took it on a 9 hour flight and the battery outlasted me. d-pad feels great.
Retropad
A pocket handheld for classic-era games. Real D-pad and dual sticks, a 3.5 inch screen, and a microSD slot so you can load your own library. Charge it, pick a game, play.
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- 3.5 inch 640x480 IPS screen, bright and sharp
- Real D-pad, dual sticks, shoulder buttons
- Around 6 to 8 hours of play, USB-C charging
- microSD slot, load your own games anytime
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Specs
Screen. 3.5 inch IPS, 640x480, 60Hz.
Chip. Quad-core 64-bit with dedicated graphics.
Battery. 3500mAh, around 6 to 8 hours of play, USB-C charging in about 2 hours.
Emulators. Pre-loaded with 20+ emulators covering PS1, PSP, N64, NDS, SNES, GBA, GB and GBC, Mega Drive, arcade (MAME) and more.
Storage. microSD slot. Emulators come pre-loaded, you add your own game files from a computer.
Audio. Built-in speaker plus a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Size. Pocket-size, about 13 x 8 x 3 cm.
What's included
1x Retropad handheld, in your chosen color.
1x microSD card, with the emulators pre-loaded.
1x USB-C charging cable.
How to load your own games
Step 1. Charge it over USB-C and press power. The menu loads on its own.
Step 2. To add your own games, pop out the microSD card and copy your files onto it from a computer.
Step 3. Slot the card back in, restart, and your library shows up in the menu.
Why a real handheld beats gaming on your phone
Touchscreen controls cover the screen with your thumbs and never feel precise. The games people actually want to replay were built for buttons.
Retropad gives you a real D-pad, two sticks, and shoulder buttons, with the whole 3.5 inch screen left clear. Classic-era titles run the way they looked originally.
Charge over USB-C, drop your games onto a microSD card from any computer, and pick up where you left off. No account, no subscription, no ads.
Take your whole library with you
Drop your games onto the microSD card from any computer and they show up in the menu. No store, no account, no downloads to wait on.
It is small enough to live in a jacket pocket or a bag, so it actually comes with you on flights, commutes, and long drives.
Around 6 to 8 hours of play on a charge, and it tops back up over USB-C in about two hours.
What players are saying about Retropad
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loaded my own games onto the card in about ten minutes. way easier than i expected.
screen is sharper than i thought it would be for the size. colors pop.
love it. only note is the speaker is a little quiet, i just use headphones in the jack.
bought it for my partner and now i'm buying a second one for myself
fits in my jacket pocket. i actually carry it, which is more than i can say for my old setup.
real buttons make all the difference. gaming on my phone always felt clumsy.
great little device. took a day to figure out the menus but smooth after that.