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A South Korean varient, distributed by Samsung in 1991.
 
A South Korean varient, distributed by Samsung in 1991.
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==List of Games==
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*''[[5 in One Fun Pak]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Aah! Harimanada]]'' (1993)
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*''[[The Addams Family]]'' (1993)
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*''[[The Adventures of Batman & Robin]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Aerial Assault]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Aladdin]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Alien³]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Alien Syndrome]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Andre Agassi Tennis]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Arcade Classics]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Arch Rivals]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Arena: Maze of Death]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Ariel the Little Mermaid]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Asterix and the Great Rescue]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Asterix and the Secret Mission]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Baku Baku Animal]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Batman Forever]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Batter Up]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Battleship: The Classic Naval Combat Game]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Battletoads]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Beavis and Butt-head]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Berenstain Bears: Camping Adventure|Berenstain Bears, The: Camping Adventure]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Berlin no Kabe]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Bubble Bobble]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Bust-A-Move]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Buster Ball]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Buster Fight]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Caesar's Palace|Caesar's Palace]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Captain America and the Avengers]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Car Licence]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Casino Fun Pack]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Chakan: The Forever Man]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Championship Hockey]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Chase H.Q.]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Cheese Cat-Astrophe with Speedy Gonzales]]'' (1995)
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*''[[The Chessmaster|Chessmaster, The]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Chicago Syndicate]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Choplifter III]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Chuck Rock]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck]]'' (1994)
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*''[[CJ Elephant Fugitive]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Cliffhanger]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Clutch Hitter]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Coca-Cola Kid]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Columns]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Cool Spot]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Cosmic Spacehead]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Crayon Shin-chan: Taiketsu! Kantam Panic!!]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Crystal Warriors]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Cutthroat Island]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Daffy Duck in Hollywood]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Defenders of Oasis]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Desert Speedtrap starring Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Devilish]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Disney's Bonkers: Wax Up!]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Disney's The Jungle Book]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Doraemon: Nora no Suke no Yabou]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Doraemon: Wakuwaku Pocket Paradise]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Double Dragon]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Dragon Crystal]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Dropzone]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Dunk Kids]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Dynamite Headdy]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Earthworm Jim]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Ecco: The Tides of Time]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Ernie Els Golf]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Eternal Legend: Eien no Densetsu]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield's Boxing]]'' (1992)
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*''[[The Excellent Dizzy Collection|Excellent Dizzy Collection, The]]'' (1995)
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*''[[F-15 Strike Eagle]]'' (1993)
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*''[[F1]]'' (1993)
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*''[[F1 World Championship Edition]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Faceball 2000]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Factory Panic]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Fantastic Dizzy]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Fatal Fury Special]]'' (1994)
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*''[[FIFA International Soccer]]'' (1994)
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*''[[FIFA Soccer 95]]'' (1994)
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*''[[FIFA Soccer 96]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Foreman For Real]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Frank Thomas' Big Hurt Baseball]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Fray: Shuugyouhen]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Fred Couples Golf]]'' (1994)
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*''[[From TV Animation: Slam Dunk: Shouri heno Starting 5]]'' (1994)
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*''[[G-LOC: Air Battle]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Galaga 2]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Gamble Panic]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Gambler Jikochuushin Ha]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Garfield: Caught in the Act]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Gear Works]]'' (1994)
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*''[[George Foreman's KO Boxing]]'' (1992)
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*''[[GG Aleste]]'' (1991)
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*''[[GG Portrait: Pai Chan]]'' (1996)
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*''[[GG Portrait: Yuuki Akira]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Global Gladiators]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Godzilla: Kaijuu no Daishingeki]]'' (1995)
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*''[[GP Rider]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Griffin]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Gunstar Heroes]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Halley Wars]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Head Buster]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Heavyweight Champ]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Home Alone]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Honoo no Doukyuuji: Dodge Danpei]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Hook]]'' (1992)
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*''[[House of Tarot]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Hurricanes]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Hyokkori Hyoutan Jima: Hyoutan Jima no Daikoukai]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Hyper Pro Yakyuu '92]]'' (1992)
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*''[[The Incredible Crash Dummies|Incredible Crash Dummies, The]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Incredible Hulk, The]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal]]'' (1996)
