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35 Years Ago, A Handheld Superior To The Game Boy Had Almost Everything, Except A Chance

The Game Gear was a better system, but still couldn’t outplay the Game Boy.

20 Years Ago, Nintendo Released Its Most Beautiful — And Most Overlooked — Game Boy

20 Years Ago, Nintendo Released Its Most Beautiful — And Most Overlooked — Game Boy

Twenty years ago, the final Game Boy was release as more of a fashion statement than it was a swan song for the handheld, clearing the way for the DS and the many handhelds that came after it.

Nintendo's tiniest console ever was a Pokemon handheld the size of a Tamagotchi, and after 24 years it's suddenly a wildly impractical way to play Game Boy games

Nintendo's tiniest console ever was a Pokemon handheld the size of a Tamagotchi, and after 24 years it's suddenly a wildly impractical way to play Game Boy games

The Pokemon Mini lives on

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Nintendo Switch Online has reignited my passion for retro games — and I can't get enough

Most people might subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online to play online multiplayer games, but for some folks, it's all about the incredible retro game collection.

Delta Camera App Now Turns Your iPhone Into a Classic Game Boy Camera

Delta's Riley Testut created a Game Boy-style retro camera app for the iPhone that brings back the 8-bit aesthetics.

Nintendo Adds Game Boy Favorites to Switch Online in May Update

Nintendo Switch Online's May 2025 update brings Game Boy and Game Boy Color hits like 'Kirby's Star Stacker' and 'The Sword of Hope' to retro fans worldwide.

Forget Pokemon Red and Blue, Nintendo's finally brought the secret best Game Boy game to Switch: an expanded version of Donkey Kong with 2425% more levels

Donkey Kong '94 and Mario's Picross are one heck of a pairing

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20 Years Later, Nintendo Switch Is Finally Adding A Pokémon Rival's Greatest Hits

20 Years Later, Nintendo Switch Is Finally Adding A Pokémon Rival's Greatest Hits

Yu-Gi-Oh! with the Early Days Collection is a nostalgic redux of some classic Game Boy games that also offers a fun look at how this enduring card game evolved.

I can’t believe Balenciaga managed to mess up making a Game Boy that runs everyone’s favorite Nokia 3310 game

I can’t believe Balenciaga managed to mess up making a Game Boy that runs everyone’s favorite Nokia 3310 game

Balenciaga has released a limited edition handheld that runs a version of Snake to celebrate Lunar New Year, but it looks far worse than an old Nokia.

Ayaneo Pocket Micro review: a tiny Android tablet ideal for emulation

Ayaneo Pocket Micro review: a tiny Android tablet ideal for emulation

The Ayaneo Pocket Micro delivers a superb Game Boy experience in a cute, portable package that’s well worth the modest asking price.

Modretro Chromatic review: a mostly pixel-perfect Game Boy console, ideal for the modern era

Modretro Chromatic review: a mostly pixel-perfect Game Boy console, ideal for the modern era

The best Analogue Pocket alt?

Retro RPG The Edge Of Allegoria does it like Nintendon’t, with rude words and fat blunts

Retro RPG The Edge Of Allegoria does it like Nintendon’t, with rude words and fat blunts

The Edge of Allegoria riffs off Pokemon with monochrome, low-fi blackjack and hookers.

Glow-in-the-dark Analogue Pocket Game Boy Will Definitely Sell Out on September 1

Glow-in-the-dark Analogue Pocket Game Boy Will Definitely Sell Out on September 1

Analogue is selling a glow-in-the-dark Pocket Game Boy handheld in "highly limited quantities" starting on September 1. But good luck trying to get one because they're going to sell out fast.

The Playdate now has its own Game Boy camera

The Playdate now has its own Game Boy camera

A modder has created a Game Boy camera inspired accessory for the Playdate, and it's giving us the same lo-fi vibes as the 1998 add on.

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Digital Camera World

25 years later the GameBoy Camera is back – but more refined

Smaller, smarter but with the same four-tone greyscale sensor, the Game Boy Camera makes its return

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Raspberry Pi Pico GameBoy Cable Sniffer Emulates Pokémon Trading

Breadcodes is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to emulate Game Boy functions for Pokémon and can even print images to an original Game Boy Printer.

The top 40 retro toys lying forgotten in North East homes - according to survey

From Rubik’s Cubes, to Game Boys, to Etch A Sketch - a new survey reckons millions of retro toys are lying stashed in the lofts and cupboards of North East homes

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