by Nick | Jun 12, 2025 | Features, Reviews
You can’t always count on Anbernic, but you can always count on Anbernic to be Anbernic. That’s not just a poor paraphrasing of a Samuel L. Jackson quote from the 1997 classic, Jackie Brown, but an amusing nod to the fact that this company is going to do... 
by Ban | Jun 4, 2025 | Features, Reviews
Towards the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, one of my favorite value controllers was the Aolion K10. For $25, you get a hall effect controller with connectivity up the wahzoo and a charging dock to boot. Since then, most controllers have been in that $40-$50... 
by andrew | May 29, 2025 | Features, Reviews
It’s been a tumultuous year so far for Retroid, specifically with the display fiasco with the Pocket Mini. Thankfully, it seems that we can finally put that behind us, and put the focus on the other devices that Retroid has released, starting with the Retroid... 
by Ban | May 28, 2025 | Features, Reviews
How small would you want your handheld? Miyoo Mini? RG Nano? Maybe a Funkey S if you’re feeling flippy. What if you could go smaller? Take out the emulation, take out all the excess, take out anything extra, and what are you left with? The Thumby. And in today’s... 
by Ban | May 23, 2025 | Features, Reviews
The low-end market of handhelds has been primarily dominated by one of two chips. The RK3326 and the RK3566. Both of which have been seen in handhelds dating back to 2022, or 2020 for the 3326. In that time, the most we’ve seen out of those chips is new firmware and... 
by Nick | May 20, 2025 | Features, Reviews
Anbernic tends to march to its own drum. After a monthly release cycle in 2024, they surprised a lot of fans by staying largely silent in the first quarter of 2025. The anticipated release of the RG557 has come and gone, and that device certainly went in some...