Here's What I Think About The Analogue Pocket One Week Later

The Analogue Pocket is now out and today I wanted to talk about my thoughts after using the handheld for the last week.
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[@oldoldmeme]

An absolutely phenomenal piece of tech, I'm looking forward to the days when we begin to get DS and 3DS remodels like these.

[@VEN0M415]

If they make a PSP down the road that lets us use our physical UMDs I would be so happy.

[@BespokeSlipp]

@@VEN0M415 that would be so awesome! and hopefully it would cut down those loading times (might have to download the UMD contents to internal storage or something like that).

[@GK5_]

It's $200 something dollars

[@redcrimson1028]

@@VEN0M415 that would be awesome.

[@dragoon1090]

@@VEN0M415 I would pay good money for that.

[@zachariahm.kemper7406]

I feel the shoulders would have benefited from being L shaped and being able to be pushed in from the left/right as well

[@megamanfan0328]

This has been the most informative and thorough review of the Analogue Pocket I've seen so far. Thank you! Great job in all your content! No wonder this is my favorite KZbin channel since I first discovered SpawnWave.

[@kdkseven]

My Life In Gaming's review was very comprehensive. As was Digital Foundry's.

[@jameshoover492]

The inside looks is so clean, i wish there was a option for a clear shell.

[@timtim2949]

Yeah, I would love to have one in GBC Atomic Purple or GBA Glacier. Or heck, N64 Smoke Black would look amazing and wouldn’t really break the colour palette that they’re going for.

[@ChrisLeeW00]

I imagine an aftermarket option may crop up within the next few years, even if it’s just a 3d printed resin case.

[@pythonxz]

@@timtim2949 I would kill for Glacial Blue. I loved my GBA back in the day.

[@tynao2029]

aftermarket etsy and amazon sellers, start your engines

[@BespokeSlipp]

can’t wait to see what Special Edition(s) Analogue will release for the Pocket! and it will give me some time to save up for one. for now, I’m off to replace the batteries in my cartridges

[@lovelorn88nick]

You cant get one even if you wanted to...

[@cozymonk]

Well... I think you're going to have to wait. You gotta wait 3 years if you want a normal one for a reasonable price.

[@lovelorn88nick]

@Isaac Cady exactly. I really dont even see the point of talking about this stupid device... right now you can pre-order it for the year 2023... seriously wtf.

[@jambothebairn]

@@lovelorn88nick "this stupid device" hello is this the jelly school, we have a girl here who's extremely jell

[@arminius504]

@@lovelorn88nick not their fault. Like Microsoft and Sony they have major supply issues and they are a very small company so it’s even worse for them.

[@NathanielBandy]

Can't wait to get mine!

[@AutumnRain]

when did you order one? i'm curious to know how long it takes haha

[@Yanriva]

@@AutumnRain I was able to preorder one exactly 6 minutes after they opened the preorders on dec 14th, and just now realized it's for delivery on Q4 2022 hahaha

[@musicmonkay]

@@Yanriva I FEEL YOU! I ordered 4 mins after they opened preorders… I’m in the same batch

[@irritatingtruth9121]

It’s currently at 2023 now.

[@tynao2029]

@@Yanriva By Q4 2022 and 2023, there will be much better handhelds. Oh well

[@86-panda]

Thank you @Spawn wave for giving us an honest review. I just went ahead and ordered the white one with the dock!

[@barithekid]

Heard pre orders dont ship till 2023

[@86-panda]

Guess ill find out 🤣

[@Nothing_Town]

I was really excited for the pocket but the issues with the cartridge slot and the L and R buttons kinda killed it for me. It dose everything else right so it's disappointing. It feels like they didn't put much thought into that part. Maybe one day we'll get a pocket 2 that fixes this and has a form factor similar to the GBA like how some people suggested. Overall it's probably still the best handheld for retro games. It'll be awesome to have this for a collection.

[@christaber4703]

you're right the anal-logue pocket sucks!

[@patrickshaw411]

Idk if you got one or not, but I too was disappointed until playing it hands on. It feels better than you would think, although a grip is not a bad investment.

