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Quest 64 Gets The Recomp Treatment
Quest 64 got the N64Recomp treatment from Rainchus, bringing widescreen, high framerates, and instant loads to the cult-favorite oddball N64 JRPG.
Hyperkin Mega 95 Is Not Vaporware, Actually
Hyperkin’s Mega95 “Genesis Nomad for 2026” has finished hardware, but launch is delayed while the team fixes emulator visual glitches and firmware issues.
Last Crown Warriors Is A New GBC Game Mashing Up Zelda and RTS
GBC “action-tactics” game mixing Zelda-style action and RTS-lite base control, with a free demo and Kickstarter-backed physical carts still on the way.
Can It Cook Doom?
Modder turns a Krups Cook4Me into an Arm-based Doom machine, running the game on its touchscreen while the pressure cooker hardware keeps safely doing its job.
Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave Gives C64 the Sequel It Deserved
Fan project Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave brings 100 console-born stages and remastered visuals to C64, delivering the closest thing yet to a true sequel.
BSS 01: The Socialist Pong Box That Cost Half a Paycheck
East Germany’s BSS 01 was a pricey state-built Pong clone, sold mostly to youth centers, born from Cold War tech anxiety and killed by its own cost.
Archivist Recovers Footage From Monolith’s Scrapped Nolan-verse Batman Title
New footage from Monolith’s canceled Project Apollo Batman game shows the Tumbler in action, recovered from deleted hard drive sectors by an archivist.
Cory In The House Might Be The Greatest Game Of All Time
Cory in the House is climbing Metacritic’s user rankings after a fresh wave of perfect scores, threatening to overtake 2025 GOTY winner Clair Obscur.
New Saturn Shooter Took Five Years and Pushes Hardware To The Brink
Solo developer Riccardo Campione spent five years building Vigilant Paradise, a Miami Vice-inspired FPS that pushes the Saturn’s hardware to its limits.
Virtual Boy Owners Finally Get the Flashcart They Deserve
MrCART’s third pre-order batch brings an on-system menu multicart to Virtual Boy, making the full library far more playable on original hardware.
You No Longer Need $8K to Enjoy Delisoba Deluxe
Delisoba Deluxe, Saturn’s ultra-rare soba delivery racer, just got an English fan patch, making the $8,000 curiosity actually playable and understandable.
Super Robot Wars 64 Finally Getting English Translation
Super Robot Wars 64 is finally getting a fan translation, bringing the 1999 Japan-exclusive N64 tactical RPG to English speakers for the first time.
Sega’s New Mini Cabs Are Here to Destroy Your Shelf Space
A batch of Sega-themed My Arcade mini cabinets is coming in 2026, shrinking classic experiences into new collectible shelf candy for hardware-obsessed fans.
GameStop Closing Hundreds Of Locations, Again
GameStop is closing hundreds more US stores in early 2026, rapidly shrinking its retail footprint and turning the classic game shop experience into a rarity.
AYN Issues a Massive Thor Update
AYN issues a massive update for the Thor regarding firmware, shipping, and some unfortunate (but expected) price increases.
Retro Handhelds Weekly: AYANEO Saga Continues, CES 2026, MiniLoong Pocket 1, and More
Hardware, software, reviews, and CES ’26: Retro Handhelds Weekly rounds up the biggest stories, standout community finds, and what to watch next.
AYANEO Reveals Pocket DMG Aura Yellow
In an early morning sharing session, AYANEO revealed yet another special edition color for their Pocket DMG. This time, we’re getting Aura Yellow.
CES 2026 Recap: 8BitDo, MSI, OneXPlayer, ASUS, Genki, and Everything Else We Could Find
It’s been a long week but CES is finally over. With a lot of announcements, here’s what stood out as some of the most interesting to the Retro Handhelds team.
Tinkerer’s Treasure: dArkOS Brings Debian Linux to RK3326/3566 Devices
dArkOS CFW has arrived for a large number of RJ3326/RK3356 handhelds, bringing Debian Linux into the handheld scene.
GameSir Debuts New Driving Peripherals at CES ’26
Accessories maker GameSir has debuted two exciting new control accessories at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Ohsnap Announces Two Sleek Variants of the MCON Controller
Ohsnap announced MCON Slim and Lite at CES 2026: thinner MagSafe controllers for iPhone at $60+. Lite ships summer, Slim arrives this fall.
MiniLoong Pocket 1 Is Competing For Best Handheld Of 2023
MiniLoong Pocket 1 is a new RK3566 handheld with 1GB RAM, a 4″ 960×720 screen, single stick, and 4000mAh battery, all wrapped in a distinctive shell.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 4K Just Got Better!
Henriko Magnifico’s Twilight Princess 4k project has received its biggest update yet! Let’s check out the release notes and where you can download it yourself.
Lenovo Reveal SteamOS on the Legion Go 2
Lenovo announces a new version of the Legion Go 2 at CES, and it’ll be here in July, offering the same specs as the current iteration, just with SteamOS.
GameSir Pocket Taco: $35 Controller for Portrait Gaming on the Go
GameSir’s $34.99 Pocket Taco is a Game Boy-styled controller that clips to your phone’s bottom for portrait-mode retro gaming. Preorders live, ships March 15.
Retro Handhelds Weekly: AYANEO, OneXSugar Wallet, PICO-8 on iOS, NHL ’94 Updates and Much More
Catch up on the week’s biggest retro handheld headlines: Another AYANEO debacle, foldable handhelds, and upcoming price hikes, plus fresh emulator and software updates.
AYN Thor Lite up for Preorder
Do you remember the AYN Thor Lite? Seems like AYN finally does. Despite being initially listed for pre-order with the rest of the AYN Thor models, the Thor Lite had been placed as out of stock for the last few months, but that seemingly changes now as we approach the...
Gorf Gets A Lovingly Robust Port For GBA
Gorf for GBA is a fan-made, arcade-perfect port with sampled speech, all stages intact, a 24-mission challenge mode, and a gallery celebrating the cult shooter.
AYANEO Announces a Change to Their Order Process With the Mini PC AM03 Release
AYANEO has shared launch details for their upcoming Mini PC AM03, and this time they’re directing consumers to order the product from their website.
Finally, Bop-It For Game Boy!
BopIt! GB is a free GB Studio demake that turns the classic Bop-It into a Game Boy rhythm game with voice clips, rumble, and “Pass It!” local multiplayer.