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1. Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:07:24 -0000

   <p>Analogue are well known in the space for dropping limited editions of their products, but this time things are a little different. Rather than just releasing new colour variants to tease us with after we&apos;ve bought the black and white versions of their gear, they&apos;ve gone</p>

   <img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/a3d-n64-colours-limited-edition.jpg" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes"><p>Analogue are well known in the space for dropping limited editions of their products, but this time things are a little different. Rather than just releasing new colour variants to tease us with after we&apos;ve bought the black and white versions of their gear, they&apos;ve gone one step further and actually closed a chapter in the history books by bringing unreleased N64 colours to the world. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/analogue-3d-limited-edition-colours.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/analogue-3d-limited-edition-colours.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/analogue-3d-limited-edition-colours.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/analogue-3d-limited-edition-colours.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Analogue</span></figcaption></figure><p>For the past year, Analogue have been meticulously colour-matching five, never-before-released colour variants of the N64 that were made in the prototyping stages of the console&apos;s development. We know that the colours existed because of our good friend over at Console Variations, Donny, who invited us over to film the biggest Nintendo collection in Europe, but these colours never saw mass production, until now. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-7.png" class="kg-image" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" loading="lazy" width="1600" height="1565" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/image-7.png 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/image-7.png 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-7.png 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">An image of the prototype N64 consoles. Credit: Console Variations</span></figcaption></figure><p>The new colours available as part of Analogue&apos;s new range are Extreme Green, Ocean, Ghost, Glacier, and everyone&apos;s favourite, Atomic Purple. Personally, Ocean is my favourite, and twined with the matching 8BitDo controller, it looks like the ultimate crystal shell N64 that I wanted back when I was a kid.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/2_7c7f308e-3646-438b-9bbb-0996d09f2082.jpg.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" loading="lazy" width="800" height="800" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/2_7c7f308e-3646-438b-9bbb-0996d09f2082.jpg.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/2_7c7f308e-3646-438b-9bbb-0996d09f2082.jpg.webp 800w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Analogue</span></figcaption></figure><p>These new limited edition colours will sell incredibly quickly. They&apos;re priced at $299.99, which is just $30 more than the original Analogue Pocket RRP. The matching 8BitDo controllers are priced at $5 more. Again, I would have loved all of these colours to have been available at launch, but that&apos;s a battle I&apos;m never going to win.</p><p>These limited edition 3Ds go on sale on February 9th 2026 at 8am PST. That&apos;s 4pm if you&apos;re reading in the UK or 2am on February 10th if you&apos;re reading from Australia! Head to the Analogue website for more details!</p><figure class="kg-card kg-gallery-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><div class="kg-gallery-container"><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Extreme-Green-Analogue-3D.jpg" width="1280" height="720" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/Extreme-Green-Analogue-3D.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/Extreme-Green-Analogue-3D.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Extreme-Green-Analogue-3D.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Ocean-Analogue-3D.jpg" width="1280" height="720" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/Ocean-Analogue-3D.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/Ocean-Analogue-3D.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Ocean-Analogue-3D.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Atomic-Purple-Analogue-3d.jpg" width="1280" height="720" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/Atomic-Purple-Analogue-3d.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/Atomic-Purple-Analogue-3d.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Atomic-Purple-Analogue-3d.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/ghost-analogue-3d.jpg" width="1280" height="720" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/ghost-analogue-3d.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/ghost-analogue-3d.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/ghost-analogue-3d.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/glacier-analogue-3d.jpg" width="1280" height="720" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/glacier-analogue-3d.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/glacier-analogue-3d.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/glacier-analogue-3d.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/analogue-3d-unreleased-N64-colours-1.jpg" width="1280" height="720" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/analogue-3d-unreleased-N64-colours-1.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/analogue-3d-unreleased-N64-colours-1.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/analogue-3d-unreleased-N64-colours-1.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div></div><figcaption><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Analogue</span></p></figcaption></figure><figure class="kg-card kg-gallery-card kg-width-wide kg-card-hascaption"><div class="kg-gallery-container"><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__05.jpg.webp" width="800" height="800" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/64_-_-__05.jpg.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__05.jpg.webp 800w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__01.jpg.webp" width="800" height="800" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/64_-_-__01.jpg.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__01.jpg.webp 800w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__02.jpg-1.webp" width="800" height="800" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/64_-_-__02.jpg-1.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__02.jpg-1.webp 800w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div><div class="kg-gallery-row"><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__03.jpg.webp" width="800" height="800" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/64_-_-__03.jpg.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__03.jpg.webp 800w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__04.jpg-1.webp" width="800" height="800" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/64_-_-__04.jpg-1.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/64_-_-__04.jpg-1.webp 800w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div><div class="kg-gallery-image"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/1_5a75db9b-2f73-4b25-bd6d-8f7c14ae3adc.jpg-1.webp" width="800" height="800" loading="lazy" alt="Analogue Announces New 3D Editions Based On Original N64 Prototypes" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/1_5a75db9b-2f73-4b25-bd6d-8f7c14ae3adc.jpg-1.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/1_5a75db9b-2f73-4b25-bd6d-8f7c14ae3adc.jpg-1.webp 800w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></div></div></div><figcaption><p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Analogue</span></p></figcaption></figure><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? 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2. Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:18:36 -0000

   <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>The Retroid Pocket 6 is finally here, and I&apos;ve had mine for a few weeks, exploring its limits and</p>

