by Ban | Feb 29, 2024 | Features
Just like everyone else who’s likely reading this, gaming has been a big part of my life since I was young. Unlike most of you reading this. I wasn’t old enough to really start with an SNES, Genesis, or Atari 2600. The first home console my family had was a... 
by Ban | Feb 18, 2024 | Reviews
2024 has been off to an interesting start. Ayaneo released a few handhelds already, Powkiddy has their Max 3 (non-pro), and the Gameforce Ace is finally shipping. Amongst the crowd of randomly released handhelds came a pair of devices in the $150-$200 price point that... 
by Ban | Feb 15, 2024 | Reviews
I am not that old. Kind of odd to hear in a Retro Handhelds community where everyone is gushing about Atari 2600, or their Sega Genesis, but it’s true. I only know the 2000’s, my first system was a PS2, and my first handheld was a GBA SP. Despite all that, I love... 
by Ban | Feb 7, 2024 | Reviews
An Arduboy, what’s that? In a world of increasingly large handhelds, you’re less likely to want to travel with a handheld. You might say “it’s too big and heavy and it hurts my back” or “I’m not taking any of these handhelds because they don’t fit in my... 
by Ban | Jan 25, 2024 | Features
The handheld cycle: buy, tinker, tinker some more, play the first level of Super Mario Bros 3, repeat. With companies releasing more handhelds more frequently, everyone likes to run into buying “the next big thing,” or the next handheld that might be closer to...