Retro Handhelds Weekly: Anbernic RG477V, ModRetro, Steam Winter Sale Highlights, and Much More

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Retro Handhelds Weekly: Anbernic RG477V, ModRetro, Steam Winter Sale Highlights, and Much More

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Retro Handhelds Weekly: The Good, the Glitchy, and the Gimmicky

Let’s be real—retro handhelds are now a full-blown arms race. Anbernic just dropped the RG477V for under $200 (use code RHSAVE23 on AliExpress!), while the Steam Deck LCD quietly checked out, making way for OLED supremacy. Meanwhile, MANGMI’s Pocket Max looks like a fever dream of AYANEO and Retroid—with color polls open because, apparently, we now vote on our handhelds’ hues.

But it’s not all shiny screens and pre-orders. Sony just patented AI that auto-censors games into PG-rated versions—because nothing says “classic experience” like an algorithm removing blood from Red Dead Redemption. And yet, we’re all weirdly okay with it? Meanwhile, MROM just made saving Game Boy cartridges not a 10-step process on the Analogue Pocket. Bless.

On the software front, over 140 lost Sega Channel ROMs were recovered—finally solving the mystery of what “Sega Channel Guy” was actually doing in 1996. And yes, Red Dead Redemption on Android is a mess… but we’re fixing it anyway.

Also: A $100 handheld called the Mangmi Air X? Yes. GammaOS Next on it? Double yes.

Next week: Someone’s building a Commodore PET into a “sleeper PC.” We’re not surprised anymore. 🎮