Welcome to the latest edition of Retro Handhelds Weekly. This week, we saw a bunch of news in 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, and catch up on what’s happened this week in the world of Retro Handhelds.
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Hardware and Industry News
- Anbernic RG DDS Gameplay Showcase Starts With PS4 Emulation Because Why Not: We were obviously a bit more focused on Azahar announcing it will no longer support Anbernic handhelds, so we forgot to share this latest RG DDS teaser. Early yesterday morning, a new video was released on Anbernic’s YouTube channel giving us a closer look at its upcoming clamshell handheld.
- Retro Remake is Back with a Portable FPGA: While RR’s Nintendo Switch screens and mods have been popular, albeit questionable in terms of availability, their line of FPGA devices, including the Mister Pi, and SuperStation One, have been popular emulation alternatives that certainly deserve the praise and criticism they’ve gotten up to this point, but it seems they aren’t done yet.
- Acer Predator Atlas 8 Launches November 1 for $1,299 with Arc G3 Extreme: The Predator Atlas 8 will officially be released at Best Buy starting on November 1. Acer quietly launched pre-orders last week, and were quickly sold out, wondering if we had another MSI situation on our hands. Thankfully, that doesn’t seem to be the case, with the Atlas 8 scheduled to officially launch at Best Buy.
More Hardware & Industry News
- BrickStation Turns Your LEGO PlayStation Into a Playable Console
- KONKR Pocket Advance ‘ICE Pink Limited Edition’ Slated for Release in “Mid-November”
- SGBC Is a Game Boy-Focused FPGA Console
- Hyperkin SupaBoy Pocket Console Now Available on Amazon
- ModRetro Re-Releases ClayFighter: Sculptor’s Cut for the M64
- Yoniq Duo Kickstarter Campaign “May Be Delayed a Little”
- Argonaut Games and ModRetro Team Up to Release Croc 2 Kingdom of the Gobbos
- Evercade Nexus is Officially Released
Apps and Software
- Azahar, the De Facto 3DS Emulator, Will No Longer Support Anbernic Handhelds: Azahar formally stated that it will “NOT be officially supporting these devices or others from this manufacturer.” This comes after Anbernic released videos showcasing its upcoming RG DDS, where 3DS emulation gameplay is shown using a fork known as AzaharPlus.
- AYANEO Announces AYASpace 2, Turning Your Handheld Into a ‘Pocket Museum’: It’s been a while since we’ve seen Arthur in a livestream, but that changed earlier this morning during a “Sharing Session” for the KONKR Pocket Block and Pocket Advance. Although both of these handhelds have already been released, AYANEO took this time to unveil AYASpace 2, dubbed a “Pocket Museum.
- Switch 2 Games Are Already Running on the iPhone and Mac: We’ve seen a recent explosion in AI-assisted (or outright created) tools that turn Switch games into native, or near-native ports. One recent example comes from @willfaustcuber, who was able to get Mario Kart World running on their iPhone 18 Pro and Mac.
More Software News
Emulation Corner
Custom Core
Ports/Decomps/Recomps
Game of the Month
From the Writers
While there’s always a lot of news to cover and talk about, we also try to take a step back and give everyone something a bit different to enjoy. These are the more editorial-styled articles and reviews that you might have missed over the course of this week.
- 8BitDo Ultimate 3 Review: Great Controller, Strange Choices
- PachiPals Might Be My Favorite Game Boy Homebrew Yet
On the YouTubes
RH Partners
Looking for Deals?
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