https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/ A home for retro handhelds, interviews, oddities, and the people who keep old games alive. en-au © 2026 Handheld Hideout 720 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/sabre-wulf-two-commodore-64-remasters-same-week.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/sabre-wulf-two-commodore-64-remasters-same-week.html Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Two independent developers released Commodore 64 remasters of Sabre Wulf just four days apart. One faithfully recreates the Spectrum game; the other rebuilds its presentation. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/azahar-drops-anbernic-support-unofficial-fork.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/azahar-drops-anbernic-support-unofficial-fork.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:48:00 +0000 Azahar will no longer offer Anbernic-specific support after the manufacturer promoted AzaharPlus. Earlier interviews with OpenSauce and PabloMK7 offer context. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/steel-ranger-2-four-years-commodore-64.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/steel-ranger-2-four-years-commodore-64.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 22:58:00 +0000 Steel Ranger 2 is an ambitious new action adventure with over 800 screens to explore, a 45-minute soundtrack and almost everything made by one remarkably dedicated developer. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/an-original-wizball-artist-is-helping-fix-the-game-nearly-40-years-later.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/an-original-wizball-artist-is-helping-fix-the-game-nearly-40-years-later.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:44:00 +0000 Nearly four decades after Wizball arrived on the ZX Spectrum, Leigh Ashton is enhancing the game with help from original artist Mark R. Jones. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/someone-is-bringing-civilisation-to-the-neo-geo-pocket-color.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/someone-is-bringing-civilisation-to-the-neo-geo-pocket-color.html Building an empire on a tiny handheld with a 160 × 152 screen sounds like a terrible idea. Naturally, somebody is doing it. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/leaf-geekstrada-helaas-full-interview.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/leaf-geekstrada-helaas-full-interview.html The developers of Leaf custom firmware for the Miniloong Pocket 1 discuss its origins, the Pocket Nova Colorway Studio, and the joy of handheld tinkering. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/inkboy-a-game-boy-on-electronic-paper.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/inkboy-a-game-boy-on-electronic-paper.html E-paper displays are wonderful for reading books, but not much good for playing games. Developer Bo Made It has found a rather clever way around that, getting Nintendo's original Game Boy running on a tiny e-paper screen. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/crash-bandicoot-running-on-old-ipod.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/crash-bandicoot-running-on-old-ipod.html Somebody has managed to get Sony's original PlayStation mascot onto a classic Apple iPod, thanks to a clever little project that's giving old music players an entirely new lease of life. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/goodbye-bioware-thanks-for-the-adventures.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/goodbye-bioware-thanks-for-the-adventures.html After 31 years, the studio behind Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age and Mass Effect is closing its doors. It's not entirely surprising, but it's still a sad day for gaming. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/retroid-pocket-duo-makes-a-wonderful-case-for-two-screens.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/retroid-pocket-duo-makes-a-wonderful-case-for-two-screens.html Beautiful AMOLED displays, excellent Nintendo DS and 3DS emulation, and a surprising amount of power beyond them. Retroid's standard Pocket Duo is another reminder of just how much I love this new generation of dual-screen handhelds. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/fifteen-years-later-batman-arkham-city.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/fifteen-years-later-batman-arkham-city.html On October 19, 2011, Rocksteady gave us the keys to a little corner of Gotham City, and the finest superhero games ever made (in my opinion) https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/pokedaisy-classic-pokemon-second-screen.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/pokedaisy-classic-pokemon-second-screen.html An open-source Android project is bringing modern conveniences to classic Pokémon games, with a rather clever use for the second screen on handhelds like the AYN Thor and Retroid Pocket Duo. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/yabadabadoo-sega-saturn-miyoo-mini-plus.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/yabadabadoo-sega-saturn-miyoo-mini-plus.html An experimental Yabause-based Sega Saturn emulator has brought Sakura Wars, Sega Rally and more to the Miyoo Mini+. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/one-card-many-handhelds-spruceos-team-interview.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/one-card-many-handhelds-spruceos-team-interview.html The complete spruceOS 4.5.0 developer interview with SundownerSport, Ry, Arkun and Chris, on portable firmware, offline RetroAchievements and a one-card philosophy. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/anbernic-rg-dds-pricing-specifications.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/anbernic-rg-dds-pricing-specifications.html Anbernic's most ambitious dual-screen handheld yet has a serious specification sheet, and a price to match. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/tortos-less-tinkering-more-playing-trimui-brick.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/tortos-less-tinkering-more-playing-trimui-brick.html An interview with Geekstrada about TortOS custom firmware for the TrimUI Brick, fast launches, a visual game library and Muse music playback. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/making-two-screens-feel-like-one-seedlessds-interview.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/making-two-screens-feel-like-one-seedlessds-interview.html An interview with SapphireRhodonite, the solo developer behind SeedlessDS, about Nintendo DS emulation, dual screens and lower-powered handhelds. https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/jeanne-darc-level5-psp-history.html https://handheldhideout.neocities.org/articles/jeanne-darc-level5-psp-history.html How Level-5 turned Joan of Arc, the Hundred Years’ War and magical armlets into one of the PSP’s finest strategy RPGs.