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*''[[The Itchy and Scratchy Game|Itchy and Scratchy Game, The]]'' (1995)
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*''[[J.League GG Pro Striker '94]]'' (1994)
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*''[[J.League Soccer: Dream Eleven]]'' (1995)
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*''[[James Bond 007: The Duel]]'' (1993)
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*''[[James Pond II: Codename: Robocod]]'' (1993)
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*''[[James Pond 3: Operation Starfish]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Jeopardy!: Sports Edition]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Joe Montana Football]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Journey from Darkness: Strider Returns]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Judge Dredd]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Junction]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Jungle Strike]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Jurassic Park]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Kaitou Saint Tail]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Kawasaki Superbikes]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Kenyuu Densetsu Yaiba]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Kinetic Connection]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Kishin Douji Zenki]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Klax]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Krusty's Fun House]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Kuni-Chan no Game Tengoku]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Kuni-Chan no Game Tengoku Part 2]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Last Action Hero]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Lemmings]]'' (1992)
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*''[[The Lion King|Lion King, The]]'' (1994)
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*''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park|Lost World, The: Jurassic Park]]'' (1997)
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*''[[Lucky Dime Caper|Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck, The]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Lunar: Samposuru Gakuen]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Madden NFL '95]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Madden NFL '96]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Madou Monogatari I: 3-tsu no Madouryoku]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Madou Monogatari II: Arles 16-Sai]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Madou Monogatari III: Kyuukyoku Joou-Sama]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Madou Monogatari A: Dokidoki Vacation]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Magic Knight Rayearth 2: Making of Magic Knight]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Magical Puzzle Popils]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Magical Taruruto-kun]]'' (1991)
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*''[[The Majors Pro Baseball|Majors Pro Baseball, The]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Mappy]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Marble Madness]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Marko's Magic Football]]'' (1993)
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*''[[McDonald's: Ronald in The Magical World]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Mega Man]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible S]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Mickey's Ultimate Challenge]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Micro Machines]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie]]'' (1995)
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*''[[MLBPA Baseball]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Moldorian: Hikari to Yami no Kyoudai]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Monster Truck Wars]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Mortal Kombat II]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Nazo Puyo]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Nazo Puyo 2]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Nazo Puyo: Aruru no Ru]]'' (1994)
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*''[[NBA Action starring David Robinson]]'' (1994)
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*''[[NBA Jam]]'' (1993)
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*''[[NBA Jam Tournament Edition]]'' (1994)
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*''[[NFL '95]]'' (1994)
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*''[[NFL Quarterback Club]]'' (1994)
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*''[[NFL Quarterback Club 96]]'' (1995)
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*''[[NHL All-Star Hockey]]'' (1995)
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*''[[NHL Hockey]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Ninku]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Ninku 2: Tenkuryu-e no Michi]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Ninku Gaiden: Heroyuki Daikatsugeki]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Olympic Gold: Barcelona '92]]'' (1992)
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*''[[The Ottifants|Ottifants, The]]'' (1992)
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*''[[OutRun]]'' (1991)
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*''[[OutRun Europa]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Pac Attack]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Pac-Man]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Panzer Dragoon Mini]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Paperboy]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Paperboy 2]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Pengo]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Pet Club: Inu Daisuki!]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Pet Club: Neko Daisuki!]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Pete Sampras Tennis]]'' (1994)
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*''[[PGA Tour Golf]]'' (1991)
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*''[[PGA Tour Golf II]]'' (1992)
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*''[[PGA Tour 96]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Phantasy Star Adventure]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Phantasy Star Gaiden]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Phantom 2040]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Pinball Dreams]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Pocket Jansou]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Poker Face Paul's Blackjack]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Poker Face Paul's Gin]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Poker Face Paul's Poker]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Poker Face Paul's Solitaire]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Pop Breaker]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Popeye no Beach Volleyball]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Power Drive]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Power Strike II]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Predator 2]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Primal Rage]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Prince of Persia]]'' (1992)
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*''[[The Pro Yakyuu '91|Pro Yakyuu '91, The]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Pro Yakyuu GG League]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Pro Yakyuu GG League '94]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Psychic World]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Putt & Putter]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Puyo Puyo]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Puyo Puyo Tsu|Puyo Puyo 2]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R GG]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Puzzle & Action: Tanto-R]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Ren and Stimpy: Quest for the Shaven Yak|Quest for the Shaven Yak starring Ren and Stimpy]]'' (1994)
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*''[[The Quiz Gear Fight!!|Quiz Gear Fight!!, The]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Rastan Saga]]'' (1991)
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*''[[RBI Baseball '94]]'' (1994)
