Sega celebrates its 60th anniversary with a Game Gear Micro

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Word's been going around for a while that Sega's had some big news planned for this week, and it's leading with the announcement of a very small console - the Game Gear Micro, coming out in four variants in Japan to mark the 30th anniversary of Sega's only dedicated portable system.

Due out on October 6th (in Japan only for now - we've yet to hear about plans for a western release, and given how eccentric this diminutive machine is we'd be surprised to hear any), the four variants each come with their own four games, meaning you'll have to collect all four to get the entire catalogue.

It's a decent list, though, with developer Ancient's take on Sonic the Hedgehog - for my money one of the very best Sonic games - leading the way on the black version of the Game Gear Micro, alongside Puyo Puyotsu, Outrun and Royal Stone (known as Crystal Warriors in the west). The yellow edition is something of a Shining Force special, with three of Sega's RPGs being bundled with Nazo Puyo: Arle no Roux, a puzzle/RPG hybrid.

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