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CRKD Neo S Review: Hitting the Mark
Hot off their success with the Nitro Deck, CRKD is back with a new collection of controller offerings. The Neo S POPeArt series was released in April 2024 and hopes to stand out from the pack with their unique design in the modern space, and a variety of art designs...
Retro Handhelds Weekly: Retroid Pocket 5, Cemu for Android, and Much More!
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,...
Using the ROG Ally X as a PC
I have never had a PC in my adult age. We had one when I was a kid that I would play Putt-Putt on, but I never got into it much beyond that. I had a Macbook in college and gaming in 2010 on that was not really an option. When I got the Steam Deck, that was the closest...
ZPG A1 Unicorn Review: So Clicky, So Good
Ever since the RGB30 hit the scene, there's been a random smattering of 1:1 handhelds arriving. The latest of which is the ZPG A1 Unicorn, a retro handheld that we first saw late last year. However, after the Unicorn landed earlier this year, it might have just become...
RetroArch Setup Guide for iOS Devices
Greetings friends and fellow enthusiasts! This is Mikhailov from Team Retrogue, where we like retro games and the devices that bring them to us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbPgbh5kRxY&t=4s RetroArch became available on iOS devices through the Apple App Store...
8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard Review: This is the One
Normally when we go into retro gaming we think of our handhelds, maybe our Sega Genesis or the Nintendo 64 controller everyone loved to use. But unless you’re a MS-DOS nerd you might not have thought about the keyboard you use for retro gaming. When 8Bitdo released...
Retro Handhelds Weekly: Retroid Pocket 5, MagicX Processor Saga, and Much More!
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,...
5 Games With Jobs to Play on Labor Day
Labor Day is a holiday in the USA that celebrates the economic achievements of workers. I thought it could be fun to discuss some retro games that have gameplay of you doing jobs in it. There are so many great options, so join me while I highlight 5 of my favorites....
GotX: Serene September Games Announced!
Greetings friends and fellow enthusiasts! This is Mikhailov from Team Retrogue. With the dawn of a new month comes new games for GotX. This month, the pleasure of delivering the news of this month's games falls to me. The theme is Serene September. The weather is...
Pokemon Unbound: The Very Best ROM hack
Pokémon Unbound is regarded as one of the best ROM hacks currently available for the entire Pokemon franchise. It has a new original story, new region, custom assets, redesigned UX, and a ton of other quality-of-life features that set it apart from all of its peers....
How to Change Boot Video on Steam Deck
Despite our primary focus being on retro handhelds from the likes of Anbernic, Miyoo, and others, there's no denying that the Steam Deck holds a special place in our hearts. This is simply because it really offers the best "all-in-one" solution for gaming on the go....
Mikhailov & Nefarious Go to Retro World Expo
Greetings friends and fellow enthusiasts! This is Mikhailov from Team Retrogue, where we like retro games and the devices that bring them to us. This past weekend, my friend Nefarious Ways and I put down our emulation devices and went for the real deal. We embraced...
A1 Unicorn vs. RG Cube: Which One?
If you’ve been following handhelds for long enough, you’d know that for the longest time, 480p 3.5” handhelds were not only the norm, but the dominating form factor in the space. So when Powkiddy came out of left field with a 4” 1:1 720p handheld in the RGB30 I was...
My Plea to Powkiddy: A New RGB30
As the river of handheld releases continues to flood our consumerist minds, it's important to not just focus on the hype of the moment, but the handhelds that have stood up and made a name for themselves in the crowded pack. The Powkiddy RGB30 is barely a year old at...
Retro Handhelds Weekly: Retroid Pocket Mini, Anbernic RG40XXV, and Much More!
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,...
Are Fanatical Mystery Bundles Worth It?
If you have been in the world of buying cheap Steam keys, then Fanatical and their mystery bundles are no stranger to you. The idea is you can pay different tiers to get a bundle of mystery keys. This is always so enticing and I have fallen victim to it many of times,...
Anbernic RG40XXV First Impressions
I am going to be honest. The Anbernic fatigue has been setting in at this point of the year for me. I felt little excitement from the RG40XXH despite the 4:3 screen being enjoyable to use. When I heard the news of yet another XX device releasing, I felt like I had...
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
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
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
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
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...
Retro Handhelds Weekly: SteamOS on ROG Ally, GKD Bubble, Lime3DS, and More!
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,...
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
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
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...
Next MagicX Handheld Might Feature a Familiar Processor
MagicX, exclusively on the Retro Handhelds Discord has announced that future releases of their devices will feature an Allwinner SoC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p3OhX9wK50&t=2s Not much information has been shared, but it looks like tensions have reached a...
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 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
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...