DuckStation’s Android build still exists, but the dev has effectively ended support after burnout and drama, pushing handheld users toward RetroArch and other PS1 options.
Author: Jim Gray
Jim Gray
Jim is a dad from Massachusetts by way of the Northeast Kingdom (IYKYK). He makes music as Our Ghosts, and with his band, Tiger Fire Company No. 1. He also takes terrible photos, writes decent science fiction and plays almost exclusively skateboarding games. He cannot, however, grow a beard. Favorite Game: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
New open-source tool gb-recompiled turns Game Boy ROMs into native C binaries, with rough compatibility but huge potential for tinkerers and emu devs.
A new Raspberry Pi Pico-based adapter lets you plug a Game Boy Camera into a USB‑C phone and save photos as PNGs, no printer, PC, or ROM dumper required.
Project Helix, the next Xbox, will “lead in performance” and play both Xbox and PC games, pushing Microsoft’s console even closer to a full-on Windows gaming rig.
APF’s 1978 MP1000 console paired with the Imagination Machine computer add-on, creating a hybrid system that confused consumers, had minimal software, and died.
8BitMods’ VMUPro for Dreamcast is adding wireless Game Boy “link cable” multiplayer, turning a memory card into a tiny Nintendo handheld opponent.
OrangePi Neo, the Manjaro Linux handheld, is now “on ice” as DDR5 and SSD prices spike, leaving a fully certified but badly timed device stuck in limbo.
Fire up DREAMM 4.0 and marathon late 90s Star Wars and LucasArts oddities on your Steam Deck or desktop without old installer headaches.
New Xbox patents describe cloud “help sessions” where human or AI helpers take over your game to clear tough sections, echoing Sony’s controversial ghost idea.
This Rewind Roundup is covering a wide spread: grossout cartoons, LAN‑era shooters, food RPGs, and vampire soap operas.