@@Exit854 I didn't have to install any cores. Just works like a GBC. Also, go for the cheap aliexpress GB Pro + multicart as the Everdrive has had issues with the first version of the FPGBC. Plus it's easy to update the firmware with that multicart
@@Exit854 The Analogue Pocket is a little more expensive but is waaaaaaay more powerful. IMO, just buy the Analogue Pocket. The Analogue Pocket Plays GBC, and Game Boy Advance games out the box without any downloads or adapters. If you actually download the other Cores for the Analogue Pocket, you will be able to play everything from the 2D era including Arcade games. The Analogue Pocket is an absolute Beast of a handheld that plays 2D era games nearly perfect with perfect timing. The delayed timing and glitches ruins regular emulation consoles.
I own an Analogue Pocket and its easily the Best Retro Console I own, and I own a bunch of them. The main reason for that is the FPGA Tech behind it but also the quality of the product and screen. FPGA Technology allows for near perfect emulation without the glitches and delayed timing associated with regular software emulation. The Analogue Pocket can Play Arcade games, pretty much anything from the 2D 16-Bit era and everything older nearly perfectly. For people who actually played those games, the best part is the perfect timing of the Game Play and sounds.
The best thing about the Analogue Pocket is that it's based on FPGA. Since each core is reverse engineered, you get cores that is extremely close to owning the original hardware. It's so cool to be able to play all of those 8-16 Bit systems including handhelds we grew up with back in the day. The screen size and resolution is just awesome on this machine. The fact that you can dock the unit like the Switch, takes it too the next level. Another thing that i love about the Analogue Pocket, is that they release a lot of Arcade games for it that never was released on consoles at all. Nice comparison video :)
Perfect timing; I just got back into GB stuff after grabbing an Analogue Pocket (next drop is on the 10th of May, for those who have been waiting); always nice seeing the original hardware and all the customization options we have nowadays! Subbed!
Great video. I love both my original Gameboys as well as my Analogue Pocket. It‘s great to pick whatever I‘m in the mood for to play my cartridges on or to play ROMs of unobtainable games like Shantae. BTW, I got into cartridges AFTER buying an Analogue Pocket😆
This was a good video. Lately ive been interested in expanding my Gameboy collection. I never had one growing up. My brother did. I had the Game Gear. But even now, as an adult, I think they are still fun to play and you cant beat the nostalgia vibes that comes along with it. :)
Glad you think so! ❤️ Yeah I totally agree, I didn't play much growing up but I always loved a few select platformers with their cute little bit tune music
I’d love to have the old gameboy colors, or repair my original grey brick. The better value for playing is the analogue pocket yet if you prefer those old feels and nostalgia, I can see that original GN being the better buy
I finally bought an Analogue Pocket because I've had poor luck with Gameboys, I have a couple DMGs with backlights, a GBC and a GBA. I screwed up a front-light installation on the GBA and none of the others will read any of the three flashcarts I have. It's a bit expensive but cheaper than all that stuff I've already bought.
I'm watching your video and playing with my analogue pocket. Best purchase. I paid around 300 dollars shipped and taxes to México city. I also got the dock later. I use my everdrive GB but also roms on the SD card. You should get a dock! And talk about the openfpga cores! Nice.
I am lucky enough to still have my DMG GameBoy from when I was a kid. The screen started going out on it though, so I recently modded it to have a backlit screen that I can change the palette and brightness. I love that thing and was happy to bring it back to life.
I have a different array of handhelds, from gameboy to these modern cheap Chinese emulators.. My pocket is by far more superior, Im always picking that out from the others. With open FPGA you can play up to SNES, which is brilliant! Fingers crossed the devs of these cores will sort out save states as in the future 🤞 Great video, you just gained another sub 😊
Ever since I got my Pocket I have not bothered with the original Game boy. The screen on the pocket is so lush. Going back to the original Game boy the screen is just so hard to see without any decent light.
As per another great vid Lyd! I've been back into retro for the last 8 or 9 years but I still feel like a noobie at times so your uploads are invaluable to me. Never had any of these consoles but I've got access to them on a couple of emulators I've got now. Keep on keeping on oh sister of the microchip and the sprite! ❤😊
I had the purple Gameboy color. Never had an original but good memories of games like Zelda Links Awakening, Mario Land, Mario land 2, Bionic Commando and some side scroller power ringers game.
Quite happy with my FPGBC. The price is competitive even compared to used gameboys in good condition, and the screen looks pretty good. I mean, until the SP came out, we all wanted a gameboy with a backlight and a modern display, and that's just what it is nothing more, nothing less.