[@chidorirasenganz]

I must prefer the GBC form factor

[@DannyP-dm1pw]

It causes no issues. This guy and other youtubers are just petty or just complain to complain. I been playing the pocket for 9 months now and not once have I ever knocked a game out of place or found it to be a problem. I've played a few GBA games on it including street fighter and the L and R buttons did just fine. I also play GB and GBC fine. I have the Game Gear adapter coming soon since the site just started selling them although the shipping was 18 dollars which is insane. Ended up paying 52 dollars for something 29.99 but still cheaper than Ebay where the cheapest was 75 dollars plus shipping. I'm not sure if a lot of gamers are just stupid, lazy and abusive to the stuff the buy or these online streaming guys just complain getting everything early and free. It's fine. I played the pocket all on vacation. Besides a few games needed to be cleaned which the system tells you, every game ran fine.

[@IrisJoens]

@@DannyP-dm1pw This here. It's always felt like a premium experience to me. I haven't even had problems whilst using the Game Gear adapter, either, and I would have expected that to have been more problematic.

[@Pppppppp718]

Great information as always, genuinely appreciate it

[@Ragesauce]

Some things I observed in my testing that I agree with you completely on: Clawgrip for shoulder buttons, the inserted game makes it so uncomfortable and isn't right. Carry case - I suggested over a year ago for them to include a neoprene fitted case like the Sony PSP (fantastic official neoprene case that still holds up to this day, feels super premium after all these years) but they didn't do it, opting for this cheap clear case instead. Dock fittings - I agree, something to help guide would have made this better, I feel so uneasy every time I try to dock this thing, fearing I will break it or scratch the device. Some things I observed that were not mentioned in the video: - Power button indicator light on bottom has significant bleeding. - Lack of wrist strap cutout, something extremely important for on-the-go drop security. - No cover for link cable port or pin connector. - Screen protector sold separately does NOT cover the entire screen, only most of the screen. - Audio volume control is tiny and hard to dial in a good volume, feels cheap, easy to bump power button - Dock HDMI is always on and constantly sending signal to TV, making it unusable with a spliter. - Dock/Pocket power LED does not indicate when charging is done, it just stays green (orange on pocket) never turns off. - Dock 8bitdo wireless connection will disconnect randomly every 5-10 minutes or so, showing a "connected" display for a few seconds during gameplay. - Battery gets very hot on extended play sessions, likely due to it being surrounded by double plastic. - Sometimes case will "pop" and creak a little bit, does not happen often but it does happen. - Buttons do squeak a little. - There is a small spark when taking the pocket on/off the dock (it is possible this is the power LED light flashing quickly on/off as you remove it but it happens to fast to tell with your eyes alone) - The screen will turn green and stay that way when coming out of wake/sleep mode sometimes, u must do a full restart to get it to stop.

[@MsSoulBlader]

Aye! You got one!! Thank goodness, I remember you weren't able to get one when the August pre-orders were active

[@crestwood2618]

I can’t wait until these are available to purchase…..without waiting a year. The adapters are incredible!

[@HypnoGenX]

Appreciate the heads up on the USB-C to USB-C cable. Nobody else covered that and that's surprising to me.

[@speedwaynutt]

Honestly I hope it comes out in a Translucent version.

[@Xenobork]

Translucent handhelds are a must, absolutely. Controllers are negotiable, but I can't have a handheld that I can't see into

[@bregowine]

The loose cartridge aspect seems like a deal breaker, specially considering that this is a portable device

[@jameshoover492]

I was thinking it could be intentional, to reduce wear on the cartridge over time.

[@cozymonk]

Just wait until it's jailbroken and you can load ROMs from the SD card. Or use an Everdrive and never swap it out.

[@ncollins5900]

@@jameshoover492 I believe it's a design decision to show off the cartridge artwork.

[@jameshoover492]

@@ncollins5900 yeah, both can be true. The pins inside the pocket put less presure on the contact points in the cart so that will reduce wear.

[@samicuspdawg]

If it was too tight people would bitch about that.

[@mr.rogersneighborhood9664]

Excellent Review and teardown Spawnwave Thanks 👍💪🏽💯

[@58901Grappling]

I love how it looks like the original planned successor to the gameboy before the gameboy advanced that was cancelled.

