This Retro Handheld Takes the Best Game Boy Ever and Adds Dual Joysticks

The heyday of the Game Boy peaked with the ultra-portable Game Boy Advance SP. That “special” clamshell handheld design is once again returning with the dirt-cheap Anbernic RG34XXSP. It should be available to some degree in the U.S. despite tariffs, though now I can only imagine what would make the perfect Game Boy emulator. The RG34XXSP may be a contender, but we’re so close to having the perfect device my pockets are opening in anticipation. These retro handhelds are built for emulation. That means they’re running custom software made to recreate a console’s hardware in software form. Small devices like the RG34XXSP are better for handheld emulation, from Game Boy through Sega Game Gear, though they’re also good enough to run some, but not all Nintendo 64 or Dreamcast titles. What helps in that regard is the device’s twin recessed thumbsticks found below the D-pad and face buttons. The device is shipping starting on May 16. If you buy it from Anbernic’s website and ship it from the ... Read full article.