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‼️Retroid Pocket Nova

• 8GB/128GB
  • Black/16 Bit/GC: $229
  • Ice Blue, Crystal, Watermelon, and Clear Purple: $234

• 12GB/128GB
  • Black/16 Bit/GC: $269
  • Ice Blue, Crystal, Watermelon, and Clear Purple: $274

🎮 The guts behind the glory

• Retroid Pocket Nova: In what’s felt like one of the fastest releases for Retroid in a long time, pre-orders for the Retroid Pocket Nova are officially open, with prices starting at just $229.
• The AYANEO Pocket Micro 2: After immediately selling out of its allotted 110 units, AYANEO is facing backlash and has responded by gauging interest in order to determine if producing more devices is feasible.
• TrimUI Brick Hammer Pro U: Pricing and shipping information have finally been confirmed for both the Brick Pro and Hammer Pro U. However, the Pro U is seeing a price increase of up to around $300, making this a difficult one to recommend.

🕹️ Your gateway to pixel-perfect worlds

• RG Rotate Update Lets You Customize Your Watch Face Even More: Anbernic has just put out system update V1.44 for the RG Rotate, and you can grab it now if you want to see the latest they have to offer.
• Final ROM Aims to be A Jack of All Trades Conversion Tool: If you’ve been around the emulation scene for long enough, you’ve likely had to do anything from compressing CHD’s to decrypting your 3DS roms. Final ROM looks to solve those problems, aiming to be a "jack of all trades" for any of your ROM file conversion needs.
• You Don’t Need to Pay Over $1,000 for a Steam Machine; Just Install SteamOS: Shortly after opening the waitlist for the Steam Machine, Valve has made it possible for you to install SteamOS on basically anything with the release of SteamOS 3.8.

Emulation Corner

Custom Core

👾 Game of the Month: Doomed June

Game(s) of the Week

RPG of the Quarter (4/1 - 6/30)

✍ Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Write

8BitDo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller Review: One Controller to Rule Them All? | Retro Handhelds

In a growing market of PC specific controllers, 8BitDo is putting in the work to partner with Xbox on a few controllers of their own. But is it worth it?

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Building An AIO Living Room Box with the AceMagic 7530U Kron K1 Mini | Retro Handhelds

Instead of waiting on Valve’s Steam Machine, the AceMagic K1 Mini can become a powerful, affordable all-in-one entertainment box for less than half the price.

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💸 Achievement Unlocked: Big Savings

July is almost here, and you know what that means: another AliExpress Choice Day Sale! The latest event kicks off on July 1 and lasts until July 7, offering the opportunity to save up to $70 on a new handheld or two. We've listed some of the codes and deals below, but you can head over to Handheld.Deals to grab even more!

Deal Highlights:

• RF40H: $89.99 $39.90
• KinHank Super Console X2 Pro: $119.99 $89.99
• Lenovo Legion Go 2 (Z2E): $1799.99 (Save $200)
• Atari 2600+ PAC-MAN Edition: $169.99 $139.99
• R60MAX: $69.99 $54.99
• TrimUI Brick Hammer: $109.99 $99.99
• Steam Sale
• Google Play Mega Game Sale

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