Polycade Sente – Kickstarter Pass or Play?

Polycade Sente – Kickstarter Pass or Play?

Have you ever wanted an arcade machine that you can put in your home? Maybe even directly on a wall? Well it seems like you might not be the only one. Polycade has come onto Kickstarter with a new system known as the Polycade system, and at the very least the looks...
Budget Gem Battle – X39 Pro or M17?

Budget Gem Battle – X39 Pro or M17?

A few years ago, if you wanted to buy a handheld under 50 dollars, you were likely looking at e-waste, a famiclone (more e-waste), or a knock-off GBA that you were sure was the real deal. Spoilers: It was not. But as we come to a close on 2023 you can genuinely get a...
Playdate Review – The Cheese Wedge with a Crank?

Playdate Review – The Cheese Wedge with a Crank?

Do you enjoy the niche world of handhelds that don’t run off of emulation using Rockchip processors? Do you like pre-ordering a handheld in 2021 with the possibility of receiving it within a year, only to find out you’re going to receive it even later as in 2023? What...
Are Intel Handhelds Next on the Horizon?

Are Intel Handhelds Next on the Horizon?

Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go. Three great big, great to use handhelds. Despite all of their differences in screen, weight, OS, they all have one thing in common: they all use AMD chips. But what if they didn’t all have to use AMD? The 7840U, the 6800U, the...
Top 5 Retro Handhelds Under $50 – Late ’23

Top 5 Retro Handhelds Under $50 – Late ’23

Fifty dollars. You could buy a lot with that. An 8BitDo SN30 Pro 2, a copy of Pikmin 1+2, or maybe even 25 Beefy Melt Buritos from Taco Bell. But maybe you’d rather play your Fire Emblem romhacks in a portable manner and save a buck while you’re at it, too. If that’s...