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A few years ago I bought a Japanese copy of Snatcher, a cyberpunk video game designed by Hideo Kojima before he went on to create the legendary Metal Gear Solid series. There were just two problems with this purchase: the game is a text-heavy role-playing adventure with no English translation, and I don’t own a PC Engine, a cult 16 bit machine first released in Japan in 1987, which hosted some of the finest arcade conversions of the era in then-astounding visual quality. A small number were imported into the UK, but it…

Before they offered to send me a unit for review, I had the Analogue Duo preordered. It would have been the first of the company’s consoles that I ponied up for. That’s because, beyond just being a very nice boutique console, it solves a few problems for me. The Turbografx-16 is a nightmare to collect for. Sketchy capacitors mean that a lot of them just die on the shelf, and the typical price of a Turbografx game is ridiculous. Pricecharting has the average price of a game for the console at over $100. Forget the best…

The acclaimed Analogue Pocket multi-system portable handheld console is a bona fide hit. It’s so popular, in fact, that it's been sold out for weeks. Have no fear, would-be purchasers. Analogue The consoles will be available to buy on December 4 at 11AM ET. The company promises that these orders will arrive in time for the holidays.This restock only applies to the original black and white designs, and not those most of which remain sold out. If you miss the window on December 4, the company is doing another restock on…

Three years after its announcement, Analogue is finally shipping the Analogue Duo: a modern reimagining of NEC’s systems that can play games made for the TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine, SuperGrafx, TurboGrafx CD, PC Engine CD-ROM, and Super Arcade CD-ROM. In an update on Friday, Analogue says the Duo will start shipping on December 11th and is on track to be delivered before Christmas.The Duo was initially set to launch in 2021, but that date kept getting pushed back until the company finally started taking preorders in May.…

Image: AnalogueAnalogue has just relaunched the Pocket in some new, charming colors. It brought back the OG colors of the Game Boy Advance and Pocket to its new Classic Limited Edition consoles. These colors are blue, green, indigo, spice orange, pink, red, silver, and yellow.Panic’s Playdate Handheld is Almost HereAccording to the press release, these have been “carefully color-matched” to look like the colors of the original Game Boys. For instance, the red unit takes inspiration from the Game Boy Pocket, while the…

In case you missed out on the previous limited-edition releases of Analogue Pockets this year, there's some good news for you. Analogue has announced its next line of retro handhelds, a collection of units sporting colors that match the vibrant era of the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance. There'll be eight models to choose from and each one has been carefully matched to its Nintendo inspiration.Depending on your fondness for a particular color, you can pick up an Analogue Pocket in blue, green, indigo,…

Analogue has announced that the next in their line-up of limited edition Analogue Pocket colors. This time, they’re revisiting the rainbow of Game Boy consoles. Even Game Boy Light. When the Game Boy was first released in 1989, it came in one color, and that was grey. In 1995, they released the “Play It Loud” line-up of colors. They came in red, green, blue, yellow, black and clear. When the Game Boy Pocket came out in 1996, it came in similar colors, plus a few more, such as pink. This run of Analogue Pockets comes…

The Steam Deck OLED aren't the only new handheld gaming variants you can snap up this week. The Analogue Pocket will soon be available in eight fresh colorways. Analogue says they're color matched and manufactured in eight classic Game Boy Pocket and Game Boy Advance colors: blue, green, indigo, spice orange, pink, red, silver and yellow. They all look just lovely.Pre-orders will open up on November 17 at 11AM ET on Analogue's website. The company will start shipping these models on November 20. So, if you want to gift…

Analogue seems obsessed with recreating the Game Boy family as faithfully as possible. For its latest endeavor, it’s bringing the classic colorways of the Game Boy Advance and Pocket to the Analogue Pocket. These Classic Limited Edition Pockets have, according to the press release, been “carefully color-matched” to resemble the colors of the Game Boys of old, offering blue, green, indigo, spice orange, pink, red, silver, and yellow. Just take a look at this. Don’t you just feel somewhere between 10–15 years old again…