Analogue Pocket Impressions: They NAILED It | Clayton Morris Plays
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- I finally got my hands on an Analogue Pocket and I can't wait to play some classic games on original cartridges.
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Metroid Fusion is one of the best Metroid games ever. You’re gonna love it!
The design is elegant. Much respect to the engineers and product designers.
lol the opening background theme " I finally got it" hunched over 🤣😊👍
wow you have kept your original box of super mario land in such pristine condition. Props for that.
Ive been using an 'Anbernic' retro andriod system. Its got the 16:9 ratio and metal casing with dual analog and d-pad. These devices are such a great way to kick it old school, and new school!
I thought the same thing.
Golden Sun is fantastic! It does things other RPGs still do not!
Interesting. I always assumed it was just ROMs that ran on devices of that sort. Really cool you are using your childhood games in there.
I took years to rediscover the best puzzle game of my infancy that I played on my best friends gameboy: Pitman aka catrap ❤
Been wanting one for a while now. the original GB was my first gaming device. Mario Land and Tetris was all I played from 89’-93’ when I got my first Genesis
It’s awesome. This brings
back soooo many memories.
Love these videos. Love the passion. First time I've ever heard of the Analog Pocket. Looking forward to follow up because this seems right up my alley.
Damb you, Clayton!! You had to go and mention Tetris!! Now I'm going to have that music stuck in my head all night!! 😂 It's a very cool bit of a kit, though! I'd like to get one!!
Very big fondness for a lot of the old titles Clayton 👍
Awesome! New video! ☺
I was playing The Minish Cap via Nintendo Switch Online the other month. It was adorable. 😙
Thought I've played ever Zelda game but I've never even heard of it. Was it worth it?
@@hellowell3743 Yes it is. It's quite different. I like the shrinking mechanic. I most especially love the art style.
@@ainamaree Huh, good to know. I literally had to Google it because I had no idea this game existed. I think I'll pick it up on the Switch. The art style is definitely different. Looks cool. Thank you for the info 🙏
Thank you very much!
Congrats on your new Analogue Pocket. It is such an amazing device! I have a black one like you complete with what looks like the same case, although I did get the official clear case which is pretty much useless for actually carrying it around. I also have the dock. I am 50 so my eyes are not as good as they used to be. I had some old GB, GBC and GBA games I had been meaning to play but the small screen on my GBA system makes it difficult to enjoy these games especially being spoiled with screens like the Switch OLED. With the Pocket, not only is the screen bigger, original black and white GB games really pop on that screen. I also like the fact I can hook up a wireless controller to the dock and play the games on my TV. For me, the system is worth it for that feature alone.
You have some great games to start with. I also have to recommend all the Super Mario Advance games as well as all the Donkey Kong Country games for the GBA as well as all of the Donkey Kong Land games for the GB. With all the issues with modern gaming taking the fun out of gaming, new retro systems like the Analogue Pocket not only allow us old timers to relive our classic games better than before but it is a great way to introduce new gamers to these amazingly fun games. I also picked up the Sega Game Gear adapter for the Pocket. I highly recommend it. With it I discovered a whole new world of Sega Game Gear games I never played before with standouts like the Game Gear Sonic games and the GG Shinobi games. What is ironic is that the Game Gear games look better now on the Analogue Pocket than they ever did on the original Sega Game Gear system.
As I mentioned in an earlier video, my 3 main gaming consoles right now are the Analogue Pocket, the Switch OLED and the Steam Deck. At times adulting can be tough but being able to enjoy these amazing offerings in the video game space when I have some down time from work is something I definitely am not taking for granted.
BTW, with the fantastic job Analogue did with the Analogue Pocket I really hope they put some serious thought into putting that beautiful screen in a landscape form factor and give us an "Analogue Nomad" that could play Sega Genesis, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega 32X games on the go and docked. I know a system like that would just print money especially seeing all the amazing indie games going for the Sega Genesis as well as all the amazing games already available on all those systems. Old is gold because the way forward is backwards :)
Advance Wars Clayton ❤👍
Love that game so much!!