   <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6.webp" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld"><p>The Retroid Pocket 6 is finally here, and I&apos;ve had mine for a few weeks, exploring its limits and seeing where this fits into the ever-growing and oversaturated Android handheld market.</p><p>The Retroid Pocket 6 didn&apos;t start off with all of the excitement that was intended, after its first product design images left the community a little disheartened.</p><p>Yet Retroid took it on the chin respectfully and asked the community what they wanted, and this new design reflects their community&apos;s demands.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-button-layout.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-button-layout.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-button-layout.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-button-layout.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-button-layout.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I chose Analogue Stick Above DPAD</span></figcaption></figure><p>But for me, as you&apos;ll read in this review, it&apos;s a design that feels like it&apos;s being used by every other handheld manufacturer. The glass front, the LED joysticks, the rounded edges, the back buttons and so on and so on.</p><p>Look at the <a href="https://retrododo.com/anbernic-reveals-new-rg-vita-vita-pro-retro-handhelds/" rel="noreferrer">RG PS Vita</a>, the <a href="https://retrododo.com/the-3-handhelds-i-cant-live-without/" rel="noreferrer">KONKR Pocket Fit</a>, <a href="https://retrododo.com/mangmi-reveals-pricing-release-date-for-pocket-max-handheld/" rel="noreferrer">MANGMI Pocket Max</a>, <a href="https://www.ayntec.com/products/odin2-portal?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer">AYN Odin 2</a>, they all look the same, and I feel like the market right now is struggling to angle itself with unique selling points that get handheld gamers excited.</p><p>That said, the Retroid Pocket 6 is an incredibly powerful, truly portable Android handheld that works well and does the job of playing and emulating your favourite retro games efficiently.</p> <!--kg-card-begin: html--> <div class="cg-box-layout-review " style="--cg-theme-color:#A373C6"><div class="cg-review-box"><div class="cg-tbl-rate-svg"><div class="cb-tbl-value">8.4</div><svg viewbox="0 0 32 32" width="64" height="64" data-percent="84" style="stroke-dasharray: 67.5568, 999;"><circle cx="16" cy="16" r="12.80"/></svg></div><div class="cg-review-title">Perfect Pocketable Power, But Undeniably Boring</div><div class="cg-review-bar-row"><span class="cg-review-bar-title">Product Design</span><span class="cg-review-bar-score">5</span><div class="cg-review-bar" style="--cg-review:50%;"></div></div><div class="cg-review-bar-row"><span class="cg-review-bar-title">Portability</span><span class="cg-review-bar-score">9.5</span><div class="cg-review-bar" style="--cg-review:95%;"></div></div><div class="cg-review-bar-row"><span class="cg-review-bar-title">Button/Display Quality</span><span class="cg-review-bar-score">10</span><div class="cg-review-bar" style="--cg-review:100%;"></div></div><div class="cg-review-bar-row"><span class="cg-review-bar-title">Battery Life</span><span class="cg-review-bar-score">8.5</span><div class="cg-review-bar" style="--cg-review:85%;"></div></div><div class="cg-review-bar-row"><span class="cg-review-bar-title">Comfortability</span><span class="cg-review-bar-score">8</span><div class="cg-review-bar" style="--cg-review:80%;"></div></div><div class="cg-review-bar-row"><span class="cg-review-bar-title">Emulation Performance</span><span class="cg-review-bar-score">9.5</span><div class="cg-review-bar" style="--cg-review:95%;"></div></div><div class="cg-review-bar-row"><span class="cg-review-bar-title">Android Gaming &amp; Streaming</span><span class="cg-review-bar-score">8.5</span><div class="cg-review-bar" style="--cg-review:85%;"></div></div><div class="cg-text"></div></div></div> <!--kg-card-end: html--> <h2 id="retroid-pocket-6-specifications">Retroid Pocket 6 Specifications</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/a1de21c3f5f4dc359f5c2c2bcf2e406b_1024x1024@2x.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="2000" height="2000" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/a1de21c3f5f4dc359f5c2c2bcf2e406b_1024x1024@2x.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/a1de21c3f5f4dc359f5c2c2bcf2e406b_1024x1024@2x.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/a1de21c3f5f4dc359f5c2c2bcf2e406b_1024x1024@2x.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/a1de21c3f5f4dc359f5c2c2bcf2e406b_1024x1024@2x.webp 2048w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><ul><li>5.5&quot; AMOLED 1080p Display (120Hz)</li><li>Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 CPU</li><li>Adreno 740 GPU</li><li>8GB - 12GB RAM</li><li>128GB - 256GB Storage</li><li>Android 13</li><li>6000mAh battery</li><li>Wi-Fi 7 + BT 5.3</li></ul><h2 id="where-to-buy">Where To Buy</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.goretroid.com/en-gb/collections/retro-game-system/products/retroid-pocket-6-handheld?sca_ref=3519372.s84pGZxN5Y&amp;ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer">Official Retroid Store</a> - $229 - $279</li><li><a href="https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c393aEAF?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer">AliExpress</a> - $350+</li></ul><h2 id="lets-rip-the-band-aid-off-the-design">Let&apos;s rip the band-aid off, the design...</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-others.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-others.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-others.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-others.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-others.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>I don&apos;t enjoy starting off my handheld reviews on a negative, but I want to get this out of the way so that I can share with you why this is indeed a great device.</p><p>But first, the design, as mentioned, is not exciting me in any way, and it&apos;s because I have a lot of love and respect for Retroid as a brand. They&apos;ve made many handhelds in the past that I absolutely love, and was genuinly excited for thanks to their dedication and often times of taking risks and innovating when others don&apos;t.</p><p>But this isn&apos;t one of them, likely because of its somewhat boring design, the lack of innovation from Retroid themselves and also because of how the market just all feels the same right now.</p><p>Mixed coloured shells and buttons can only take a bland design so far. You may be wondering, &quot;But Brandon, what do you mean by innovation?&quot;</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-g2.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-g2.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-g2.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-g2.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-vs-g2.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Pocket 6 VS Pocket G2</span></figcaption></figure><p>I mean, being different, doing things others don&apos;t, stop following the crowds, etc. You could slap any other handheld manufacturer&apos;s logo on this, and you&apos;d believe it was made by them.</p><p>This is a $250 device; it doesn&apos;t have fingerprint recognition, which is common in handhelds of this price range, nor does it have unique ways of using LED lights elsewhere. It&apos;s all plastic, no trigger-locking shoulder buttons like the <a href="https://retrododo.com/the-3-handhelds-i-cant-live-without/" rel="noreferrer">KONKR Pocket Fit</a>, or removable magnetic buttons like the <a href="https://retrododo.com/mangmi-reveals-pricing-release-date-for-pocket-max-handheld/" rel="noreferrer">Mangmi Pocket Max</a>, heck, why not add removable face plates or something like the <a href="https://retrododo.com/miniloong-pocket-1-handhekld-revealed-removable/" rel="noreferrer">Miniloong Pocket 1</a>?</p><p>Other manufacturers are innovating in the space, but for some reason, Retroid are not, and it&apos;s showing. I want Retroid to take risks, to do something different. Hopefully there next handhelds will show that they&apos;re building for the people, not for mass production.</p><p>If you do like the design, however, then you&apos;re in for a treat!</p><h2 id="the-look-feel">The Look &amp; Feel</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-design.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-design.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-design.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-design.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-design.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Retroid offers two versions of the Pocket 6 in terms of layouts, offering customers the choice to have the DPAD above or below the analogue stick, which is a nice touch, and was one of the requests from the community amongst the uproar.</p><p>The sticks are hall-joysticks, have removable grips and LED lights behind them that can be set to almost any colour.</p><p>The DPAD is small, lightweight, sensitive yet flexible, allowing it to serve a multitude of uses in both slow and fast-paced scenarios. It feels very PS Vita-like. It can be moved more than usual in the shell, so if you&apos;re really pushing this thing, there&apos;s enough space for crumbs and dirt to fall in between the cracks.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-back-buttons.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-back-buttons.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-back-buttons.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-back-buttons.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-back-buttons.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>On the otherside, action buttons that are high gloss, good travel that bounces off of the conductive rubber and makes very little noise, which will please my fiance (she hates it when I play on handheld with clicky action buttons, especially in bed).</p><p>Around the corners of the glass face, you&apos;ll find buttons such as start, select, menu and back, with two very well hidden speakers on the front that sound pretty good.</p><p>Retroid always have nice shoulder buttons; these are flared and are on the large side, which is what you&apos;d want on an Android device of this calibre. The back triggers are soft, travel far, are analogue and won&apos;t make much noise. R1/L1 do make noise and wrap around the sides a little more. Each is very responsive and of high quality.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-sticks.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-sticks.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-sticks.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-sticks.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-sticks.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Between them are your volume buttons and an on/off button. I would have liked to have seen a fingerprint reader here, it&apos;s a $250 handheld after all, so give me the modern tech!</p><p>On the bottom a SD card slot, a headphone jack and a off-centered USB-C port, which I&apos;ll admit is a little odd. I have read that it doesn&apos;t really fit their dual-screen attachment either, but I don&apos;t have one to test, so keep that in mind if you do plan on pairing this with their second screen attachment.</p><p>The button placements, lovely curved grips on the back, front-facing speakers and quick access to the menu buttons make this a very comfortable, well-oiled handheld console that doesn&apos;t disappoint in any way when playing games.</p><h2 id="the-display">The Display</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-display.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-display.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-display.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-display.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-display.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Luckily, Retroid have paired the good ergonomics, high-quality buttons and comfortable design with an AMOLED 5.5&quot; display that also doesn&apos;t disappoint.</p><p>A 5.5&quot; AMOLED display makes the device feel incredibly modern. The brightness, the sharpness and the fast refresh rate add to the experience of exploring an array of games, both retro and modern on this device.</p><p>It&apos;s a 16:9 ratio which doesn&apos;t fit many retro games naturally otherthan PSP really, but it does open up the opportunity to explore Android games and Cloud Streaming.</p><p></p><p>And that&apos;s what this is. <strong>This is not a retro handheld</strong>. This is a high-end Android games console. And I want to make that clear because a lot of people, like myself, will go into this wanting to focus on retro games, when in fact the beauty in it is higher-end emulation, such as PS2 and Android gaming, in my opinion.</p><p>It&apos;s too good, and too powerful to restrict it to retro emulation, because of the screen and specifications... and also price.</p><p>This is a beautiful display, one I simply cannot fault. There&apos;s no screen tearing, no light bleed, great brightness adjustments, and it&apos;s incredibly crispy. The only thing I would say is that competition in the future will likely have higher refresh rates, but in all honesty, that&apos;s not a huge negative; it&apos;s hardly noticeable at this level.</p><h2 id="osux">OS/UX</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-android.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-android.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-android.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-android.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-android.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>The Retroid Pocket 6 runs on Android 13, a great, reliable version of Android that offers an insane ammount of customisation options and games.</p><p>Android gaming is popping off this year, for good reason, and typically in the handheld space, these consoles are gtting bigger screens, which pairs well with what Android gaming offers.</p><p>Retroid offer a custom front-end which is a colourful, playful way to organise your retro games library alongside tweaking your handheld&apos;s settings under one application.</p><p>Though, in my opinion, there are better options on the PlayStore to explore if you&apos;re comfortable with that, but as a pre-installed front-end, it&apos;s one of the best to come from a Chinese &quot;retro&quot; handheld manufacturer; I have little complaints here.</p><p>With the swipe of your fingers in most directions on the screen, you can jump into Android settings to change brightness and performance on the go with a single press, for those wanting to jump from normal mode to performance mode, for example.</p><p>A different swipe will jump you into app-specific settings to tweak games, and then another swipe up, for example, will allow you to jump between apps using Android, so all in all, Android makes it easy to explore the entire handheld on the fly.</p><p>It&apos;s certainly not as fluid as Linux-based handhelds, but it&apos;s the price you pay for customisations and Android applications being at your fingertips.</p><h2 id="emulation-performance">Emulation Performance</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-ps2.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-ps2.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-ps2.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-ps2.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-ps2.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>This packs some serious power in a very small formfactor. This is one of the smaller Android handhelds I own, bigger than the <a href="https://retrododo.com/ayaneo-pocket-air-mini-review/" rel="noreferrer">AYANEO Pocket Air Mini</a>, but smaller than the KONKR Pocket Fit.</p><p>It&apos;s truly portable in my opinion, not as far as pocketable, which contradicts its name, but in the sense that it can fit in a sling, or a small backpack, and it doesn&apos;t require you to tense your biceps when holding it.</p><p>The 5.5&quot; display is as big as I&apos;d like in a portable handheld like this, anymore, and it removes the pocket-friendly, cute handheld nature of the device.</p><p>Putting this to the test, the Retroid Pocket 6 ticked all my retro gaming needs with ease, going so far as emulating some pretty power-hungry PlayStation 2 games at 1.5x and 2x native resolution, such as Need For Speed: Most Wanted.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-n64.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-n64.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-n64.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-n64.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-n64.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Which is impressive on a device of this size. Yes, you&apos;ll be required to pump this up to performance mode and listen to some fan noises, but all in all, PS2 performance was great if you don&apos;t mind tinkering between upscaling settings now and then.</p><p>With that, it means all of your other consoles are going to perform very well, including Gamecube at 3x native resolution, Dreamcast at 4x, PSP at 4x (which takes up the entire screen) and PS1 at 4x, making your retro games look incredibly crispy on this AMOLED display.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-psp.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-psp.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-psp.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-psp.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-psp.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>You&apos;ll have borders on most of your retro games, which can feel like a waste, but hey, this is a 16:9 display; you knew that before buying it.</p><p>Some will ask if this can emulate Nintendo Switch games, and it does to a certain extent, but I feel uncomfortable promoting that, as many will take advantage of &quot;stealing&quot; those games without benefiting the developers behind them for emulation, so I won&apos;t be showing that.</p><p>But for retro games that are no longer made, produced or available for purchase, you&apos;re good.</p><h2 id="android-gaming-cloud-streaming">Android Gaming &amp; Cloud Streaming</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>If anything, this device is better at playing Android games than retro games, but the magic is combining them both under one well-made roof, so to speak.</p><p>For those wanting to explore high-end Android games, alongside retro games, then this is a fantastic device, which actually forced me into finding new Android games to add to my console.</p><p>So although I am not an Android gamer, I found myself trying one Android game, then another, then another and in just a couple of weeks, I was diving into Android games just as much as retro games.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming-2.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming-2.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming-2.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming-2.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-android-gaming-2.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Which surprised me, and cements my opinion that this is not a retro handheld, it&apos;s an all-rounder, capable of assisting with many of your portable gaming needs.</p><p>I dived into cloud streaming too via Xbox Game Pass, and this worked very well thanks to the array of controls on the Pocket 6, and the 5.5&quot; does just about okay in most games. You wouldn&apos;t want any smaller due to the text.</p><p>Cloud Streaming won&apos;t be comfortable for long gaming sessions here because of the screen, but it&apos;s enough to scratch an itch for an hour or so.</p><h2 id="battery-life">Battery Life</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-back.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-back.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-back.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-back.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-back.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>The 6000MAH battery can last a fairly long time, depending on what you&apos;re using it for, but it can also be emptied pretty darn quickly, so it all comes down to how much power you are using, brightness levels, speaker volume, etc.</p><p>On average, for me, I was getting around 4.5 hours of battery life out of this, and that was me using it for a bit of everything, from GAME BOY Advance to PS2 to Diablo Immortal on Android, etc.</p><p>If you&apos;re just using this for GAME BOY, SEGA Mega Drive and small Android games that can be used in standard mode, you can push to 6-8 hours.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-battery.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-battery.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-battery.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-battery.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-battery.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>If you&apos;re going full hog, on high performance only, 2.5/3hours is where you&apos;ll find yourself before notifications start warning you about your battery life.</p><p>And this mix of durations is fine by me, I don&apos;t expect incredibly long battery life from a small, powerful device like this.</p><h2 id="worth-the-upgrade-from-a-pocket-5g2">Worth The Upgrade From A Pocket 5/G2?</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-vs-g2.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-vs-g2.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-vs-g2.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-vs-g2.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/retroid-pocket-6-vs-g2.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>No. The Pocket 5 and G2 are way too similar in both design, comfort, and specifications for me to feel comfortable advising you to pay a large $250 price tag for such a small return.</p><p>The only reason you would upgrade is for extra upscaling in higher-end resolution on retro games and a bit of a power bump when it comes to Android gaming. The extra 1000MAH of battery will give you another hour or so of gaming if you&apos;re fed up with putting the 5/G2 to its limits.</p><p>But this is far too similar to its older brothers in almost everyway, and I think it&apos;s another reason why this device hasn&apos;t excited me in any way.</p><h2 id="overall-opinions">Overall Opinions</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-standing.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Retroid Pocket 6 Review: A Perfect, Yet Slightly Dull Android Handheld" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pocket-6-standing.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pocket-6-standing.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pocket-6-standing.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pocket-6-standing.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure> <!--kg-card-begin: html--> <div class="cg-pc-box-four"><div class="cg-pc-row"><div class="cg-item-pros cg-green "><div class="cg-pros-name">Pros</div><ul><li>Perfect Performance For Emulation &amp; Android Gaming</li><li>A Stunning AMOLED 5.5&quot; Display</li><li>Easy To Understand Front-End</li><li>High Quality Buttons</li><li>Great Comfort &amp; Ergonomics</li></ul> </div><div class="cg-item-cons cg-red "><div class="cg-cons-name">Cons</div><ul><li>Lacks Anything New/Exciting</li><li>Medicore Product Design</li><li>No Fingerprint Read or Trigger Locking Shoulder Buttons</li><li>Off-centred USB-C Port</li></ul> </div></div></div> <!--kg-card-end: html--> <p>This is a remarkable $250 Android handheld for those wanting a portable powerhouse that can not only emulate most of your retro consoles, but also dabble in high-end Android gaming and cloud streaming.</p><p>It has not disappointed me in anyway in regards to performance, Android user experience or exploring Retroid&apos;s own front-end.</p><p>The only disappointment comes from knowing that Retroid can do better here. A $250 device should have something unique, or look/does something different/better in comparison to other competitors on the scene.</p><p>Visually, too, it&apos;s very basic, and I believe Retroid have played it too safe to turn heads. The heads they should be turning already have older, similar handhelds that look better, or are eying up competition that are actually exciting the community.</p><p>So if you don&apos;t have an Android handheld and have a budget of $250, this is the best you&apos;re going to get if you don&apos;t mind going for something that looks like everything else on the market.</p><p>But if you&apos;re looking for something new, and already have an Android gaming device, this is a hard pass right now, only because the market is moving so fast, that there are more exciting options to look at it.</p><p>And also because I believe Retroid are cooking up a dual-screen handheld to compete with the AYN Thor, which will actually be something exciting from Retroid, finally.</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? 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3. Space Station Silicon Valley Is The Latest N64 Game To Get A Native PC Port

