This is also why I have never considered the Switch a portable system. It was a hybrid that was never quite a "real" console or a handheld, and thus made compromises on both ends. I personally never used the Switch undocked, I'd have rather they sold a fixed model with no screen or joycons that just plugged in.

The real reason that Game Gear was so power hungry is that it was just a Sega Master System crammed into a handheld. This is why it felt wildly better and more advanced then the Game Boy. Sega did the same thing years later with the Sega Nomad aka a Genesis crammed into a handheld.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I'm generally of the same opinion about the Switch, but it's amazing to be able to play it on flights

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

the real reason it was such a bitch for power is that it had a compact flourescent tube for the backlight.

when you remove that and replace it with a LED backlight suddenly the battery life explodes.

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I figured the backlight was a big part of it. crazy that people actually modded a game gear

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

You would not believe the amount of mods the GameGear has, my dude.

and they are expensive as fuck, lol