Stubbs, The Retro Tech Dad, RH Media Team

Retro Handhelds Podcast

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The Retro Handhelds Podcast is your weekly hangout for everything portable gaming. From the latest emulator updates and hardware drops to the classics we grew up on, we cover it all—with zero pretension and plenty of "dad" energy. Join showrunners Stubbs and Rob the Retro Tech Dad, along with a rotating cast of community favorites, as they break down the news, review the newest devices, and argue about which buttons feel "mushy." Whether you're a tinker-happy emu-enthusiast or just looking for something to play on the couch, you’re welcome here. Expect: Honest reviews, emulation guides, stream...

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Stubbs, The Retro Tech Dad, RH Media Team

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A Budget Android with Touchscreen! XU Retro XU20 V32 First Look 20.09.2025 1:11:51

Panel: ‪@StubbsStuff‬ ‪@ban6756‬ ‪@retrotechdad‬ ‪@Bearded-Retro-Rewind‬ ✨Featured items: XU Retro XU20 V32: https://rh-go.link/XU-Retro-XU20-V32 Timestamps: 0:00 - We’re Live 3:00 - Specs 4:25 - Controls and Plastics 9:58 - Colors and Bezels 11:30 - Size Comparisons 17:57 - Button Pressing Issues 21:00 - Default Launchers 24:35 - The Bonus Button 27:15 - Ergonomics/Sound in Thumper 31:10 - Sle...

AYN Odin 3 vs KONKR Pocket Fit, NEW RG476H & XU20 V32 Unboxing! 10.09.2025 1:47:05

Topics: 0:00 - We’re Live! 2:55 - What we’re up to 9:15 - Odin 3 16:28 - Konkr Pocket Fit 29:03 - Ayaneo Pocket Air Mini 32:25 - Anbernic RG476H 37:55 - Lenovo Legion Go 2 48:23 - Romtools.io 55:20 - Kazeta 1:03:24 - Gamesir Unboxing! 1:21:58 - Game Console XF43 Unboxing! 1:28:40 - XU Retro XU20 V32 Unboxing! Full news and sources: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-63/ ...

AYN Odin 3 CPU, Legion Go 2 LEAKED & Google Blocks Sideloading? 07.09.2025 1:44:26

Panel: @MontoTechs @retrotechdad @ban6756 @StubbsStuff ~Listen to the audio version wherever you get your podcasts~ ✨Featured items: Check out JSAUX Switch 2 Accessories: https://rh-go.link/JSAUX_Amzn Use code FACTORSE81984 to save on your tasty meals from our sponsor, Factor https://strms.net/factor75_retrohandhelds 💵Our hand-picked gaming & handheld deals: https://handheld.deals...

Let's Talk About Local Game Streaming & Handhelds ft. VladNerd 05.09.2025 1:59:05

Find Vlad online at https://vladnerd.com (and YT below). Panel: @VladNerd @retrotechdad @ban6756 @StubbsStuff 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 ⌚Timestamps 0:00 Welcome & Vlad’s DIY streaming setup 6:20 Daily driver handheld: RG477M 13:20 TechDweeb inspires Vlad’s channel 20:30 Why Vlad Nerd exists: pushback on “car salesman” channels 29:00 Affiliate links: ethics vs. manipulative hype 36...

AYN Thor Orders, Konkr Pocket Fit & Game Bub ft. RetroGameCorps 03.09.2025 1:43:21

Full news and sources: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-61/ Panel: @RetroGameCorps @RetroTechDad @Ban6756 @StubbsStuff @ZuReviews Topics: 0:00 - We’re Live! 5:45 - 8BitDo Pro 3 Follow Up 7:06 - AYN Thor 25:01 - Thor Ordering Session 32:55 - Konkr Pocket Fit 43:07- XURetro Handhelds 47:52 - Game Bub 57:06 - Xbox Ally X and Legion Go S 1:09:06 - GPD Win 5 1:13:23 - Streets...

