Retro Handhelds

Lost in the wave of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, it turns out that Amazon had another surprise hidden in plain sight. After being introduced earlier this year, we haven't really heard much about the MSI Claw 8 AI+, besides a few rumors and leaks. Just last week, MSI's next Windows gaming han...

If you are an ant then this will be some much welcomed news, as the team behind one of the world’s smallest, functioning handhelds has just launched a new colour-way. The Thumby is a charming handheld that I have had for some time now. At just 1.2″ tall, featuring a 0.4″ display that can play […]

Before we get too into the weeds with the Retroid Pocket 5 review, there's something that you should probably know about me. I have a tendency to be a bit of a "snob" when it comes to the devices I purchase, always looking to get the best. This applies to everything from the phones and

TrimUI is one of those companies that haven’t released a mountain of products. With that, they’re similar in vein to companies like Retroid and AYN. However, where they focus on Android at higher prices, the TrimUI brand lands on the lower end of the market. Following the Model S, Smart, and Smart P...

The Miyoo Flip has been in development for a very long time now, I first covered it here on Retro Dodo back in October 2023, that’s almost a year since it leaked, so I was excited to see that Miyoo’s official X account teased the new trailer for the device. The trailer reveals the finalised […]

The Odin 2 Portal is coming soon, and here is an early look at an engineering sample. This should give us a good idea of what to expect when it ships in the next month or two.

The Miyoo A30 has really come full circle: it has some excellent software options today, and it is regularly selling for $30 or less, nearly half of its price when it first launched. In this video I ...

Many companies and passionate modders have wanted to build the ultimate Game Boy over the last 10 or so years, and I have reviewed most of them since founding Retro Dodo. I can remember the first mass-produced modifications for Game Boys and Game Boy Colors, and to this day they are getting easier a...

Two of the most exciting handhelds of the year finally arrived in late 2024. The Retroid Pocket 5 and Pocket Mini were announced with much fanfare, offering some rather impressive upgrades over the Retroid Pocket 4 series. If your new handheld just landed on your doorstep and you're wondering where ...

Greetings friends and fellow enthusiasts. This is Mikhailov from Team Retrogue where we like retro games and the devices that bring them to us. MuOS Big Banana is currently in its beta testing phase for KoFi supporters. This version of MuOS will bring support for the newly-released Anbernic RG CubeX...

The Anbernic RG406H is a nice collection of iterative upgrades that we've seen from this retro handheld manufacturer over the past year. It's easily the best 4:3 handheld they've ever made, but the q...

We knew that Anbernic had at least one more device to release this year. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw at least one or two more before the calendar flips to 2025. What did surprise me was seeing the RG406H actually see the light of day, seemingly meant to take on the Retroid Pocket

It’s not often Retroid releases a handheld, usually landing at least 4 months before releases. Ignore the 3 and 3+, please. Since 2020 Anbernic has released 30+ handhelds including their variants. At that same time? Retroid has officially announced 11. So each time another one comes around, I’ve got...

Are you a Retro Handheld addict? Nah, Nick thinks you're probably fine. Then again, you probably shouldn't listen to Nick.

Welp. A day after the RG406H was shown off in a few leaked images, Anbernic has confirmed that this will be its next handheld. In true Anbernic fashion, we're in line for an information drip, starting off with a "Fun Games/Extended Features Demonstration" video. As is usually the case, this gives us...

At face value, this is an easy review: the Retroid Pocket 5 is the best handheld you can buy under $250 right now. Let's talk about why.

Anbernic's mission is to provide best-in-class handheld gaming consoles and peripherals to players and open-source developers around the world. We are driven to innovate and move the gaming market forward by continuing to build high-quality products.

It's been a few weeks, but we finally know more details about Ayaneo's next Windows handheld, the Ayaneo 3. The company published a new video to its YouTube channel showing off the design, in addition to some key specs and features. https://youtu.be/GWObbquf1l4?si=TbnrDL8613DmEFRr Starting off, the ...

Anbernic took the design of the original RG Cube and made it weaker and more affordable. Which one should you buy? Let's compare both and decide together.

The Retroid Pocket 5 has arrived, and it's so much better than I expected. In this video I'll give my first impressions, and explain why it was love at first sight.

While still giving us no actual details, AYANEO are hyping up the AYANEO 3 Code: REVO handheld that's due to be announced properly sometime soon.

There are now EIGHT different RG*XX devices with the same chipset. In this video we're going to compare each of them, to see which might be the best one for your use case.

We rank all of the best pocket friendly handhelds that we have reviewed over the years from budget devices to $200 power hungry Android handhelds.