Great you are part of the Pocket club. I recently finished Dragon Warrior 3 for the GBC on the Pocket! Great experience. I have to admit I was pretty pleased to get done with it. I think I'm definitely more of a Final Fantasy fan..
May I suggest Cave Noire - with a patched english translation for the Game Boy on your nice new Pocket.
We need the follow up video Clayton! I know you’re busy with your other channel but we need more!
Aww man, I remember the day when I finally saved up enough money from my paper route to buy my Gameboy Pocket. I miss the good ol' days. I gotta get me one of these.
These look awesome. I’m definitely going to get one someday. The analog 3D looks awesome which is essentially an n64.
Great video.
Neat! It looks cool, too.
USB C? Wow. How long does the charge last? Does it have games on it?
This sounds interesting…Remember the Super Gameboy for the SNES? I still own both the GameBoy Color and SGB.
Cool to see you getting into the handhelds Clayton. The whole emulation handheld market is really taking off right now. analogue being the premium option, there are a couple other fpga handhelds hitting the market. Funny-playing has gameboy color fpga diy kit and I just learned that Palmer Luckey, the creator of the Oculus headset is launching his own versionfpga gameboy as well.
The screen and lighting of the Analogue is better than the original GBA 101 screen and those GB consoles that came before. I have them all at home. They are nice for display, but I use my Analogue for actual game-playing.
I agree.
Forgot about the release on Sept 12 and missed out on the dandelion. Come Monday I just had to get one so was looking at the Berry but noticed the dandelion was available again so ordered it. Got on Wednesday and love it
The screen quality looks great 😊👍
Not the biggest portable game person. However owning a Switch, it's nice to know the ability to go hand held is available on the go.
I’m pretty dumb, I have 5 analogue pockets 🤦♂️ two white ones, two black ones, and a metal-shelled one..
I'll have to try to get one of those myself.
Minish Cap is hands down one of the best Zelda Games on hand-held.And one of my top picks of all the Zeldas in general.
Fingers crossed we get a remake.
But I think you will really enjoy the oddity of Minish Cap.
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(I'll be seeing you on Redacted in a bit)
The custom core is the real selling point here, you don't even need physical cartridges after you put fpga cores for all these other devices and just have all your roms on your SD card. The dock makes it even better, especially for streamers and content creators trying to capture footage.
now if you get into open fpga, you can unlock alot more platforms. I have the white one, the black one and the transparent red one. I love them all
Do you use an everdrive?
I bought a Lenovo Legion Go for my retro gaming. Its a bit of overkill but I couldnt go past the 8.8 inch screen.
Yeah I'm considering an Odin 2.
I spy an Evercade cartridge collection incoming. You can run Evercade carts on the pocket too fyi.
I had absolutely no idea you were into gaming Clayton. Congrats to getting an AP. I'm just in the process of building a Mister FPGA, which is an FPGA device that supports console systems up to PS1 & N64. I suggest checking it out too.
Same here! From Redacted to this, and then finances, husband, father?! Where do you find the energy? 😂
That is on my list to build a mister.
@@ClaytonMorris That's awesome. I personally suggest ordering the parts from Mister Addons, or getting one of their full builds using their aluminum case. Their products and service are fantastic and I highly recommend them based on my own experience. If you don't plan on having the Mister connected to the internet 24/7, I suggest including the Real Time Clock module as well, for the few games that require to keep track of date and time to work correctly.
I just somewhat recently got into the Mister system myself, and I'm now developing audio filter presets for the various home console and handheld cores in my free time, so that these cores can have identical sounding audio playback compared to their original console counterparts, including recreating their nostalgic tonal qualities to a highly accurate degree, which will be of great value especially to users who grew up playing the original systems. I'm currently specifically developing the audio filter presets for the N64 & PS1 cores, aiming to have them released sometime later this summer. I'll hope you check them out in the future.
