by kalkeg | Jan 13, 2026 | Features
Mangmi and AYANEO have both recently come out with some absolute bangers in the sub-$100 retro handheld market. Having just gotten my hands on both the Mangmi Air X and the AYANEO Pocket Air Mini, it felt appropriate to take some time and compare these two budget...
by andrew | Jan 13, 2026 | Features, Shopping
Are you tired of searching for the best deals on retro handhelds? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Here you’ll find as many of the best retro handheld deals as we can find. But it doesn’t stop there, as we also include some of our favorite deals...
by Nick | Jan 13, 2026 | Guide
Remember when solid-state storage was getting cheaper all the time? I ‘member. While rummaging through my office desk drawers looking for a cable, I was greeted by the 1TB M2 drive I picked up too cheap not to discount just last year. This was a Lexar drive that...
by andrew | Jan 13, 2026 | Features, News
Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week, we saw a bunch of news in the world of hardware and software. Our writing team continues to be on an absolute tear, and there’s even a surprise or two sprinkled in! So sit back, grab a cup of coffee,...
by Jim Gray | Jan 12, 2026 | Features
In the late 1970s, when most home consoles could barely push more than a few blocky shapes across a TV screen, Bally believed it could do better. Much better. Bally was running arcades, had hardware expertise, and understood real video games, so in 1977, they unveiled...
by kalkeg | Jan 11, 2026 | Features
On a Reddit post over on r/ayaneo, Arthur Zhang, the CEO of AYANEO, has responded to the recent concerns expressed by the retro handheld community with promises and detailed plans for the company to improve in 2026. The Response On a post in the AYANEO Discord,...