[@MegaFinalRound]

Really?! 🤔

[@x1ic1x]

First thing I though when I saw it

[@HockeyFan3000]

I absolutely love mine. Games come out crystal clear on the screen. There’s also different modes that could replicate how the game can look like on the original screen

[@redcrimson1028]

Where did u buy it?

[@jonathoncapshaw7610]

@@spritsfal5088 The original screens are unlit and subject to horrific ghosting. The Pocket screen can give you the dot matrix look while still offering a crystal clear image, even in motion

[@islandultra]

@@redcrimson1028 probly amzn eby etc

[@Saber_Nico]

@@jonathoncapshaw7610 modding your gameboy with an IPS screen kit is way cheaper than getting this overpriced clone system

[@jonathoncapshaw7610]

@@Saber_Nico if you don't already have a console to mod its really not that much cheaper if youre buying something in decent quality. On top of that the LCD mods (at least the v2 one I used) have issues, mostly the weird image retention problem it had with flickering sprites. No lcd mod is going to look as nice as the pockets screen either way

[@NoonDragoon]

Form factor is the biggest issue to me. If they made this with the original GBA form factor it would be an insta buy for me

[@reactking7093]

But then you would have people complaining and wanting a gameboy form factor. You cant win when it comes to people's tastes. They lost you as a potential Buyer but that's better than losing 75% of their sales.

@@reactking7093 Well, most people would actually prefere a slightly modified GBA form factor. But that would also be more expensive and complicated to produce due to added complexity and tighter space restrictions.

[@bearwynn]

@@reactking7093 kinda irrelevant though, OP is just stating that they would have preffered the GBA form factor.

[@reactking7093]

@@bearwynn not really. All I said was in a nutshell they can't make everyone happy. If it's not for you so be it.

[@toylermiyoto1963]

@ I don’t think so. I would say 80% of these will be sold and see less than 100 hours of play time lol. So the look is what matters more

[@zeniktorres4320]

Well reviewed. Agree with all of your opinions.

[@_BELMONT_]

Looks clean!

[@Chao_Master]

I hope there can be a revision of some sorts for the cartridge slot. That is really the only thing I worry about with the Pocket.

[@omgiTzkitteh]

A little revision that will take 3 yrs to ship. And then ppl who bought the first model and waited a year will feel dumb

[@Chao_Master]

@@omgiTzkitteh I meant more of a community solution with a modification to the cart slot. Maybe a adapter of some kind that is more secure. I'm fine with it for now but wish it had some more thought put into the main thing you wanted it for.

[@TonyFrancis]

Once the jailbreak eventually lands, just play games off an sd card and eliminate the cartridges completely.

[@brys.3131]

I might get the dock just for the added neck roll pillow support. Gotta keep that Pocket aligned and healthy!

[@Freshmoon]

An aside, but I love it how Spawn says "Make sure you like button" without a verb in nearly every video.

[@DannyGPro]

I was able to preorder mine right when it went up again on Tuesday. I should be getting mine Q1 2022, hopefully lol. Looking forward to it.

[@RetroSnaccDaekin]

Get mine Tuesday! I can't wait to fire up Golden Sun!

[@BespokeSlipp]

Golden Sun is so epic, love that game. Enjoy!

[@modermonkula]

Golden Sun is awesome. I remember getting all the Dijn, then you connect to Golden Sun 2 for extra goodies

[@RetroSnaccDaekin]

@@modermonkula I have them both but have been waiting to play them for the pocket.

[@domen9411]

The price is just too much, 220 USD, the sweet spot would be around 115-130 USD...

[@introvertedaf]

John has a head like mine.

[@PavTheSlav]

I 100% agree about the form factor! Why not go the GBA/PSP route? You can have a widescreen and better handling of the device. The only other thing that pisses me off about the device is the fact that the gamecube link cable needs some hackery to work. Would've been nice if you could just use it without issues.

[@Cornhog1552]

Yeah that was my issue with this. They really wanted to have that original GB design. This is probably the first analogue product that needs a redesign.

[@PavTheSlav]

@@Cornhog1552 They've redesigned their NT (NES) before so I have high hopes that we will get it eventually, just might not be until 2024 or something lol

[@andrewjazdzyk1215]

I prefer the GBA SP anyway personally

[@Cornhog1552]

@@PavTheSlav they did a redesign or just a different color?

