SteamBoy, Pokémon Recomp, Faster PS3: Handheld Emulation's Big Week
The retro handheld scene rarely lands three stories worth blocking out an afternoon for in one week. This was one of those weeks: a community builder…
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RPCS3 on ARM Gets 60% Faster — Here's Why Your Handheld Wins
One four-line function was eating half of RPCS3's CPU time on ARM hardware. That's the kind of invisible tax that has kept Android handhelds firmly…
Compact Handhelds Rule 2025: Small Devices, Big Experiences
Small handhelds have stopped being a compromise. In recent years, the most interesting ideas in portable gaming have come from devices that fit in a…
Pokémon Gen 1 Recomp: The Handheld Remake Nintendo Never Made
For 30 years, portable Pokémon Red meant emulation: a secondhand Game Boy brain inside a phone app, save states doing the heavy lifting, and a screen…
Gen1Recomp Turns Pokémon Red/Blue Into a Handheld Essential
Recompilation used to be the N64's party trick. Pokémon just turned it into the Game Boy's second life, and every handheld player should…
Retroid Pocket Nova Ships as GammaOS Nano Takes Over Budget Handhelds
Pre-order purgatory is over for Retroid Pocket Nova buyers: Retroid finally put shipping dates on the table this week, per the Retro Handhelds Weekly…
The 6 Best Retro Handhelds for Emulation in 2025
The best handheld for retro games is rarely the one with the highest resolution. In a cramped airplane seat or a midnight bedroom, the winner is the…
Border Phone Wipe Case Puts Handheld Privacy Under Spotlight
A federal case in Atlanta is testing whether using your device's security features is a crime. The U.S. government is prosecuting Sam Tunick, an…
Handheld Makers' Month-Long Teases Are Testing Gamers' Patience
Anbernic used to drop a new handheld and you could have it in your hands within a week. That era is over. Today's handheld OEMs have adopted a reveal…