Berlin no Kabe, aka The Berlin Wall, is a forgotten Japanese exclusive Game Gear game that has a pretty fun 2-player co-op mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable.

The Game Gear version of Bust-A-Move features a 2-player versus mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. It wasn’t until many years later did the Gameboy receive a multiplayer compatible version of Bust-A-Move making this Game Gear version a more superior way to play this classic puzzle game.

The Game Gear version of Mappy, which was exclusively released in Japan, features a 2-player versus mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. Unfortunately, this linked multiplayer mode is nothing more than a score chaser so it actually could have been implemented as a hot-seat option.

The Game Gear version of Baku Baku Animal features a 2-player versus mode when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. This puzzle game’s gimmick is placing animal piece next to the food pieces they like to eat. It is easy to play, fun, and plays best using the link cable.

The Game Gear version of Streets of Rage 2 supports 2-player co-op when using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. Playing in co-op is the definitive and best way to play this classic brawler. You are simply missing out by not playing over a link cable.

Super Space Invaders is one of the few Game Gear titles to offer 2-player co-op by using the Gear-to-Gear link cable. Co-op is just like the single player game but Space Invaders is always the most fun in multiplayer. This forgotten sequel also sits right in-between the original arcade version and the Extreme series (DS/PSP). […]

Columns, as well as the Game Gear, was a direct response to Nintendo’s Gameboy and Tetris. Although the imitation attempt is admirable, Columns isn’t anything special but multiplayer mode if the most fun option on this cartridge. However, the Gear-To-Gear Game Gear link cable was sold separately so chances are, most people never played this […]

Pac-Man on Game Gear is basically the exact same game as the original Gameboy version but with color. The best part about this arcade classic is the 2-player multiplayer link cable mode… the mode you never played for yourself. Instead of simply aiming for a high score like in the single player mode, any ghosts […]

The Game Gear version of Bubble Bobble has special feature most handheld iterations lack – two player co-op support through the use of the link cable. The co-op mode is the preferred way to play this iconic game but having a partner let’s you steamroll most stages thanks to the small level design. The music […]