I would want the analog pocket because the only does it have a significantly better screen than the original game boy it’s also compatible with GameBoy advance games as well. Great video.
Yeah that's the biggest drawback. It was available not that long ago and unfortunately once it's sold out second hand prices go up. There are other alternatives too that are cheaper, I just can't personally vouch for them as I haven't tried them!
@@wadedewell yeah there's lots of varying quality (and some are just preloaded with games so you can't play cartridge). Just Google "analogue pocket similar" and you'll see lots of cheap alternatives come up, just do your research first before buying!
Great video, Would u be able to do a video of your favourite handheld games for each of ur consoles and a video on ur favourite home console games for each console? It’s always great to discover others favourite games to possibly add to our games list to play. New subscriber here from London, Take care😀
@@Lydgendary sounds great especially handheld games as I think sometimes people forget about them when they are no longer ‘relevant’. I just watched ur mega drive question/answer video which is what I’m assuming u are referring to, it was great but definitely looking forward to future videos. Take care
Don’t get me wrong the analogue is a beautiful handheld (volume button questionable) but the simplicity of the GB pocket is hard to beat in my opinion. Great video new subscriber
I bought the gamecube gameboy player few years back and it's great way to play if you can find them and prepared to pay the price though not portable there's plenty of ways to modify the system
The analogue pocket looks nice and has some great features, but its at least double the price and possibly more compared to a refurbished or even screen modded gameboy on e-bay.
I can’t wait to resell my analogue pocket. The screen looks good and all but it got delivered slightly damaged in my mail box and the system’s ergonomics are quite terrible
I have my original gb modded with the ips screen and it's still comfortable to play. The gameboy Light is probably the best though, that's a very ergonomic handheld. I wish Analogue had based their design on that so I didnt get cramped palms after 15 min of play.
The Analogue pocket would've been perfect if it had better form factor and no scalpers exist. Just grab one of those Anbernic, Retroid and AYN devices. Even an FPGBC is also good given it's higher availability.
Coming from my experience…. Roll with the Analogue Pocket, it is so versatile. Better console/screen, plays physical cartridges, dock to TV, and open to the fpga universe.
from the technological point of view the Analogue Pocket is really great, but the ergonomics are catastrophic! So, I prefer original modded DMG, GBC or GBA(SP) with better screens. I just ordered an FPGBC and I'm very curious about it.
Getting through this without commenting was hard lol. Mostly because my answer to this same question was different. But good to know every other comment is worth a heart except mine. Not sure what that means but I don't care! Have a nice day anyways. Also: You totally can use save states on real hardware... with the flash cart.
Analogue Pocket all the way... but it is an investment. I have an Analouge Pocket, GB, GBC, GBA, GameCubes with GBA Players. GB, GBC, and GBA all have IPS screens from FunnyPlaying. There is no replacement screen that will give you that authentic DMG look that the AP can. DMG on the AP looks AWESOME and better than any emulator I've used. If you want the best TV out for GB/GBC/GBA games vs. the GameCube, get an AP and the dock. While docked the link port is not accessible so if you want to use any feature that a GBA and GameCube w/ GBA Player can do, you're out of luck with just the AP. However, if you want to have almost perfect emulation of all games from almost every cart based game system, from the Atari 2600, to the NES, NeoGeo, PC-Engine/TG-16, etc. including PCE/TG-CD the AP is the obvious choice. Add the proper cores and ROMS and its like having any of thoes systems with HDMI and an Everdrive. I was thinking of getting an NES, Everdrive and HDMI mod but the AP is cheaper. I do still use my GBA with my GameCube so I use the EZ-Flash Omega DE and Junior flash carts for playing GBA, GB and GBC games on all systems. As for controller options, I have two of everything, all 8bitdo SNES, PCE, Sega M30, NeoGeo gamepads for each occasion. All use 2.4GHz for the least lag as possible (I might have gone overboard)
Paid $90 for a pink see thru Gameboy Advance. It came with a light, a pink gummy bezel thing to prevent scratching, a (non working) pink rechargeable battery back, a pink car charger, and something else. It felt like it was worth it until I saw another see thru pink GBA for $75 with like 5 games my girl wanted to play lol.
@@Lydgendary btw, came here from Threads and instantly followed. I’ve been a creator before so I know it’s nice to know where your traffic is coming from lol
@@imdoneplus I appreciate that! I've actually had a few people say they've come from threads which is interesting as I don't put much time into that platform 🤔
I really miss your videos on your channel. I was very worried about you if something had happened. Are you all right? 😞 I hope you answer the message please 🙏🏻🩷
I love the original DMG 😊 but my analogue pocket has got me feeling playing a lot more Gameboy games I need to get a game gear Adapter too Also I love the fact I can play SNES, PC engine and even Amiga games on the go thanks to the FPGA.
