I'm a big fan of this console

Do you get hot and sweaty playing Tetris? Probably not. But China have come to the rescue with a portable games console which has a fan slapped on the top of it!
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[@mitchdonaberger4866]

I thought this was a terrific format for a video. I don't normally comment but I thought I'd take a minute to request more like this!

[@TheRetroFuture]

Ah thanks a lot! I’ll try find some more.

[@S7ARBOY]

@@TheRetroFuture Not sure if they meant the products, or you Elliot! I have to say I prefer this format too. Slightly more whimsical, but still to the point and informative. It's been fun watching your channel evolve over the years and see you experiment and find your groove. Keep up the great work! Thanks for the content!

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thank you so much!

[@MikeStavola]

HI MITCH

[@mitchdonaberger4866]

@@MikeStavola hi Mike!

[@loxo5526]

That thing should be called: "The FanBoy"

[@calvinrogers6652]

I guess he found a new "Fanboy"

[@cierelie]

Speed is ultimate

[@TheNakusFiles]

I think he should build a fanboy

[@razi_man]

Guess that's his PUNishment huh? YEA.

[@jonasgrill1155]

and the desktop version is called the fanicon.

[@mjdxp5688]

Mom said it's my turn on the Fan Boy

[@mrericmendez5049]

😭 MOMMMM!! SHE'S DOING IT AGAIn

[@em5345-]

*and Chum Chum*

[@cshep0551]

I’m a big fan of that title

[@cshep0551]

Also first I think not that anyone cares xd

[@the147th]

I’m a big fan of this comment

[@TheRetroFuture]

i am a big fan of u

[@cshep0551]

The Retro Future I’m a big fan of you too!

[@sniks9901]

I'm a big fan of this.

[@thegooobley1993]

It is 5:35am, and I can't sleep again Time to procrastinate more and watch the ha ha funny Retro man

[@Kin-bd2vd]

Ha ha funny retro man

[@RETROMAN-YouTube-Channel]

You mean me? I'm flattered!

[@SN64YT]

Lol

[@larshanselmann6514]

No one: Built in Fan: perfect for racing Games Handheld: plays tetris 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@MrJ0mmy]

fun fact it has a racing game on it

[@larshanselmann6514]

@@MrJ0mmy Thank you. I didn't know that. I thought the block game is the only game on this handheld.

[@Abigart69]

Yes so now you can play Tetris. With S P E E D

[@dannystavs2003]

XD

[@JasperJanssen]

All these block games are Tetris as primary, but they have found ways to put other games on the same lcd. Sort of. A racer, a shoot em up, an arkanoid. That sort of thing. The Tetris “blocks” are controlled each as a single unit of the screen, though, so you effectively have an lcd that is literally 10 pixels wide by 20 high. Which is great for Tetris but reaaaaaally shit for anything else. They’re often available for 2-3 euros and have been for decades.

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

Tom nook is making me feel uncomfortable I owe him over 2 million bells.

[@TheRetroFuture]

😂😂😂😂

[@mhammadalloush5104]

Is 100k bells rookie numbers?

[@landofgrundo]

@@mhammadalloush5104 it is but dont worry tom nook will have you in more debt in no time

[@GameGodHunter]

The Retro Future random pieces of crap🤣

[@Jelly420]

4:49 Pretty sure thats MapleStory music 🤔

[@Inficario]

It is 100%

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

Lift music

[@SmoothRiker]

Yep, that's the Henesys background music

[@itzmikie1]

yea it was definitely surprising to hear it coming from that thing lol

[@NickSparkss]

Yeah dude the MapleStory music hit my nostalgia like a brick

[@WeSleepForever91]

That “pure shi-not very good” broke me. I couldn’t stop laughing 😂

[@janchrzciciel]

The character on the splash screen of the TV console is Maya the Bee, very popular in Germany and Poland :D

[@sheppardpat47]

Next video: Putting a fan on a GameBoy for no reason

[@IanC14]

Yes!

[@sheppardpat47]

@@IanC14 I would love to see that! I would be so awesome!!

