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[[File:Sega_Game_Gear_front_angle.jpg|thumb]]Released in Japan on October 6th, 1990, and then on April 26th of 1991 in North America and Europe, the Sega Game Gear was Sega's response to Nintendo's popular [[Game Boy]] portable console. Touting color graphics and an illuminated screen, the Game Gear was poised to surpass the competition on technical merits alone. Though unfortunately, but the initial price of $149.99 and the lackluster battery life were as an became the Game Gear's unfortunate albatross hung from the Game Gearit's proverbial neckover time.