by Ban | Aug 21, 2025 | Features
Believe it or not, 5 years go ridiculously fast when you’re building a community. On August 10th, 2020, Retro Handhelds started its journey towards… Greatness? And alongside the backing from other folks in the community, including RetroGameCorps (who’s also going 5...
by Ban | Aug 20, 2025 | Features
In the modern age of handhelds, companies are working on making their experiences better for the user, and in some cases, properly tailoring the hardware they use for a certain niche. The RG477M is great for 4:3 content. The Retroid Pocket Classic is great for Game...
by Dan W | Aug 19, 2025 | Features
The MagicX XU Mini M remains my current favorite pocket handheld. As I wrote previously, I think it beats all the other contenders from the current generation of micro handhelds. I have three things I want in my ideal micro handheld: Bluetooth, an Emulation...
by Jim Gray | Aug 18, 2025 | Features
Skateboarding games began, in earnest, in the arcades. In last week’s Radical Retrospective, we talked Atari’s 720º, the first major milestone in skateboarding games. 720º went on to spawn a half-dozen imitators in the 1980s, but by the time the 1990s...
by andrew | Aug 17, 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 andrew | Aug 17, 2025 | Features
We’re a bit late to the party on this one (you can blame me for that), but a few weeks ago, Stubbs, Rob, Ban, myself, and Zu jumped on a livestream to discuss our picks for the best retro handhelds so far. This year has been quite a bit different compared to...