{"product_id":"sega-goes-handheld-ken-horowitz-9781476697710","title":"Sega Goes Handheld: A History of the Game Gear and Its Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e Even if overshadowed by Nintendo's Game Boy, Sega's Game Gear left an unmistakable mark on handheld gaming and the video game industry as a whole. Game Gear enjoyed one of the longest lifespans of any Sega console, dazzling gamers with its backlit, full-color display and dismaying them with its short battery life. Despite its shortcomings, the little machine produced some of the greatest portable titles of all time like \u003ci\u003eRoyal Stone, Sylvan Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGG Aleste\u003c\/i\u003e, while featuring new entries in beloved Sega franchises like \u003ci\u003ePhantasy Star, Shinobi, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShining Force\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through interviews with more than 30 designers, artists, composers, and executives, as well as information from hundreds of contemporaneous interviews, articles, and reports, this book presents the first comprehensive history of Game Gear's development, launch, and release across multiple regions worldwide. It also features a dozen interviews with former Game Gear developers and producers and includes retrospectives on more than 75 games, discussing their history and why they're still worth playing. Finally, this book explores Game Gear console variations sold worldwide and the memorable accessories that no Game Gear owner could be without.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147669771X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476697710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Ken Horowitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965256974591,"sku":"9781476697710","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c242266e-f294-4bfc-a2c8-863b7bcca309.jpg?v=1767279305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sega-goes-handheld-ken-horowitz-9781476697710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}