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screen display, they remarked that its small size makes it difficult to play certain games. Sushi-X declared the Nomad the best portable gaming system then on the market, while his three co-reviewers had more misgivings, saying it has merits but might not be a worthwhile buy. However, in their first 1996 review, reviewers from
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placed more than simply timing into reasons for the Nomad's lack of sales, stating, "The reason for the Nomad's failure may have very well been a combination of poor timing, company mistrust and the relatively high cost of the machine (without a pack-in). Genesis owners were too skittish to invest in
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editors gave the Nomad scores of 8.0, 6.5, 7.0, and 7.5. They praised its support for the entire
Genesis library, but criticized its hefty battery usage and noted that despite a recent price drop, it was still expensive enough to discourage interested consumers. While they generally complimented the
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America research and development head Joe Miller, the Nomad was not intended to replace the Game Gear, and Sega had few plans for the new handheld. Sega was supporting five different consoles:
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network add-ons. However, the Nomad is not compatible with the Power Base
Converter, Sega CD, or 32X. This means the Nomad can only play Genesis games, whereas the standard Genesis can also play Master System, Sega CD, and 32X games with the respective add-ons.
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Genesis since it could play all the same games in a portable format. In a 1997 year-end review, a team of four
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Genesis games. At the time of its launch, the Nomad had over 500 games available for play. However, no pack-in game was included. The Nomad can boot unlicensed,
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listed the Nomad as fifth on his list of the "10 Worst-Selling
Handhelds of All Time", criticizing its poor timing into the market, inadequate advertising, and poor battery life. Scott Alan Marriott of
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1002:"DF Retro: Revisiting Sega's Nomad - the original Switch?"
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Similar to the Genesis and the Mega Jet, the Nomad's main
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Motorola MC68000, similar to one used in the Genesis Nomad
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Planning to release a new handheld console to succeed the
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989:. December 1996. p. 206.
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676:"Retroinspection: Mega Drive"
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16:Handheld game console by Sega
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137:Sega Genesis
105:Discontinued
97:October 1995
85:Release date
55:Manufacturer
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2873:JXD devices
2796:Game Master
2744:Microvision
2590:Nintendo DS
2455:GPD Win Max
2232:Virtual Boy
2174:Sega Saturn
2169:PlayStation
2149:Nintendo 64
2134:Casio Loopy
2046:Generations
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1485:Sega Saturn
1482:Successor:
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1228:Sega Gopher
1213:LaserActive
1201:Third-party
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773:October 18,
741:Retro Gamer
681:Retro Gamer
659:October 18,
566:Retro Gamer
464:peripherals
398:Pokémon Red
381:PlayStation
335:touchscreen
272:Sega Saturn
266:, and uses
211:Predecessor
2977:1990s toys
2971:Categories
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2775:Atari Lynx
2378:WonderSwan
2368:Digi Casse
2144:Neo Geo CD
2124:Amiga CD32
2105:generation
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1815:Sega World
1744:Atomiswave
1409:Mega Power
1124:August 16,
1089:Ziff Davis
987:Ziff Davis
624:References
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483:See also:
441:LC display
413:See also:
367:, and the
278:, and the
253:television
230:Sega Nomad
170:320x224d (
125:Units sold
75:Generation
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2811:Mega Duck
2675:Neo Geo X
2642:Game Gear
2470:Game Park
2460:GPD Win 3
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1779:Sega Card
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1666:TeraDrive
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1619:Dreamcast
1377:Sega Pico
1349:32X games
1223:Sega Zone
1192:TeraDrive
1114:Vox Media
1109:The Verge
1007:Eurogamer
896:April 16,
546:scrolling
449:Game Gear
331:Game Gear
215:Game Gear
206:, 4 hours
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2909:Ayn Odin
2883:GCW Zero
2842:Gizmondo
2832:GameKing
2721:Game.com
2553:Game Boy
2540:Nintendo
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2512:LeapFrog
2492:GP2X Wiz
2474:Holdings
2350:RG35XXSP
2333:Anbernic
2269:Services
2259:Emulator
2200:Game.com
2183:Handheld
1915:Category
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1759:Dreameye
1478:Category
1423:Sega Pro
1416:MegaTech
1271:BatterUP
1118:Archived
1018:March 4,
1012:Archived
914:(2001).
890:Archived
859:Archived
686:Archived
577:See also
492:homebrew
393:Nintendo
389:Game Boy
355:The Ooze
339:Game.com
257:Mega Jet
218:Mega Jet
2868:Arduboy
2863:Pandora
2617:New 3DS
2445:GPD Win
2274:History
2164:Playdia
1841:Related
1789:Sega VR
1774:Menacer
1769:Lock-On
1723:ALL.Net
1577:SG-1000
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