Mangmi Air X Price, AYANEO Pocket DS IGG & 8bitdo Pro 3 Unboxed! 24.08.2025 1:21:07

Panel: @retrotechdad @StubbsStuff @retro-beard-rewind @ban6756 Links & Sources: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-60/ Rob's N150 Emulation Showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lvwB6M5N-c Topics: 0:00 - We’re live! 4:35 - MagicX Touch One35 8:10 - XU Retro Upgrades 11:45 - Ayaneo Pocket DS 22:08 - 8BitDo Pro 3 Unboxing! 30:58 - Knulli Gladiator 2 32:30 - Mang...

MangMi Air X Live Review: The BEST Android Handheld Under $100 24.08.2025 1:21:29

Rob's Air X emulation showcase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIUjLkXKBgU Our Air X Unboxing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOPgjlVrwcE&t=1329s The MangMi Air X features a Snapdragon 662 processor, a 5.5-inch IPS display with a 1920x1080 resolution, 4GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and 64GB of eMMC storage. It uses active cooling with a single fan, and has Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5 connectivity. The device i...

Let's Unbox the Mangmi Air X + XU20 on sale & 477M Gets GammaOS! 18.08.2025 1:04:19

This week's full news and sources: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-59/ Topics: 0:00 - We’re live! 3:44 - What are we up to? 6:44 - Retroid SG Classic 10:22 - AYN Refurbished O2 Max 12:35 - MagicX Retro45 14:50 - XU Retro XU20 V32 18:53 - GBC Mod w/ Transparent PCB 21:21 - Gamma is Cooking 28:35 - E-waste of the Week 36:55 - Hype Sticks! 45:07 - RPF2 Giveaway! 46:40 - Mangm...

Helegaly Action Pi First Look: Excellent for $65, but wait for v2 12.08.2025 48:09

The Helegaly Action π is a $65 retro gaming handheld powered by the Allwinner A527 processor, featuring an octa-core Cortex-A55 CPU and ARM G571 GPU. It runs on Batocera Linux and supports emulation for platforms up to PlayStation, Dreamcast, and PSP. The device has a 4.02-inch display with a 4:3 aspect ratio and a resolution of 960x720. It includes 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and suppor...

Anbernic RG477M Review: This One's a Winner (with one caveat) 11.08.2025 1:38:42

The Anbernic RG477M is a handheld gaming device featuring a CNC aluminum alloy shell and a 4.7-inch LTPS display with a resolution of 1280x960 and a 120Hz refresh rate. It is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 chipset, paired with either 8GB or 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB or 256GB of internal storage, respectively. The device runs a custom version of Android and includes built-in AI translat...

De Minimis ENDS, MagicX Touch One 35 plays Vita & Flip 2 Hinge $ 08.08.2025 55:29

Panel: @retrotechdad @StubbsStuff @Bearded-Retro-Rewind @ban6756 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 💜Ways to Support RH 💸Buy featured items from this video: https://rh-go.link/GameSir-G7 6% coupon: GAMESIRG7P https://rh-go.link/Antank-Switch2-Dock-Amzn https://rh-go.link/Antank-Switch2-Dock 10% coupon: antank2025 RP Flip / Mini / RP5 https://rh-go.link/Retroid Anbernic RG4...

Anbernic RG477M & Helegaly Pi Unboxings + OneXSugar Hands-on 04.08.2025 1:37:16

Full News & Sources: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-57 Topics: 0:00 - We’re live! 3:58 - Ayaneo News! 21:45 - Taki’s Super5 HDMI 23:15 - GPD Win 5 26:15 - The XU Retro lineup 29:10 - Open Source Drivers for AYN Loki 30:00 - GameFusion Collab with MediaTek 33:18 - LEGO Game Boy 36:58 - Balatro GBA 38:20 - Eden Updates 39:07 - Zu Reviews GOTM 48:39 - OneXSugar 1:07:20 - Hel...