[@PavTheSlav]

@@Cornhog1552 redesign

[@israel4506]

I love it, I'm gonna preorder it with my xmas money

[@jamesingham]

Fyi the pocket manual advises against using usb a to usb c cables.

[@2muchjpop]

The ergonomics of the GBA was the best. Just that but bigger would be perfect

[@TripleM24]

I agree with you however I prefer the form factor of the DMG. I'm glad the pocket is a mix of the original DMG and the Gameboy advance SP

[@ericsmith718]

lol a switch?

[@2muchjpop]

@@ericsmith718 no not a switch. The GBA has a contoured back. The switch doesn't. Also the placement of the right stick isn't comfortable on a switch. The joy cons are too slim for that

[@bradwig]

I prefer the gb and gbc form factor personally

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

I can pretty much guarantee that whenever it is 2024,2025 suffice it to say years away but I wouldn't mind the other form factor that's more like the original GBA then say the SP. I've already got this on order along with some other bits like the screen protector the hard case and the charger/plug.

[@kr4t0sg.28]

I passed on this as i use my modded gameboys and own the gamecube gameboy player for when i want to play on tv.

[@jjm6187]

Can’t wait to hear what group I get. Really hoping for group 1 considering I missed the original preorder by 1-2 min lol

[@ChrisLeeW00]

I got a response from them saying we should get our preorder groups assigned this week.

[@rockerwess]

I got my notice already.

[@jjm6187]

Got B :/

[@zkatt3238]

One day there will probably be a ds-equivalent to this

[@patrickj]

One day there might be one, but for the forseeable future it's far easier and cheaper to get a (right now even brand new) 2DS that is backwards compatible and easily jailbroken.

[@TheAbsol7448]

@@patrickj DS games look so bad on 3DS system that it's better to get a DSi XL exclusively for DS games, along with GB. Even if you're getting a 3DS anyway. The 3DS is no longer easy to hack, while the DSi is _incredibly_ simple to hack.

[@ABOhiccups]

18:57 Spawn Wave has officially void his warranty!

[@skycloud4802]

Not a fan of the shoulder button placement and loose cartridge reader, but I'll definitely pick up a revision if it fixes those problems.

[@anthonyh9481]

The fact it doesnt protect the cartridge or the label on the cartridge is crazy to me. Especially with how pricey some gba games have gotten

[@RAHelllord]

I mean, the point is to show them off, you're not meant to play the thing where you can damage either the cart or the system.

[@theshinken]

@@RAHelllord I plan to take my Analogue Pocket everywere because it loads so quickly and has very good battery life. Being built so robust, I don't see it getting damaged. But I'd also recommend to dump the roms off your expensive cartridges and put them on an Everdrive.

[@jameshoover492]

You dont use cases for your cartridges? I imagine if it did have a closed back, there would be some potential to scuff the label inserting and removing the cart. Also, the loose fit on the pins is likely to reduce wear on the contact points. I think all this criticism for the cart slot is misguided.

[@anthonyh9481]

@@jameshoover492 This literally has never happened to me in decades of using original hardware. This is just a bad design by analog

[@anthonyh9481]

@@RAHelllord But the whole point of sleep mode is so you can sit it down and come back to it while the cartridge is still in it. Its bad design. All they had to do was raise the plastic up so you dont scratch your labels if you sit them down

[@9aracna.]

Can't believe it's been over 5 years since I started tuning in here

[@skins4thewin]

I 100% agree with you that a GBA form factor would have been much better functionality wise. Yeah, this form factor sure looks the part, but I can definitely see how it would not be too comfy for GBA games. I am willing to bet at some point several years down the line we could see a revision of the hardware with such a form factor, perhaps a bigger screen, new features, etc. Would not surprise me one bit. And I will likely buy it too lol.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

The usb c to usb c cable is intentional so you can use it for the dock. Usb-a doesn’t have enough pins to output videos etc. Thought you knew about electronics...

