Game Gear Titles Headed To 3DS eShop

[Earnest Cavalli]

Game Gear Titles Headed To 3DS eShop

Turns out Nintendo wasn't lying: The 3DS will feature downloadable games from classic non-Nintendo gaming systems.

At least, that's the conclusion to be drawn from a recent ESRB listing that includes Game Gear classics Shinobi and Sonic Triple Trouble. Both titles are rated "E for Everyone," and both are listed as available for "Game Gear, Nintendo 3DS." Barring baffling Nintendo shenanigans, this means the 3DS' eShop (like the Wii's Virtual Console service) is about to start hosting titles from Sega hardware.

What the ESRB listing doesn't mention however, is when these titles might appear, or if the Game Gear is the sole non-Nintendo console that we can expect to see on the handheld. The Wii Virtual Console eventually featured games from the Neo Geo and TurboGrafx-16 as well as Sega's myriad hardware iterations, so it would make sense to see similar offerings on the 3DS, but this is a Nintendo initiative, so who knows?

At best we can keep our fingers crossed, hoping against hope for some sweet, portable Air Zonk action. So, y'know, basically just keep doing what you've been doing.

Source: Tiny Cartridge [http://tinycartridge.com/post/16869789565/game-gear-games-rated-for-3ds]

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[DustyDrB]

I had a Game Gear growing up, though I didn't actually have many games for it (I remember having one of the Sonic games, an X-Men game, and...Primal Rage?). I'm not sure how good the library for the thing was. I hope they get the Genesis library as well, though. I'd love to be able to download Shadowrun for a handheld.

 

[OuendanCyrus]

I had a Game Gear growing up, though I didn't actually have many games for it (I remember having one of the Sonic games, an X-Men game, and...Primal Rage?). I'm not sure how good the library for the thing was. I hope they get the Genesis library as well, though. I'd love to be able to download Shadowrun for a handheld.

I wish they would get the Genesis library too, I would like nothing more than to play Shining Force II on a handheld =D

 

[Micalas]

I had a Game Gear growing up, though I didn't actually have many games for it (I remember having one of the Sonic games, an X-Men game, and...Primal Rage?). I'm not sure how good the library for the thing was. I hope they get the Genesis library as well, though. I'd love to be able to download Shadowrun for a handheld.

You didn't have a childhood if you didn't have Cool Spot on Game Gear.

 

[Rect Pola]

Who the heck is that purple guy? Man, you MUST be a small timer if you have no presence among SONIC'S cast.

 

[DustyDrB]

I had a Game Gear growing up, though I didn't actually have many games for it (I remember having one of the Sonic games, an X-Men game, and...Primal Rage?). I'm not sure how good the library for the thing was. I hope they get the Genesis library as well, though. I'd love to be able to download Shadowrun for a handheld.

You didn't have a childhood if you didn't have Cool Spot on Game Gear.

Was that the 7Up game? I think a friend of mine had it for his NES back then.

 

[Micalas]

I had a Game Gear growing up, though I didn't actually have many games for it (I remember having one of the Sonic games, an X-Men game, and...Primal Rage?). I'm not sure how good the library for the thing was. I hope they get the Genesis library as well, though. I'd love to be able to download Shadowrun for a handheld.

You didn't have a childhood if you didn't have Cool Spot on Game Gear.

Was that the 7Up game? I think a friend of mine had it for his NES back then.

Yup. Probably the only time a product tie-in game was worth a squirt of piss. It was fun.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Never owned a Game Gear...so I actually don't know what I've missed.
Still, this can only help the currently abysmal title lineup on the 3DS.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

My sister had a game gear so this might interest her. I'm indifferent.

 

[Halfstache]

Who the heck is that purple guy? Man, you MUST be a small timer if you have no presence among SONIC'S cast.

Kids these days, not knowing who Nack the Weasel is...

 

[Arcadian Legend]

I remember Nack. He goes by a different name too but I forget what. I bought and read all the Sonic the Comics when I was a kid. He was a pretty prominent character.

 

[Epona]

The Wii Virtual Console hasn't seen a new game since August of last year. Why would anyone put faith in Nintendo doing right by the 3DS Virtual Console? Anyway, have they worked out the problem where all your purchases are tied to the console and just the console?