• ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    There is a reason the Game Gear and Lynx failed to catch on

    Nintendo currently mains a “handheld” console wider than the Game Gear with comparable battery

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      2 months ago

      Game Gear was lucky to get 2 hours of actual play on battery. We had to get the extended battery pack for mine as a kid. I frequently get 6 or 7 out of my switch.

      • ashinadash [she/her]@hexbear.net
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        2 months ago

        Depends on the batteries you used imo, before mine died I’d get like 4+ ish hours of Sonic 2 8bit on alkalines. Also maybe you can get 6-7 hours of battery on a revised Switch playing indie games, but on a launch model playing Breath of the Wild, 3 is more likely susie-heh

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          2 months ago

          Oh man, I forgot about different battery types. You’re probably right, my parents always got me the cheapest ones because I burned through them so quick anyway, at last until they got me the battery pack.