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This Sega Saturn emulator just got a big speed bump and dozens of fixes (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get RetroPie Sega Saturn Emulator → | tags: sega saturn, ymir emulator, strikex3

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This new emulator frontend brings back the nostalgia of cartridges and game discs (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get RetroPie Raspberry Pi Kit → | tags: socket, godot, ayn thor

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Retroid Pocket Nova screen, design revealed: One for the classic gamers (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-23 | get Retroid Pocket Nova Screen Protector → | tags: retroid pocket nova, oled screen, retroid

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Five monitors on a Commodore 128 [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-22 | get Commodore 128 Multi-Display Adapter → | tags: commodore 128, monitors, video

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Retroid’s next handheld could target classic gaming purists with its 4:3 OLED (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-22 | get Retroid Pocket 3 → | tags: retroid, pocket nova, oled

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Anbernic’s next Android handheld has strong Nintendo Switch Lite vibes (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-18 | get Anbernic RG552 Gaming Console → | tags: anbernic, rg55g1, android

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Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-16 | get Flip Phone Blocker → | tags: commodore, callback 8020, commodore 64

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This free Android app brings all your emulated games under a single console-style roof (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-16 | get RetroArch Emulator Kit → | tags: emulation, android gaming, anbernic

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Commander Keen Games (free book) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | get Commander Keen Classic PC Game → | tags: commander keen, id software, video games

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Game Engine White Papers Commander Keen (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | tags: commander keen, game engine, white papers

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Computer History Museum recalls ‘astonishing’ retro haul recovered from abandoned German warehouse — over 2,000 artifacts spanning the 1930s to 1980s required seven tractor-trailers after a WWII bomb scare (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-14 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage Computer Museum Model → | tags: computer history museum, castrop-rauxel, wwii bomb

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Echo Isle is a pint-sized adventure inspired by classic Zelda (theverge.com)

2026-06-13 | by Jay Peters | get Zelda-inspired Adventure Puzzle Game → | tags: zelda, echo isle, nintendo

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RetroPad is a ‘full-feature-parity version of Notepad from XP’ in just 2,749 bytes — x86 assembly coded apps comes from Windows legend Dave W Plummer (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-07 | by Mark Tyson | get RetroPad Notepad Emulator → | tags: added, feature, notepad

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These iconic Android gaming handhelds will soon get Android 16-based LineageOS (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-03 | get LineageOS for Gaming Handheld → | tags: android 16, lineageos, ayn

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Loading Sega Games Off a Vinyl Record [video] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-31 | get Sega Genesis Mini → | tags: sega, vinyl record, gaming

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Sellers circumvent Lenovo’s retro handheld ban with cheap wholesale storefronts — $41 gray-market G02 units pop up on Alibaba following initial storefront purge, systems were pulled from sale amid copyright drama and regional restrictions (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-30 | by Zhiye Liu | get Retro Handheld Gaming Console → | tags: lenovo, g02, alibaba

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Anbernic's retro gaming handhelds are quietly losing RAM capacity and being downgraded to older LPDDR3 memory — company says 1GB capacity is still the standard, 512MB models 'an unexpected error' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Zhiye Liu | get Anbernic Retro Gaming Console → | tags: anbernic, rg34xxsp, lpddr3

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Ambernic's retro gaming handhelds are quietly losing RAM capacity and being downgraded to older LPDDR3 memory — company says 1GB capacity is still the standard, 512MB models 'an unexpected error' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Zhiye Liu | get Ambernic Retro Gaming Console → | tags: anbernic, rg34xxsp, lpddr3

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Asus ROG Crosshair 2006 motherboard review: 20 years of ROG (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-28 | by Joe Shields | get ASUS ROG Crosshair Motherboard → | tags: asus rog crosshair, republic of gamers, motherboard

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What It Takes to Preserve Floppy Disks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-28 | by Gwendolyn Rak | get Floppy Disk Data Recovery Kit → | tags: floppy disks, data preservation, cambridge university

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Make room for even more retro games with this Android compression tool for emulators (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-26 | get RetroArch Emulator for Android → | tags: chd files, android authority, chdroid

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What It Takes to Preserve Floppy Disks (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-05-26 | by Gwendolyn Rak | get USB Floppy Disk Drive → | tags: floppy disks, data preservation, cambridge university

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Retroid Pocket 5 owners report that their handhelds are cracking (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-26 | get Retroid Pocket 5 Screen Protector → | tags: retroid pocket 5, retroid, pocket flip 2

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Lenovo-branded retro handheld comes pre-loaded with tons of Nintendo ROMs (techspot.com)

2026-05-21 | get Retro Handheld Gaming Console → | tags: lenovo, nintendo, retro gaming

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Lenovo G02 retro handheld allegedly comes preloaded with thousands of copyrighted games, including Nintendo ROMs — company confirms that it’s an officially white-labeled device meant for the Chinese market (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-21 | by Jowi Morales | get Retro Handheld Gaming Console → | tags: lenovo g02, retro handheld, nintendo roms

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One of the best handheld Zelda games is now (unofficially) available on Android (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-19 | get The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Emulator → | tags: the legend of zelda, the minish cap, android port

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This leaked handheld could be the modern, affordable Game Boy you were waiting for (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-18 | get Game Boy Advance SP → | tags: ayanéo, pocket vert, game boy

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Insta360’s new viewfinder turns the action cam into a retro shooter (theverge.com)

2026-05-14 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Insta360 Viewfinder Accessory → | tags: insta360, go 3s, action camera

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I Bought a “Junk” PSP From Japan (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | by Gardiner Bryant | get PSP Console Bundle → | tags: sony, psp, japan

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Commodore Amiga-emulating TheA1200 retro computer delayed nearly half a year by ‘global chip shortages’ — Retro Games Ltd says it will use the extra time to finesse the software (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-09 | by Mark Tyson | get Amiga Emulator for PC → | tags: commodore, amiga, thea1200