Comment on What gaming console you owned disappointed you the most and why ?
Deconceptualist@leminal.space 6 hours ago
I was a bit conservative myself (or maybe lucky that neighbor kids had a 3DO and Sega CD I could try) but I did own a Sega Game Gear. That thing drank 6x AA batteries like there was no tomorrow. And the game library was very looser lackluster after the Sonic titles.
tal@lemmy.today 6 hours ago
There were NiCad rechargeables. I didn’t own a Game Gear, but a friend did, and I remember him using NiCads for that and RC vehicles.
Deconceptualist@leminal.space 6 hours ago
It’s been a looong time. But I think it drank those too? Engineers in those days maybe didn’t know how to optimize a full color screen with good brightness like that device sported.
tal@lemmy.today 2 hours ago
It’s not that they lasted longer, but that it was considerably less expensive to recharge them than to buy and throw out a new set of batteries for each session.
Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 2 hours ago
The Game Gear has an entire CFL bulb behind the screen. A popular mod is to swap it out for some LEDs, which consume an order of magnitude less power.
Shadow@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
It drank everything. I had a screw on battery pack that attached to the back of it and I still remember it didn’t last very long.