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The TV Tuner and Other Madness: The Game Gear’s Wild Accessory Shelf
A television tuner, a dinner-plate magnifier and a battery worn on the belt: the wildest accessory shelf of the handheld era, collected and judged.
Author: Hank Mercer
Hardware desk. If it has a cartridge slot, an FPGA board or a weird controller, Hank has opened it up and put it back together — usually better. Writes the gear reviews and hardware spotlights.
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Six Batteries, Three Hours: The Game Gear Power Problem — and How 2026 Fixed It
The thirst was the price of a television’s appetite in a handheld’s body. Three decades on, IPS screens and lithium cells have finally repealed it.
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My Arcade’s Gamestation Retro Go Wants to Be Your Living-Room Arcade
My Arcade has spent years selling us the arcade in miniature — cute little cabinets for the desk, pocket-sized handhelds for the…
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Philips CD-i in 2026: The Complete Buying and Collecting Guide
Players compared, the Digital Video Cartridge explained, the timekeeper battery triaged and the trophy discs priced: everything a new CD-i collector needs before spending a penny.
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One Format, Every Living Room: The CD-i Player Family
Launch flagships, portable briefcases, kiosk workhorses and games decks: the dozen-plus machines Philips and its partners sold under one logo, and what each one says about the future Philips thought it was selling.
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Full-Motion Everything: The Digital Video Cartridge and CD-i’s Movie Dreams
The little MPEG module that split the CD-i library in two: what the Digital Video Cartridge did, which games demanded it, and why Philips’ two-tier gamble still shapes how we collect the format.
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Atari Lynx in 2026: The Complete Buying and Collecting Guide
Lynx I vs II, the power-circuit trap, screen mods from McWill to BennVenn, flash carts, and what the key games should cost: everything a new Lynx buyer needs, priced and checked.
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Neo Geo Pocket Color in 2026: The Complete Buying and Collecting Guide
Models, mods, flash carts, regional traps and the price tiers that matter: everything you need to buy a Neo Geo Pocket Color in 2026 without overpaying — or buy the wrong one.
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Black & White to Colour: The Two Neo Geo Pockets
Five months separate one of gaming’s shortest-lived consoles from its successor. The monochrome Neo Geo Pocket of 1998 and the Color of 1999 are the same idea at two speeds — and both are worth knowing.
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The Clicky Stick: The Neo Geo Pocket’s Micro-Switched Marvel
It is not a D-pad and it is not an analogue stick. The Neo Geo Pocket’s micro-switched mini-stick is the best control a handheld ever had — and a quarter-century later, nothing has replaced it.