Was the shit battery life of 90s non Game Boy handhelds solely

>>4094350
>"LONGER LASTING THAN EVER!" printed on the packaging, and put them in a Game Gear, would I still get the usual sub 2 hours of battery life?

Probably. Because those last the longest on devices with a low power draw that can milk every last bit of power. Part of the reason Game Gears and the like are so terrible on batteries is that they need so much energy that when it gets down to 50% there's not enough to draw on so it may as well be dead.

>>4094350
The problem with the game gear is the way the screen is lit. If you replace it with an LED backlight kit then the batteries will be pretty comparable to a game boy.

>>4094350
batteries are significantly better now and you can ues the li-on alkaline compatible batteries that hold much more charge than standard nickel batteries.

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It's backlit, and it's also heavier so the additional batteries power the added weight, then THE additional batteries power those batteries.

Pretty much, yes. Color screen + Backlight is a combination for battery sucking.

I remember barely being able to get 2 hours out of my Game Gear, so I ended up just playing it at home, plugged into the wall.

>>4094350
Better spend some buckaroos on some Batterisers (now known as Batteroo Boost).

>>4094350
>40 hours off 1 AA
>shit battery life
All my wonderswans are laughing at you kiddo

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I made a lipo power supply out of a DC-DC stepdown regulator and a multirotor 3s battery. I should probably heat shrink the XT60 connector, but other than that it works well.