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Retro-Bit Go Retro! Handheld Packs 260 Games for $35

Retro gaming handhelds and compact consoles are starting to gain some serious mainstream popularity these days. But some of the cheaper systems out there either only run pirated ROMs, or come only with bad homebrew copies…

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Atari 2600 Returns as Handheld Console and New Plug-and-play Joystick

If you want to relive some of that ’80s gaming glory you had on the Atari, there’s are a couple of new ways to enjoy that, courtesy of PQube. For starters, the Atari Retro Handheld system…

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Game Boy Alarm Clock: It’s Super Mario Time!

This alarm clock looks exactly like the Game Boy you used to play on the go. It even has working buttons. The only difference is that instead of playing classic games, this version is all about…

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Mattel Pocket Football and Basketball Shrink Down to Keychain Size

When I was a kid, I used to play the heck out of that Mattel Pocket Football game. I always sucked at kicking, but I was quite adept at running down the field fast as hell.…

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Retro-Bit Go Retro! Portable Is Loaded with 300 Licensed Games

Retro-Bit revealed some exciting news at CES this past week in the form of a handheld game system loaded with old-school classics. The company calls it the Go Retro! It has a Game Boy style look,…

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Hyperkin Ultra GB: An Aluminum Game Boy Classic

Nostalgia among gaming nerds is big business. The NES and SNES Classic Edition retro consoles are still selling out. Obviously a Game Boy Classic Edition must be on the way from Nintendo, right? Maybe, but Hyperkin…

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FC Pocket HDMI Combines Portable Famicom Gaming with HDMI Output

I recently had the opportunity to test out Retro-Bit’s RES+ console, which lets you play classic 8-bit Nintendo games over an HDMI connection, resulting in image quality heretofore unseen from these classic games. If you’re looking…

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Bring the Arcade Anywhere with These Classic Arcade Mini Cabinets

I spent a whole lot of time and a whole lot of quarters in arcades when I was a kid. Now that I’m a grown-up and make a halfway decent living, I’ve got my own custom-built…

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Nintendo Ends New 3DS Production in Japan

It doesn’t seem like the Nintendo 3DS has been around that long, but it has been six years since the original model launched, and the new version came out in 2014. Kotaku reports that an official…

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Mattel Classic Retro Sports Games Still Suck

Anyone who didn’t grow up back in the early ’80s doesn’t really understand how awesome it was when video games started hitting the scene. In those days, if we found a quarter in the road, we…

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Nintendo 2DS XL Is for Gamers Who Don’t Need No Stinkin’ 3D

I’ve never really had a problem watching 3D movies in the theater with nausea or tired eyes. I can’t say the same about the 3DS that my son had. The top screen on that portable literally…

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Super Retro Boy Brings the Game Boy Back with Some Upgrades

The Game Boy has had it’s time in the sun and then went away. There’s no hint that Nintendo plans to re-launch it either, despite great sales of the NES Classic. At least we have the…

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TV Game 100 Plus Crams 100 Games into a Tiny Controller

There are lots of ways to play retro style arcade games on your TV these days, but most of them are a little big to carry with you everywhere. This little gadget from across the Pacific …

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Bungle Portable N64: Shiny Old Console

Bacman member Bungle made this polished, compact and portable Nintendo 64 mod. As far as portable N64 mods go, this is one of the cleanest ones I’ve ever seen. It’s not that pretty – it reminds…

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The World’s Most Confused Handheld Gaming System

Oh, China. You’re such a great nation, but sometimes we’ve got to call you on your ridiculous reinterpretations of trademarked and copyrighted works from other parts of the world. This handheld gaming console is one such…

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Aluminum N64 Portable: Metaltendo

Over the years, I’ve seen some pretty impressive custom-built handhelds, and here’s another that’s definitely worth checking out. This Nintendo 64 portable system features a beautiful aluminum case, and even aluminum buttons.…

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Tag: Handheld

Retro-Bit Go Retro! Handheld Packs 260 Games for $35

Atari 2600 Returns as Handheld Console and New Plug-and-play Joystick

Game Boy Alarm Clock: It’s Super Mario Time!

Mattel Pocket Football and Basketball Shrink Down to Keychain Size

Retro-Bit Go Retro! Portable Is Loaded with 300 Licensed Games

Hyperkin Ultra GB: An Aluminum Game Boy Classic

FC Pocket HDMI Combines Portable Famicom Gaming with HDMI Output

Bring the Arcade Anywhere with These Classic Arcade Mini Cabinets

Nintendo Ends New 3DS Production in Japan

Mattel Classic Retro Sports Games Still Suck

Nintendo 2DS XL Is for Gamers Who Don’t Need No Stinkin’ 3D

Super Retro Boy Brings the Game Boy Back with Some Upgrades

TV Game 100 Plus Crams 100 Games into a Tiny Controller

Bungle Portable N64: Shiny Old Console

The World’s Most Confused Handheld Gaming System

Aluminum N64 Portable: Metaltendo

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