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‼️Get Your Pre-Orders and New Releases!

• AYN Odin 3 Portal
  • 12GB/128GB: $419 $399
  • 12GB/256GB: $499 $479
  • 16GB/512GB: $579 $549
  • 16GB/1TB: $699 $669
• Anbernic RG DDS
  • 8GB/128GB: $284.99 (Save $15)
  • 12GB/256GB: $349.99 (Save $15)

🎮 The guts behind the glory

• Anbernic RG DDS Gameplay Showcase Starts With PS4 Emulation Because Why Not: We were obviously a bit more focused on Azahar announcing it will no longer support Anbernic handhelds, so we forgot to share this latest RG DDS teaser. Early yesterday morning, a new video was released on Anbernic’s YouTube channel giving us a closer look at its upcoming clamshell handheld.
• Retro Remake is Back with a Portable FPGA: While RR’s Nintendo Switch screens and mods have been popular, albeit questionable in terms of availability, their line of FPGA devices, including the Mister Pi, and SuperStation One, have been popular emulation alternatives that certainly deserve the praise and criticism they've gotten up to this point, but it seems they aren’t done yet.
• Acer Predator Atlas 8 Launches November 1 for $1,299 with Arc G3 Extreme: The Predator Atlas 8 will officially be released at Best Buy starting on November 1. Acer quietly launched pre-orders last week, and were quickly sold out, wondering if we had another MSI situation on our hands. Thankfully, that doesn’t seem to be the case, with the Atlas 8 scheduled to officially launch at Best Buy.

🕹️ Your gateway to pixel-perfect worlds

• Azahar, the De Facto 3DS Emulator, Will No Longer Support Anbernic Handhelds: Azahar formally stated that it will “NOT be officially supporting these devices or others from this manufacturer.” This comes after Anbernic released videos showcasing its upcoming RG DDS, where 3DS emulation gameplay is shown using a fork known as AzaharPlus. 
• AYANEO Announces AYASpace 2, Turning Your Handheld Into a ‘Pocket Museum’: It’s been a while since we’ve seen Arthur in a livestream, but that changed earlier this morning during a “Sharing Session” for the KONKR Pocket Block and Pocket Advance. Although both of these handhelds have already been released, AYANEO took this time to unveil AYASpace 2, dubbed a “Pocket Museum.
• Switch 2 Games Are Already Running on the iPhone and Mac: We’ve seen a recent explosion in AI-assisted (or outright created) tools that turn Switch games into native, or near-native ports. One recent example comes from @willfaustcuber, who was able to get Mario Kart World running on their iPhone 18 Pro and Mac.

Emulation Corner, Custom Core, Ports, and More

👾 Game of the Month: Spooktober

Game(s) of the Week

RPG of the Quarter (10/1 - 12/31)

✍ Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Write

• 8BitDo Ultimate 3 Review: Great Controller, Strange Choices
• PachiPals Might Be My Favorite Game Boy Homebrew Yet

📺 On the YouTubes

RH Partners

💸 Achievement Unlocked: Big Savings

The big sale is just about here, as the AliExpress 11.11 Sale kicks off on November 1 and runs until November 18. With that, we have a whole batch of new discount codes for everyone to take advantage of, and as always, you can head over to Handheld.Deals to find even more.

• RHH5 - $5 off $29+
• RHH6 - $6 off $35+
• 15RHH - $15 off $80+
• RHH21 - $21 off $119+
• RHH25 - $25 off $139+
• RHH27 - $27 off $150+
• RHH32 - $32 off $170+
• RHH38 - $38 off $200+
• RHH50 - $50 off $249+
• RHH55 - $55 off $299+
• RHH70 - $70 off $349+
• RHH75 - $75 off $399+
• RHH90 - $90 off $459+
• RHH95 - $95 off $500+
• RHH110 - $110 off $629+
• RHH120 - $120 off $650+
• RHH155 - $155 off $859+

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