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Android Handhelds Suck – Here’s Why
Android has taken over the retro handheld scene - and for good reason. It's the most widely used operating system on the planet, and every single ARM chip released in the past decade supports it, a privilege Linux does not share. But while most of us love dearly our...
I Turned My Steam Deck Into a Nintendo DS
A few weeks ago, I was browsing Reddit and came across one of the more exciting posts that I've seen in a while. Someone managed to turn their Steam Deck into a hacked-together, yet modern, 3DS. The idea of doing someone similar never really left my brain, resulting...
Red Viper: A Virtual Boy Emulator for the Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo has always been a company that has tried weird gimmicks with their gaming consoles. The Virtual Boy came out in 1995 with an emphasis on 3D gaming! It was bulky, the games were red, and you had to have your head held just right to see the effects. The Virtual...
GameBoy Color-ish: The Color Clone Catalog
1998. Google was founded, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released, and I still wasn’t a thought to be born. Regardless of these successes, and soon-to-be disappointments, the handheld scene was about to see its next popular child: the Game Boy Color. Positive...
Skull & Co. Jumpgate Dock Review
When Nintendo debuted the Switch in 2017, there was still a lot of hesitation after their misfire with the WiiU. Given the Switch's 100+ million console sales and ubiquity around the world, it's difficult to remember that people were once unsure about whether this...
Can a Nintendo Fan Become a Sega Fan?
I grew up a Nintendo kid. NES, SNES, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, N64, and GameCube. I never owned a Sega console nor did I know anyone who owned one besides my sister who had a GameGear. I guess I just grew up in a little Nintendo bubble. The rivalry between...
5 Licensed Retro Games That Are Good
Growing up in the '90s/early 2000s, most of my early games were licensed games. Remember when grandma didn't know what you wanted for your birthday, but she knew you liked Nickelodeon? You usually got a licensed game and sometimes they were surprisingly great! Some of...
Game of the X: March 2024
Even though it was a leap year, February went extremely quickly! A new month for GotM is now upon us. The theme this month was Multiple Ending March. The games nominated had to have multiple endings available during your playthrough. The competition was very close and...
My First Retro Handheld: Ban’s Journey
Just like everyone else who’s likely reading this, gaming has been a big part of my life since I was young. Unlike most of you reading this. I wasn’t old enough to really start with an SNES, Genesis, or Atari 2600. The first home console my family had was a...
Retro Arena: An Anbernic RG Arc Custom Firmware
The Anbernic RG Arc is such a strange, yet cool device. Resembling a Sega Saturn controller, it is a little disappointing that some of the performance for Saturn isn’t the best. The hopes of a Custom Firmware arriving to fix that besides GammaOS have been slow and...
The Nintendo DSi: An Appreciation Post
I am a child of the early 2010s, and as pretty much anybody alive at that time would know, everybody owned a DS. Your kids begged you for one, your classmates would sneak in a couple of minutes of Pokemon during class, and your teachers picked them off those...
Retro Gaming’s Hidden Headache: The Frustration of Organizing ROMs
So you just unboxed and set up a brand-new handheld. Probably something like the RG35XX+ or maybe you're waiting for the Anbernic RG556 to show up. Once you've finished arranging everything to your liking, you're ready to transfer ROMs to a microSD card. It seems like...
Practicality of Pocketable Portables
Retro Handhelds are great. One of the biggest selling points is how portable they are. I am always intrigued by that as a person who never takes them anywhere. I just play on the couch while watching tv. Sure, I have taken my Steam Deck to a hotel once or twice and...
Nintendo Handhelds As Subway Subs Pt. 2
by joe Salutations fellow New Nintendo 3DS XL Majora’s Mask Limited Edition Console enjoyers! Thank you to the 1 person who asked for part 2 of this... Thing, for without it Stubbs wouldn’t have thrown me another 100mbs of internet. Instead of using it to ask for...