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*''[[R.C. Grand Prix]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Riddick Bowe Boxing]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Rise of the Robots]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Ristar]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Road Rash]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Robocop 3]]'' (1993)
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*''[[RoboCop versus The Terminator]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Royal Stone: Hirakareshi Toki no Tobira]]'' (1995)
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*''[[S.S. Lucifer: Man Overboard!]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' (1994)
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*''[[The Smurfs (Infogrames)|Schtroumpfs, Les]]'' (1994)
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*''[[The Smurfs Travel the World|Schtroumpfs, Les: Autour du Monde]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Scratch Golf]]'' (1994)
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*''[[SD Gundam: Winner's History]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Sega Game Pack 4 in 1]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Sensible Soccer]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Shanghai II]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Shaq Fu]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Shikinjou]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Shining Force Gaiden|Shining Force Gaiden - Ensei, Jashin no Kuni e]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Shining Force II: The Sword of Hajya]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict]]'' (1995)
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*''[[The GG Shinobi|Shinobi]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Shinobi II: The Silent Fury]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Side Pocket]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Bartman Meets Radioactive Man|Simpsons, The: Bartman Meets Radioactive Man]]'' (1992)
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*''[[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants|Simpsons, The: Bart vs. the Space Mutants]]'' (1992)
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*''[[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World|Simpsons, The: Bart vs. the World]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Slider]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Solitaire Funpak]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Solitaire Poker]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Sonic Blast]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Sonic Chaos]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Sonic Drift]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Sonic Drift 2]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Sonic Labyrinth]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic The Hedgehog 2]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Sonic Triple Trouble]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Soukoban]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Space Harrier]]'' (1991)
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*''[[The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin|Spider-Man]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Spider-Man and the X-Men: Arcade's Revenge]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Sports Illustrated Championship Football & Baseball]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Sports Trivia: Championship Edition]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Stargate]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Advanced Holodeck Tutorial]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Star Wars]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Star Wars: Super Return of the Jedi]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Streets of Rage]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Streets of Rage 2]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Striker]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Super Battletank]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Super Columns]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Super Golf]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Super Kick-Off]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Super Momotarou Dentetsu III]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Super Monaco GP]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Super Monaco GP II, Ayrton Senna's]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Super Off Road]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Super Smash TV]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Super Space Invaders]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Superman: The Man of Steel]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Surf Ninjas]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Sylvan Tale]]'' (1995)
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*''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Tails' Adventure]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Tails' Skypatrol]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Taisen Mahjong HaoPai]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Taisen Mahjong HaoPai 2]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Taisen-gata: Daisenryaku G]]'' (1991)
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*''[[TaleSpin]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Tama & Friends Sanchoume Kouen: Tamalympic]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Tatakae! Pro Yakyuu Twin League]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Taz-Mania]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Taz: Escape from Mars]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Tempo Jr.]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Tengen World Cup Soccer]]'' (1993)
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*''[[The Terminator]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Tesserae]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Tintin au Tibet]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Tom and Jerry: The Movie]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Torareta Tamaruka]]'' (1994)
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*''[[True Lies]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Ultimate Soccer]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Urban Strike]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Vampire: Master of Darkness]]''
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*''[[Virtua Fighter Animation]]'' (1996)
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*''[[VR Troopers]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Wagyan Land]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Wimbledon]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Winter Olympics: Lillehammer 94]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Wizard Pinball]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Wolfchild]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Wonder Boy]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'' (1992)
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*''[[Woody Pop]]'' (1991)
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*''[[World Class Leader Board Golf]]'' (1991)
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*''[[World Cup USA '94]]'' (1993)
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*''[[World Derby]]'' (1994)
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*''[[World Series Baseball]]'' (1993)
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*''[[World Series Baseball '95]]'' (1994)
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*''[[WWF RAW]]'' (1994)
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*''[[WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge]]'' (1993)
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*''[[X-Men]]'' (1994)
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*''[[X-Men: Game Master's Legacy]]'' (1994)
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*''[[X-Men: Mojo World]]'' (1996)
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*''[[YuYu Hakusho: Horobishi Mono no Gyakushuu]]'' (1994)
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*''[[YuYu Hakusho II: Gekitou! Nanakyou no Tatakai]]'' (1994)
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*''[[Zan Gear]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Zool]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Zoop]]'' (1995)
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Revision as of 10:45, 4 October 2010

