The publisher teased plans to release a Nintendo 3DS theme based on the classic handheld, complete with classic Sonic sound effects, saying "soon you'll be able to put the handheld in your handheld".
25 years ago today, the Game Gear debuted in Japan. Soon you'll be able to put the handheld in your handheld! pic.twitter.com/gSukDIBvVp
ā SEGA (@SEGA) October 6, 2015
The 3DS already hosts many Game Gear games to download, including several Sonic games, Shinobi, Defenders of Oasis and Columns.
Originally released in 1990, the Game Gear did an award-winning impression of the Master System's line-up, with Sega classics like Sonic, Street of Rage, Space Harrier and Ecco the Dolphin arriving on the system without concession.
However, the vast majority of the handheld's library was made up of Master System ports and third-party support was considered lacking.
Game Gear's 25th anniversary
