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Excited to get into Ax Battler - seems like it'll be a good time! Need to look up the manual to Crash Dummies, I have no clue what I'm supposed to be doing to clear a stage...

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[–] NegativeLookAhead@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago

I had a Gamegear. Fucker absolutely destroyed AA batteries. I liked the 7up game.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Game Gear was just the perfect level of chunky for games to have that nice pixelated quality forcing creative art styles while also not feeling constrained. I got an Analogue Pocket a while back and my Game Gear library has been growing steadily.

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But you have to keep it plugged to the USB cable or the battery won't last for more than a few minutes.

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I assume this is a joke about the GG. Yeah that thing was hilariously power hungry. “Portable” in that case meant “within 6 feet of any power outlet!”

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

I have good memories of Ax Battler, have fun!

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Old school GameGear was an awesome system. Still one of the best X-Men games ever made.

[–] Fwow13@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I still don't have that one! Adds it to the list

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

I had that Crash Test Dummies game on the Game Boy. I don't think I knew there was a Game Gear version. I need to check that out.

[–] DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Man the Game Gear was so ahead of its time. I remember that crash test dummies game being advertised in comic books but never got to play it myself!

Might have to do that soon