Every brand we follow, explained simply: where it comes from, what it makes, and its standout models.
25 products
The way into retro handhelds
Chinese maker of handheld emulation consoles, with a Linux range (the XX series) and an Android range. The most complete brand in the section, from pocket models to top-of-the-range machines.
6 products
Android power at a fair price
GoRetroid builds Android emulation consoles with the most aggressive performance-to-price ratio on the market. Dreamcast, PSP and GameCube without paying premium prices.
1 product
Unapologetic premium in retro handhelds
Premium Chinese brand founded by Arthur Zhang: Windows handheld PCs and an Android Pocket range. Design and finish first, with materials you will not find anywhere else.
4 products
The Game Boy format at a small price
Compact, very well-built Linux consoles for under €100. The best way in for 8-bit and 16-bit, GBA and PS1, in a format that fits in a pocket.
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Muscular Android for demanding emulation
Android handhelds built around some of the most powerful Snapdragon chips on the market. This is the brand you pick when you are aiming at PS2, GameCube and dual screens.
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The mini console transformed by OnionOS
Very affordable emulation mini consoles, transformed by the community firmware OnionOS. The simplest way to carry 8-bit and 16-bit, GBA and PS1 in a pocket.
2 products
Volume and rock-bottom prices
The Shenzhen brand that launches dozens of handhelds every year, at the lowest prices on the market. The entry price for discovering handheld emulation.
2 products
The pocket console that surprises you
A young Chinese brand made famous by the Mini Zero 28, a tiny console that sits in the palm of your hand. Enough to play up to PS1 for under €70.
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The benchmark for reliable retro controllers
Controllers, wireless receivers and keyboards with retro styling, backed by regular firmware updates. Enough to kit out an emulation console, a PC, a Switch or a period machine.
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The French mouse-mat specialist
A French brand devoted entirely to desk mats. We stock its XXL 900 × 400 mm range: a surface that takes keyboard and mouse in one piece, in ten illustrations.
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The IPS screen from every tutorial
The maker of the parts that turn up in every Nintendo restoration tutorial: laminated IPS screens, shells, buttons, motherboards. Enough to bring a Game Boy, a GBC or a GBA back to new.
SoonAnalogue
Real cartridges, with no software emulation
FPGA consoles that replay original cartridges without going through software emulation. Hardware fidelity taken to its limit, in collector's objects.
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The Game Boy Color recreated in sapphire
Palmer Luckey's Chromatic reads Game Boy cartridges through an FPGA, behind a sapphire glass screen. A brand-new object, very finely finished, faithful to the original format.
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