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:04:26 -0000

   <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>I&apos;ve been waiting for the day when the N64 got this much love, and it&apos;s finally here.</p>

   <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/silicon-valley-n64.jpg" alt="Space Station Silicon Valley Is The Latest N64 Game To Get A Native PC Port"><p>I&apos;ve been waiting for the day when the N64 got this much love, and it&apos;s finally here. When the GameCube released back in 2001-02, the N64 joined the NES and SNES in the Nintendo archives. I get that we&apos;ve got to have progression in gaming, but the N64 was, and very much still is, my first and favourite console, and its games provided me with some of the happiest memories of my childhood. </p><p>So it&apos;s nice to see that the list of N64 games being recompiled and getting native PC ports is getting bigger and bigger. In the last couple of weeks, we&apos;ve had <a href="https://retrododo.com/quest-64-holy-magic-century-is-the-latest-n64-game-to-get-a-fan-recompilation/" rel="noreferrer">Holy Magic Century</a> and <a href="https://retrododo.com/banjo-kazooie-recompiled-transforms-rares-famous-duo-with-4k-widescreen-gameplay/" rel="noreferrer">Banjo: Recompiled</a>, joining the party, and now another of my favourite games is getting access to all of the mod cons the others have taken advantage of. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6xt7fHqUONA?start=559&amp;feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Another N64 Recomp! Space Station Silicon Valley Recomp Coming Soon"></iframe></figure><p>Space Station Silicon Valley is a weird game, make no mistake about it. The first moment I took Evo&apos;s chip and latched onto a powered-down robotic sheep gave me an insight into how weird the world could be. Playing as rocket-powered mice, sheep, bears, foxes with wheels - it&apos;s an incredible adventure, and one that I remember all too well. </p><p>As a side note for anyone who loves the history of why we love doing what we do, I can remember my mum ringing around every shop in my local town to see if they had a copy of this game. We found one in a shopping centre and ended up running from the taxi to go and get it before closing time. My mum tripped over my gangly legs and ended up hitting the deck before being tended to by the store staff. I can still remember her saying, &apos;go and get the game,&apos; as they were wiping blood from her face. </p><p>She&apos;s basically the female Rambo, and that makes this game even more special to me. The copy I have in the featured image above is that same copy - it&apos;s still going strong.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/sssv-1.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Space Station Silicon Valley Is The Latest N64 Game To Get A Native PC Port" loading="lazy" width="1467" height="1063" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/sssv-1.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/sssv-1.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/sssv-1.jpg 1467w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Take-Two Interactive</span></figcaption></figure><p>Space Station Silicon Valley: Recompiled looks fantastic now it&apos;s running with a higher framerate, better cameras, and instant loading times. According to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xt7fHqUONA&amp;t=559s&amp;ref=retrododo.com">Video Game Esoterica</a> who posted the video further up this article, wide-screen support and Ray Tracing are also on the way soon. </p><p>So how do you play this version of Silicon Valley? Well, once it&apos;s downloaded, you&apos;ll need to upload a legally acquired ROM of the North American 1.0 version of the game. Then, instead of loading the game up through an emulator like Delta, you&apos;ll just be able to hit play like it was a game made for your PC. It&apos;s as simple as that. </p><p>I&apos;m really glad that Dan Danger is getting his time in the spotlight again. I don&apos;t think enough people played SSSV back in the day or understood how much of a unique and quirky game it really is, so the fact that more people will get to experience it now makes me very happy indeed! They might not have the same story I have when it comes to playing it for the first time, but they&apos;ll enjoy it all the same.</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? If you do and want to support us, you can do so by <a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">becoming a member</strong></b></u></a><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </strong></b></u><a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/support" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">tipping us</strong></b></u></a> or taking a look at our gaming accessory company <a href="https://gamenook.co.uk/discount/RETRODODO?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">GAMENOOK</strong></b></u></a> (10% off just for you). 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4. Konami Announces Super Bomberman Collection Available To Download Today

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:28:11 -0000

   <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>Bomberman was such an important part of my childhood. I remember playing on the Mega Drive with my friends, hopping around</p>

