Feeling the gun kickback in your hands offers a sense of realism and immersion that was never available back in the PSX GunCon days. The functioning reload mechanic of pressing the clip Eject button and then pressing the clip back into the pistol is immensely satisfying.
Author: Nick
Nick
RH resident “e-waste” enthusiast and writer of silly esoterica. Since first discovering emulation in the late 90s, Nick has been a big fan of making consumer electronics do things they weren’t necessarily intended to do – mostly run Chrono Trigger. Fav Game: Chrono Trigger
Want to get in on running GoldenEye natively on the R36S? Here’s a DIY guide you can follow after Nick spent an afternoon stepping on rakes.
The AceMagic FOCUX F2A pairs Panther Lake with Arc B390 graphics and strong NPU acceleration, making it a capable but expensive enthusiast mini PC.
As the original supply of Miyoo Minis dries up (there are only so many old Blackberry panels to go around), the A10 Mini is here to fill the market gap that it leaves behind.
The RS-16 proves the RK3326 still has plenty left to give, combining familiar performance with a clamshell design, strong display, and plenty of quirks.
The Anbernic RG DS Plus feels like the version 1.5 the original needed, with bigger screens, smarter hardware changes, and a price under $100.
The RG 55G1 is a good device that strikes me as the most “end of summer” release ever. A great upscaled PSP/Dreamcast/N64 machine with a screen that deserves better than the SoC’s native PS2 output.
In the spirit of honoring the man who scarred my childhood with his emotional performance as a giant transforming robot, here are the Transformers games I’ve enjoyed most over the years.
I sold my retro collection after watching speculators ruin that hobby. But I’m keeping my retro handhelds — because in a world with fewer options to own games, these are the systems where we form our bonds.
Rather than pay for compute in the cloud, wouldn’t it be better to run LLM models locally, away from the prying eyes and conversation harvesting of big tech?