[@mikeuk666]

He obviously meant as in easier ways to charge it

[@Saber_Nico]

the PSP and PS VIta can. No sound, but you can use an audio cable to the audio jack to capture sound. So if a PSP (which uses mini-usb to usb-a btw) can do it, why cant the analogue pocket? I'm pretty people will figure that one out once they jailbreak it.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

@@Saber_Nico Can what? Both PSP and Vita don't use usb-c, their connectors are proprietory and has loads of pins. It's the limitation of usb-a in having 5 pins only, no one can figure it out.

[@Saber_Nico]

@@user-yk1cw8im4h my point is that you can stream video through their usb cables that are now considered outdated. you'd think the analogue can do a better job with a usb-c to usb-a. (also like i said, PSP uses mini-usb and the slim vita uses micro-usb, only the oled vita uses a proprietory cable)

[@hoth2112]

I like the idea but the lack of grip on the cartridge is a bit of a non-start for me, especially since you cant remap the shoulder to the upper face buttons to further avoid bumping the carts. I'll definitely keep an eye out for an "advanced" design/version in the future though, esp if that cartridge issue gets addressed.

[@geneticjen9312]

I die a little every time I watch a SpawnWave video featuring the GBA at all. It literally says “Advance” on it

[@Revolutionarius]

Well, I think this is a “must have!” I’ve got one now on pre-order!

[@Revolutionarius]

Especially since they now come with a built-in DAW!

[@themechanic6117]

I don't own any games for this hardware but for some reason I want this system...I'd like to play classic Zelda games and tons of other games I missed out on.

[@Otachitaki]

This looks beautiful

[@JC-qu5lv]

My two biggest complaints are a little more plastic on the back to help hold the cartridge and I think they should have went with landscape OG GBA style but yea a grip for it would be nice too.

[@Donald_Allan]

The Analogue Pocket looks awesome. I hope that Nintendo will decide to play nice and won't sue Analogue into oblivion.

[@ashleydortch2445]

They won't

[@modermonkula]

They wont. Nintendo mainly go after people/websites that use/sell their ip's without permission. Playing your own carts on other systems is fine

[@alinepiroutek8932]

It is impossible.

[@mikeuk666]

Sue? Do your research

[@Idiel96]

@@alinepiroutek8932 sony even sue indue company for making custom case for ps5

[@TheSanctus17]

Nice summary and very much appreciated as the Pocket is so hard to get. This is probably the closest I will get.

[@quincailleriearcotec773]

Amost 8 months later now, I've sold my Analogue and went back to the good ol' AGS-101 SP. Great things never change! :)

[@blodguizer]

You sold it right before they released the cores for emulation.

[@quincailleriearcotec773]

I absolutely don't care.

[@depafeo]

can't wait to enjoy mine when it's available in 2023

[@velosiped135]

Can't wait to receive mine. I wanted the white, but I figured it would show any dirt or discoloration more over time. I wish they would have made a greyish color similar to the original gameboy.

[@ChonbaeSun]

I'm going to consider it if Analogue produces an adapter for Wonder Swan cartridges. Play them on a big screen in docked mode.

[@SuperAngryWalrus]

Just a correction: The 2nd "LED" on the bottom of the device is actually an IR transceiver like the GBC had.

[@RAHelllord]

Came here too sat that but you got it covered already. The only mind boggling decision is why they put it at the bottom when in most cases it's used to connect to a different Gameboy from someone else.

[@StefanFlanderijn]

I think the case is an 'hommage' to the transparent case which was available for the Game Boy Pocket, but I could be wrong.

[@Snowcountry556]

@5:58 Actually it doesn’t work with everdrive. Krikzz is looking into it, but it looks like there is a power issue on the AP.

[@NickJaime]

How about an SP style because that style would've been something I would have been interested in.

[@supertombrother1988]

The answer to the shoulder buttons problem: remap the buttons in the options. Here's my map. A-R X-L Y-B B-A This way b and a are mapped super game boy mode a style. Plus with the shoulder buttons remapped as face buttons options will be easier to access.

[@faceduro6719]

Makes me want to buy it indeed with all the assessories but it'd gonna cost me a lot lol but since it's coming out on Christmas 2022 I still have time to pre order hopefully

[@gamer3ed484]

I just ordered mine today. I’m hoping the loose cartridge slot is something that they can tweak with future production runs. Especially considering I won’t get mine until 2023. I bought the dock and plan to use it mostly as a replacement Game Boy Player.