[@thesoundforest9300]

Yessss!!!

[@neurowayne]

Please!

[@ProtoMario]

My eyes dried out using it...

[@WickedGamerCollector]

😄 Hahahhaha.... 🤣

[@MemesAndvids]

When the console likes you so much that it becomes your fan

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Hahahaha... this is a good one 🤣

[@richard9858]

I was blown away by how amazing this console is

[@green.s.]

LMAO

[@Xeniate]

16:27 "This is cool!" Yes, I think that's what fans are for. :P

[@SuburbaniteUrbanite]

Tbh the first one, the TV one, seems like the most high effort one out there. Be cool just to have it on a shelf to display too.

[@FoxerTails]

I'm going to be honest, for a second I thought you made a Gameboy with a fan attached to it.

[@wev7196]

He should do that actually

[@erinbuck129]

Same. Would not surprise me at this point LOL

[@magicvampirelver1321]

Same lol😄😄

[@simonday9013]

That fan system is a genuinely useful thing. I promised myself I wouldn't get anymore tetris clones after the last one I bought (shaped like a computer mouse). But I think I'm going to break that promise.

[@landofgrundo]

Please link to a photo or listing of the computer mouse one I must see it

[@simonday9013]

Not the best picture but you get the idea.

[@landofgrundo]

@@simonday9013 eyy thanks! Wow what a beauty I'm tempted myself

[@CountDoucheula]

They do an upgraded version now with a colour screen and a bunch of generic NES games

[@KWPZ21]

What's you're top 3 tetris handhelds? I'm interested in buying one.

[@GamerV1010]

That last console was quite refreshing

[@tazzythederg6429]

Hey Elliot, i just wanted to say you're a huge inspiration to me, and because of you i've picked up this hobby of yours, and i'm loving it

[@dragonv4953]

Being a tabletop fan myself, *I felt that.*

[@HyperSniperCo]

"Lets try Street Fighter" *Loads Street Fighter 2010* Me: cries in AVGN

[@DDLCEarlyReleases]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS-

[@alanscott2517]

It IS just an FC.

[@sneakersbro551]

Dude what a “fan”tastic video! Congrats!

[@ozmond]

15 years ago many of these devices would be pretty impressive if they retained the price point but adjusted for the times

[@cole2078]

Glad you have a buncha fans who love the retro man

[@3dutchie3dutchie77]

It's amazing that those 99 in 1are still used! I actually own one of these kind of devices back when I was 8 years old (i'm 35 now)... so 27 years ago and it looks identical!

[@ade_f_fans]

This is obviously my first time I ever seen a mini portable rechargeable fan that has something other than just the flashlight (for example)... Instead, that particular one that you reviewed there has a brick game instead of the flashlight, although it feels as cheap as ever, though...

[@mondherbouazizi4433]

Man, your Tetris skills are outstanding.. amazing.. on a league of their own!!

[@PointingToNull]

Omg the Maplestory background music is a direct RIP

[@boogieC4997]

Me: *looks at title* Komdy

[@KarpTheMagikarp]

Wow this Build really blew me away

[@Jhud69]

I want that little TV one for my 1/3 scale dolls lmao

[@MisterYeko]

On the „one or two player“ choose menu. these two bees are from the japanese/german tv show „Maya the honey bee“ (originally Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken or most well known in German „Die Biene Maja“).

[@alextoonz166]

Not gonna lie, I'm a fan of this dude's content

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Same here .. he makes some awesome weird mod vids 😆

[@alextoonz166]

@@WickedGamerCollector I'm a fan of your videos as well-

[@chefjeff1366]

Elliot has magical pockets with infinite batteries available at all times

[@weirdosheep619]

We need a video showing off all of your handheld consoles. The whole collection must be very impressive to see at once!

[@SpikerDragon95]

Imagine shoving a Rasperi Pi into that tiny TV

[@Qinti101]

Concerning the XYC console. If you open the console and remove the four pegs they put in the diagonals, it controls better. If you usesome moldable compound to raise the middle peg about 1.5 mm, controls even better. Add a dpad with 3M double sided tape, you can do fighting games after button remapping. The first mod is mandatory and easy to do, and I am surprised you did not mention the fact that without it, it only registers every other diagonal press. I noticed it right away, and you should have as well.

