

In fact, in many emulators, OutRun Europa won’t run correctly unless you run the game in Master System mode. The Game Gear has a mode where it is literally a Master System, and OutRun Europa, as well as anything using a MasterGear Converter, runs in it. See, as far as OutRun Europa is concerned, the Game Gear isn’t just similar to the Master System. How do I port this game from the Game Gear to the Master System? Let’s take a totally arbitrary game: OutRun Europa. The Sega Game Gear is very similar to the Master System. Thanks to Bob from RetroRGB for the post idea. And the best example, the exception that proves the rule: the Sega Master System and the Sega Game Gear.


For you to be able to do this, the two platforms would have to be near-identical to begin with. 8-bit games are almost always written in assembly, and also take advantage of the platform-specific features. And the answer is invariably the same: there is no way to do so without rewriting the game from scratch. Sometimes people ask me: “Nicole, how do you convert a Master System game to the NES?”, or some other combination of game consoles.
