by andrew | Feb 16, 2025 | Features, News
Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week saw a bunch of news in both 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 Shawn Wilkins | Feb 13, 2025 | News
Popular Nintendo DS emulator DraStic has seemingly disappeared from the Google Play Store. Over the past few months, various emulators have either been completely shuttered, removed due to DMCA complaints, or otherwise scrubbed from their official websites. Popular... 
by andrew | Feb 13, 2025 | News
The wishes have been granted! The Retroid Pocket Flip 2 is officially arriving “this spring,” along with what appears to be a new vertical handheld. Retroid first made the announcement over at the official Discord, simply revealing a fancy render of the... 
by Shawn Wilkins | Feb 12, 2025 | News
GameMT dropped its E6 Plus just last year, but the company is back to make waves with what it calls a “remake” of the device. For better or worse, the GameMT E6 Plus was one of the most interesting handhelds of the past year. It had a purple... 
by Shawn Wilkins | Feb 12, 2025 | News
Playnite, a popular design-focused front end for Windows PCs will release on Linux. Eventually. For gaming, having a reliable front end to categorize and catalog all your games can sometimes be a value-add that alters your outlook on the expansiveness of your gaming... 
by Shawn Wilkins | Feb 11, 2025 | News
Powkiddy, as a competitor in the overall retro handhelds discourse, has become one to follow due to their seemingly outlandish choices and designs becoming uniquely special in their own ways. For example, the RGB30 was one of the first 1:1 devices we saw enter the...