   <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/super-bomberman-collection.jpg" alt="Konami Announces Super Bomberman Collection Available To Download Today"><p>Bomberman was such an important part of my childhood. I remember playing on the Mega Drive with my friends, hopping around on those colourful kangaroos and hiding behind blocks just hoping we weren&apos;t about to blow ourselves up with a poorly aimed move. So it won&apos;t surprise you to hear that I&apos;m mega excited about the Super Bomberman Collection, especially as it features two games that have never been released outside of Japan. </p><p>Konami have brought the collection to Switch 1/2, Ps5, Xbox Series X/S, and Steam, and it&apos;s available to download and play today. Physical versions will also be available on August 28th, but if you can&apos;t wait that long, I suggest you get downloading and playing right away. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EYi8J27QSMM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="SUPER BOMBERMAN COLLECTION | Official Trailer (KONAMI)"></iframe></figure><p>The collection comes with: </p><ul><li>Bomberman</li><li>Bomberman II</li><li>Super Bomberman 1</li><li>Super Bomberman 2</li><li>Super Bomberman 3</li><li>Super Bomberman 4</li><li>Super Bomberman 5</li></ul><p>Super Bomberman 4 and 5 have never had an official release outside of Japan, so for many Bomberman fans in the West, this will be the first time that they&apos;ve actually played these games!</p><p>There are tonnes of new features like a Boss Rush mode that lets players just tackle the bosses from the games across the years, as well as a rewind function, gallery, and the ability to save anytime, anywhere. </p><p>Plus, if you get the Nintendo Switch 2 version, then you can share the game via GamShare either locally or via GameChat with your friends, meaning only one of you needs to get the game. Cool, huh?</p><p>Head to the Super Bomberman Collection page on the <a href="https://www.konami.com/games/bomberman/collection/eu/en/?ref=retrododo.com#products">Konami website</a> for more information!</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? If you do and want to support us, you can do so by <a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">becoming a member</strong></b></u></a><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </strong></b></u><a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/support" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">tipping us</strong></b></u></a> or taking a look at our gaming accessory company <a href="https://gamenook.co.uk/discount/RETRODODO?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">GAMENOOK</strong></b></u></a> (10% off just for you). This allows us to continue what we do without succumbing to algorithms, clickbait and over-intrusive ads, while paying human writers instead of AI.</div></div>

5. A New Game & Watch Style Game Is Heading To Steam And Consoles

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:09:52 -0000

   <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>How many of you grew up with a Game &amp; Watch or a Tiger Electronics game in your hands? They were</p>

   <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/future-knight-game-watch.jpg" alt="A New Game &amp; Watch Style Game Is Heading To Steam And Consoles"><p>How many of you grew up with a Game &amp; Watch or a Tiger Electronics game in your hands? They were a huge part of my childhood, little handhelds with those static backgrounds where you could see every element of the game already, just waiting for specific elements to light up to keep the action going. </p><p>Imagine what it would feel like to have that kind of game back again, but with fast-paced combat and a storyline that moved like a modern game. Wouldn&apos;t that be a blast from the past that made you feel like your old handhelds have evolved at the same time?</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/future-knight-1.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="A New Game &amp; Watch Style Game Is Heading To Steam And Consoles" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/future-knight-1.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/future-knight-1.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/future-knight-1.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Studio Koba,&#xA0;Aeternum Game Studios</span></figcaption></figure><p>Future Knight does exactly that, a 2D shoot-em-up with a bizarre storyline and frantic combat that will make your old Power Rangers Tiger Electronics game feel like a brick (and if you&apos;re wondering why I&apos;ve gone for such a specific example, it&apos;s because that was my favourite handheld growing up). </p><div class="kg-card kg-header-card kg-v2 kg-width-regular " style="background-color: #000000;" data-background-color="#000000"> <div class="kg-header-card-content"> <div class="kg-header-card-text "> <h2 id="we-have-created-an-unsettling-aesthetic-that-blends-the-adorable-with-the-grotesque-inspired-by-the-works-of-satoshi-kon-and-japanese-weirdness-everything-you-see-is-ink-blots-moving-but-we-assure-you-youve-never-seen-ink-move-like-this" class="kg-header-card-heading" style="color: #FFFFFF;" data-text-color="#FFFFFF"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We have created an unsettling aesthetic that blends the adorable with the grotesque, inspired by the works of Satoshi Kon and Japanese weirdness. Everything you see is ink blots moving... but we assure you, you&apos;ve never seen ink move like this.</span></h2> </div> </div> </div><p>So what happens in Future Knight? Well, it&apos;s set in 1993, May 23rd to be exact. I&apos;m going to copy and paste the premise of thof the game for you below because it&apos;s brilliant and the exact kind of humour I want to get from the narrative of new titles:</p><p><em>&apos;It is May 23rd, 1993. The Lady of the Past, leader of the &quot;Present&quot; pyramid scheme cult, has just washed her underwear and, incidentally, wiped the brains of all humanity. Only you, a robot built over 30 years from the remains of a 90s soap opera actor, can stop her. But you are not alone. You have&#xA0;<strong>Two More</strong>, a benign tumor&#x2014;inexplicably powerful and with a life of its own&#x2014;living inside you.&apos;</em></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/future-knight-2.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="A New Game &amp; Watch Style Game Is Heading To Steam And Consoles" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/future-knight-2.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/future-knight-2.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/future-knight-2.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Studio Koba,&#xA0;Aeternum Game Studios</span></figcaption></figure><p>Amazing, right? Players travel 8 hours before the end of the world and play through different biomes for each hour of the lady&apos;s schedule in the run-up to her, causing all of our memories to disappear. It&apos;s effectively your job to sabotage her day, Angry Goose Game-style, thwarting her at every turn and ruining everything she tries to do. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_XD1yLuPMS8?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Future Knight: A Bizarre LCD Shooter"></iframe></figure><p>I love the fact that we&apos;ve got quite a complex game happening within the constraints of a simple LCD display. The fact that you can take out two characters and fire wild weapons while running up walls is incredible, especially when you think back to the days where you had three positions for one character to stand in as they dodged enemies. </p><p>Future Knight is joined by his companion &apos;Two More&apos;, which as you read earlier is, in fact, a benign tumour. And you&apos;ll need to shoot and dance (yes, dance) your way through the day as you make your way towards the final boss. Honestly, it&apos;s like the plot of Majora&apos;s Mask if the devs took some seriously strong hallucinogens, and I can&apos;t wait to play it!</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-6.png" class="kg-image" alt="A New Game &amp; Watch Style Game Is Heading To Steam And Consoles" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/image-6.png 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/image-6.png 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/image-6.png 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-6.png 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Studio Koba,&#xA0;Aeternum Game Studios</span></figcaption></figure><p>Future Knight will be available to download on Steam, PS5, Xbox, and Switch. Head to the game&apos;s official <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4235410/Future_Knight/?ref=retrododo.com">page on Steam</a> to wishlist it now!</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? 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6. Killscreen Do What 'The Big Three' Won't And Create Incredible Custom Controllers

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:09:42 -0000

   <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>Gaming isn&apos;t just something we do for fun. I know that sounds like I was going to be incredibly</p>

