For $220, you can get a lot of other handheld game things. Like, for instance, the Nintendo Switch Lite, which has a phenomenal game library. But the Switch Lite won't play old Game Boy or Game Boy Advance games, aside from ones rereleased as digital downloads. Seeing as Nintendo still hasn't made a Game Boy Classic microconsole packed with retro games yet, the Analogue Pocket may be your best time machine back to the Game Boy days.
In a lot of ways, the Pocket's best feature feels simple by today's standards. It offers a "sleep mode," like the Switch's suspend state, which pauses where you are when you're not using it. That's something that's never been possible with retro cartridges before. As a child, you may have had plenty of time to play portable games for hours on end, but as an adult, time is fleeting. Being able to pick up and play is a surprising game-changer for these old games.
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