A Hinged Review of The Zelda: Game & Watch

A Hinged Review of The Zelda: Game & Watch

The 80s were wild, not only because when most Gen Xers are asked about it they’ll tell you “Man, the 80s were wild”, but also because we had 3 groundbreaking and innovative action-adventure titles that came out ready to rearrange the insides of the genre: The Legend...
Ayaneo Pocket DMG Pre-Orders Launch in China

Ayaneo Pocket DMG Pre-Orders Launch in China

The Ayaneo Pocket DMG pre-orders have launched in China after the device was initially announced back in May of this year. As reported here on Retro Handhelds, the Pocket DMG was one of three new handhelds announced during its REMAKE session earlier this year. The...
The Cost of Constant Releases

The Cost of Constant Releases

One of the recent discussions around the handheld community has been the fact that it seems companies are releasing just too many handhelds. “Anbernic is on their once-a-month cycle” this and “Ayaneo released how many x86 devices this year?” that. I’m not going to sit...
New Super Pocket Consoles Coming Soon

New Super Pocket Consoles Coming Soon

Evercade creator, Blaze Entertainment, is releasing two new devices into its Super Pocket line-up under Hyper Mega Tech, the company announced via YouTube. The Super Pocket Atari Edition and Super Pocket Technos Edition will be released sometime in October, with...
A Love Letter to the R36S

A Love Letter to the R36S

There’s no getting around the fact that this is a consumerist hobby. Emulation enthusiasts have spent the last few years getting absolutely inundated with a near-infinite number of new SKUs. I love chasing the latest and greatest handheld hype as much as anyone else,...