Emulation stations: ZX Touch vs Anbernic RG35XX H
Always after a retro gaming fix, David Crookes puts two leading handheld contenders through their paces in a head-to-head test.
Gaming on the go has proven popular for decades. The Milton Bradley Microvision was the first handheld system to have interchangeable cartridges when it was unveiled in 1979. The 1980s saw the release of many Nintendo Game & Watch devices alongside a host of other single-title handhelds by other makers.
In 1989, Nintendo’s iconic Game Boy was snapped up in droves, primarily due to its low price and the inclusion of Tetris. It went on to comfortably win in a race against Sega’s Game Gear and the Atari Lynx. Later, the WonderSwan, Neo-Geo Pocket Color, Sony’s PSP and PSP Vita, and the Nintendo DS battled for gamer attention. All go to show that players want to play regardless of where they are.
Supplementing these major releases by big-name manufacturers are loads of handheld retro emulation devices by lesser-known companies – units that put classic games from yesteryear in the palm of your hand. Picking through them all is something of a game in itself. You can find yourself in a Top Trumps situation comparing stats as you pit them against one another.
The idea is that you’re able to load them with game ROMs –
