Credits & sources

Credits and Sources

This wiki was written as original content for Game Gear owners, modders, and repairers. The explanations, procedures, and troubleshooting tables are composed in our own words to be accurate and approachable, drawing on widely shared community knowledge about the console and its modern upgrades.

How This Was Made

The guidance here is inspired by the broader retro-gaming and console-modding community, whose collective documentation, forum discussions, and repair experience have kept the Game Gear alive for decades. No text was copied from those sources; instead, established facts and best practices were summarized and reorganized into these pages.

Attribution

Where specific community projects, kits, or guides informed a page, attribution is recorded separately in the Credits.txt file accompanying this wiki. That file lists the tools, hardware kits, and reference communities that shaped the content, so credit goes to the people who pioneered these mods and repairs.

A Note on Trademarks

Sega, Game Gear, Master System, and related names are trademarks of their respective owners. This is an independent, fan-made reference and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any manufacturer. Product and kit names are used only to identify the hardware being discussed.