[@lreddog12]

I think they nailed it. Got go with og gameboy layout. Love mine buttons are great

[@ScaryStoriesAt2AM]

Surprised I haven't seen more people mention the back and how cart's fit in there. It looks like if you put it down the wrong way it could knock the cartridge and freeze your game.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

a design oversight for sure.

[@mikeuk666]

Most reviews have

[@ScaryStoriesAt2AM]

@@mikeuk666 most you’ve seen have, most I’ve seen haven’t.

[@jameshoover492]

@@user-yk1cw8im4h I dont think it is. I think its designed to reduce wear on the cartridge.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

James Hoover how so?

[@acecab5397]

It's a thing of beauty.

[@flygti03]

They send a usb c to sub c cable because in the manual it specifically says to make sure to use a usb c to usb c charging cable.

[@opentheozon3]

Thanks for being honest, I wanted this system, but I also want something that is premium for gba playing. I guess I’ll wait around for a couple more years

[@DominicanStud101]

I ordered a white and black one. I can't wait to get them.

[@omgiTzkitteh]

youll get it in 2023

[@DominicanStud101]

@@omgiTzkitteh I just got that email telling me I’ll get it in 2023. Wtf lol

[@danwithaplan3742]

The loose slot is the big deal-breaker for me. Hopefully Analogue will fix in a 1.5 model

[@messatsu1981]

analogue never done revision for their stuff...so no

[@calebb7012]

They won't be doing a revision. They never do revisions. Great waste of $220 USD.

[@bobdawkins7473]

I don't know why people even bother using old dusty cartridges. I got 100000 games on it and don't have to carry extra lumps of plastic around with me lol Best part is, the Amiga emulation games wooo!

[@The_Larness]

What a beautiful surprise!

[@SuperAngryWalrus]

The screen is the same one used in the Valve Index (2 screens).

[@felony211662]

This was a great video and I might actually get this

[@skins4thewin]

You didn't comment at all on the controls themselves.... I've heard some reports of ppl having issues with the D-Pad registering diagonal presses when simply pressing a flat direction. That reminds me of the issues I've had with various 8BitDo pads over the years as many of their pads exhibit the same problem, & it's maddening to be honest. I hate it. I truly hope mine doesn't have that issue.

[@slogra4gaibon]

My A button doesn't work every time.

[@cozymonk]

I'm waiting for a jailbreak before I preorder. No reason it shouldn't load ROMs from the SD card. It's not illegal to not use the original cartridges.

[@Itsmealder]

Why everyone keep thinking that the clear case for the analogue pocket is wrong!! They did it because if you remember that’s a similar package of the game boy pocket back in the day!! That’s why they made it! 🤦

[@itsaxel8088]

I'd love one in a Gameboy Advance SP shape

[@kdkseven]

A GBA form factor would have been preferable, but i'm getting a Pocket mainly for the Dock and playing on the TV, so that won't matter too much, other than when i want to travel with it.

[@chrispyvolterra]

The bottom of the Analogue Pocket does NOT have two LED indicators only one of them is an LED the other is an IR Transceiver for GBC games that used this feature

[@jdcarling]

I was hoping the dock would link to the tv then you could still hold the pocket and play from it.

[@ForeverBlackCat]

Great video. I subscribed.

[@rafa_elzinh]

Holy Sht! You have a nice T-shirt bro!

[@SylvesterAshcroft88]

You know if spawnwave covers it, it's going to be good!

[@agirlyman]

I'm not into handheld anymore because I'm old as dirt, but that device looks cool as hell.

[@cyberrider1765]

I agree with you about the flimsiness of the cartridge slot. Taking everything in consideration i don’t think i would buy it for that price. These days with one of those handheld pcs you can play all of the retro consolle plus Gb Gbc and Gba…why bother spending 220+100 for the dock when you can pay twice as much and have the all retro console+pc gaming on a handheld…eh…tough choice to make!!!

[@Kaiser499TV]

I was sad when Spawn Wave missed the 1up in the beginning of Mario.

[@Zenkoto]

I definitely agree that they should have went with the original Game Boy Advance form factor. The shoulder buttons look so cramped. Also, I wish the cartridge slot was as deep as the Game Boy Advance. I've seen multiple reviewers complain about the cartridge not being secure and their game freezing from the slightest bump to the Analogue Pocket.

