Background information
30 years ago, Game Boy changed the world
by Philipp Rüegg
The Über-Gameboy is coming in 2020!
17.10.2019
Translation: machine translated
Retro gaming specialist Analogue announces the Super Gameboy for 2020. With an adapter, the Analogue Pocket can run games from other handhelds as well as Gameboy games.
Is it the Gameboy everyone has been waiting for? Analogue says: Yes! And retro fans nod in agreement. Not only does the handheld planned for 2020 play Gameboy, Gameboy Colour and Gameboy Advanced games - with the right adapter, it can also run games from the Sega Game Gear, Atari Lynx and Neo Geo Pocket Color. The Analogue Pocket also has a USB-C port and a TV dock, which you can use to bring your games to the TV. However, you will need Bluetooth controllers from 8BitDo for this. The fun is expected to cost 200 US dollars.
A new take on a classic
The Nintendo Gameboy turned 30 this year, but the Japanese hardware manufacturer has long since discontinued its production. Nevertheless, retro games and the Gameboy are still extremely popular. Analogue has recognised this trend and is launching what it describes as the "ultimate Gameboy", the Analogue Pocket, on the market next year.
Dedicated Gameboy fans (like me) are already beating faster at the sight of the new gadget. You can finally play all your old Gameboy games again. And they look even better on the Analogue Pocket. It comes in either white or black, but still offers the unmistakable shapes of a classic Gameboy. Together with the minimalist design and the shiny screen, retro fans will feel transported back to their childhood.
An ode to the Gameboy
The Analogue Pocket deliberately does not play emulators and ROMs, although it also has a MicroSD slot. It is there to give the classics from the Gameboy era the platform they deserve. As with the Mega Sg, a 1080p upscaled Sega Genesis console, or the Super NT, which plays Super Nintendo games, the girls and boys from Seattle don't want to make old things better, but rather revive them in the most beautiful form possible.
New indie games are also to be added to the Analogue Pocket. Plus, it also has an integrated music synthesiser and sequencer called "Nanoloop" for "music creation and live performance". How cool is that?
The Analogue handheld will be equipped with a 3.5-inch LTPS LCD screen with 1600 × 1440 pixels - ten times the resolution of the original Gameboy - will be charged via USB-C, contain a lithium-ion battery and have a standard headphone jack and stereo speakers. As if that wasn't enough: for even more gaming fun, the separately available docking station connects the Analogue Pocket to your TV.
digitec and the Analogue Pocket
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Header image: The Analogue Pocket is supposed to give new shine to the good old Gameboy times. Source: Analogue
Raphael Knecht
Senior Editor
raphael.knecht@digitecgalaxus.chWhen I'm not stuffing my face with sweets, you'll catch me running around in the gym hall. I’m a passionate floorball player and coach. On rainy days, I tinker with my homebuilt PCs, robots or other gadgets. Music is always my trusted companion. I also enjoy tackling hilly terrain on my road bike and criss-crossing the country on my cross-country skis.
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