by Ban | Jun 14, 2025 | Features
2025 is truly the year of clamshells. Retroid Pocket Flip 2, Miyoo Flip, Anbernic RG34XXSP, and now PowKiddy is entering the mix with the V90S. Originally released back in 2020, the original V90 was a cheap and cheerful emulation handheld powered by an Allwinner... 
by Ban | Jun 10, 2025 | Features
We’re already halfway through 2025, and Anbernic is still releasing its H700 line of handhelds to the market. While the RG40XXH may have originally been quoted as the last H700, Anbernic has since released another four. Now enter the RG35XX Pro, the fifth since that... 
by Ban | Jun 4, 2025 | Features, Reviews
Towards the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, one of my favorite value controllers was the Aolion K10. For $25, you get a hall effect controller with connectivity up the wahzoo and a charging dock to boot. Since then, most controllers have been in that $40-$50... 
by Ban | May 28, 2025 | Features, Reviews
How small would you want your handheld? Miyoo Mini? RG Nano? Maybe a Funkey S if you’re feeling flippy. What if you could go smaller? Take out the emulation, take out all the excess, take out anything extra, and what are you left with? The Thumby. And in today’s... 
by Ban | May 23, 2025 | Features, Reviews
The low-end market of handhelds has been primarily dominated by one of two chips. The RK3326 and the RK3566. Both of which have been seen in handhelds dating back to 2022, or 2020 for the 3326. In that time, the most we’ve seen out of those chips is new firmware and...