Another (relatively) inexpensive option is the FPGBC project. I just got one a few weeks back and it's pretty amazing for the price.
Are the cores as easy to install as AP? I’ve been following the comparison and trying to make a decision. Haha
@@Exit854 I didn't have to install any cores. Just works like a GBC. Also, go for the cheap aliexpress GB Pro + multicart as the Everdrive has had issues with the first version of the FPGBC. Plus it's easy to update the firmware with that multicart
@@oldboone Compatibility with official Everdrives has been fixed. I'm using the ED x3 with my FPGBC (both latest firmware/OS) with perfect results.
@@aleckermit nice! That reminds me I need to update the firmware again
@@Exit854
The Analogue Pocket is a little more expensive but is waaaaaaay more powerful.
IMO, just buy the Analogue Pocket.
The Analogue Pocket Plays GBC, and Game Boy Advance games out the box without any downloads or adapters.
If you actually download the other Cores for the Analogue Pocket, you will be able to play everything from the 2D era including Arcade games. The Analogue Pocket is an absolute Beast of a handheld that plays 2D era games nearly perfect with perfect timing. The delayed timing and glitches ruins regular emulation consoles.
I own an Analogue Pocket and its easily the Best Retro Console I own, and I own a bunch of them.
The main reason for that is the FPGA Tech behind it but also the quality of the product and screen.
FPGA Technology allows for near perfect emulation without the glitches and delayed timing associated with regular software emulation.
The Analogue Pocket can Play Arcade games, pretty much anything from the 2D 16-Bit era and everything older nearly perfectly.
For people who actually played those games, the best part is the perfect timing of the Game Play and sounds.
I bought a GBC about a month ago - came with a bunch of accessories and four games for £45 shipped. Don't think that was too bad!
That's great value!
@@Lydgendarydo a screen mod. It is night and day better
The best thing about the Analogue Pocket is that it's based on FPGA. Since each core is reverse engineered, you get cores that is extremely close to owning the original hardware. It's so cool to be able to play all of those 8-16 Bit systems including handhelds we grew up with back in the day. The screen size and resolution is just awesome on this machine. The fact that you can dock the unit like the Switch, takes it too the next level. Another thing that i love about the Analogue Pocket, is that they release a lot of Arcade games for it that never was released on consoles at all. Nice comparison video :)
Perfect timing; I just got back into GB stuff after grabbing an Analogue Pocket (next drop is on the 10th of May, for those who have been waiting); always nice seeing the original hardware and all the customization options we have nowadays! Subbed!
Hope you enjoy the analogue pocket! And thanks for the sub 😊
Great video. I love both my original Gameboys as well as my Analogue Pocket. It‘s great to pick whatever I‘m in the mood for to play my cartridges on or to play ROMs of unobtainable games like Shantae.
BTW, I got into cartridges AFTER buying an Analogue Pocket😆
This was a good video. Lately ive been interested in expanding my Gameboy collection. I never had one growing up. My brother did. I had the Game Gear. But even now, as an adult, I think they are still fun to play and you cant beat the nostalgia vibes that comes along with it. :)
Glad you think so! ❤️ Yeah I totally agree, I didn't play much growing up but I always loved a few select platformers with their cute little bit tune music
That Funnyplaying FPGA GBC is a great option
I sometimes prefer to play my game boy games on the game boy player for the GameCube
I’d love to have the old gameboy colors, or repair my original grey brick. The better value for playing is the analogue pocket yet if you prefer those old feels and nostalgia, I can see that original GN being the better buy
Totally agree it completely depends what people want out of the gaming experience with the Gameboy 😊
@@Lydgendary for sure! Great content as always, I love the detail and time you take 🙏🏼
I finally bought an Analogue Pocket because I've had poor luck with Gameboys, I have a couple DMGs with backlights, a GBC and a GBA. I screwed up a front-light installation on the GBA and none of the others will read any of the three flashcarts I have. It's a bit expensive but cheaper than all that stuff I've already bought.
I'm watching your video and playing with my analogue pocket. Best purchase. I paid around 300 dollars shipped and taxes to México city. I also got the dock later. I use my everdrive GB but also roms on the SD card. You should get a dock! And talk about the openfpga cores! Nice.
