cols=3}}
 ==Promotional material==
 {{gallery
+|{{gitem|Sega TW advert PaiYuing.jpg|TW advert}}
+|{{GalleryPrintAd
+|topmd|3|4
+}}
+{{GalleryPrintAd
+|topmd|4|2-3
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+|egm|59|132-133
-|SegaVisions US 20.pdf|sv|20|2
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-|SegaVisions US 21.pdf|sv|21|118
+|sv|20|2
-|EGM US 065.pdf|egm|65|332
+|sv|21|118
-|GamePro US 066.pdf|gamepro|66|20
+|egm|65|332
-|SegaVisions US 23.pdf|sv|23|52
+|sv|22|132
+|gamepro|66|20
+|sv|23|52
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+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
 ==Physical scans==
 {{Scanbox
+| console=Game Gear
+| region=JP
+| front=GearToGearCable JP Box1.jpg
+| back=GearToGearCable GG JP Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Game Gear
 | region=US
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 | back=GearToGearCable GG EU Box Back.jpg
-| spinemissing=yes
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=Game Gear
-| region=JP
+| region=PT
-| front=GearToGearCable JP Box1.jpg
+| front=
-| back=GearToGearCable GG JP Box Back.jpg
+}}
-| spinemissing=yes
+{{Scanbox
+| console=Game Gear
+| region=AS
+| front=
 }}
 ==External links==
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/cable.html Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)]
+* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/cable.html Game Gear]
-*[http://www.smspower.org/Development/GearToGearCable Wiki page on smspower], with plenty pics and research provided by yours truly [[User:nineko]] (who is credited as Tom there)
+* [http://www.smspower.org/Development/GearToGearCable {{PAGENAME}} on SMS Power wiki]
 ==References==