Sega Game Gear handheld console.

The Sega Game Gear was a handheld game console and was Sega's response to Nintendo's Game Boy. Work began on the console in 1989. At that point, the project was codenamed Project Mercury.

The system was released on October 6, 1990 in Japan. It was released in North America in 1991, and Europe and Australia in 1992.

The Game Gear was basically a pocket Sega Master System, though it seemed to have arguably better graphics due to the larger color palette. The system is held lengthwise at the sides, preventing the cramping of hands that plagued the Game Boy.

In addition, it featured an advertising campaign that is memorable for being amusing and sometimes bizarre. One commercial shows a dog looking back and forth at both portables while the narrator says, "If you were colorblind and had an IQ of less than twelve, then you wouldn't care which portable you had. Of course, you wouldn't care if you drank from the toilet, either." Another has a gamer hitting himself in the head with a rigid, dead squirrel in order to see color on his Game Boy.

While technically superior to the Game Boy (color graphics, a backlit screen, and an optional TV tuner accessory), it did not gain a significant market share due to problems that plagued the device and the enormous popularity of the Nintendo portable. For example, the device required six AA batteries, but the backlit screen consumed them in three to five hours. It was also somewhat bulky. The Game Boy excelled over the Game Gear and other competitors because of this. Mostly, however, the Game Gear suffered from a lack of quality games, as a result of Sega's failure to enlist as many key software developers as Nintendo.

Because of the similarities between the Master System and the Game Gear, Master System games had been burned on ROMs on Game Gear cartridges. Likewise, a Master System to Game Gear Convertor, the Master Gear, had been released, which allowed Master System games to be played on the Game Gear. The reverse could not be done due to the Game Gear's aforementioned larger color palette. There were also a few third-party Master System converters released for the Game Gear, such as the Gear Master by Beeshu, and an unknown version that held the Master System cartridge at right-angles to the machine - i.e. directly towards the user.

Today, the Game Gear is widely considered to have been a failure, and unlike the Game Boy no newer versions were released. The Game Gear, however, did better than other portable systems that tried to compete with the Game Boy, with well over 200 games released worldwide. Support ended in 1997 in Western markets (even earlier in Japan), but Majesco released a Core version of the Game Gear in 2000 for a reduced price. However, this version of the Game Gear (which can be identified by its gray ovals as opposed to the RGB ovals present on previous models) is incompatible with the TV tuner accessory.

