Anbernic RG35XX

The five dollar bill of retro handhelds, and better than it should be.

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Why this beats your phone

At this price it is an easy way to try a phone free gaming habit without much commitment, and the closed system means there is nothing else to open once you pick it up.

The full picture

A palm sized retro handheld with a 3.5 inch IPS screen, a Linux based interface, and enough power to emulate everything from the NES through the original PlayStation. It ships ready to load with legally dumped games from cartridges you already own, and its simplicity means almost no setup before you are playing.