by Jim Gray | Aug 11, 2025 | Features
“Nobody asked for this” – my editor upon proofreading this, probably. Skateboarding games broke out of niche status with 1999’s ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’. A perfect storm of peaking cultural interest in the sport, Tony’s... 
by andrew | Aug 10, 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 9, 2025 | Features
When the initial Anbernic RG477M teaser dropped, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. After the RG Slide and RG557, I was sure Anbernic was going to release another budget-friendly option. But what we got instead, was an apparent successor to the RG405M, a handheld... 
by kalkeg | Aug 9, 2025 | Features
Who else has a soft spot for video game rental stores? Growing up without much money in small rural towns, the local video game store was where we spent our time gaming. However, and maybe this memory is particular only to me, given the aforementioned small towns, the... 
by Joe White | Aug 8, 2025 | Features
“Neurodivergence is the key to success.” – Joe, 30, who still needs to sort through boxes from when he moved into his house 2 years ago, is instead hooking HDMI cables up to an aging childhood game console. Of all the things to come from the early 00s, scholars... 
by Jim Gray | Aug 8, 2025 | Guide
It’s no secret that we here at Retro Handhelds love PortMaster. The list of supported games is ever-growing and ranges from modern masterpieces like Celeste to undisputed classics like the recently added Mario Kart 64. Most recently, though, PortMaster added one of...