Controllers Under $40: Do You Need More?

Controllers Under $40: Do You Need More?

When I was younger, our family always seemed to need an extra controller or three. And for me, the youngest child, that meant I was the one using the Mad Catz controller. Or in the case of the Wii, the PDP Rock Candy controller is in transparent green. Fast forward to...
Retroid Pocket Mini: A Linux Review

Retroid Pocket Mini: A Linux Review

It’s not often Retroid releases a handheld, usually landing at least 4 months before releases. Ignore the 3 and 3+, please. Since 2020 Anbernic has released 30+ handhelds including their variants. At that same time? Retroid has officially announced 11. So each time...
Best Handhelds Under $50: Late 2024

Best Handhelds Under $50: Late 2024

Fifty Dollars; you could buy a lot with that. You could grab an 8BitDo Ultimate controller, a copy of Sonic X Shadow: Generations, or even 25 Cheesy Bean and Rice burritos from Taco Bell.  Wait — didn’t I do this before? The answer is yes. In October 2023 I shared a...
The Games I Actually Play: PortMaster

The Games I Actually Play: PortMaster

You’ve got your PortMaster handheld. You’ve got it all set up with your favorite OS. Whether that’s ArkOS, Crossmix, or Rocknix; it’s running and you can get your game fix in now. But when you boot up PortMaster and look through games you realize there’s a lot that...
First Impressions: The Anbernic RG CubeXX

First Impressions: The Anbernic RG CubeXX

If you’re like many normal folks, the fatigue of Anbernic releasing handheld after handheld with the same chip might have set in already. However, if you’ve got problems like me, you’ve been sitting through the slog of waiting for the best H700 handheld. The 1:1. ...