Released in the early ’90s, the Sega Game Gear portable console featured many awesome game franchises such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Wars, Spider-Man, X-Men, Batman, Battletoads, and Chuck Rock.
Here are the top Sega Game Gear Emulators ever created:
Sega Game Gear Emulators for Android
#1 – Gearoid (Version 1.7.2)
Gearoid is the only Sega Game Gear emulator currently available for Android. It runs roms very well and is worth the download.
Sega Game Gear Emulators for Linux/Unix
#1 – Kega Fusion (Version 3.63x)
A great Sega Game Gear emulator for Linux/Unix.
#2 – MasterGear (Version 01/11/2002)
Another great Game Gear emulator that’s worth a test.
#3 – Dega (Version 12-19-2001)
An older emulator that hasn’t been supported in a long time, but some people may want to give it a shot.
Sega Game Gear Emulators for Mac
#1 – SMS Plus (Version 1.0.5)
SMS Plus is the top Sega Game Gear emulator for Macs.
#2 – MasterGear (Version 1.4)
This emulator also runs Game Gear ROMs very well.
#3 – Kega Fusion (Version 3.63i)
A multi-console emulator that works very well with the Sega Game Gear.
Sega Game Gear Emulators for Windows
#1 – Fusion (Version 3.64)
This is the highest rated Sega Game Gear emulator.
#2 – Gen Plus! (Version 0.9.9.61)
This free emulator works great and is rated at #2.
#3 – FreezeSMS (Version 4.6)
Another terrific free Sega Game Gear emulator.
#4 – Meka (Version 0.73)
This emulator works for multiple Sega game systems including Game Gear.
#5 – SMSPLUS (Version 1.5)
An emulator that is compatible with both the Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System consoles.
Game Gear Emulators for Windows Phone
#1 – Blue Tomato (Version 1.5.0.00)
Blue Tomato can emulator both Sega Genesis/Master Drive and Sega Game Gear roms. It costs $1.29 from the Windows Store, but it’s worth the purchase.
The Game Gear was developed by Sega as a rival color handheld gaming system to the Nintendo Game Boy. It was released in the USA in 1991. While it became quite popular in its own right, the Sega Game Gear never became as big as the Game Boy due to lack of third party developer support. However, the handheld still ended up with a decent-sized library of games at around 390.
The Game Gear had very nice specs for its time, sporting an 8-bit, 3.58 MHz processor, 160×144 resolution 3.2″ color screen, and 8 KB of RAM. When the handheld first hit the shelves in America, it sold for a hefty $150. Several cool accessories were created for the Game Gear including the “Game Gear TV Tuner” that allowed users to watch live TV on their handheld screens, the “Gear-to-Gear Cable” which allowed two systems to connect together for multi-player support, and the “Super Wide Gear” magnifier that made the screen look larger than 3.2″.
One of the major drawbacks to the handheld console was the batteries — it required 6 AAs that only lasted 4-5 hours. This was in a day and age where rechargeable AA batteries weren’t nearly as popular and available as they are today, so parents had to spent a lot of money on batteries to keep their kids happy. The emulators you’ll find here are capable of playing all the games via roms and you won’t have to worry about battery life.