by Dan W | Feb 20, 2025 | Features
The Retro Handhelds scene is full of devices that didn’t quite ascend to the level of “Fan Favorite”, and failing to achieve this regularly means that a device slips out of the community’s consciousness. Frequently handhelds that weren’t that bad, but which were badly... 
by Dan W | Feb 14, 2025 | Features
Just under a year ago, my RH colleague Ban wrote a handheld showdown article comparing the 3 devices that were, at the time, the pinnacle of micro handhelds: the Miyoo Mini, the Miyoo A30, and the Anbernic RG28XX. But that was then. Between the start of December 2024... 
by Dan W | Feb 6, 2025 | Features
As I’ve written several times within the pages of RH, I like to separate handhelds into three categories: Pocket, Backpack & Sofa, depending on their use case. Sofa handhelds are handhelds that are rarely expected to leave the house and so can prioritize screen... 
by Dan W | Feb 1, 2025 | Features, Game of the Month
Truly enough, as day follows night, the calendar turning over into a new month indicated that a new GotX period is starting. For February, the Retro Handhelds community selected the theme of “Female Protagonist February”, a theme that has been suggested multiple times... 
by Dan W | Jan 23, 2025 | Features
I’ve been curious about the XU Mini M for a while now, to the point where I made it my first purchase in 2025. I’ve always appreciated micro handhelds. While we’re not there yet, I find the idea of a device small enough for everyday carrying, with inbuilt Bluetooth...