@@ClaytonMorris a while back I assembled me a MiSTer “MultiSystem” by Heber/The Retro Group... which basically “consolizes” the DE-10 nano by mating it to a separate PCB inside a 3D-printed shell..
It looks really nice in my TV-stand and adds some quality-of-life options a traditional MiSTer stack wouldn’t.. like having all the power/video/audio/USB/Ethernet ports on the back of the device
..four USB/controller ports, an additional USB port for a USB stick, a microSD slot, an analogue input for cassette tape decks (used by some older gaming/classic computers), a power switch/reset button, as well as user/menu buttons and a SNAC port which allows you to add a various amounts of original console inputs/controller ports (like say a game boy link cable, or an original SNES controller port) via their respective SNAC adapters..all on the front of the console..
It comes with 128MB of SDRAM and also includes multiple internal storage options (microSD and USB as mentioned above..as well as the option to mount an internal 2.5” SSD/HDD via USB), multiple video options (HDMI, SCART, VGA, analogue) and a couple audio options (3.5mm, digital optical out)..which is nice if you have a CRT monitor..
From what I remember, it was a bit pricey..but considering all it has, it was def worth it.
@@ClaytonMorrisalso I remember seeing on a couple Redacted episodes that you had an Analogue NT Mini noir in the studio..it was a while back but I thought it was pretty cool that you even knew about those lol..
I have two of them myself (one noir and one silver), as well as their special edition “Ghostly” Super NT, the regular US Mega SG and two of their Duo consoles (the TurboGrafx-16 equivalent, in both color variants)..I really do like their products a lot, tho I’m not really a fan of their business model anymore..
It’s cool to see these devices actually used by good people such as yourself, and not just the scalpers looking to make a quick buck on eBay or whatever. 🤝
Bout time. It’s great. Now I hope for a portable fpga ps1.
That's really nice. Unfortunately I don't have any old cartridges. I just play roms on my retroid.
Like you even more. I got mine last year.
What games have you been playing?
Got both the black and white versions. Haven’t opened yet though… maybe I should. Someone mentioned that yours looks used. Also have the Super NT and Mega SG. Those are great too.
Keep at it with Golden Sun! I was also turned off with how slow the game started, but once it picks up (after about 3 hours or so), it's a fantastic game!
Great video Clayton! What a cool device.
I adore mine.
Have you checked out any of the handheld emulator systems that have gotten popular the last few years? I sold my retro collection back in 2020 and now I have all my Game Boy, NES, Genesis and PS1 games on an SD card in my Retroid Pocket. It's great for trips.
I'm about to! After my move in the next few weeks I'm going to go deep into more retro handhelds.
@@ClaytonMorris looking forward to those videos. Good luck on the move
You have to try all the Fire Emblems you can get you're hands on! There is three, one in Japanese only. Amazing games!
Very nice little console i love the GPI case too :) !
I was addicted to Tetris 😂😂
I think most of us were at one point. 😅
You unboxed it but so many scratches at the charging port...
I've had my Pocket for over 6 months now but I still like to watch other people unbox and experience the Pocket for the first time :) Enjoy it!
Nice❤
The dock is hella cool!
I still lean towards a nice modded Gameboy Color...but the dock though.... damn.
I just splurged on my pocket a few weeks ago. While researching the performance using the dock to see if that's worth it and stumbled on this video....Redacted?
For me it comes down to the ultra accurate but expensive FPGA and the very cheap emulation route and since I'm satisfied with emulation, this device is not for me unless I find it at sacrafice price at a pawn shop.
Clayton!!!
Clayton if you get the chance check out legacy of goku 1 and 2 + buu's fury for the Gameboy advance good games for the DBZ series.
Bro, if you just unboxed that new, then you need to send it back. Your case looks scratched up on the bottom.
