With a crisp 3-inch IPS display, save states and a TF expansion slot, the second generation GV300S Retro TV Game Console is an excellent addition to any retro gamer’s office desk.
Tag: Retro Gaming
Review: Bitmo Labs GAMEBABY
Bitmo Lab’s GAMEBABY is the perfect example of a great concept that struggled in its execution.
Review: Family Pocket GP-40S
If I could summarize the Family Pocket GP-40S (at least the version I received) into two words, it would be this: Wasted potential.
Review: SUP+ GB300
In the ultra-budget range, there is simply no beating the value you get with the GB300. It features 6,000+ games, save/load states, and emulators all the way up to the 16-bit generation. If you’ve only got $15 to spend on a device, this would be it.
Review: Super Mini SN-03
The Super Mini SN-03 is a bit of a misnomer. For the form factor and verbiage, you’d think you were getting a retro console that plays Super Nintendo games. Alas, that’s not what you’re getting. You do get 821 fami-clone games choose from including several of the key classics (Super Mario, Contra, TMNT) in HD, but it’s still a bit of a let down if you don’t read the fine print carefully.
Review: PD-250 Panda Handheld
Like many cheap handhelds from the Chinese market, the PD-250 packs a wide variety of games into a portable form factor from the 8-bit era. But unlike other retro handhelds of the same class that I’ve reviewed in the past, there is a noticeable, and I would argue fatal, difference: It lacks actual retro games. While there are a true 220 games on this handheld, and none of them duplicates, none of them are games you’ve ever heard of.
Review: Mini Game Entertainment System
After playing around with the unit for 30 minutes, my thought process went from “but it’s only $20” in the beginning to “this isn’t worth $20” at the end. When I turned off the player and returned the Mini Game Entertainment System to its original packaging (likely to never be taken out again), I thought to myself that if paid any more than $9.99 for it, I would’ve felt ripped off.
Review: Odin Lite
My search for “the one” may have ended with AYN Technologies’ Odin Lite. There are some issues with this device as well, but taken as a whole, this may be the final handheld I ever purchase.
Review: JT16-6P Retro Handheld
So, to recap, the JT16-6P: (1) has nearly unplayable software; (2) has clunky hardware; (3) is overpriced; and (4) wouldn’t be entertaining to anyone over the age of 3. Other than that, the JT16-6P is perfect.
Review: Retroid Pocket 2+
The Retroid Pocket 2+ is a game changing device in the next generation of retro handhelds. Aside from coming in significantly cheaper than the current generation of handhelds at $99, it has a powerful Unisoc Quad-core Tiger T310 processor that not only plays the entire Dreamcast and PSP library nearly flawlessly, but even pushes up to a limited number of GameCube and PlayStation 2 games with the right tweaks.