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Retro Handhelds Weekly: More RG Rotate, $10 Flash Carts, & Big Custom Firmware Drops
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (424+ words) Retro Handhelds Retro Handhelds Weekly: More RG Rotate, $10 Flash Carts, & Big Custom Firmware Drops 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…...
AYANEO Pocket Block Leak Points to a Smaller, Cheaper Android Handheld
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (527+ words) Recently, the only announcements that AYANEO has been making are regarding price, availability, and shipping status for its various handhelds. That might not be the case for too much longer, as friend of the site, @Retro Dead Fred, found a…...
Anbernic RG Rotate Review: Anbernic's Best Non-Handheld
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (536+ words) Personally, I was not a big fan of the RG Vita. It felt too expensive on launch, it was underwhelming in terms of QC, and the software was very2023. So when they announced the RG Rotate and showed it using the…...
Anbernic RG DS Gets a New Linux Firmware That Finally Embraces Dual Screens
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (312+ words) Don't expect this to really rival what we've seen from some of the dual-screen Android launchers, such as ii SU or Cocoon. However, the Linux build definitely gives off more of a "Nintendo DS" vibe than dealing with the stock…...
AYANEO NEXT 2 Shipping Is Still on Track, But New Orders Remain Unavailable
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (340+ words) After seemingly announcing new products and variations on a bi-weekly cadence, AYANEO has been mostly quiet since RAMpocalypse reared its ugly head. On the bright side, the company provided an update for those who pre-ordered the AYANEO NEXT 2 before the…...
Batocera 43 Adds Support for AYN Thor, Retroid Pocket 6, and Is Packed With New Features
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (263+ words) If you're a fan of messing around with different custom firmware solutions, but primarily use Android handhelds, you're in luck. Batocera 43 is now available, not only bringing with it a laundry list (or two) worth of new features and bug…...
Sega Announce New Reason To Sit Down All Day
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (20+ words) Retro Handhelds Sega Announce New Reason To Sit Down All Day...
DSpico Setup and Review: A DS Flash Cart Under $10
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (814+ words) Last month, we covered the DSpico, an open-source Raspberry Pi DS flash cart that can be obtained on Ali Express for roughly five whole dollary-doos. Well, yours truly decided that was definitely cheap enough to warrant a dart throw, so…...
Flydigi Vader 5 S Review: Wired Peak
1+ week, 6+ day ago (813+ words) When I was younger, I usually got stuck with the third-party, player two controllers. That usually meant the Mad Catz PS2 controller, or the Pop Rocks Wiimote. While not great, they were usually passable at best. Now that I'm older, I…...
Anbernic RG Rotate Setup Guide
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (585+ words) It's definitely been an odd year for Anbernic, with some questionable device and product releases. However, the company managed to get just about everyone's attention with the Anbernic RG Rotate. This device doesn't try to imitate any other retro handheld;…...