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... 
by Ban | Jan 19, 2024 | Features
The Anbernic RG35XX released in December 2022, the RG353M just a bit further back in November of 2022. What felt like two handhelds that stood leagues apart ended up being the only new Traditional 3.5” devices Anbernic released until the end of 2023. No I’m not... 
by Ban | Jan 17, 2024 | Reviews
Starting out with handhelds is like starting out with beginning tools in a video game. You’ve got the lowest end items that do the bare minimum, but that’s exactly what you need. In games, that may be the wooden tools to break stone. With handhelds, that’s your...