Celeste 64: A Challenging New Perspective
Celeste is a great game. It was even a joke for a while that anytime someone asked for a hidden gem, it was always Celeste being suggested. Jokes aside, it is because it is one of the best indie games ever released. If you haven’t played it before, I highly suggest...
The Hot Dog Experience: Hyperkin Pixel Art LE Controller
The licensing partnership between pixel art and childhood convenience foods might be a bit of a stretch, but hey, who’s to argue what works.
(Un)Hinged: The Annoyingly Interesting and Dense World of “New” 3DS Screens
Therapy Time. By Joe Preface “So when did this all start?” February 15th, 2015. The North American release date of the Nintendo New 3DS. In The Beginning The New 3DS for me was Nintendo's most welcome and unnecessary upgrade to one of the greatest Handhelds of all...
An In-Depth Android Handheld Setup Guide
Greetings friends and fellow enthusiasts! This is Mikhailov from Team Retrogue, where we like retro games and the devices that bring them to us. In this article, we're diving into the world of Android Handhelds. There are so many great handhelds that run Android as a...
Retro Handheld Valentine’s Day Cards
Valentine's Day is coming tomorrow whether you like it or not. Do you have a gaming partner that you forgot to buy for? Well, don't you worry! We here at Retro Handhelds have you covered with some Valentine's cards that are sure to spark some true (legally backed-up)...
WTF Do I Play On This Thing: The RGB30
If you're anything like me, part of the handheld hobby addiction is receiving the new device in the mail, and not diving into playing it and enjoying games, but rather optimizing the experience from the hard work of users in the community. I love seeing updates about...
ROG Ally – Disassembly and Modding Guide
This Article was written and provided by community member Dan W. ROG Ally, Meet Sakura Retro Modding Earning My Modern Gaming Side Quest Like any good member of the RH community, I spend a large portion of my gaming time playing retro games, specifically the RH Games...
MinUI for RG35XX Plus and RG35XXH Guide
If you are like me, then when you get a new device you are instantly interested in what custom firmware is available that can make the experience even better than dealing with the stock firmware. The RG35XX Plus and RG35XX H are the newest installments from Anernic. I...
Steam Deck OLED Woes: Don’t Skip Steps
As soon as the Steam Deck was announced, I immediately jumped on the waiting list. At the time I wasn't sure whether it was really going to change how I played games, as I've primarily been a console gamer. It's done just that, and so much more. Now, I have more...
Nintendo Handhelds, But They are Subway Sandwiches And Also Pretty Unhinged- Part 1 (Apparently)
Huh. The world has been embraced in the bosom of Nintendo for over 100 years apparently (at one time…. Literally!) And more recently the past 50 years of the Nintendo we know today! That's right, 50 years. To this day. Actually probably not, and no I'm not looking it...
GotM February
It is now February, the month of love! Maybe we can find some new games for you to love in our February Game of the Month. The theme for this month was Follow Up February. Games that were up for voting had to be a direct sequel or the next game in a franchise of a...
Playnite on Windows Handhelds: Setup Guide
Greetings friends and fellow enthusiasts! This is Mikhailov from Team Retrogue, where we like retro games and the devices that bring them to us. In this article, I’m going to give a detailed, written tutorial on how to set up the Playnite frontend on your WIndows PC...
My First Retro Handheld: Jalanimal’s Gaming History
Our initial installment in a series that will introduce our writing team and how their love of gaming and retro handhelds blossomed into what it is today!
5 Homebrew Game Boy Games to Try Out!
Homebrew games are awesome. And having some that you can play for the classic DMG? Simply sublime. Let’s look at some of the best the scene has to offer!
TrimUI Smart Pro – An RP3 Replacement?
TrimUI went ahead and made a “pro” version of their tiny device, the Smart. Is it really professional? An RP3 competitor? Worthy of your time and cash-ola?
Anbernic Has New XX’s – A Ban’s Comparison
There are two new Anbernic devices that just came out. NO WAY! SHOCKER! Anyway, let’s break down the differences between the 35XXH and the 35XX+.