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29 Best Retro Handhelds Of 2023 [All Reviewed] (retrododo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Do you have one of these? Do you use it? I want one but I'm afraid it's going to end up another plastic brick in a drawer.

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[–] brsrklf@compuverse.uk 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey they've got the playdate in there!

Their comparison to the old school Gameboy screen is a bit ridiculous honestly. Sure it's not backlit, but it doesn't need to be, if there is any kind of light, you can really see perfectly.

I had a Gameboy and an OG GBA, I know what it's like to desperately look for the right angle/lighting/contrast slider position to try and make sense of what the hell was on screen. Some games with poor contrast like Donkey Kong Land were torture.

[–] SenorBolsa@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, the OG pea soup gameboy screen is an engineering marvel for it's time and the game boy pocket is even better, the GBA is too, but an utter failure at actually providing a good user experience.