A couple of weeks ago, I did not expect to be playing Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins from start to finish.
But when the Analogue Pocket arrived for review, and I excavated a stack of Game Boy cartridges from a box in my basement, I found myself sucked in. The $219 handheld gaming system, whose primary function is to play actual game cartridges from 30 years ago, is more engrossing than I’d anticipated.
Analogue is a tiny company whose goal is uplift gaming history. Its previous endeavors include an aluminum-clad version of the original Nintendo Entertainment System, a wood-paneled Neo Geo with parts sourced from old arcade machines, and miniature versions of the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis that output flawlessly to modern HDTVs.
The Pocket is Analogue’s first portable system and its most versatile product yet. It plays Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges out of the box,…
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