UPDATE 28/12/25: Ayaneo has released system specs for the Pocket Vert, added below. Ayaneo has dropped something a little unexpected — the Pocket Vert, a new handheld console with a vertical screen orientation and compact design. The announcement came via the official Ayaneo Twitter feed, accompanied by a reveal videoRead More →
Wow. This is one of those projects that immediately raises the question: why would anyone do this? A YouTuber has built an enormous LEGO-style Game Boy, complete with a full-size screen, oversized buttons, and just enough engineering madness to make it genuinely interesting rather than just daft. It’s a bitRead More →
Against all expectations — and after one of the messiest chapters in modern retro hardware history — the Intellivision Sprint is now officially on sale in Europe. Launched today by PLAION REPLAI in collaboration with Atari, the Intellivision Sprint arrives just in time for Christmas, positioning itself as a premiumRead More →
Just when you think you’ve seen every possible iteration of the budget Android handheld, a device like the GameMT EX5 appears to challenge your expectations. At first glance, it’s a dead ringer for the Sony PlayStation Vita, but a closer look reveals one of the oddest design choices we’ve seenRead More →
Cheap, cheerful, and running both Android and Linux — is this the next big entry-level retro handheld? The retro handheld market never sleeps — and apparently neither does Abxylute. Their latest device, the Abxylute E1, has quietly appeared online, and for retro fans on a budget, this one’s immediately interesting:Read More →
The GF1 Neptune isn’t coming in 2025, but we may just see the FPGA take on the abandoned SEGA Neptune in 2026. The makers of the GF1 Neptune — an FPGA-based SEGA Neptune reimagining that aims to deliver cycle-accurate Mega Drive and 32X hardware without emulation compromises — have sharedRead More →
Analogue doesn’t usually move like this. The company is known for slow, curated, prestige-style drops — not sudden restocks and eight-colour nostalgia explosions. But with today’s announcement of the Analogue 3D Funtastic Editions, it’s hard not to see the writing on the wall: Analogue is feeling the pressure from ModRetro’sRead More →
Anbernic has dropped the launch video for the RG 477V, and honestly? I wasn’t expecting to be impressed. After all, the “vertical handheld” space is usually where manufacturers stash their quirky experiments — cute, nostalgic, sometimes brilliant, often compromised. It’s where dreams of Game Boy-shaped emulation machines go to liveRead More →
ModRetro unveils the M64 — a transparent, N64-style console that already looks more authentic than the Analogue 3D ModRetro has quietly lifted the lid on its next big project: the M64, a new retro-inspired console built in the unmistakable silhouette of the Nintendo 64 — and frankly, it already looksRead More →
