Game Boy has a long history—and that's both a blessing and a curse.
As Nintendo developed its handheld hardware it also evolved the cartridges that pack in all the code needed for all your favorite games. But if you're like me, that means tons of games are languishing in a dusty corner of your closet because you no longer have the old hardware necessary to play them. That's where the Analogue Pocket comes in.
Known best for its recreation Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis consoles, Analogue is now taking on the world's most famous handheld. The Pocket comes with a 2.5-inch, 615 ppi LCD—a screen worth of the year 2019. With that resolution, your games will have 10 times the resolution of the original Game Boy, so you'll have an even better experience playing all your favorite games.
Speaking of games, Pocket can play any cartridge from the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance era of Nintendo's catalog—that's more than 2,780 games for anyone who's keeping count.
While Pocket is a pixelated nostalgia machine, it also comes with a few modern amenities. The console charges with modern USB-C, comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack for quieter gaming hours, and a MicroSD port. And for extra fun, Analogue's also packed in synthesizer and sequencer called Nanoloop (which is also one of our favorite apps, too). All this will run you $200, the same price as the Nintendo's new Switch Lite.
But unlike the new Switch Lite, the Analogue Pocket will have the ability to dock with your television with the help of the Analogue Dock. This dock syncs the Pocket up to any HDTV and allows you to sync a wireless controller for a more at-home gaming experience. After all, why use such a small screen when you don't have to? The price hasn't been announced for the Dock yet, but it'll be available sometime in 2020.