[@Mymatevince]

Very enjoyable video Elliot, some interesting items :-)

[@damn754]

Heyyy

[@NotSkitzofrenik]

Woah he didn’t even notice you

[@RodrigoMartinez-ib9fq]

Nigga wah

[@jbritain]

I'm pretty sure the carry case for my old 3DS XL was an ORB one.

[@zacri9434]

How

[@Cyc0de]

Most USB rechargable fans are able to run for 5-8 hours.. but only on the lowest setting. if you switch them just to level 2 or 3, they often only last for 2-4 hours. but they are really cool for the summer.. so if you want a fan, i would buy one specific for that task without a console build into it (you then can use it in bed on your nightstand or similiar).

[@ultrakillsimp1427]

You are a genius at naming videos and I applaud you

[@megamanfan3]

LGR calls these types of items "oddware".

[@JunnyJai]

Dude... That menu music ripped straight from Maplestory Henesys takes me back to my childhood

[@leointernetdrip]

On the "one or two player"-screen the two bees Are from a german Cartoon: Biene Maja

[@bepsihole]

Not german

[@brdnmlna]

I love where this channel is going, even if the best way to describe that is an intergalactic bullet train heading into the sun

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

There are so many things out there.. thank you for making a video about them.

[@PossumMedic]

Ngl I thought this was just the fan console and still clicked the link 🙌‍ 5:18 - good to see Bonzi Buddy is still alive and well! 😂

[@SRMkay]

Gotta love that the retro TV console has original ROMs yet uses unlicensed music from Maplestory on the menu

[@ILOVEGOOOOOOLD]

I know I'm 2 years late to the party but this video was just delightful. Much love from NY!

[@Ungewisss]

The little bee on the start menu is actually a german kids show character she is called „Biene Maja“

[@arbayer2]

1) Elliot, you are one dry mof'er in this episode with your physical comedy and sarcasm and holy crap I'm gone 2) apparently I had an exact clone of whatever is on that third gamefan thingie as a kid, I distinctly remember playing it. Definitely laid out in more of a Tomagachi or Pokemon mini configuration minus the right-side score screen though. It was kind of really fun given how boring the wait was where we were as I recall, but it was nice to have it and just hang out with the fam all day, I fondly recall that.

[@itsrainingnans2187]

2:15 holy crap i actually have that mini arcade one

[@luizmiguelalves8306]

There's a one in Brazil called Game Brick, that has the same software of the one with the fan. It costs about £2,50 and it's made since the 90's

[@DerangedTrapper]

Your channel got me back into Nintendo, love the vids

[@Sinxstacos]

Woah, the Q8 actually running those 3 surprised me. I might actually get one of those despite it taking a year to turn on.

[@GuardianAngelX72]

That little TV kicked on and immediately took me back to early high school...that's straight up Maplestory music.

[@gdwiggins]

The ORB has the same library of games as some MyArcade products in America.

[@marcusschumerman1348]

I hope this video circulates quickly cuz that console’s so cool it absolutely winded me.

[@theextremeanimator4721]

Every fan mention[s] here is so auotomatically hilarious and idk why

[@theextremeanimator4721]

-I mean, HEALarious-

[@adamh9271]

square with a triangle in it means you can screen share or screen cast... which is pretty cool for a device like that

[@bimmylee6611]

thank you reviewing the retro mini tv because there was no reviews on that

[@speedwaynutt]

At first i was not a huge fan but now it has blown me away.

[@retrodonut1185]

Omg I bet the immersion while playing excite bike is INSANE! hahaha thanks for finding this weird thing!

[@idoblenderstuffs]

2:14 lol i have the little arcade machine on the bottom left

[@Rick___]

So the background music of the 1st console is actually from a korean MMO called Maplestory. Its the BGM of a town within the game called Henesys. Really wild to hear it from a non related console lol

[@EvanSage]

Lmao, you really are going insane in quarantine, keep making ridiculous stuff, maybe make the wide game boy

[@zacri9434]

Wide boy 64?

