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Popular GBA Pokémon ROM Hack "Heart & Soul" Gets Huge 2.0 Update
🤝 Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! One of the most popular Pokémon ROM hacks of the year is Heart & Soul, a reimagined GBA Pokemon Emerald ROM hack that attempts to give
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All Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Cheats [Fully Tested Codes]
A 3DS remake of the 3rd generation title Pokémon Sapphire, 2014 game Pokémon Alpha Sapphire improved on the original GBA title with numerous quality of life updates. Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and its sister title, Pokémon Omega Ruby, used the 3D style of

AYANEO Reveals Yet Another KONKR Pocket Advance Variant, But You Can't Buy It
Aimed at developers, apparently. As you'll know from our KONKR Pocket Advance review, this GBA-inspired portable is an excellent piece of kit, and well worth the modest asking price. However, AYANEO has received criticism for how it has distributed the device. After the initial batch sold out, the...

Review: KONKR Pocket Advance - The Nintendo GBA, Perfected
AYANEO's latest budget handheld is one of its best. AYANEO's budget brand, KONKR, has already given us some welcome options in the handheld emulation space, but few of them have attracted the kind of fevered attention that the Pocket Advance has managed. This GBA-inspired portable sold out of its...

"Nobody Is Obligated To Download Or Play It" - Mario Kart 64 And Minish Cap Get Native Dual-Screen 3DS Ports
...but Minish Cap lists Anthropic's Claude Codex as a contributor. EstebanPdN, the creator of the 3DS port of Link to the Past, has returned with two more native 3DS ports – one for N64 racer Mario Kart 64 and another for the GBA Zelda, Minish Cap. Based on SpaghettiKart, the Mario Kart project is...

Pokémon Leak Claims Iconic Retro Games Will Get A New Switch Port Soon
Much like FireRed and LeafGreen, Pokémon fans may soon be able to return to the iconic GBA games if recent leaks turn out to be true

AYANEO Announces Yet Another Colourway Of Its GBA-Inspired Pocket Advance & Some People Aren't Impressed
The company faces accusations of "punishing" existing customers. Since the initial announcement of GBA-inspired KONKR Pocket Advance back in July of this year, AYANEO has taken a very deliberate approach to marketing the Android-based handheld, drip-feeding reveal after reveal to keep it in the...

Ayaneo reveals yet another GBA clone colorway, but I'm not sure why it waited until it sold over 15,000 handhelds sold to do so
Ayaneo just dropped yet another KONKR Pocket Advance color, but it feels like the 15,000+ players who picked up the GBA clone should have had the choice.

I Can’t Believe They’re Already Making A Sequel To Golden Sun, The Best Game Boy Advance RPG
Part 2 of Camelot's epic GBA RPG is coming sooner than we thought

Ayaneo drops a pink GBA homage to Princess Peach after restocking its Konkr Pocket Advance, but I feel sorry for fans who previously pre-ordered the portable
Ayaneo has unveiled a new pink GBA clone, but the "Peach" KONKR Pocket Advance waited until initial pre-orders sold out to pop up.
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Danchi Days, out this October, brings the Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak vibes I've been desperately craving since childhood
I think about Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak, a GBA game that has never seen a release outside of that platform, probably more than I should. That's primarily because my experience of it is solely relegated to occasionally (very occasionally) playing a friend's copy on the way to school, I never...

For under $60, the Anbernic RG SP looks to be the retro handheld hero we need while portable prices spiral
Anbernic RG SP pre-orders are live, and despite rising retro handheld prices across the board, the GBA clone is going for under $60.

You can now pre-order Ayaneo's GBA clone, and its sub-$100 price tag is giving me hope
KONKR Pocket Advance pre-orders are now live, and Ayaneo's GBA clone handheld is surprisingly affordable with early bird discounts applied.

25 Years Ago, Golden Sun Showed Me What A Video Game Adventure Could Be
Camelot's gorgeous GBA adventure has a special place in my heart forever

"I'd Rather Disappoint Some People" - Dev Behind Tool That "Ports" Game Boy Games To GBA Pivots To AI
"I can now focus on the parts I enjoy most". An in-development emulator has been revealed which "ports" existing Game Boy games to the GBA, taking advantage of the additional screen space, colours and resolution. It's the work of renowned Game Boy game enhancer Iván Delgado (@toruzz), who reveals...

Love and Deepspace Valko furor leads to game's worst month ever
Otome gacha game Love and Deepspace revenue hits an all-time low due to #bringbackValko

AYANEO Says It Will Release A GBA SP Clone, It Just Hasn't Figured Out How To Do It Yet
"We will make a GBA SP". AYANEO boss Arthur Zhang has let slip during a recent livestream that the company plans to produce a GBA SP-style device in the future. The company has been showing off its KONKR Pocket Advance device recently, which is based on the original GBA model. However, many other...

This Dev Is Single-handedly Recreating Crash Bandicoot For GBA With A New Art Style
🤝 Like our website? Support us as an independent publisher by tipping, joining our paid community or checking out our accessories brand GAMENOOK! I know this sounds a little like Game Boy inception, but hear me out. A solo developer called FengShuiAvenger has taken to the internet to show off

Pokémon Classic GBA ROM Hack Is The 'ElectricYellow' We Needed Alongside FireRed & LeafGreen
Did you ever wonder where ElectricYellow was when we got FireRed and LeafGreen? It's an odd one, isn't it? I mean, FireRed is one of the best and most coveted GBA games of all time, and I know Nintendo were paying homage to the original Pok&

"We will make a GBA SP" AYANEO Are Working On A Clamshell Handheld
As I watch AYANEO's product sharing livestream to fill you all in on Pocket Advance news, a comment went by my screen that stopped me in my tracks. The YouTube translation picked it up because... well, I don't speak Chinese, but that said, I know what

Bingbao's Tips for New Shop Managers!
Here are some quick tips! 👇 👨🍳 How do I hire staff? Give some drinks to Fred, and he'll join your café as an employee! 🪑 How do I unlock dine-in customers? Buy tables and chairs from the shop. Once they're placed, customers can dine in. 🕳️ Where is the Sewer Merchant? You'll find it behind...

Poll: Did You Know About The Secret Shop In Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons / Ages?
You'll need a GBA to see it. Given the widespread fame of the Zelda series, you would assume all of the series' secrets would be common knowledge these days, but with the passage of time, it's becoming clear that some of its hidden features aren't as well known as others. For example, Twitter user...

Anbernic is making yet another GBA SP clone, and I'm glad it's ditching the sticks
Anbneric is taking yet another stab at making a GBA SP, and the RG SP trims down its last version and removes its controversial embedded thumbsticks.
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