Twin boys. Toddler daughter. Hospital Tech Support. Writer. Runner. Gamer. Creating in public again.*
What retro handheld should I get right now?
I’m playing my retro games on the Steam Deck OLED and the RG28XX. If you’re looking to buy a handheld for retro games, I recommend buying is either the SP or the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro. Use minUI on the SP, and use Daijisho on the Retroid Pocket.
This is a story about the little Gameboy that isn’t setup to play games. It’s been six months since I gave Rose her own “Gameboy”, and I’m fascinated with how well it’s been working for her.
At two years old (almost three!), I can hand her the Gameboy knowing that she doesn’t need help getting started. As soon as she presses the power button, dozens of videos are waiting for her, even without an internet connection.
The Retroid Pocket 2S is the name of this device, and there’s only two apps needed to make this cartoon process work: YouTube Kids and AnyHome.
YouTube Kids continues to learn the type of videos she likes (and doesn’t like), while downloading recommended ones in the background when back online.
AnyHome’s only job is to treat the app of your choice as the home screen, basically locking the Gameboy into a single app. This allows her videos to show up right when pressing the wake button.
If you have kids, I highly recommend this setup. It’s cheaper and much cooler than any phone or a tablet you can give them.
I’ve been looking for something to play old school games on for a while now. I tried adding them to my phone, but I didn’t like the experience (plus I don’t need one more thing to use my phone for). Then I then thought about buying the original Gameboy, but knew that I’d have to buy all the old cartridges for each game too.
What I settled on, after tons of research, is the Miyoo Mini. All my favorite retro games, from Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, and Sega Genesis, are saved onto an SD card and now with me everywhere I go.
The Miyoo is as small as a deck of playing cards, much smaller than I expected, and easily fits in my pocket.