See also

Specifications

  • Main Processor: Zilog Z80 (8-bit)
  • Processor Speed: 3.579545 MHz (same as NTSC colorburst)
  • Resolution: 160 x 144 pixels
  • Colors Available: 4,096
  • Colors on screen: 32
  • Maximum Sprites: 64
  • Sprite Size: 8x8
  • Screen Size: 3.2 Inches
  • Audio: 4-channel tone generator composed of three square waves and one white noise channel.
  • RAM: 24 KB

Accessories

Gallery

Miscellaneous

Super Wide Gear

Super Wide Gear attached to a Game Gear.

The Super Wide Gear is a screen magnifier for the Game Gear. It clips on to the bottom of the system.

Rechargeable Battery Pack

Rechargeable Battery Pack connected to a Sega MK-2103 AC adapter.

The official Game Gear rechargeable battery pack provided an alternative to spending a fortune on AA batteries, especially considering the fact that it ate through them in 3-4 hours. The battery pack contains several Nickel-Cadmium rechargeable battery cells and plugs into the Game Gear's AC adapter port. The battery pack can be recharged by plugging a Sega MK-2103 (or equivalent) AC adapter into the battery pack. (This is the same AC adapter used by the Game Gear, Genesis 2, and 32X.)

Mega Gear / Mega Game Gear

This was a product supposedly in development early into the Game Gear's life that would allow Genesis users to play their Game Gear titles on their home console, similar to how the SNES could run Game Boy games using the Super Game Boy cartridge. There was very little, if any, official word from Sega about this, aside from very vague references in gaming magazines at the time. With the advent of console emulation, there have been attempts to prove that this method of playing Game Gear games is possible, and have been fruitful: there are utilities available that supposedly convert Game Gear ROMs to Genesis-format ROMs, however their ability is unproven, as they will generally not function in any current emulators.

Wide Gear

Not to be confused with the Super Wide Gear, this was a nickname for a version of the Game Gear that was only made available to certain gaming magazine officials. The system consists of a standard Game Gear modified with RCA output jacks to allow the machine to connect to a television set or monitor. This would allow clear screenshots for game reviews, previews, and so on, since taking useful screenshots from a standard Game Gear would be very difficult. This TV-Out function is contained on one additional circuit board, which fits inside a convenient battery compartment. (The unit then being powered by an AC adapter. Although the gameplay is unaltered through the use of this function, the displayed image is ringed with a background colour, similar to how a PAL console generally displays a small border made up of the currently-loaded background colour. Further points of note:

  • It is possible for any technically-minded individual to modify their own Game Gear to have TV-Out, but the ease of this modification depends on the model Game Gear being modified, due to the lack of specific information on the hardware for each of the numerous revisions to the Game Gear through its lifespan.
  • An example of this modified Game Gear was shown off in an issue of EGM in America.

Game Gear development hardware

This, along with a TV-Out modified Game Gear, consists of two cards to plug into a PC, an In- Circuit Emulator, a 5.25" floppy (presumably containing an assembler) and a LARGE circuit board - with composite video out.

Coca-Cola Game Gear

Model #3210CR

This was a limited-edition Japan-only release of the Game Gear as part of a promotion between Sega and Coca-Cola. It is exactly the same as a standard Game Gear console, save from a deep red colour instead of the standard black. It was released with a similarly limited-edition game named 'Coca-Cola Kid'. An example of this unit is on display at the Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta.

In 2005, Coca-Cola released another limited edition handheld, the Coca-Cola Edition of the PlayStation Portable.

MKR Game Gear/Kids Gear

Model #HGG-3210 RAY

Another Japanese Game Gear variant is Magic Knight Rayearth GG, which sported a red color, and featured the Rayearth logo. Another variant is the so-called 'Kids Gear', released in 1996. This variant is again a standard Game Gear, only renamed and featuring a large Virtua Fighter 2 image fascia, which reflected the pack-in title (Virtua Fighter 2).

Handy Gam*Boy

Handy Gam*Boy

A South Korean varient, distributed by Samsung in 1991.

List of Games

External links

  • Console Database - Sega Game Gear info and FAQs
  • SMS Power - Technical information and more on the Game Gear and its bigger brother, the Master System
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