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r36s
The R36S: my first budget handheld, and honestly, I'm sold
My first go at a budget retro handheld, from someone who's used to real hardware. The R36S is silly cheap, plays everything up to PS1, and fits your whole library in one pocket. Here's how I got on, and the one thing to do before you buy.
gba
Golden Sun: Nobody Tells You Where to Go
Another four hours gone on the sofa. No map markers, no quest arrows, just read the text and go and explore. Also, a forest of talking trees turned a whole village into trees, and fixing it is somehow my job now.
n64
The SummerCart64: My Whole N64 Shelf, on the Sofa
I have collected N64 games most of my life, but the shelf is for looking at. So I put the whole collection on one open-source cart and finally started playing ROM hacks on real hardware. Then a black screen sent me up to the loft.
golden-sun
Golden Sun: First Impressions — Leaving Vale
Everyone told me to play Golden Sun, so I finally did, blind, on my own modded GBA. Here's the opening: Vale, a storm, Sol Sanctum, and the moment a fetch quest becomes a catastrophe.
gba
One SD Card, the Whole Game Boy Shelf (Almost)
The SC Flash Gear Pro+ arrived, and I spent the evening finding exactly where it shines and where it stops. One SD card, the whole Game Boy shelf on real hardware, and the single wall that modern ROM hacks run straight into.