   <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/killscreen-controllers.jpg" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers"><p>Gaming isn&apos;t just something we do for fun. I know that sounds like I was going to be incredibly profound there and come out with something to match the Dali Lama, but it&apos;s true. Gaming is more than that; it&apos;s a way of life, and it&apos;s a way of showcasing our personality. Why else do you think 90s kids collect so many things and display so many trinkets on our desks or in our game rooms?</p><p>When it comes to playing your favourite game, you want to pick up a controller that you connect with. You want to pick up a controller that captures your personality perfectly so it feels like an extension of your arm, a controller that tells the other people in your friendship group what games you grew up playing and how much you love your favourite console with one quick glance. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/image-16.png" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="800" height="450" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/image-16.png 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/image-16.png 800w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>And sometimes, you just want a pink translucent controller like you&apos;re back in the 90s, and that&apos;s fine too. </p><p>The main problem is that official custom controllers aren&apos;t something that we tend find as readily available these days. Back in the days of the N64, Nintendo had so many different variants of their iconic three-pronged controller that collectors had to get specific units just to display them all. It was that era of translucent tech where you could see the gubbins of your controllers and consoles that made you feel like a proper mad scientist, an era that I sorely miss. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/Killscreen-PSOne-Controllers-Buttons.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/Killscreen-PSOne-Controllers-Buttons.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/01/Killscreen-PSOne-Controllers-Buttons.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/Killscreen-PSOne-Controllers-Buttons.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>As advancements in consoles rise, Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, aka &apos;The Big Three&apos; seem to be giving us controllers that, while technologically brilliant, are a little on the dull side. They look &apos;safe&apos;, with no notable characteristics that could wow us or make us feel connected to the gamepad in our hands on a deeper level. </p><p>Well, it&apos;s a good job we&apos;re alive at the same time as Killscreen to make sure we&apos;ve got custom controllers that really get to the core of our identities. And if you were a fan of the sleek and stylish PSOne, then you&apos;re going to want to pay attention. </p><h2 id="the-psone-controller">The PSOne Controller</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/killscreen-controller-box-1.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="718" height="716" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/killscreen-controller-box-1.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/killscreen-controller-box-1.jpg 718w"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Parasite Eve was one of my favourite PS1 games, so I guess it makes sense why Killscreen have gone for some BMTH-esque artwork on this packaging!</span></figcaption></figure><p>Killscreen are kind of like the Bring Me The Horizon of the controller world. They go against the grain, being effortlessly cool with everything they produce, and they&apos;re not afraid to shake things up in a scene that has become stale and boring. The artwork on their packaging is amazing too - this looks like it could be a vinyl record sleeve, but it&apos;s got something even more exciting inside. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/psone-controller-buttons-killscreen.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/psone-controller-buttons-killscreen.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/01/psone-controller-buttons-killscreen.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/psone-controller-buttons-killscreen.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Killscreen have released two PS5 DualSense controllers that champion the spirit of the PSOne - a &apos;Shock Button Style&apos; with matt plastic buttons that look and feel like the original DualShock controller design, and a Sense Button Style remote, with buttons that feel more like the existing PS5 controller. 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transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"></div></div></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTprilUjQMR/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Retro Dodo (@retro_dodo)</a></p></div></blockquote> <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script> <!--kg-card-end: html--> <p>These controllers might look simple in terms of colour compared to the other controllers in Killscreen&apos;s range, but this controller symbolises much, much more. When I look at the Shock Sense controller, it takes me back to the days of the PS1, of Sony streamlining their iconic console and redefining our existing notions of console design. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-5.png" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="1080" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/image-5.png 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/image-5.png 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-5.png 1080w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">See what I mean... custom controllers really have got boring!</span></figcaption></figure><p>The first time I saw a PSOne, I couldn&apos;t believe that the bulky grey PS1 that looks more like the GameTank could ever be put into something so small. Now, we have consoles like the Switch 2 running Metroid Prime 4, but back then, it was remarkable that you could play the greatest PS1 games on something that was as big as a school exercise book. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/Killscreen-Controller-Grip.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/Killscreen-Controller-Grip.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/01/Killscreen-Controller-Grip.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/Killscreen-Controller-Grip.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>As you might expect with this being a DualSense controller, the triggers are all exceptional. They feel very similar to the original PS5 controller and are just as responsive. Both of these PSOne controllers come with TMR thumbsticks and are weighted perfectly for long gaming sessions. </p><div class="kg-card kg-header-card kg-v2 kg-width-regular " style="background-color: #000000;" data-background-color="#000000"> <div class="kg-header-card-content"> <div class="kg-header-card-text "> <h2 id="when-people-come-round-to-my-house-they-check-out-my-killscreen-controller-collection-as-though-it-were-the-holy-grail" class="kg-header-card-heading" style="color: #FFFFFF;" data-text-color="#FFFFFF"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">&apos;When people come round to my house, they check out my Killscreen controller collection as though it were the holy grail.&apos;</span></h2> <p id="seb-santabarbara-editorinchief-amp-controller-nerd" class="kg-header-card-subheading" style="color: #FFFFFF;" data-text-color="#FFFFFF"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Seb Santabarbara, Editor-in-Chief &amp; Controller Nerd</span></p> </div> </div> </div><p>One of the best bits that the original PS5 controller doesn&apos;t have is a textured grip on the back. I know that the DualSense controller has lots of little tiny symbols on it that add a little bit of texture, but these grips are great for when you&apos;re in the midst of a long gaming session and need to know your controller isn&apos;t going to fly out of your hands while fighting Thor in God of War or running away from your 8,757th storm in Fortnite. </p><h2 id="adding-some-style-to-your-switch-series-xs">Adding Some Style To Your Switch &amp; Series X/S</h2> <!--kg-card-begin: html--> <blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDxG8k8oyR4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDxG8k8oyR4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; 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transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style=" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"></div> <div style=" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"></div></div></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div> <div style=" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div></a><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDxG8k8oyR4/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Retro Dodo (@retro_dodo)</a></p></div></blockquote> <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script> <!--kg-card-end: html--> <p>The CubeSense is a fascinating controller in many ways, but mostly because it feels so sacrilegious. A PlayStation controller with GameCube colours and button styles; it&apos;s like the ultimate taboo! I love the fact that the joysticks are textured like the original GameCube remote and that the right-hand stick is smaller like the GameCube&apos;s C-stick. It&apos;s a work of art, and the magic doesn&apos;t just happen on the front, either. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/killscreen-gamecube-controller.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/killscreen-gamecube-controller.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/01/killscreen-gamecube-controller.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/killscreen-gamecube-controller.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Remember I said about how I loved that old-school transparent casing on my tech? Well, it&apos;s in full swing here too. Just look at how incredible the back of this controller is. There&apos;s so much that goes into making one of these remotes, and getting to see the rumble motors and all of the wires that control the touchpads and haptic feedback is phenomenal. There&apos;s definitely a lot more going on inside here than there was with the original GameCube remote, that&apos;s for sure!</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/killscreen-xbox-controllers.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/killscreen-xbox-controllers.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/01/killscreen-xbox-controllers.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/killscreen-xbox-controllers.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Killscreen don&apos;t just stick to PlayStation, however. They have an amazing range of Xbox controllers in different styles too. And yes, there are more Nintendo-themed controllers here too. </p><p>Whether you love or hate Nintendo, you can&apos;t deny that their rich console history and the iconic designs of their controllers. Having an Xbox remote with a NES theme or SNES design (my personal favourite, I&apos;m not going to lie) feels just as wrong as the CubeSense controller. But if that&apos;s wrong, I don&apos;t wanna feel right!</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-4-1.png" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="1600" height="1135" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/image-4-1.png 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/image-4-1.png 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-4-1.png 1600w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Again, that same transparent tech style that we know and love from the 90s has been replicated here too. This amber clear yellow controller would look perfect next to an old iMac G3 and a see-through N64 on my desk. If you didn&apos;t grow up in the 90s, you probably don&apos;t get the same appeal for these remotes as I do, but just believe me when I say that they&apos;re the funnest things in the world to 90s nerds like us. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/joycons-killscreen-nintendo-1-1.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="849" height="701" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/joycons-killscreen-nintendo-1-1.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/joycons-killscreen-nintendo-1-1.jpg 849w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Killscreen are yet to tap into the Switch Pro Controller market, but they have a small selection of Nintendo Switch Joycons available that also feed our inner 90s kid with those clear shells. The red-top joysticks and colouredstrap buttons are nice touches, as are the back-lit neon buttons on many of the examples in the picture above. </p><p>I really would be keen to see Killscreen bringing out Switch Pro controllers in the style of previous Nintendo consoles, with GameCube and SNES colour schemes, for example. I&apos;d also be keen for them to take a slice of PowerA&apos;s customer base away too and create controllers that are themed around our favourite games. Ok, they might not be able to put Link on their if they&apos;re not licensed, but we could have images and patterns that made us think about the Hero of Time while playing - that would be awesome!</p><h2 id="final-thoughts">Final Thoughts</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/gamecube-controller-ps5-killscreen.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Killscreen Do What &apos;The Big Three&apos; Won&apos;t And Create Incredible Custom Controllers" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/01/gamecube-controller-ps5-killscreen.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/01/gamecube-controller-ps5-killscreen.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/01/gamecube-controller-ps5-killscreen.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>I can&apos;t sing the praises of Killscreen enough. When people come round to my house, they check out my Killscreen controller collection as though it were the holy grail, especially when it comes to checking out the CubeSense remote. They oggle at it like it&apos;s something they never thought could be possible, and then I snatch it from under their noses and proclaim that it&apos;s mine to use and mine only. </p><p>Why is the custom controller so important, and is there a market for it? Well, as I&apos;ve said time and time again through this article, the custom controller takes us back to the days of picking our favourite remote from a big pile as opposed to everyone using generic white pads. It&apos;s why I&apos;m so glad that 8BitDo finally made the N64-themed Analogue 3D controller. </p><p>If Killscreen made an N64-themed Switch Pro controller in the same vein as their CubeSense controller, then they&apos;d have my money quicker than I could say &apos;Let&apos;a-a-go&apos;. That would be something special; guys, if you&apos;re reading this, let&apos;s make it happen!</p><p>Head to <a href="https://www.killscreen.io/?ref=retrododo.com">Killscreen&apos;s website</a> to check out their full range, and don&apos;t forget to tell them we sent you!</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? 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7. Real Images Of The TRIMUI Brick Pro Are Finally Here

   Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:38:11 -0000

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   <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/trimui-brick-pro-images.webp" alt="Real Images Of The TRIMUI Brick Pro Are Finally Here"><p>The TRIMUI Brick Pro was officially <a href="https://retrododo.com/trimui-officially-teases-the-brick-pro-handheld/" rel="noreferrer">teased a few weeks ago</a> by TRIMUI itself, only showing a silhouette of the device and LEDs around the two joysticks.</p><p>That&apos;s all they gave us, with some leaked images finding their way onto Chinese social networks shortly after. But none of these were images that I fully trusted, until now.</p><p>Our friends over at <a href="https://mechdiy.com/?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer">MechDIY</a>, who we have worked with in the past and are known for selling retro handhelds and also getting units early to sell, typically at launch, have shared images with Retro Dodo.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/trimui-brick-pro-black.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Real Images Of The TRIMUI Brick Pro Are Finally Here" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/trimui-brick-pro-black.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/trimui-brick-pro-black.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/trimui-brick-pro-black.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/trimui-brick-pro-black.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: MECHDIY</span></figcaption></figure><p>MechDIY informed us that these are the images of the units they have received, showcasing a better look at the upcoming device.</p><p>What has surprised me is that these are plastic devices. Older leaks suggested and shown what look like metal shells, but these soon-to-be consumer units are in fact plastic.</p><p>It&apos;s likely they&apos;ll come out with a TRIMUI Brick Hammer Pro further down the line, but for now, it&apos;s quite literally a bigger, likely more powerful version of the original Brick with two concaved hall-joysticks.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/trimui-brick-pro-black-2.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Real Images Of The TRIMUI Brick Pro Are Finally Here" loading="lazy" width="431" height="579"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: MECHDIY</span></figcaption></figure><p>I think this will do well if it can emulate up to Playstation 2 games, only because TRIMUI have always got things right in terms of design and user experience. </p><p>Consumers trust TRIMUI, and the original Brick was loved by many. It all comes down to price, as this area (verticals, with sticks and 4&quot;+ screens) is very competitive.</p><p>The only known information we have from MechDIY is:</p><ul><li>A larger 4-inch display&#xA0;</li><li>Dual analogue joysticks.</li><li>An Android-based system</li><li>And most notably, <strong><em>potential</em></strong> PS2 emulation support</li></ul><p>We&apos;ll share more details when we receive them. Subscribe to our newsletter to not miss out. I have a funny feeling this will be officially revealed with specs and pricing over the next month or two.</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? If you do and want to support us, you can do so by <a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">becoming a member</strong></b></u></a><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </strong></b></u><a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/support" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">tipping us</strong></b></u></a> or taking a look at our gaming accessory company <a href="https://gamenook.co.uk/discount/RETRODODO?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">GAMENOOK</strong></b></u></a> (10% off just for you). This allows us to continue what we do without succumbing to algorithms, clickbait and over-intrusive ads, while paying human writers instead of AI.</div></div>

