Playdate
A tiny yellow console with a hand crank.
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A perfect fit if you're looking for:
A perfect fit if you want something playful and different rather than another way to play familiar retro classics.
The full picture
A small handheld from Panic with a 1-bit black and white screen, a physical crank built into the side as an input method, and a rotating lineup of original games delivered automatically in seasons rather than a library you build yourself. It is closer to a curated subscription of small, strange, genuinely original games than a general purpose console.