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The Actual Best Way to Play Majora’s Mask

The Actual Best Way to Play Majora’s Mask

Reddit will argue over these. by Joe This article is a sequel. And not just any sequel, but one that reuses the same assets and flips them to save on development costs and time and recontextualizes the entire experience. Yes, I know what you're thinking, just like...

Delver: A Roguelike Like They Used To Make

Delver: A Roguelike Like They Used To Make

We love talking about older games around these parts, whether they're what we're playing this week, or old memories waiting to be relived. Today, though, I'd like to cover something a bit more recent - a little game called Delver. Delver is a game that first came out...

GKD Pixel: 7 Months Later

GKD Pixel: 7 Months Later

Released in January of this year, the GKD Pixel wasn’t really all that popular out of the gate. Too expensive, the hardware was old, and if you really pushed the device you could feel it get warm in your hand. Skip all the way to August and, well none of those are...

How to Upgrade ROG Ally X SSD

How to Upgrade ROG Ally X SSD

With the ASUS ROG Ally X, there are more than a few meaningful upgrades that have been implemented to improve the experience. One such example is the ability to use a traditional 2280 M.2 NVMe drive, as opposed to the 2230 form factor from the original Ally. With...

Kinhank K36 Review: Good Bones, Shaky Software

Kinhank K36 Review: Good Bones, Shaky Software

Unlike most of the folks here at RH, I don't need Ban to convince me to jump at potential e-waste budget handhelds. I possess that instinct (curse) all on my own. So when I found out that Kinhank was making their own clone of my beloved R36S, I was on board...

The Zotac Zone is Finally Available for Pre-order

The Zotac Zone is Finally Available for Pre-order

After making its grand entrance at Computex, the Zotac Zone is finally available for pre-order. This is just the latest competitor attempting to dethrone the Steam Deck OLED and ROG Ally X, but it carries the same price tag as ASUS’ offering. The difference here is...

ASUS ROG Ally X Review: The Best Handheld, For Now

ASUS ROG Ally X Review: The Best Handheld, For Now

For reasons I can't quite explain, I was surprisingly excited about the release of the ASUS ROG Ally X. It's not like I don't have enough handhelds to play around with, as I own the Steam Deck OLED, Lenovo Legion Go, and MSI Claw. And that's not counting the Android...

XBPlay Makes Xbox on Handhelds Awesome

XBPlay Makes Xbox on Handhelds Awesome

Xbox has recently raised the prices for GamePass, but the service is so awesome. If only there was a way to enjoy these titles on a handheld in a comfortable way. There is! It is an app called XBPlay. What Is It? XBPlay is an app that you can easily install on...

The Best Way to Play Majora’s Mask

The Best Way to Play Majora’s Mask

You’ve been met with a terrible framebuffer emulator, have you? Prepared by Joe You are itchy. An itchy itch that feels… itchy. An itch from your childhood, or even an itch nostalgic for the forgotten era of 2015. You long to scratch it, but that scratch is playing...

Valve Releases Windows Drivers for Steam Deck OLED

Valve Releases Windows Drivers for Steam Deck OLED

Valve has finally released drivers that allow Steam Deck OLED players to install Windows on their devices. Hello WinDeck fans! We’ve just shipped APU, Audio, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth drivers for Windows on Steam Deck OLED. You can find the updated drivers and notes here:...

Anbernic RG40XXV Arrives on August 26

Anbernic RG40XXV Arrives on August 26

At this point, it probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise, but a week after surprising everyone with a video of the RG40XXV, Anbernic has shared everything there is to know. Which includes the continued reliance on the Allwinner H700 chip. This is despite...

How to Emulate the N64 Transfer Pak

How to Emulate the N64 Transfer Pak

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 my younger days, I was in awe of the N64 Transfer Pak. Utilizing this controller attachment, one could plug in their...

Powkiddy V10 vs RGB20: Come Here Often?

Powkiddy V10 vs RGB20: Come Here Often?

Picture This: It’s the end of 2020, and the Rockchip RK3326 is all the rage. Hardkernel released their Odroid Go Advance back in June, Anbernic released the RG351P in September, and Retroid put out their Pocket 2 back in January. So what does Powkiddy do? They release...

