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NewsMy new favorite retro controller for Game Boy games launches today, but Amazon might show you Mexican taco kits
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NewsNine years later, the Hyperkin Retron HD is nowhere near as crummy as I remember
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NewsI feel like I can't escape Xbox drama, as even new retro handheld emulators are causing a stir over app charges
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NewsYou can now use an OG Virtual Boy controller wirelessly with the Switch, and I'm hoping it inspires Nintendo to create its own new pad
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ReviewI respect the Virtual Boy as a collectable Switch 2 gadget, but it’s not exactly a retro console remake
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NewsThe Mario Game and Watch isn't my favorite version, but it does at least have the real sequel for MAR10 day
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NewsIf Sony thinks surge pricing won't prompt me to shun new-gen consoles and go back to the PS1, it should think again
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NewsAfter years of torturing myself over NES color accuracy, it turns out there is no consensus for how the retro console should look
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DealsThe Super Pocket is down to a no-brainer price, but I'd hang fire if you prefer N64 platformers like Banjo-Kazooie
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NewsThe "oldest" Nintendo PlayStation add-on now lives at the National Videogame Museum, and it almost looks like one of my weird SNES accessories
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News26 years ago today, the PS2 arrived and changed console gaming as we know it, and I'm giving it modern gifts for its birthday
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NewsThe Analogue Pocket and its portable peers are all creeping up in price
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NewsI'd probably enjoy the Game Boy Jukebox more if Nintendo released a proper retro handheld remake first
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NewsPikachu just turned 30, so I'm celebrating by using an original N64 to play Pokémon Stadium in style
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NewsPlaying Pokemon on your phone is good, actually, but I'd rather do it using this Game Boy controller
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NewsI won't lie, a Super Pocket handheld that pays tribute to one of the best N64 platfomers of all time wasn't on my bingo card
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NewsI've finally found a way to use the Switch 2 GameCube controller with an actual GameCube
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NewsThe Evercade is finally getting a wireless dual analogue stick controller, and I'm hoping it means more PS1 ports are coming
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NewsAfter five years, I can finally turn the Zelda Game and Watch into a proper retro handheld thanks to new microSD and memory mods
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Buying GuideBest retro handheld 2026: my portable picks for playing the classics
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