RG477M NEW INFO, TrimUI Smart Pro MINI & YouTuber VS Italian Law 26.07.2025 1:19:29

Full news & sources: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-56/ Panel: @retrotechdad @Bearded-Retro-Rewind @ban6756 @StubbsStuff Topics: 0:00 - We are live! 4:00 - Anbernic RG477M 16:51 - TrimUI Smart Pro Mini 23:25 - OneXSugar 28:25 - The Big One 41:49 - Software Updates! 46:20 - Dreamcast on IOS 48:41 - Atari 2600+ Pac-Man! 55:00 - Ban Unboxes! 1:05:01 - R36S Droid! 1:...

NEW Anbernic RG477M, H700 gets GAMECUBE & D1100 RP Flip 2 LIVE 21.07.2025 1:59:12

Panel: @CellPhish @ban6756 @retrotechdad @StubbsStuff Topics: 0:00 - Stream start 5:01 - Anbernic RG477M 12:20 - D1100 Retroid Pocket Flip 2 18:18 - Ayaneo Flip 1S IGG 22:27 - Mangmi Nears Launch 28:05 - Gamecube on RGXX Devices 37:20 - RP Classic Genesis 41:25 - Commodore 64 Ultimate 44:55 - Sponsor Read 46:51 - LRG Doom SNES 50:35 - RetroAchievments Supports Playback 53:38 - Retroid D...

The BEST Retro Handhelds of 2025 (So Far) 21.07.2025 1:23:55

Panel: @retrotechdad @ZuReviewsRH @Bearded-Retro-Rewind @ban6756 @StubbsStuff 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 2025 Handhelds we discuss: Abxylute One Pro Anbernic RG Slide Anbernic RG34XXSP Anbernic RG35XX Pro Anbernic RG557 AOKZOE A1X AYANEO 3 AYANEO Pocket ACE AYANEO Pocket Micro Classic AYANEO Pocket S2 Pro BatleXP G350 GKD Pixel 2 Helegaly Action Pi Legion Go S MagicX Mini...

MangMi Air X Pre-orders, Retroid DS & NEW Miyoo Flip Mini Reveal 13.07.2025 2:07:02

Topics: 4:43 ONEXPLAYER X1 Air 6:30 Retroid Dual Screen 12:37 Evercade refresh: EXP-R Solo, VS-R Solo 13:48 Helegaly Action Pi delay 17:24 iz Ban or bun? 20:19 MSI Claw 8 Asia preorders 22:30 melonDS dual-display support 24:00 ES-DE support for 3:5 and 5:3 screens 26:38 LaunchBox 13.22 RetroAchievements game progress 29:35 MANGMI Air X 36:25 GamerCard 42:27 Junk Store 2.0 standalone app 45:22 SM64...

MIG Switch Bans, Handheld Hoarding & YouTubing (ft. MontoTech) 05.07.2025 1:04:50

Subscribe to @MontoTechs Rob: @retrotechdad Stubbs: @StubbsStuff 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 💜Ways to Support RH 🔎Browse our curated weekly deals: https://rh-go.link/DILLS #emulation #retrohandheld #retrogaming 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 ⌚Timestamps 00:00 MontoTech Intro & Channel Intro 04:21 Unboxing Stickers & Upcoming Handhelds 18:50 The Handheld Collectin...

OneXSugar & Helegaly Pi Pre-Orders + OrangePi Neo-01 & GameBaby! 05.07.2025 1:44:10

Panel: @retrotechdad @ban6756 @StubbsStuff @Bearded-Retro-Rewind Full news and sources: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-53/ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 💜Ways to Support RH 💸Buy featured items from this video: AMPOWN MagicX Zero 40: https://rh-go.link/MagicX-Zero-40 GameBaby Case: https://www.bitmolab.com/products/gamebaby LED Light Block Stickers: h...

TrimUI Brick Hammer, MagicX Zero 40 & AYANEO Pocket S2 HANDS-ON! 25.06.2025 1:36:04

Panel: @retrotechdad @ban6756 @Bearded-Retro-Rewind @StubbsStuff Topics: 0:00 - We’re Live! 5:23 - What are we up to? 8:40 - Metal TrimUI Brick 15:01 - Mangmi Air X 19:20 - Taki Super Switch Lite 23:53 - Sega Delistings 27:25 - EmuReady 30:25 - SpaghettiKart 32:28 - Stubbs Storytime 35:55 - Stubbs Unboxing! 59:58 - Rob’s Unboxing! 1:11:55 - Ban’s Unboxing! 1:21:10 - Stubbs Running the Poc...

