Anbernic's New $70 GBA Lookalike Plays PSP, Dreamcast And More

What exactly is this a clone of?

Then it's not a clone

I see the semantics police are out in full force on this one.

I feel like part of the reason these emulation handhelds don't really go past, "well that looks neat" to me are first the names. Homie I can't remember these names.

Second is I don't believe in emulation, one of those cartridge purist guys. But I guess I was trying to make the point that these names are not easy to remember nor share.

@obijuankanoobie

Not just the name but there is an ocean of them.
Each new one a drop in the seemingly never ending ocean of emulation handhelds.
They were once cool and unusual but are getting really tired and samey now.

I'd rather just pull out a DS XL and play on that.

@KitsuneNight

I know what you mean, there are so many coming out.
But i see it in that Way, everyone can have a Device that fits best.
Just a Question of how much Power should it have and the Formfactor.

I have the 351v and i really like the 4:3 Screen.
It plays nice up to PSX, N64 and Dreamcast are unplayable for my Taste.

That said, i don't need another one until it breaks, maybe PS2 Emulation will run fine at that Time.

Ah Source Ports are also a nice Thing on it, DevilutionX <3

So it's an emulation handheld and not a clone.

This report reads more like an advert. I'll give it a miss!

@KitsuneNight Same, there's so many of these things now that I just don't care much anymore and would rather pull my New 3DSXL out.

Wow, been a long time since we got a new handheld........................last week maybe?

@Luminous117
Same.
In theory they are really cool, but there are many of the damn things now with such small difference it's getting hard to care about them.

And technically this thing is a GBA clone.
It clones the GBA design and at first glance it looks like a modded GBA.

@Blofse
It's not even fluff, its too much of a nothing to even be fluff.

@hste

The Design is a clone

@KitsuneNight agree I feel like nearly every day there's another portable handheld with little differences

I like the OG GBA look. I prefer the form factor of the GBA so much more than the original GameBoy or GameBoy Color. I get the nostalgia for the latter two but the GBA just feels so much better in my hand.

Also, while I agree with the comments that there are so many of these devices, if this is the newest and most powerful of the Anbernic devices... That along with the form factor makes it something I'll seriously consider getting.

Edit: Only issue might be the size of the screen. It may be smaller than I would like. I don't need a screen the size of a Steam Deck or Switch but if it's about the size of PSP screen or maybe a PS Vita then I'll get it

If anything this thing in this video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrW2-TVjkmc
is more worth an article, or at least a mention

The ModRetro Chromatic.
A one on one hardware clone of the Gameboy color, in magnesium case with a modern screen.

@obijuankanoobie Gotta say RG34XX doesn't have much cachet.

@KitsuneNight The Chromatic already got articles and review.

The streaming looks neat, but dang $64 for a GBA sized (I think?) device capable of Dreamcast and PC streaming. Pretty crazy.

I can't believe people are complaining about too much choice!

I'm probably going to buy this handheld even though I already own 3 of Anbernic's handhelds so far that come in a similar form factor which aim at emulating consoles from the 16-bit era all the way up to Dreamcast/PSP. I have so many memories from when I used to own the Indigo blue colored GBA, and DragonBall Z: Legends of Goku (1) comes to mind, a game I put a lot of time into, and I still own it to this day CIB.

I own a few anbernic devices but this can play dreamcast and psp games without an analog stick? hard pass. Would probably grab one if it did have it.

@Orioncle I'd say you buy it solely for GBA games. Finally that formfactor. And I am glad they don't stick a random thumbstick onto everything anymore.

I might actually get this one, it looks neat! But I would only get it if it supports Retro Achievements.

@Scollurio that’s what the sp is for guess this is for the folks who didn’t bite on that rendition. Both cool but pointless devices for playing dc or psp games

@Orioncle exactly my point. There’s like a million devices that do dc and psp perfectly fine. But only two doing GBA perfectly.

I'll definitely get this as a dedicated GBA handheld. I love the many options Anbernic have been offering!