Handheld Reviews
I Finally Held a PocketStation: The British Betrayal That Still Hurts
Sony released the PocketStation in Japan in January 1999 and sold over five million units before the year was out.…
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Analogue Nomad UK Prices Are Insane — But Is It Still Worth Importing?
The Analogue Nomad costs $249.99 in the US. By the time it reaches a UK buyer through grey-market resellers, you're…
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The PAL Game Gear Library Nobody Talks About: 12 Exclusives Worth Hunting Down
Everyone knows the Game Gear had a battery problem. Far fewer people know that Europe got a handful of genuinely…
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I Replaced My Analogue Pocket With a Modded GBA for Six Weeks — Here’s What I Missed
The Analogue Pocket costs £219. A modded Game Boy Advance with an IPS screen and flash cart costs about £80.…
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The Unofficial UK Price Guide to Game Boy Cartridges in 2025
eBay sold prices tell you what someone paid in a moment of weakness at 11pm on a Sunday. This guide…
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I Spent Three Months With Both. Here’s Which One Actually Wins.
The Analogue Pocket costs £219. The Retron 5 costs around £80 used. Both claim to be the definitive Game Boy…
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Recapping Your Game Gear in 2025: A Beginner’s Guide
Sega's 8-bit handheld is a ticking time bomb of leaky capacitors, but bringing one back from the dead has never…
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Neo Geo Pocket Color vs WonderSwan Crystal: 1999’s Underdogs Revisited
Two quirky handhelds launched into the teeth of Game Boy dominance, and both lost. But twenty-five years on, one of…
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I Played Every Game & Watch Nintendo Made — 12 Still Hold Up
Across two years and a small fortune in eBay auctions, I tracked down all 60 Game & Watch units Nintendo…
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Atari Lynx II in 2025: Sega’s Forgotten Rival Still Worth Hunting?
Four decades after it launched as the world's first colour handheld, the Atari Lynx II remains one of gaming's most…