Nice case
$380?! I guess if you've got money burning holes in your pockets...
If you try modding an original system with a new screen to play these classic games, you are already approaching that money without having all the other available features of the Analogue Pocket.
Dope but its way over priced. I would buy this if it was reasonably price
I don't think it is. It's giving you the functionality of a fully modded GBA and a flashcart with the added benefits of stereo speakers, sleep mode for real cartridges, the ability to play several non nintendo systems natively and a screen that even the best IPS kits can't touch. There's nothing on the market that could touch this thing in terms of price to performance. A fully modded GBA + a flash cart would easily run more than the price of a Pocket unless you sourced and built everything yourself for cheap.
@@rainydaygirlzYou spoke too early. Now look at how much the New Ones are selling. Lol
@@rainydaygirlzLmaooook you call those features worth it's price?
Heck the fucc no. The library is waaaaay too limited with the most powerful system it can emulate will probably be the ps1.
So no. Stop overhyping this overpriced device.
Once you get one in your hands, you’ll see it’s worth every penny 👍
Your just sleep save up my dude
God dam sales man!!!!! Where is Natalie? Bahahah jk jk I want one now thanks Clayton🙄🙄🤣🤣🤣 ur year or so older than me
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Are the old games working ok? My kids would like this especially my 6 year old
Yes old games work flawlessly.
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one thing this has over gameboy 1 battery percentage corrupting my save on pokemon due to it dying out of no where and the centering on the games are bang on perfect compared to the gameboy, I have yet to use it properly yet going to wait till i get my medication this week and get on it as i had to send my modded oled gameboy colour back to repair the broken ac dc jack i did not know was broken.
lol, eralybird eh?
If you're a collector and you like the ritual of swapping the cart and all that, I get that, then the AP is OK I guess. It's pretty expensive, though. I got rid of all my games ages ago so all my retro handheld gaming is done via Retroid Pocket 3 and the 512GB micro SD card it has inside. One thing about the AP that doesn't make much sense: it's the other retro portables that benefit the most, not the Game Boy range. Playing the Lynx and Game Gear today is an awful experience - so why do those adaptors need to be purchased separately?
As for the games you mentioned, Dragon Warrior 1 and 2 have the same problems as the early Final Fantasy games. Too difficult, too much grinding to level up, simple story, bland characters and dialogue. Both series took a while to get going. Skip them and go with Dragon Warrior 3 or Lufia the Legend Returns. Golden Sun is nice on the senses, with beautiful, rendered graphics and music. But it's extremely text heavy. Lots of talking.
Metroid Fusion is awesome.
Get Warlocked for gbc!
I’ll check it out.
Nah looks a bit too small for my taste, not very comfortable to play. Same reason I'm not buying used GBA SP. Instead I'm building a standard GBA, with new IPS screen and rechargeable usb-c battery. I plan on playing Metroid Zero Mission and Fusion, Zelda Minish Cap and some Mario Advance games.
i am 39 and i have - OG gameboy - gameboy colour and gameboy advance sp.. :)
46 years old ? Really.
I'm sorry , honestly I thought you were at minimum 52 /53.
Yep.
@ClaytonMorris
I remember 46...24 years ago. Age is just a number, Clayton. Both of you look fabulous. Carry on with .the great work you're both doing.
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Are people still reviewing this? It’s two years old. It’s the best GB handheld out. We know already. It’s like reviewing the Nintendo Switch in 2020.
Yeah people are. Not everyone bought it in 2022. My best friend from high school just bought his first Nintendo Switch because of Tears of the Kingdom.
Waaay too overpriced for it's very limited capabilities. Specially compared to more capable and versatile devices like the AYN odin 2, Steamdeck, retroid pocket and Anbernic devices. All can stream AAA games and emulate wider array of consoles. With better and comfortable form factor.
I don't give a flying fucc about the screen. Not with those dimensions. Plus retro crisis already provided amazing crt and dmg shaders fot retroarch.
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