by Nick | Nov 12, 2025 | Features
I never owned a Retroid Pocket 4 or 5. If you go back and read about my return to the world of Retroid, you can see that my relationship with the company has had its ups and downs, but the recent Retroid Pocket Flip 2 has been my favorite handheld pickup in a long,...
by Jim Gray | Nov 11, 2025 | Features
When the portable game industry exploded in the late 1980s, there were only two real players in this space: Sega’s Game Gear and Nintendo’s Game Boy. Orbiting above the pair were a gaggle of smaller electronic manufacturers attempting to grab their slice...
by Jim Gray | Nov 10, 2025 | Features
The success of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series was inevitably going to spawn spin-offs, but Activision really went for it. Thusly(?), let’s explore and celebrate their failed experiments. Note: We’ll be focusing on the home console versions, though...
by Nick | Nov 10, 2025 | Features, Guide
If you read my reviews of the recent Game Console XF35H and XF40H, you’ll see that while I was quite fond of the hardware on offer with these devices, the stock OS, while serviceable, left a fair bit to be desired if you’re someone who has been playing in...
by andrew | Nov 9, 2025 | 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 | Nov 8, 2025 | Features
Many sequels have broadened or reinvented what the previous installment accomplished; too often, though, successful sequels have been forgotten due to changes in media, platforms, and time. Today, we pour one out for sequels to some of gaming’s most beloved...
