In a market that’s absolutely flooded with R36S variants and clones (I should know, I own most of them), does the R36 Ultra do enough to stand out from the copycat pack?
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
Is the GameSir Pocket Taco the ultimate retro phone controller? Nick reviews this $35 clip-on that turns your smartphone into a pocketable DMG-style powerhouse.
Copycats exploit formulas; spiritual successors honor them. A look at modern titles like Gravity Circuit, Pizza Tower, and Basketball Classics that carry the torch for the retro icons that shaped our childhoods. No licensing issues, no corporate red tape – just pixelated passion.
Packed in with the original Nintendo Game Boy, Tetris has come to be a symbol of handheld gaming. At the time of its Game Boy port, it was proof that compelling gameplay and design could be had in a portable experience.
Changing your company name is meaningless if you continue to produce subpar products.
As someone who largely missed this entire segment of GBA gaming in its own era, there’s a joy to finally getting to understand what all the fuss was about.
The RG Vita Pro, like the RG Vita before it, was never going to be anything other than a strange release.
I have recently written about three different devices all clearly aiming at the same mid-budget PSP minded customer. I have thoughts.
The CRKD Les Paul Pro was an impulse purchase, but one that I’m really glad that I’ve made. Sometimes it just takes a long break to remind you how great a gaming genre was.
Fans of Arch Linux may now rejoice, as Arch R brings the popular Linux distribution to everyone’s (my) favorite affordable entry into emulation.