8. Every PokéPark Pokémon Card Ever Made [2005 - 2026]

   Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:18:04 -0000

   <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>With the recent opening of Pok&#xE9;mon&apos;s Pok&#xE9;Park in Japan, there has been a slight uptick</p>

   <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokepark-cards-list.webp" alt="Every Pok&#xE9;Park Pok&#xE9;mon Card Ever Made [2005 - 2026]"><p>With the recent opening of Pok&#xE9;mon&apos;s Pok&#xE9;Park in Japan, there has been a slight uptick in collectors wanting to know more about all of the old and new Pok&#xE9;mon cards within the &quot;Pok&#xE9;Park&quot; series.</p><p>This series started way back in 2005 with over 30 cards to originally collect. Now, with jumbo cards and future trading cards being released at the park this year, I wanted to put together a comprehensive and easy-to-digest list for those wanting to start collecting these very specific and highly sought-after trading cards.</p><h2 id="pok%C3%A9park-forest-set-2005">Pok&#xE9;Park Forest Set (2005)</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokepark-forest-card-list.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Every Pok&#xE9;Park Pok&#xE9;mon Card Ever Made [2005 - 2026]" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pokepark-forest-card-list.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pokepark-forest-card-list.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pokepark-forest-card-list.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokepark-forest-card-list.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>The forest set was given to attendees of Pok&#xE9;Park, and it was in a green, sealed binder with all 9 cards featured inside. None of these cards was ever printed again, nor was the artwork used elsewhere.</p><p>Card artwork was designed by Kanako Eo, who had to keep the artwork themed to forests. It is rumoured that only 1,000 of these binders were made, making them incredibly rare, especially sealed.</p><ul><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Celebei - 001/009</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Torchic - 002/009</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Mudkip - 003/009</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Pikachu - 004/009</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Latias - 005/009</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Latios - 006/009</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Whismur - 007/009</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Munchlax - 008/009</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Jirachi - 009/009</li></ul><h2 id="pok%C3%A9park-blue-set-2005">Pok&#xE9;Park Blue Set (2005)</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokepark-blue-card-list.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Every Pok&#xE9;Park Pok&#xE9;mon Card Ever Made [2005 - 2026]" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pokepark-blue-card-list.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pokepark-blue-card-list.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pokepark-blue-card-list.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokepark-blue-card-list.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Just like the forest set, the Blue set features 9 cards, all designed by the artist Kouki Saitou, which had to stick with a mountain theme. The artwork in this set was used again in future sets.</p><p>Again, only 1,000 of these binders were made.</p><ul><li>Entei - 001/009</li><li>Ho-Oh - 002/009</li><li>Suicune - 003-009</li><li>Kyogre - 004/009</li><li>Raikou - 005/009</li><li>Lugia - 006/009</li><li>Groudon - 007/009</li><li>Tauros - 008/009</li><li>Rayquaza - 009/009</li></ul><h2 id="pok%C3%A9park-promotional-set-2005">Pok&#xE9;Park Promotional Set (2005)</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokepark-premium-files-card-list.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Every Pok&#xE9;Park Pok&#xE9;mon Card Ever Made [2005 - 2026]" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1569" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pokepark-premium-files-card-list.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pokepark-premium-files-card-list.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/pokepark-premium-files-card-list.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokepark-premium-files-card-list.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>This was a set of promotional cards (featured in a bigger promotional set called PCG-P) given to the first attendees of the grand opening &quot;non-permanent&quot; Pok&#xE9;Park in Japan in 2005. These cards were given out to those who rode individual rides. To acquire them all, you would have to go on all 14 different rides around the park.</p><p>That is why you will see different logos on each of the cards, as that is the logo for each individual ride at Pok&#xE9;Park in 2005. Cards and Pok&#xE9;mon choices are similar to other Pok&#xE9;Park sets, just with different artwork by unnamed artists.</p><ul><li>Lugia - 038/PCG-P</li><li>Suicune - 039/PCG-P</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Munchlax - 040/PCG-P</li><li>Rayquaza - 041/PCG-P</li><li>Groudon - 042/PCG-P</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Pikachu - 043/PCG-P</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Celebei - 044/PCG-P</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Latios - 045/PCG-P</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Whismur - 046/PCG-P</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Mudkip - 047/PCG-P</li><li>Tauros - 048/PCG-P</li><li>Pok&#xE9;Park&apos;s Jirachi - 049/PCG-P</li><li>Aura&apos;s Lucario - 093-PCG-P</li></ul><h2 id="pok%C3%A9park-kanto-set-2026">Pok&#xE9;Park Kanto Set (2026)</h2><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-05-at-21.01.27.png" class="kg-image" alt="Every Pok&#xE9;Park Pok&#xE9;mon Card Ever Made [2005 - 2026]" loading="lazy" width="1276" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-05-at-21.01.27.png 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-05-at-21.01.27.png 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-05-at-21.01.27.png 1276w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>With the opening of Pok&#xE9;Park Kanto in Japan on February 5th 2026, comes new Pok&#xE9;mon cards. A couple have been officially revealed in the form of jumbo cards.</p><p>These have cutouts where the artwork typically is, so that attendees can use the card to create unique photo opportunities around the park with whatever Pok&#xE9;mon they see.</p><ul><li>Pikachu Jumbo Cutout</li><li>Vulpix Jumbo Cutout </li></ul><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? 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9. Gamer Creates Pokémon Mod Where You Battle As Pokémon In Real Time

   Thu, 05 Feb 2026 18:57:17 -0000

   <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>Pok&#xE9;mon Stadium was one of my favourite titles as a kid. I used to play the minigames with my</p>

   <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokemon-hytale-mod-1.jpg" alt="Gamer Creates Pok&#xE9;mon Mod Where You Battle As Pok&#xE9;mon In Real Time"><p>Pok&#xE9;mon Stadium was one of my favourite titles as a kid. I used to play the minigames with my mum a lot, but seeing the Kanto 151 up on the big screen and using their moves against each other was fantastic. It felt like stepping into a Pok&#xE9;mon arena for real and was the closest I thought we could come to being a Pok&#xE9;mon Trainer. </p><p>Fast forward to 2026, and we&apos;ve had so many Pok&#xE9;mon games since the 90s, including Pok&#xE9;mon Go, which literally made me feel like there were Pok&#xE9;mon running around in my back garden. Still, from all of the mainline games, mods, and hacks, there aren&apos;t many that let you battle other Pok&#xE9;mon in real time. </p> <!--kg-card-begin: html--> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="pt" dir="ltr">&#x1F929;&#x1F6A8;- CINEMA! INCR&#xCD;VEL MOD DE BATALHAS POKEMON!<br><br>Um modder, com o usu&#xE1;rio u/Distinct-Spend7728 t&#xE1; trabalhando em um mod de Pok&#xE9;mon MUITO diferente do normal&#x2026; aqui voc&#xEA; n&#xE3;o joga como treinador, voc&#xEA; literalmente vira o Pok&#xE9;mon!<br><br>Nada de batalha por turno ou menu:<br><br>&#x1F539;Voc&#xEA; se move&#x2026; <a href="https://t.co/XIkt0SoQGS?ref=retrododo.com">pic.twitter.com/XIkt0SoQGS</a></p>&#x2014; Central Hytale Brasil (@CentralHytaleBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/CentralHytaleBR/status/2019433870026743813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&amp;ref=retrododo.com">February 5, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <!--kg-card-end: html--> <p>Modder u/Distinct-Spend7728 has been working on exactly that within Hytale, however, creating a Pok&#xE9;mon mod where you attack and move around as a Pok&#xE9;mon in real time, pulling off moves and battling your opponent while your trainer watches from the sideline. You&apos;ll be in charge of evading your opponent&apos;s Pok&#xE9;mon&apos;s moves and honing your fighting skills, proving what we knew all along - Pikachu was the brains of the business, and Ash was just the executive figurehead. </p><p>Becoming a Pok&#xE9;mon was one of the main things that I loved the most about the Mystery Dungeon series. It&apos;s also why I&apos;m excited for Pokopia too. It just mixes up the formula and lets us get right into the action, and I&apos;m all for mods that give us a fresh view on our favourite games. </p><p>Bulbasaur definitely looks a little more on the blocky side than he normally does, but you can definitely tell which Pok&#xE9;mon it is. I&apos;m intrigued to see more of u/Distinct-Spend7728&apos;s work on this mod as the weeks go on - I hope they&apos;re planning on bringing Mewtwo into the game!</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? If you do and want to support us, you can do so by <a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">becoming a member</strong></b></u></a><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </strong></b></u><a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/support" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">tipping us</strong></b></u></a> or taking a look at our gaming accessory company <a href="https://gamenook.co.uk/discount/RETRODODO?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">GAMENOOK</strong></b></u></a> (10% off just for you). This allows us to continue what we do without succumbing to algorithms, clickbait and over-intrusive ads, while paying human writers instead of AI.</div></div>

10. Designer Transforms Retro Games Into Fashionable Accessories

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:35:11 -0000

    <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>Retro gaming has never been bigger. When I was growing up, people called you a nerd if you wore a Tetris</p>