Our TOP 5 Android Games to Play on Handhelds (ft. 2LoudTech) 23.06.2025 1:44:14

Be sure to check out 2Loud's new SaveState podcast over at ‪@2LOUDTech‬ on YouTube! Panel: ‪@2LOUDTech‬ ‪@retrotechdad‬ and ‪@StubbsStuff‬ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 Topics: [ 00:00 ]: Start of the video [ 01:11 ]: 2LoudTech welcomed to the show [ 03:10 ]: 2LoudTech Odin Review update [ 04:33 ]: YouTube Channel for 2LoudTech [ 05:05 ]: 2LoudTech explains his recent absence [ 08:10 ]...

NEW ZPG A2DS, RG Slide NEWS, Flip 1SDS & Razer Kishi V3 Hands-on 23.06.2025 2:00:27

Full news and sources: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-51/ Panel: @retrotechdad @ban6756 AndrewRH @StubbsStuff Topics: 0:00 - We’re Live! 7:01 - How are WE 14:50 - ZPG A2-DS 18:40 - Anbernic RG Slide 26:17 - Ayaneo Flip 1S DS 29:33 - HX370 30:30 - Mangmi Air X 33:23 - Xbox Handheld Paused 35:10 - Nintendo vs Mig Card 38:00 - MelonDS Updates 39:45 - Gyro Controls...

RetroX is the BEST Frontend for old PC games (ft. Franco Catrin) 22.06.2025 1:15:45

Panel: @FrancoCatrin @retrotechdad @StubbsStuff Learn more about Franco's projects: RetroX: https://retrox.tv RetroX Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/193690695356364 CLC-92 Compu: https://catrinlabs.cl/compu/ CatrinLabs YouTube: @catrinlabs 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 💜Ways to Support RH 🔎Browse our curated weekly deals: https://rh-go.link/DILLS 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰...

NEW Retroid DS, XBOX Ally, RG Slide Details & Switch 2 Hands-on! 14.06.2025 2:00:27

Full news and sources: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-50/ Panel: @retrotechdad @ban6756 @StubbsStuff AndrewRH Topics: 0:00 - We’re Live! 6:33 - Switch 2 Thoughts! 17:35 - Retroid Dual Screen 35:40 - RG35XX Pro Thoughts 40:43 - Anbernic RG Slide 52:38 - Anbernic RG447M? 57:15 - Asus ROG Xbox Ally 1:12:35 - Kinhank K56 1:17:17 - Anbernic AI Updates 1:23:06 - Rocknix I...

RG Slide REVEALED, 8bitdo Ult 2 Giveaway & Is Switch 2 WORTH IT? 07.06.2025 1:59:43

Panel: @retrotechdad @ban6756 @retrotechdad AndrewRH Full news & sources this week: https://retrohandhelds.gg/retro-handhelds-weekly-edition-49/ Topics: 0:00 - We’re Live! 6:45 - What are we up to? 19:17 - Anbernic RG Slide 35:30 - Anbernic RG35XX Pro 43:15 - Anbernic at Best Buy 53:40 - Ayaneo Pocket S2 1:02:27 - GammaOS Updaates 1:07:00 - GeForce Now on Steam Deck! 1:09:57 - Nintendo S...

Our Favorite PC Gaming Handhelds in 2025 (ft. OKest Gamer) 29.05.2025 58:16

You can find Trevor over at the @okestgamer YouTube channel. Also, be sure to checkout @handheldsunited ! Hosts: @retrotechdad & @StubbsStuff ⌚Topics 0:00 - Meet OKest Gamer! 4:27 - New Lenovo Legion Go S & Other PC Handhelds 18:30 - Managing too many handhelds 32:20 - The OKest Origin Story 45:20 - Adore, Keep, Delete (PC handheld edition) 49:12 - What PC Handheld are you Looking Forwar...