[@ThunderConker]

And like you prefer the GBA, I prefer the GBA-SP (screen is protected).

[@Omar-cm5pb]

Anything else?

[@RevanParker]

The plastic case is a hommage to the original gameboy cases

[@derrickrussell8254]

They could have done a GBA + size to make up the size difference of the GB/GBC cart. Also a bigger screen would just be a plus in that form factor.

[@ShawneeUnion]

This is not perfect but better than anything on the market. Modding old systems is fun but the extra drain on the battery and lack of modern features (quiet headphone jacks, usb charging and upkeep) make this a pretty great option.

[@RobbWes]

The dock probably has that cylinder so that on its side it looks like the analogue logo.

[@bradcarlson8349]

Wonder if the classic 8bitdo D-pad fix of stick-on binder rings around those contacts would help with the wonky diagonals other reviewers have mentioned. Might have to try that with mine whenever it shows up if it ends up being like the older 8bitdo D-pads.

[@VEN0M415]

If this ever goes on sale I'll definitely grab it, as of now it is pretty costly and I still worry about nudging the cartridge causing my game to freeze so I hope they make a revision and make a sort of cover or guide for the cartridge to avoid any wiggling.

[@lyianx]

You'll be waiting a while then. Demand on these is so high (and currently with the chip shortage, they had to bump up the price a bit) that is unlikely these will go on sale for quite a while.

[@VEN0M415]

@@lyianx yep I'm planning on just playing my backlog for a while, the new hardware be it things like this or PC parts is going to have to wait.

[@RAHelllord]

I've tried a every cartridge type I own and the only one where I got enough wobble to reliably freeze the game was on my EZ-Flash Jr, but even then I had to actually go out of my way to wobble it around. Unless you are in the habit of wildly throwing your arms around while playing, drop it on the floor, or yeet it across the room towards the couch you are not going to tilt it enough by accident to break the connection.

[@VEN0M415]

@@RAHelllord Definitely not that rough lol, but what about being a somewhat tight pocket? Also wonder what happens if you disconnect the cartridge while it's in sleep mode and plug it back in and turn the system on?

[@RAHelllord]

@@VEN0M415 as long as the system is sleeping you can remove the cart no problem. But it has to be inserted when waking it back up in order to continue where you left off. However, this might improve once savestates are properly implemented and not just a beta feature. Right now if you make a savestate, remove the cart, then drop it back in you can just load the savestate and continue playing as normal. So assuming they manage to figure out how to keep track of which savestate belongs to which cart something similar should be possible for waking from sleep with no cart or a different one inserted. Edit: Personally I wouldn't put the pocket into a pocket to not get scratches on the plastic, but I would guess that might get the cart loose quite easily when waking around. But as long as it's sleeping and you check if the cart is inserted properly it shouldn't matter.

[@EdensukoV]

A gba styled one would be awesome

[@trevon1921]

I personally don't think it's worth the price ,but hey you want what you want

[@evan-1337]

USB-C to USB-C is the only way I'll charge my USB-C devices, there's a conversion from A to C that can screw up some devices (for example the Switch)

[@SodaGumX]

i changed my mind after seeing the price go up and what they charged for shipping and nobody knows if you get one until 2023. if it takes that long i can buy it in 2023. by then they better make a horizontal version shaped like a game gear.

[@AndreSP89]

Yeah you'e right about that case, it doesn't make sense, would be better to have something that is padded to travel with, on that note anyone got a good alternative?

[@FrankieWithAnE]

If I can connect my air pods this would make it perfect!!

[@jessea9744]

I wanted this so badly

[@jackcrawford304]

I get the analog is about gaming, but I’m an audio nerd and imagine if they made a Walkman like this or an iPod like design That looks this nice!

[@DavidsDead]

There was a clear plastic case for the original Game Boy so maybe that's what analogue was going for with their case?

[@nintendians]

analogue products sounds great. do want a gameboy that could out output to the tv from nintendo, since the snes days without the super gameboy or the gamecube's gameboy player. right now - if only we could get a analogue 3ds, so i could play any 2d or stereoscopic 3d games on tv.