New video! Stop me if you've heard this one: the AYANEO Pocket S Mini is a high-quality 4:3 handheld with surprisingly poor screen quality that doesn't match its hefty price tag. Full review: youtu.be/lryHp6fuMjg

Episode 1 of Expedition Handheld is out! We discussed future GPU driver support for the Lenovo Legion Go 1, Steam Deck alternatives, and the magic of dual-screen gaming: youtu.be/c3DVpmvF3zc

New video! SpruceOS was recently updated to expand support to more devices, and you can use the same microSD card in all of them. Here's an updated guide and showcase of this simple, beautiful custom launcher: youtu.be/G8BfxAHfp6Q

Big news! I've teamed up with Adam from PCWorld to start a new podcast. It's called Expedition: Handheld, and it will be a weekly audio/video podcast going over handheld news, our own DIY handheld projects, answering FAQs, and more. Trailer: youtu.be/8x1zZvIg2bE

New video! Four months after my review, the AYN Thor just keeps getting better: youtu.be/9b9kuFcFblg

New video! Anbernic has historically made some baffling handheld design choices, and here are some of the strangest: youtu.be/86FjQ3VhH0o

Dolphin emulator now officially supports Nintendo Triforce arcade hardware, including multi-cabinet networking, and it already works on Android.

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Maybe by 2028 I’ll just change my name to Game Corps because we’ll all be playing on (low RAM) original hardware anyway

New video! Here is an updated guide and showcase for GameNative, which has had a ton of recent updates (including GOG and EGS support and game/device-specific pre-configurations). One of my favorite ways to play PC games on Android-based devices: youtu.be/a9ZlYhgnI-g

New video! In their strangest release yet, Anbernic has made the "RG Vita" - a handheld that slightly resembles a PS Vita, that cannot reliably play PS Vita games. But it's great for PSP: youtu.be/r5JOmVXvRH8

New video! Here is my Retroid Pocket 6 starter guide, nearly two hours of step-by-step detail to get this handheld (and others like it) properly configured. youtu.be/tu-5SO1wyrE

New video! Anbernic has released a new controller with some pretty standard PC-friendly features, and a heart rate monitor for some reason. youtu.be/mYmLE8lJ8AU

New video! The Mangmi Pocket Max is a streaming-focused handheld with great components: 7" 1080p AMOLED 144Hz display, Snapdragon 865 chipset, and some roomy controls. It goes on sale later tonight for $199, here is my in-depth review: youtu.be/zDlPCjdOaCM

New video! I tried out some Retroid Pocket 6 accessories. youtu.be/cQtwB917NEI

New video! Let's take a walk down memory lane and celebrate some of my favorite handhelds since starting this channel. youtu.be/qv0FQNwY1O4

At long last, here is my in-depth review of the Retroid Pocket 6: youtu.be/4ByeyqlasHY

Spoiler: it's pretttttttyyyy good

I'm looking into RSS for it as well, I'm hoping that will be a future feature. For now, I'd recommend tools like Kill the Newsletter and NewsBlur to create your own RSS feeds.

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New video! CES 2026 was filled with a lot of AI junk but I somehow still found some fun stuff too. youtu.be/uQDvbyS5HX4

New video! Here are my first impressions of the Retroid Pocket 6. youtu.be/5ATL1kX7fMQ

I spent too much time eating Christmas cookies and playing Metroid Prime 4, time to jump back on the saddle and review a random handheld. youtu.be/FvJ7QP6iId4

New video! Here's an in-depth look at why the Legion Go S (Z1E SteamOS) is my favorite handheld PC of 2025. youtu.be/AabM19WWKp4

New video! Just a quick one today showing off some grips and accessories for the AYN Thor. Let's dig in: youtu.be/Gh0ro3FhvnQ

New video! Here is my review of the Anbernic RG477V, which is an excellent mix of design, comfort, screen, and performance. It's their best vertical handheld yet. youtu.be/gkPmfUMy_vo

Here are my favorite handhelds of 2025: youtu.be/sYx6mklb23c

New video! Anbernic fixed their weird RG DS screen de-sync bug, but several fundamental issues prevent this handheld from being a true NDS replacement. Full review: youtu.be/MFu4goCqEko

Last week I traveled to NYC and the AYN Thor was the only handheld I brought with me. Here's a video talking about that experience: youtu.be/fMd9giC6AYc

New video! Here is my review of the AYN Odin 3, a handheld so powerful that the Android software ecosystem still needs to catch up. youtu.be/AEmThOmbWEo

The Anbernic RG DS is finally here, and it's a lot worse than I expected. youtu.be/9bRTbZFP1c8

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