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RetroDodo is a digital magazine that focuses on highlighting the finest retro products from around the globe. Our enthusiastic team consists of gamers and nostalgia seekers who aim to establish a trendy and contemporary space for everything related to retro gaming.

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GEX Is Back!: Interviewing Limited Run Games On Re-releasing The Original Trilogy

2 weeks ago | retrododo.com | Daryl Baxter

Super Mario 64 changed everything for platformers when it arrived on the Nintendo 64 console in 1995. 2D games in the genre were now instantly irrelevant, with games like Rayman, Bug! and Earthworm Jim looking outdated compared to the infamous plumber in his 3D debut. Another casualty was GEX, a secret-agent Gecko first developed in 1995 by Crystal Dynamics, released for the Sony PlayStation and 3DO consoles.
7 Best Trading Card Sleeves Of 2024 [All Tested]

3 weeks ago | retrododo.com | Brandon Saltalamacchia

Choose the best trading card sleeves is like choosing your very first starter Pokemon, it’s either a great decision or a bad one. The Retro Dodo team has been collecting trading cards for well over 20 years now and we’ve had our fair share of bad trading card sleeves asw ell as great ones.
AYANEO Officially Reveals "Retro Gaming" Focused ACE Handheld

3 weeks ago | retrododo.com | Brandon Saltalamacchia

AYANEO teased the name of the ACE handheld a week or so ago, and after emailing them they informed us more news would be revealed shortly, and they were not lying!We now have our first look at this retro gaming focused handheld built for nostalgic gamers who want build quality and power. AYANEO have created a wide range of incredible retro focused handhelds over the last year, including the AYANEO Pocket Micro which I still use to this day.
50 Best Gameboy Games Of All Time

4 weeks ago | retrododo.com | Brandon Saltalamacchia

The best GameBoy games of all time is a list no outlet wants to write for fear it will annoy a lot of fellow Gameboy enthusiasts out there. And although we are kinda’ ranking them, we are going to put these in no particular order. So hopefully, if you are a fellow Gameboy junkie like ourselves, then you’ll respect our decision.
Pre-Orders Are Now Live For Retroid Pocket Flip 2 & Classic

1 month ago | retrododo.com | Brandon Saltalamacchia

After weeks of announcements, teases and specification reveals GoRetroid has now officially opened up pre-orders for both the Pocket Flip 2 and the Pocket Classic. GoRetroid have crafted some incredible devices in the past, many that feature highly in our best retro handhelds list, the original Flip was a great device, with some required tweaks, but the new Classic is a device form-factor that they haven't touched in many years.
Retroid Pocket Flip 2 & Classic Pricing & Release Date Revealed

1 month ago | retrododo.com | Brandon Saltalamacchia

When GoRetroid teases a product it usually comes with an array of announcements scattered through the month after, and that's exactly what's happened this week, following their Retroid Classic specifications announcement yesterday. As of today, the pricing and release date for both of of their upcoming products the Pocket Flip 2 and the classic has been revealed, first noticed by user GameboyJunataro on X.
AYANEO Deletes Sticks & Reveals New $179 Pocket Micro "Classic"

1 month ago | retrododo.com | Brandon Saltalamacchia

The AYANEO Pocket Micro was (and still is) one of my most loved retro handhelds of 2024, and is one of the most beautiful gaming devices I have ever used. All thanks to the minimal design, metal shell and high quality materials, combined with a crisp, high PPI border-less display. One of the only negatives I had about the original Pocket Micro was regarding the analogue sticks that felt out of place, they portruded out of the shell which made it awkward to slide in and out of my pocket daily.
GoRetroid Reveals New "Classic" Handheld Emulator

1 month ago | retrododo.com | Brandon Saltalamacchia

GoRetroid teased this device a few weeks back, alongside the reveal of the new Retroid Pocket Flip 2, which makes me believe they're ready to take ownership of the handheld emulator scene throughout 2025. They have the Retroid Pocket 5 and the Retroid Pocket Mini on the market that can currently emulate up to PS2 in a horizontal form -factor, and now they're going back to their roots with a vertical, pocketable size to take on the RG35XX and TRIMUI Brick.
Retroid Pocket Flip 2 Specifications & Colours Revealed

1 month ago | retrododo.com | Brandon Saltalamacchia

GoRetroid recently teased the new Pocket Flip 2, a clamshell (likely Android) based handheld that comes with some major upgrades in comparison to the original. Today they have officially revealed the upcoming color-ways and the official specifications that the handheld will feature. Just like their recent (landscape) releases named the Pocket 4 and Pocket Mini, this one comes with a boat load of power. Firstly, they have announced four official colours: GC, Ice Blue, Black and 16BIT US.
Inside Europe's Rarest Nintendo Collection

1 month ago | retrododo.com | Brandon Saltalamacchia

When we started The Retroad Show, we never knew that it would take us to different countries in an attempt to interview and explore some of the rarest gaming collections known to man. This marks our 5th Episode, and by far the biggest, both in terms of the collection and money spent on getting there, as we travelled from the UK to Netherlands to meet with this incredible collector.