Hello great video,I bought the original gameboy when it came out,but bought another one a while back plus 6 more when they were affordable.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS I appreciate it you are very nice person
I am lucky enough to still have my DMG GameBoy from when I was a kid. The screen started going out on it though, so I recently modded it to have a backlit screen that I can change the palette and brightness. I love that thing and was happy to bring it back to life.
That's awesome you still have your original one!
I have a different array of handhelds, from gameboy to these modern cheap Chinese emulators.. My pocket is by far more superior, Im always picking that out from the others. With open FPGA you can play up to SNES, which is brilliant! Fingers crossed the devs of these cores will sort out save states as in the future 🤞
Great video, you just gained another sub 😊
Ever since I got my Pocket I have not bothered with the original Game boy. The screen on the pocket is so lush. Going back to the original Game boy the screen is just so hard to see without any decent light.
I remember I had the original big grey Gameboy with 4 batteries...very nostalgic.
As per another great vid Lyd! I've been back into retro for the last 8 or 9 years but I still feel like a noobie at times so your uploads are invaluable to me. Never had any of these consoles but I've got access to them on a couple of emulators I've got now. Keep on keeping on oh sister of the microchip and the sprite! ❤😊
Always happy to hear my videos are helpful 🥰
I had the purple Gameboy color. Never had an original but good memories of games like Zelda Links Awakening, Mario Land, Mario land 2, Bionic Commando and some side scroller power ringers game.
Quite happy with my FPGBC. The price is competitive even compared to used gameboys in good condition, and the screen looks pretty good. I mean, until the SP came out, we all wanted a gameboy with a backlight and a modern display, and that's just what it is nothing more, nothing less.
I would want the analog pocket because the only does it have a significantly better screen than the original game boy it’s also compatible with GameBoy advance games as well. Great video.
I want the analouge pocket . But its always sold out and never available
Yeah that's the biggest drawback. It was available not that long ago and unfortunately once it's sold out second hand prices go up. There are other alternatives too that are cheaper, I just can't personally vouch for them as I haven't tried them!
@@Lydgendary what are the alternatives? There are companies that make similar products?
@@wadedewell yeah there's lots of varying quality (and some are just preloaded with games so you can't play cartridge). Just Google "analogue pocket similar" and you'll see lots of cheap alternatives come up, just do your research first before buying!
Just had an email from Analogue saying they have a restock for May 10th and is shipping them immediately.
@@pjmlfc05 me too
Great video, Would u be able to do a video of your favourite handheld games for each of ur consoles and a video on ur favourite home console games for each console? It’s always great to discover others favourite games to possibly add to our games list to play. New subscriber here from London, Take care😀
Yes I'll definitely be doing more of these for future videos! Some of my older videos cover my favourite games on specific consoles already 😊
@@Lydgendary sounds great especially handheld games as I think sometimes people forget about them when they are no longer ‘relevant’. I just watched ur mega drive question/answer video which is what I’m assuming u are referring to, it was great but definitely looking forward to future videos. Take care
I would say a Gb pocket with a new screen. The analogue is nice but the weight and buttons are not great.
That's fair enough! I didn't feel it was an issue personally but I get what you mean
Don’t get me wrong the analogue is a beautiful handheld (volume button questionable) but the simplicity of the GB pocket is hard to beat in my opinion.
Great video new subscriber
I bought the gamecube gameboy player few years back and it's great way to play if you can find them and prepared to pay the price though not portable there's plenty of ways to modify the system
The analogue pocket looks nice and has some great features, but its at least double the price and possibly more compared to a refurbished or even screen modded gameboy on e-bay.
It can be yes, but also you can play multiple consoles on it so I would still argue it's better value for money
A full modded sp can easily be as expensive as the pocket but it can do 10 %of the stuff the analogue handheld is capable of. ☮️
Ooooh no... i didnt think you spoke about emulators 😂 great video btw can you play modern stuff on it ie psp or vita etc?
I'm willing to make exceptions sometimes 😉 I'm pretty sure you can't sadly, it's really for those older cartridge consoles
I can’t wait to resell my analogue pocket. The screen looks good and all but it got delivered slightly damaged in my mail box and the system’s ergonomics are quite terrible
Ah no! That's a shame you had a bad experience with it 😭
I have my original gb modded with the ips screen and it's still comfortable to play. The gameboy Light is probably the best though, that's a very ergonomic handheld. I wish Analogue had based their design on that so I didnt get cramped palms after 15 min of play.
Light definitely had the nicest design for holding for sure
The Analogue pocket would've been perfect if it had better form factor and no scalpers exist.
