One of the best retro handhelds around is finally available for purchase again, but more expensive than ever. Resident Evil Requiem is neck-and-neck with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for the top spot ...

The Pocket VERT isn't a typical emulation handheld designed to play all your favorite retro systems. Instead, it does Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulation better than anything else you can buy. The ...

What if your smartphone could transform into a retro gaming console, complete with the tactile charm of a GameBoy? The GameSir Pocket Taco makes this dream a reality, blending nostalgia with modern ...

The GameSir Pocket Taco makes for a tasty way to turn your phone into a Game Boy, and it also doubles up as a Bluetooth controller for other devices. While there are certainly better mobile gamepads ...

I got a chance to play ModRetro’s Chromatic, a souped-up, backwards-compatible version of the Game Boy Color. The device captured the original luster of the Game Boy while implementing modern ...

Thanks to a creative modder, the 421-piece set goes beyond nostalgia to become a fully working handheld. Through her Bluesky account, Australian creator Natalie the Nerd showed the process of how she ...

Amidst the buzz and sales of the LEGO Game Boy, we doubt people are surprised to see that hardware modders are already turning them into playable handhelds. It probably helps that the existing buttons ...

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I knew I was looking at something different from what I normally review the moment I saw the box. It was covered in bright, bubbly graffiti-style graphics like a 1991 mall arcade. The orange unit ...

Through the looking glass: The transparent variants of Nintendo's Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, and Game Boy Color were among the most distinctive gaming devices of their time. Decades later, a ...

Palmer Luckey, the man who took a career crafting VR headsets and turned it into a company that sells weapons of war to the U.S. military, also makes a Game Boy-like handheld. The ModRetro Chromatic, ...

There's a new (ish) retro console on the block. The ModRetro Chromatic had a soft launch last year but is now "permanently in stock" for consumers. This is another machine that runs Game Boy and Game ...