[@eikichizuka]

just discovered your channel yesterday and i love it ! ❤️

[@willhall1954]

Your voice is so calming

[@danwright2249]

Every orb console has the same games on it. They usually have them in supermarkets at Christmas for cheap stocking stuffers

[@IMDYT420]

The thing I never liked about the battery packs with screws is u could strip the screw and then basically make it unusable unless u destroy that pack happy they have rechargeable battery’s

[@SuperTrainStationH]

i came in fully ready to watch more than a quarter hour dedicated only to the one with the fan that as featured in the thumbnail

[@tancoplays3502]

That pun is FANtastic

[@trav3226]

This is the perfect handheld for me when I get into heat when playing games

[@valiantm.r.5996]

Your channel needs to blow up! You’re too funny man 😂😂👍

[@ClarenceRogersC]

Your voice is mad calming I want to move outta Texas in just change my life around

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

That Orb TV is interesting -- it's tech is based on the Generation NEX and OneBus VT03 Famicom clone hardware from 2005 developed by the Chinese companies JungleTac and Hummer Technology. It is the same basic hardware as the NES, but uses a completely custom PPU with up to 16 colors per 16x16 tile instead of the original NES's 4 per tile. It should be completely backwards compatible with existing NES software, but it's interesting to see whomever made the Orb TV made at least some games to use the enhanced PPU. That makes the thing interesting. I'd love to see a teardown video of that, Elliot!

[@samyolk7395]

1:35 why is the left controller on the box mirrored

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

Lol

[@kadenmosleh7535]

I just noticed this lol

[@voxeln00b]

he has no friends

[@funkmaster3000]

The characters from the splash screen on first device are from an old German cartoon Maya the Bee ;)

[@SarcasticPossum]

The design alone makes it unique.A plug and play that doesn't even require a tv.Ill give points for creativety.

[@zalternative1]

HE SAID IT BOYS! HE SAID IT! *AIRHORN*

[@Mahvelous21]

It’s hot as heck here. And it’s 2:40 AM

[@Toxickbd]

The music for the tv is maple story

[@nintennerdz6939]

I’m happy you posted this review so I knew the hype wasn’t all hot air it’s pretty cool

[@airfixer]

Nice ‘Bond’ watch strap! 👌

[@unitedstatesofamerica9239]

Man, kids today should be thankful for how far technology has come... Even for dirt-cheap devices. Parents have so many options to be cheapskates to their kids. For us 90s kids, it was either the Game Boy... or those Tiger Electronic games.

[@slinkyveil6031]

i got one of those orb consoles (with a different name) it was the arcade cabinet one and it stopped working pretty quick and sometimes it would randomly go into some weird test mode.

[@pudding3171]

This channel is super underrated

[@gone8240]

Now your playing with power, FAN POWER

[@zombie_slaya_6669]

Woooosh That’s the sound of a fan going over someone’s head

[@Term271]

It’s also sold in America I always se that when I search for old video games

[@charliemaddison96]

What you talking about Lobster doodle jump looks like the next big thing!

[@Cooperage911]

7:03 "..two keyholes" LMAO

[@darkproclaimer]

"That's a bit stingy" love the commentary!! ^0^

[@dragonair01]

4:51 that is undoubtedly the Henesys town music from Maplestory....

[@josesosa2824]

mod that mini tv! throw some sweet games on there! The dual wireless controllers are rad too

[@aliflamin8533]

Best. Pun. Ever. In. History. Of. KZbin. Titles

[@18matts]

I wish I knew more about who designed the program that runs on that generic LCD. The program was used at least 10 plus years ago. Frogger, snake, pong type, tanks are the games I remember from it

[@evoyjonathan]

I recognised Maple Story's music on the smol TV

[@beatchef]

From the thumbnail I got excited there for a second and thought it was a Playdate variant! :D