Analogue Pocket Handheld

Analogue Pocket is a handheld gaming device with a 3.5-inch OLED screen that plays original Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges through FPGA hardware emulation rather than software emulation. The distinction matters. FPGA replicates the original chip logic at the hardware level. Games run exactly as they did on the original hardware with no input lag, no frame skipping, and no compatibility glitches. Screen resolution is 10 times higher than the original Game Boy. Playing Pokemon or Zelda on a display this sharp while using the actual cartridge from my childhood creates a connection between nostalgia and modern technology that software emulators on a phone can't replicate. Build quality is aluminum and glass. Buttons have a satisfying click that references the feel of the original Game Boy without the mushy membrane switches. The whole device fits in a jacket pocket.