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Don&apos;t get me wrong, I&apos;m not complaining - any retro game coverage is good coverage in my book!</p><p>This morning, I came across some concept ideas by designer David Delahunty on his website page simply titled &apos;<a href="https://daviddelahunty.com/?ref=retrododo.com">David&apos;s Ideas</a>&apos;. David has a whole page dedicated to his amazing concepts, with lots of retro-inspired ideas like LEGO brick hats, gloves with the Windows OS background on them, an iPod shuffle washing machine, and much more. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-2-1.png" class="kg-image" alt="Designer Transforms Retro Games Into Fashionable Accessories" loading="lazy" width="1196" height="1196" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/image-2-1.png 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/image-2-1.png 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-2-1.png 1196w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: David Delahunty</span></figcaption></figure><p>But it&apos;s his retro gaming-inspired items that we&apos;re most excited about. David has managed to channel key components of our gaming past into fashion accessories that take us straight back to our childhoods. Check out David&apos;s NES controller glasses case above - I would love to pull this out in a meeting and stick it on the table before grabbing my glasses (because I am slowly getting closer to 40 now and have to take my glasses everywhere with me). </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/memory-card-tetris-bags.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Designer Transforms Retro Games Into Fashionable Accessories" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="720" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/memory-card-tetris-bags.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/memory-card-tetris-bags.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/memory-card-tetris-bags.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: David Delahunty</span></figcaption></figure><p>If you&apos;re an EDC user like Brandon (Everyday Carry) and like to have your wallet, keys, and handheld close to your person when you&apos;re out and about, then these bags based on the PlayStation Memory Card and the iconic Tetris Game Boy cartridge might be more of interest. They&apos;re such distinctive retro gaming items that hold a lot of gravitas - 90% of people that you pass in the street would recognise these instantly, and although they might not be able to hold that much in them, they definitely look cool!</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-3-1.png" class="kg-image" alt="Designer Transforms Retro Games Into Fashionable Accessories" loading="lazy" width="1388" height="1396" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/image-3-1.png 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/image-3-1.png 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/image-3-1.png 1388w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: David Delahunty</span></figcaption></figure><p>If you want a little more room, however, this PS2 backpack concept would be perfect. It is the box for the <a href="https://retrododo.com/best-ps2-games/" rel="noreferrer">best-selling console of all time</a>, after all, so it&apos;s packaging that deserves to have its place in the fashion halls of fame.</p><p>I know the idea of a square backpack is a little unusual, but you could fit a heck of a lot in it. I mean, I might just be tempted to carry my PS2 and a portable monitor around in it rather than my sandwiches and laptop, but hey, each to their own.</p><p>Whether these fashion accessories ever come to fruition as purchasable items or not remains to be seen, but it&apos;s just nice to see more retro-inspired accessories that champion both our childhoods and retro gaming past coming to the fold. The fact that more and more people are seeing how influential these consoles have been in our lives is fantastic, and I would love to see more people like David coming up with concept ideas that take consoles like the GameCube and PSP and turn them into wearable items. </p><p>Imagine a GameCube hat or PSP sunglassess. David, if you&apos;re reading this, we only take 10% comission. </p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? 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11. Could This Handheld Be The GKD Pixel 2.5?

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:42:24 -0000

    <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>It&apos;s a day of GKD news, thanks to owner Lao Zhang holding a livestream on the Chinese social network</p>

    <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/gkd-pixel2-5-handheld.webp" alt="Could This Handheld Be The GKD Pixel 2.5?"><p>It&apos;s a day of GKD news, thanks to owner Lao Zhang holding a livestream on the Chinese social network QQ yesterday.</p><p>He announced and showed off the <a href="https://retrododo.com/first-images-of-gkd-350h-ultra-leaked/" rel="noreferrer">upcoming GKD 350H Ultra</a>, a metal horizontal 3.5&quot; handheld launching this year, and keen eyed <a href="https://x.com/RetroDeadFred?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer">RetroDeadFred on X</a> noticed a unique-looking device in the background of Lao&apos;s video.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/HAZKWA-XkAA7AGp.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="Could This Handheld Be The GKD Pixel 2.5?" loading="lazy" width="1080" height="2424" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/HAZKWA-XkAA7AGp.jpeg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/HAZKWA-XkAA7AGp.jpeg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/HAZKWA-XkAA7AGp.jpeg 1080w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: RetroDeadFed</span></figcaption></figure><p>This looks like a thicker, slightly altered version of the popular <a href="https://retrododo.com/gkd-pixel-ii-review/" rel="noreferrer">GKD Pixel II</a>. It&apos;s a handheld I have seen before on Instagram, showcased by user retro_gordan, and after messaging them, I heard no response for many weeks.</p><p>I believe this Instagram account has connections to Chinese handheld manufacturers, as they have leaked and shown off handhelds in the past that eventually came to fruition.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-2.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Could This Handheld Be The GKD Pixel 2.5?" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-2.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-2.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-2.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-2.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Retro_Gordan</span></figcaption></figure><p>This handheld being seen again in the flesh makes me believe it&apos;s actually a real device that has been made, which I didn&apos;t beleive was true when I first saw it many weeks ago, because we all know AI slop can make these images in a heartbeat.</p><p>Could GKD be working on a new Pixel handheld that features extra action buttons on the side to potentially accomadate a vertical video games?</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-3.webp" class="kg-image" alt="Could This Handheld Be The GKD Pixel 2.5?" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-3.webp 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-3.webp 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-3.webp 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/gkd-pixel-2-5-3.webp 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: Retro_Gordan</span></figcaption></figure><p>Though that would be incredibly niche, and I can&apos;t imagine many would &quot;upgrade&quot; to it if they already have a Pixel or Pixel 2. If you look closely at the iamges the vertical buttons actually say &quot;X, B and A&quot;.</p><p>So this is likely what the new design is for: to entice gamers to explore vertical games via emulation. Shoulder buttons, SD card slot, and other ports all look identical to the original Pixel 2.</p><p>It&apos;s just the longer metal shell, added butons and likely increased battery life that will be different in this version if it ever makes it into reality.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pr_RbXkLVwE?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="The New KING Of Mini Retro Handhelds - Game Kiddy Pixel Review"></iframe></figure><p>It&apos;s a neat, new creation by GKD, and I&apos;m sure a very small ammount of gamers will be interested in it, but for me, it&apos;s likely going to be a hard pass only because of the small screen not accompanying vertical games well, alongside the added cost of purchasing this when I already have a GKD Pixel II.</p><p>I&apos;ll keep you updated if I hear more. 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This allows us to continue what we do without succumbing to algorithms, clickbait and over-intrusive ads, while paying human writers instead of AI.</div></div><p></p><p></p>

12. This Game Boy Emulator Runs Through Microsoft Excel For Covert Worktime Gaming

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:37:20 -0000

    <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>It&apos;s not really the done thing to just whip out a Game Boy at your desk at work or</p>

    <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/gb-emulator-excel-1.jpg" alt="This Game Boy Emulator Runs Through Microsoft Excel For Covert Worktime Gaming"><p>It&apos;s not really the done thing to just whip out a Game Boy at your desk at work or to talk about how well your Charmander is doing during a morning meeting. I&apos;m not sure your boss would take too lightly if you downloaded <a href="https://retrododo.com/delta-has-arrived-on-the-app-store/" rel="noreferrer">Delta</a> on your workphone to get in some Pok&#xE9;mon ROM hack time while out in the field either. For some reason, organisations just don&apos;t want us to be &apos;wasting&apos; time playing when we should be doing work. </p><p>I&apos;ve come across a Game Boy Emulator written in VBA and Excel that allows you to open up your favorite Game Boy games inside a spreadsheet in a bid to combat that problem. Created by KatrinaJames, who presumably just wanted to travel around Kanto instead of filling in cells, the project allows you to upload a Game Boy game into the data inputting program, swapping Sums and Formulas for Tetris and Kirby.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokemon-red-spreadsheet-gameplay-1.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="This Game Boy Emulator Runs Through Microsoft Excel For Covert Worktime Gaming" loading="lazy" width="1280" height="645" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/pokemon-red-spreadsheet-gameplay-1.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/pokemon-red-spreadsheet-gameplay-1.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/pokemon-red-spreadsheet-gameplay-1.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>Now I know what you&apos;re thinking - &apos;that probably doesn&apos;t work very well, right?&apos; You&apos;ve seen Super Mario 64 <a href="https://retrododo.com/this-gamer-has-got-super-mario-64-running-inside-a-pdf-file/" rel="noreferrer">running in a PDF</a>, so you&apos;re already feeling sceptical. </p><p>Well, you would be right. Listed in the issues section on the project&apos;s GitHub page, the first item is &apos;Performance is extremely poor (to the point of being unplayable)&apos;. I mean, it&apos;s not exactly what you want to hear, and neither is the fact that saving doesn&apos;t work or any music. </p><p>Ok, the music is a little bit of a giveaway if you&apos;re playing covertly, but not having any save features... that&apos;s a bit of an issue. Still, the fact that you can Launch Pok&#xE9;mon Red and get it actually running is great, and while the project has lain dormant for a while, it might spark someone to continue where Katrina has left off and get this running perfectly. I wan&apos;t to play Dragonyhm in a spreadsheet instead of calculating how much Brandon owes me when I&apos;ve paid for company lunches!</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? If you do and want to support us, you can do so by <a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">becoming a member</strong></b></u></a><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </strong></b></u><a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/support" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">tipping us</strong></b></u></a> or taking a look at our gaming accessory company <a href="https://gamenook.co.uk/discount/RETRODODO?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">GAMENOOK</strong></b></u></a> (10% off just for you). This allows us to continue what we do without succumbing to algorithms, clickbait and over-intrusive ads, while paying human writers instead of AI.</div></div>

13. First Images Of GKD 350H Ultra Handheld Revealed

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:07:18 -0000

    <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>Rumours that GKD were making a new handheld <a href="https://retrododo.com/gamekiddys-next-handheld-could-be-a-gkd350h-remake/" rel="noreferrer">started back in December</a>, with the idea that they would remake the popular</p>

