Game Gear Power Supply Adapter

[Coops]

Hey,

I just recently bought a Game Gear and it eats through batteries so fast. Its a great handheld, I vaguely remember my Dad having one when I was a kid and he rarely let me use it (I was a bit accident prone). I seem to recall the Disney games like Castle of Illusion and Donald Duck which were good fun to play. There are so many games that you can buy for between £2-£10. Anyone got any recommendations?

Anyway, I am looking into getting a Power Supply for it, just wondering if anyone can confirm what voltage etc I would need and if a PSU from a Sega Console might work on it?

Thanks

 

[kuato_lives]

This has some info on various Sega PSUs:

How-which-do-i-need-SEGA-AC-Power-Supply-Information-Specs-Model-mk-3025-mk-1602-mk-2103-mk-1479-mk-4122-aa-s95j — Gametrog

Information of all SEGA model power supplies for the Genesis, Master System, SEGA CD, 32X, CDX, Saturn, Dreamcast and more.

gametrog.com

It’s unfortunately out of stock (and there are likely alternatives), but an everdrive would take care of all your games:

EverDrive GG X7 for Game Gear (Cartridge Form) With Shell - Retrotowers.co.uk

EverDrive GG X7 For Game Gear - The ultimate back up flash cart for the Sega Game Gear. The EverDrive GG plays most Game gear and Master system games.

www.retrotowers.co.uk

 

[Coops]

This has some info on various Sega PSUs:

How-which-do-i-need-SEGA-AC-Power-Supply-Information-Specs-Model-mk-3025-mk-1602-mk-2103-mk-1479-mk-4122-aa-s95j — Gametrog

Information of all SEGA model power supplies for the Genesis, Master System, SEGA CD, 32X, CDX, Saturn, Dreamcast and more.

gametrog.com

It’s unfortunately out of stock (and there are likely alternatives), but an everdrive would take care of all your games:

EverDrive GG X7 for Game Gear (Cartridge Form) With Shell - Retrotowers.co.uk

EverDrive GG X7 For Game Gear - The ultimate back up flash cart for the Sega Game Gear. The EverDrive GG plays most Game gear and Master system games.

www.retrotowers.co.uk

That website is great, thanks. I get so confused with the different PSU and the adapter ends that I am never too sure which one to use. I have a few spare Mega Drive PSUs so I will check them out.

I like the idea of an everdrive but that one is a bit out of my budget (costs more than my boxed Game Gear lol).

Thanks again!

 

[kuato_lives]

That website is great, thanks. I get so confused with the different PSU and the adapter ends that I am never too sure which one to use. I have a few spare Mega Drive PSUs so I will check them out.

I like the idea of an everdrive but that one is a bit out of my budget (costs more than my boxed Game Gear lol).

Thanks again!

Yeah those Krikzz ever drives are never cheap. You might find a decent clone on AliExpress. Sure someone more knowledgeable than me can give advice

 

[Coops]

Yeah those Krikzz ever drives are never cheap. You might find a decent clone on AliExpress. Sure someone more knowledgeable than me can give advice

I managed to pick up a 3rd party power supply from eBay for £8 and an ever drive from AliExpress for £12.

The ever drive is a bit hit and miss (sometimes you have to put the cartridge in a few times) but for the price you cant go wrong, it even has Master System games too.

I am building up the confidence to open it up and check the capacitors and look at changing the screen!

 

[chadsarcade]

You can do a Lithium battery/USBC power board mod, couple that with a modern replacement screen and the batteries last for ages. The original backlight is a real power hog.

 

[eliotcole]

l have had these since the olden days ... and if you can find something that outputs either, then you're probably winning:


Actually ... have someone confirm that for me ... because I just don't 'get' V, A, Ah, etc ... I would assume that they're both OK, but ... since they have different outputs, now I don't know.

Barrel is (i think) 5mm diameter, 10mm length, and 2mm inside ... I think ... I'm a bit tired.

 

[Milky]

Consolemods PSU wiki lists just about every V, mA, polarity, barrel type and stuff you'll ever need