6 Back to School Games You’ll Love

6 Back to School Games You’ll Love

The season of family getaways, swimming, and sunshine is once again wrapping up. August was always bittersweet as a kid, as it represented the end of summer vacation and a return to another long year of school. As soon as those back-to-school sale commercials started...

ROG Ally X Thoughts from an ROG Ally Hater

ROG Ally X Thoughts from an ROG Ally Hater

I was so excited about the original ROG Ally. Heck, I sold so much of my collection to be able to afford it and I preordered it. Luckily, I even got it a few days early before release (unlike a lot of these handhelds)! My excitement was unmatched until I finished...

The SJGAM M21 Is Another Clone of a Clone

The SJGAM M21 Is Another Clone of a Clone

Are you the type that likes to throw your money at any e-waste handheld that lands on AliExpress? Well, get your wallet ready as the SJGAM M21 is expected to arrive any day now. In true SJGAM fashion, the M21 is another clone hitting the market. But instead of cloning...

3 Ways to Pause Elden Ring

3 Ways to Pause Elden Ring

This is a ‘Git Gud’ Safe Zone Prepared by Joe We’ve all been there when you are untethered by Radahn area attacks in phase II and you are completely telegraphed into his move set, torch in hand, ready to pounce once your 1-2 second attack window is achieved and...

Anbernic RG40XXV Confirmed in ‘First Look’ Video

Anbernic RG40XXV Confirmed in ‘First Look’ Video

It's been a little while since the last Anbernic device was released, but it seems that the wait for something new is almost over. After a leak gave us a look at a new Anbernic handheld, the company published a "First Look" video on its YouTube channel. This...

‘Timeless’ Retro Games You Should Play

‘Timeless’ Retro Games You Should Play

Greetings friends and fellow enthusiasts! This is Mikhailov from Team Retrogue, where we like retro games and the devices that bring them to us. What is a "timeless" game? According to Merriam-Webster, the word "timeless" is an adjective defined as "not restricted to...

Abathor: A Solid Classic Experience

Abathor: A Solid Classic Experience

I’ve said it before I’ll say it again, I have a handheld problem. I also have a controller problem. But one thing I haven’t mentioned is my steadily growing game problem. In Steam alone I’ve managed to pick up 540 or so games and still counting. While I may have...

Emulated Games in Armoury Crate!

Emulated Games in Armoury Crate!

Gary's Note: This article is intended as a companion piece to the video tutorial located here. One of the best parts of a Linux handheld, be it a Steam Deck or something like the RG351P, is the unified front-end experience. It's one of the things people comment the...

WiiMote Light Gun Tutorial

WiiMote Light Gun Tutorial

If you were fortunate enough to be around to experience arcades back in their 80s and 90s glory days, you'll know that light gun games were an essential part of any respectable arcade's collection. The zapper was part of what Nintendo said elevated the NES beyond that...

5 Unique RPGs for You to Try Out!

5 Unique RPGs for You to Try Out!

I am always playing a different RPG. It is my favorite genre of game. I thought, "If I am playing all these games, why not share with the world and maybe another person on the internet can find something fun?". This is my first attempt at that, so hopefully you find...

In Defense of the Nintendo 64 Controller

In Defense of the Nintendo 64 Controller

Nintendo for Nintendo, 64 for the bits. “It had more bits than the PS1, therefore betterer” – Lance Barr, probably. The N64 was Nintendo’s first two-feet-in foray into a fully 3D capable machine, and quickly became the go-to for parents to buy for their children to distract them from their impending divorce with hits like Super Mario 64, The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Donkey Kong 64, and South Park 64. My parents are still together, so I never had an N64 growing up, but I was always captivated by the uniqueness of it’s the design: the old aspect of using cartridges while playing fully 3D games, the gargantuan amount of money needed to buy games and accessories, and most iconic of all: The N64 Controller. 

Can You Retro Game in VR?

Can You Retro Game in VR?

Greetings friends and fellow enthusiasts! This is Mikhailov from Team Retrogue, where we like retro games and the devices that bring them to us. Let's take a look at an unusual device for retro gaming: the Meta Quest 3. That's right: a virtual reality headset is more...