    <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/gkd-350h-ultra.webp" alt="First Images Of GKD 350H Ultra Handheld Revealed"><p>Rumours that GKD were making a new handheld <a href="https://retrododo.com/gamekiddys-next-handheld-could-be-a-gkd350h-remake/" rel="noreferrer">started back in December</a>, with the idea that they would remake the popular 350H that was released many years ago, and was GKD&apos;s first step into the mass handheld emulation market.</p><p>Since then, they&apos;ve developed some incredible devices, the GKD Pixel being my personal favourite.</p><p>Now, images of the 350H remake have been leaked, showcasing a metal version of the horizontal handheld, which they are calling the <strong>GKD 350H Ultra</strong>.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/HAU7ZcFXIAANzBY--1-.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="First Images Of GKD 350H Ultra Handheld Revealed" loading="lazy" width="1512" height="1512" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/HAU7ZcFXIAANzBY--1-.jpeg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/HAU7ZcFXIAANzBY--1-.jpeg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/HAU7ZcFXIAANzBY--1-.jpeg 1512w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: RetroDeadFred</span></figcaption></figure><p>Images were revealed by GKD&apos;s owner, Lao Zhang, on a QQ Livestream, which was brought to our attention by <a href="https://x.com/RetroDeadFred?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer">X user RetroDeadFred</a>. </p><p>That said, it shows what looks like a portable, 3.5&quot; horizontal handheld with a metal body, looking ever so similar to the <a href="https://retrododo.com/ayaneo-pocket-micro-review/" rel="noreferrer">AYANEO Pocket Micro</a> (which I also love the look of).</p><p>It&apos;s boxy, comes with an analogue stick on the left, a large DPAD which we all like and what looks like a 1:1 display (or close to), making it great for GAME BOY games.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/HAU7ZcwXgAAfrCm.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="First Images Of GKD 350H Ultra Handheld Revealed" loading="lazy" width="1512" height="1512" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/HAU7ZcwXgAAfrCm.jpeg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/HAU7ZcwXgAAfrCm.jpeg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/HAU7ZcwXgAAfrCm.jpeg 1512w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Credit: RetroDeadFred</span></figcaption></figure><p>As usual, please take these leaks with a pinch of salt; this is unofficial news, and it could not even become a reality. But that said, GKD has a history of making great devices, and no doubt people want the Pixel in a horizontal form factor.</p><p>If, and a big if, they can get the price right. I am hoping for sub $100 for something like this, and not packed with power. Keep it cheap, keep it high quality, and success will come.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/a4f67ba4-f071-48ba-9070-720f84b3237d.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="First Images Of GKD 350H Ultra Handheld Revealed" loading="lazy" width="1080" height="2414" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/a4f67ba4-f071-48ba-9070-720f84b3237d.jpeg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/a4f67ba4-f071-48ba-9070-720f84b3237d.jpeg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/a4f67ba4-f071-48ba-9070-720f84b3237d.jpeg 1080w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>We&apos;ll update you with more news once we hear it, but as of now, this is all we have regarding the upcoming GKD Ultra 350H. This likely means it&apos;s on its way, and more news will come, if it&apos;s real.</p><p>You may be interested in the <a href="https://retrododo.com/could-this-handheld-be-the-gkd-pixel-2-5/" rel="noreferrer">GKD Pixel 2.5 leaks</a>, too. In this livestream, Lao had a handheld in the back that looked like an oversized GKD Pixel with vertical button layouts.</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? 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14. Perfect Dark Is Coming To Meta Quest In An Unofficial VR Port

    Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:03:11 -0000

    <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>If you&apos;re still reeling from the cancellation of the <a href="https://retrododo.com/gameplay-details-of-cancelled-perfect-dark-reboot-revealed/" rel="noreferrer">Perfect Dark remake</a>, then I know what might make you</p>

    <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/perfect-dark-vr.jpg" alt="Perfect Dark Is Coming To Meta Quest In An Unofficial VR Port"><p>If you&apos;re still reeling from the cancellation of the <a href="https://retrododo.com/gameplay-details-of-cancelled-perfect-dark-reboot-revealed/" rel="noreferrer">Perfect Dark remake</a>, then I know what might make you feel better. There&apos;s a VR version heading to Meta Quest thanks to the efforts of Alex Le Tux, who has uploaded footage of the project to their YouTube channel. It&apos;s their only video currently, and it&apos;s amassed a lot of interest over the last couple of days!</p><p>The project is derived from the Perfect Dark decompilation project that released 4 years ago. Alex is very clear that this standalone VR port isn&apos;t completely ready for the public yet and that it&apos;s still in the &apos;experimental&apos; stage. The opening sequence, as you can see from the video below, however, looks fantastic. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-embed-card"><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P4BEw9ji_fw?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Perfect Dark standalone VR port"></iframe></figure><p>As mentioned by our friends at <a href="https://www.uploadvr.com/fanmade-port-of-nintendo-64-classic-perfect-dark-running-on-quest/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=x">UploadVR</a>, Alex&apos;s work will join the likes of the VR port back catalogue from Team Beef, who have been working over the past few years to bring Duke Nukem, Tomb Raider, DOOM, and Quake to the VR world. I just know that I&apos;d get too into this and end up rolling around on my floor and bumping into the dog. Maybe Alex can work on a VR port of Jet Force Gemini so I can get Bilbo playing as Lupus too!</p><p>As for when the game will be ready, well, only Alex currently knows that. I imagine there will be a lot of work to get through to get this ready for the public, but if Alex continues with the same level of attention to detail he&apos;s put into what we can see so far, then it&apos;s going to be an amazing project!</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? If you do and want to support us, you can do so by <a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">becoming a member</strong></b></u></a><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </strong></b></u><a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/support" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">tipping us</strong></b></u></a> or taking a look at our gaming accessory company <a href="https://gamenook.co.uk/discount/RETRODODO?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">GAMENOOK</strong></b></u></a> (10% off just for you). This allows us to continue what we do without succumbing to algorithms, clickbait and over-intrusive ads, while paying human writers instead of AI.</div></div>

15. This Kirby's Dreamland LEGO Set Has Days Left To Become A Reality

    Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:36:01 -0000

    <div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-green"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><p>If, like me, you grew up playing Kirby&apos;s Dreamland on the Game Boy, then this LEGO set will hit</p>

    <div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Join our&#xA0;<a href="https://retrododo.com/membership/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">paid membership community</strong></b></u></a>&#xA0;to remove ads, gain access to our exclusive Discord channel and receive physical goodies, all while supporting an independent publication!</div></div><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/kirbys-dream-land-lego.jpg" alt="This Kirby&apos;s Dreamland LEGO Set Has Days Left To Become A Reality"><p>If, like me, you grew up playing Kirby&apos;s Dreamland on the Game Boy, then this LEGO set will hit you right in the feels. We&apos;ve had a lot of Nintendo LEGO over the years, from Mario sets and Mario Kart to, most recently, The Legend of Zelda. But Kirby hasn&apos;t ever featured in the blocky spotlight. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Kirbys-Dreamland-LEGO-set.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="This Kirby&apos;s Dreamland LEGO Set Has Days Left To Become A Reality" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/Kirbys-Dreamland-LEGO-set.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/Kirbys-Dreamland-LEGO-set.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/Kirbys-Dreamland-LEGO-set.jpg 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Kirbys-Dreamland-LEGO-set.jpg 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>That could all change, but it&apos;s going to need your help to become a reality. </p><p>This LEGO Ideas set from JP Arts02 is the perfect homage to Kirby&apos;s world, with all of the main Kirby characters including Bandanna Waddle Dee, Meta Knight, and King Dedede joining the pink peril himself for some Dreamland antics. </p><p>There&apos;s even Whispy Woods and Kracko to provide some antagonism too, as well as an all-important Warp Star and a backdrop that looks ready for some serious playtime. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Rear-Kirbys-LEGO-Set.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="This Kirby&apos;s Dreamland LEGO Set Has Days Left To Become A Reality" loading="lazy" width="1920" height="1080" srcset="https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w600/2026/02/Rear-Kirbys-LEGO-Set.jpg 600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1000/2026/02/Rear-Kirbys-LEGO-Set.jpg 1000w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/size/w1600/2026/02/Rear-Kirbys-LEGO-Set.jpg 1600w, https://retrododo.com/content/images/2026/02/Rear-Kirbys-LEGO-Set.jpg 1920w" sizes="(min-width: 720px) 720px"></figure><p>JP Arts02 has also paid homage to HAL Laboratory with two hidden &apos;HAL&apos; logos. Ok, one of them isn&apos;t that hidden as you can see from the picture above, but you&apos;ll need to have a keen eye to spot the other one!</p><p>As a lifelong Kirby fan, this is a set that I would definitely have to mess around and play with rather than just being a display piece. It would look great on a shelf, but come on, that Whispy Woods needs some serious beatdowns from King Dedede&apos;s hammer!</p><p>This set has just 17 days at the time of writing to get to 5,000 supporters, otherwise it&apos;s game over. It needs to get just over 2,000 supporters in that time, and it&apos;s totally free to back it. If it reaches 5,000 votes, it will receive more time to get to the 10,000 supporters stage needed for LEGO to consider it for an official LEGO Ideas set. </p><p>So, if you want to see a Kirby LEGO set, then head over to the <a href="https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/fb35c4bf-4ee2-4e4c-9f48-eca1b38250d5?ref=retrododo.com">LEGO Ideas page </a>and show your support for free. Let&apos;s go, Kirby!</p><div style="display:none"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">&#x2764;&#xFE0F;</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Like what you are reading? If you do and want to support us, you can do so by <a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">becoming a member</strong></b></u></a><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">, </strong></b></u><a href="https://retrododo.com/#/portal/support" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">tipping us</strong></b></u></a> or taking a look at our gaming accessory company <a href="https://gamenook.co.uk/discount/RETRODODO?ref=retrododo.com" rel="noreferrer"><u><b><strong class="underline" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">GAMENOOK</strong></b></u></a> (10% off just for you). This allows us to continue what we do without succumbing to algorithms, clickbait and over-intrusive ads, while paying human writers instead of AI.</div></div>