Just grab one of those Anbernic, Retroid and AYN devices. Even an FPGBC is also good given it's higher availability.
Coming from my experience…. Roll with the Analogue Pocket, it is so versatile. Better console/screen, plays physical cartridges, dock to TV, and open to the fpga universe.
from the technological point of view the Analogue Pocket is really great, but the ergonomics are catastrophic! So, I prefer original modded DMG, GBC or GBA(SP) with better screens. I just ordered an FPGBC and I'm very curious about it.
the analogue pocket rivals the steamdeck as one of the greatest gaming devices ever made
I would go with Nintendo Gameboy
Hello, good video, I bought a FUNNYPLAYING FPGBC KIT because analogue can't send me a pocket. 😅
Getting through this without commenting was hard lol. Mostly because my answer to this same question was different. But good to know every other comment is worth a heart except mine. Not sure what that means but I don't care! Have a nice day anyways.
Also: You totally can use save states on real hardware... with the flash cart.
Analogue Pocket all the way... but it is an investment. I have an Analouge Pocket, GB, GBC, GBA, GameCubes with GBA Players. GB, GBC, and GBA all have IPS screens from FunnyPlaying. There is no replacement screen that will give you that authentic DMG look that the AP can. DMG on the AP looks AWESOME and better than any emulator I've used. If you want the best TV out for GB/GBC/GBA games vs. the GameCube, get an AP and the dock. While docked the link port is not accessible so if you want to use any feature that a GBA and GameCube w/ GBA Player can do, you're out of luck with just the AP. However, if you want to have almost perfect emulation of all games from almost every cart based game system, from the Atari 2600, to the NES, NeoGeo, PC-Engine/TG-16, etc. including PCE/TG-CD the AP is the obvious choice. Add the proper cores and ROMS and its like having any of thoes systems with HDMI and an Everdrive. I was thinking of getting an NES, Everdrive and HDMI mod but the AP is cheaper. I do still use my GBA with my GameCube so I use the EZ-Flash Omega DE and Junior flash carts for playing GBA, GB and GBC games on all systems. As for controller options, I have two of everything, all 8bitdo SNES, PCE, Sega M30, NeoGeo gamepads for each occasion. All use 2.4GHz for the least lag as possible (I might have gone overboard)
happy to replay my old games through emulation, but ill always have my childhood colour on display :)
Same here!
Paid $90 for a pink see thru Gameboy Advance. It came with a light, a pink gummy bezel thing to prevent scratching, a (non working) pink rechargeable battery back, a pink car charger, and something else. It felt like it was worth it until I saw another see thru pink GBA for $75 with like 5 games my girl wanted to play lol.
That's great value 😍 love the sound of the mods too!
@@Lydgendary btw, came here from Threads and instantly followed. I’ve been a creator before so I know it’s nice to know where your traffic is coming from lol
@@imdoneplus I appreciate that! I've actually had a few people say they've come from threads which is interesting as I don't put much time into that platform 🤔
Just for Gameboy? Probably not. For Gameboy and all of the other very cool stuff it can do? Hell yeah!
Buy. It's SO worth it.
I believe in Emulation and bought an R36S
Cool video, thank you.
You remind me of a female verison of Retro Break, which is a good thing. Very wholesome 😃
yes
I sub to his channel too, seems like a great guy so definitely a compliment 😊
GB是80后集体的青春回忆。我第一台GBP是330元人民币买的，当时我省下吃早餐的钱存了好几个月才买到。
Thinking about getting a modded gameboy advanced ❤
Get a pocket. Better choice. ☮️
Nice Video ! Sub & Big Like ! And Love Retro Gameboy Games !
DMGs are £100 now??😮
They can be!
CeX has a great deal on a gameboy pocket for £70 discounted
That's decent!
@@Lydgendary Yeah I know
Yes
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Analogue Pocket.
The original Game Boy is outdated.
🙂Save time and money by growing up , PLAY NOW WITH YOUR PHONE INSTEAD .
I really miss your videos on your channel. I was very worried about you if something had happened. Are you all right? 😞
I hope you answer the message please 🙏🏻🩷
All good, just busy with life! Thank you for your concern though 😊
@@Lydgendary I'm very glad that everything is fine 😊❤️
I send you a big virtual hug from a distance, I really appreciate your great work 🥰💕
I love the original DMG 😊 but my analogue pocket has got me feeling playing a lot more Gameboy games I need to get a game gear Adapter too
Also I love the fact I can play SNES, PC engine and even Amiga games on the go thanks to the FPGA.