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🎮 The guts behind the glory
- New GKD350H Ultra Details Reveal Specs, Pricing, and HiFi Audio: Have you gotten your fill of new handhelds yet? No? Good. After first breaking cover back in February, we’ve now learned more information about the GKD350H Ultra, including specs and pricing.
- KONKR Pocket Advance ‘Announced’ With Nothing More Than a Render: Once upon a time, it was cool seeing a company release a teaser of a new device, following it up with subsequent teaser images ahead of the “big reveal.” That’s the new pattern for practically every new release, including the KONKR Pocket Advance, which officially debuted this week.
- Lenovo is Bringing a New Handheld With the C700?: Lenovo has been dabbling a lot more with Android based handhelds over the last few years. After a seeing some success with the Y700 paired with a controller, Lenovo is gearing up for a new handheld release with the C700.
More Hardware and Industry News
- Mangmi Announces the CPU’s for Their Y Lineup: and it’s Nothing New
- [UPDATE: Screen & `Sizzle Reel` Dropped] Mangmi Stands Tall With a New Vertical Handheld
- MagicX Announces a New Screen for an Unannounced Handheld, Because, Why Not?
- Retroid Pocket Nova Gets Hands-on Treatment Ahead of Release
- Valve Might Be Quietly Discontinuing Steam Deck LCD
- 8BitDo Drops the Pre-Order for Their Latest Phone Controller
- Someone turned old SSDs into "Game Cartridges"
- ASUS Confirms ROG Xbox Ally X20 Will Get a Standalone Release
- OpenPuck turns microcontroller into multi-platform Steam Controller receiver
- Nintendo Rumored to Update Switch 2 with OLED Panel in 2028
- Super Nintendo in an SNES Gamepad
- Open Source 4-port USB GameCube Controller Adapter
🕹️ Your gateway to pixel-perfect worlds
- Cocoon 3 is Here and It’s Evolving into Something Great: Whether that’s known entities like Beacon and Console Launcher, or upcoming sleepers like Wave Launcher, we’re headed towards the land of a frontend for everyone. But right now at the forefront of playful aesthetics seems to be Cocoon Shell, and as of today, they’ve dropped their 3.0 release and it’s built from the ground up.
- You Can Play Animal Crossing on Your Clamshell with This Decompilation: What if you wanted to play Animal Crossing on the go, and as portably as possible. While you could pull out your Switch or 3DS for New Horizons or New Leaf, why not go older, and even smaller. Thanks to this decompilation of Animal Crossing you can now play this Gamecube classic on your H700 line of handhelds! With a catch.
- Virtua Racing is Back and Better Than Ever Thanks to this Port: Were you a fan of Virtua Racing on the Genesis/Mega Drive? Were you aware that it was originally from the Sega Model 1; their Arcade Machines from the 90’s. Well if you were, and you wanted even more gameplay on a classic F1 styled racing game it looks like you’re in luck. Because thanks to some more incredible work from within the community, you can now play the classic Model 1 Virtua Racing game again; with a lot more packed in than there ever was before.
More Software News
Emulation Corner
Latest Emulation Updates
- Gamenative V1.1.1 Pre-Release Drops With a Ton Added
- 75% of PS3 Games Now Playable on PC with RPCS3
- Simpsons Hit and Run Android Version 0.92.0.1
- Unleashed Recomp Android 0.5.2
- Gears of War 2 Gets Unofficial PC Port – Available for Download
- Doom64KB: Neo Geo Edition initial release
- TeknoParrot is coming to Android
- KytyPS5-2026-07-19-dbd2bc0
- shantyc/snes9x v1.63.25
- NetherSX2_nx 1.1.0
- SeedlessDS Showcase: A New Low-End Nintendo DS Emulator Project
- Coffee GB v1.7.7
- YabaSanshiro 2 Pro v1.20.25
- Emutastic v1.8.7
- snes9xrd v0.1
- ARMSX2 2.6.1.3
- Dolphin Android Dual-Screen Update: GBA MultiBoot Support
- DOSBox Pure Unleashed 1.0 Preview 6
- WinNative v0.3.1-beta
- Swiff! Flash games and animations on Android
- Kyty Android First Release - v0.0.1
- CraziiEmu v.0.1.1-alpha
👾 Game of the Month: Just One July
Game(s) of the Week
RPG of the Quarter (7/1 - 9/30)
✍ Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Write
TrimUI Brick Pro First Impressions: Bigger, Better, but Not Without Issues | Retro Handhelds
After a few hours with the TrimUI Brick Pro, its larger display and comfort stand out, but it may be too big to become the perfect EDC handheld.
andrew
LincStation E1 NAS Review: Solid Hardware Held Back By Software Walls | Retro Handhelds
I jumped at the opportunity to review the E1 when it came across my inbox, because I truly believe that the only way out from under the nonstop assault of subscription service hell, is to host your own files and media.
Nick
📺 On the YouTubes
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💸 Achievement Unlocked: Big Savings
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