Link to Analogue’s official page on this: https://www.analogue.co/editions/pocket-gbc-colors
And official Tweet: https://twitter.com/analogue/status/1833521408753996185
LOL I love this
I’m kinda torn on this. On one hand, it looks totally sick, I love the look/feel of aluminum and I love my Nt mini Noir. But being handheld kinda makes this more awkward? The weight and feel of the aluminum might be strange. But more than anything else, I’m just really unhappy about the DAC support for the Pocket. It’s so long overdue. I’m unhappy with the showing of Analogue’s priorities here.
I don’t have a Duo, but this probably helps? Is it known to have some noise issues?
What TimeWalker said is correct, but just to provide direct links:
Yeah I mean I think it’s great, if you wanna play any of the games that your Pocket plays, just on your TV, and you maybe already have one of the supported controllers, I think it’s perfect. Especially if you don’t already have a GameCube + Gameboy Player.
However at the end of the day, that’s what it does, it let’s you play those games on your tv. So I don’t think there’s much of a “wow” factor, which is totally fine. I wish it was like, just a tiny bit cheaper, and had DAC support, but still I’m happy with it.
Thanks for posting!
I think the main thing I’m looking forward to are those new Pocket OS updates 👀 Kinda begging to finally get DAC support, which appears to be missing here 😭 Also I have a white Pocket so would’ve loved to have gotten a white dock too, but eh it’s okay, the black one is totally good.
Anyone here have a Duo on preorder? I passed on it too, but I’m kinda wondering if I’m gonna get fomo (probably… 😅)
Here are some reviews of the RetroUSB AVS:
Thank you for posting!!
And yes I’m very excited for this also. The 8bitdo pairing is really interesting too, I agree that very few modern joysticks have truly ever felt like a real good replacement for what the N64 had (while also overcoming the particularly unreliable joystick that the original one was…)
Can’t wait to learn more 👀
I tried… 🥲
I got stuck on the “please don’t refresh, you’re in line to checkout” screen 😭
Nice, congrats!!
I tried getting an orange one but failed 😭
Homie… 💀
Thank you!!
Is a link available to the actual original artist/tweet/pixiv?
Just another obvious racist dog whistle from just another right wing ghoul
That guy committed crimes against humanity. What a thorough grifter
For sure 😊 please let me know if you have any questions, hopefully I can help direct you further.
Hello @Jakdracula 😊 Welcome!
So to answer your question quickly, yes! Analogue’s products are essentially “modernized” retro gaming consoles, with the primary features being true, native, 1080p HDMI output, original cartridge slots, and original controller ports.
However, unfortunately, with this good news, there is also bad news…
I am afraid to say that I think you could be a bit late to the party, depending on what retro gaming console(s) you are interested in. In a move that I and many others frankly don’t really understand, Analogue has sunset many of their flagship products:
At this time, they have two consoles available for purchase/pre-order:
So unfortunately, if you are like myself, and many others, while the above two consoles are great, they’re really only just a piece of the big picture 😢 This leaves you with basically two choices, which would be to either buy the Analogue consoles you want from some seller on ebay or something, or you look into a MiSTer.
Fundamentally, the MiSTer is actually an extremely similar device, as it and the Analogue consoles are all based on FPGA technology, which is a type of hardware emulation. However, the look/feel/usability of the MiSTer is quite different.
I don’t want to tell you which one is better, as I think they are remarkably different devices, despite their similar underpinnings. But you’ll definitely find some opinions online if you go looking. As you might expect, some opinions may be more aggressive than others. I think each appeals to its own person, and it would be incorrect to say that one totally covers all of the bases of the other.
And of course, just to try to cover as much as I can here, you will find a more active Analogue community over on r/analogueinc.
Let me know if you have more questions? Hopefully I can help point you in the right direction.
LOL. I cracked up
It is impossible for me to sleep on a plane, I have tried everything. In the end, I just have flight anxiety, and there is nothing I can do.
These look great! But I am pretty irritated about DAC support for the Pocket (and Duo) still not being available 😔