Expedition: Handheld

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is back from his expedition through Shenzhen to talk about meeting with all the handheld manufactures while Adam waxes poetically about his new PSP 1001.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:07 - News: Claw 8 EX pricing

00:17:05 - Russ' trip

00:34:39 - Shenzhen company tours

01:09:52 - Adam's new PSP 1001

01:23:21 - Zelda Game and Watch

01:26:53 - Outro

Links:

Claw 8 EX pricing: https...

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is still on his own expedition in China so Adam brings on historian/collector Steve Lin of the Video Game History Foundation who shows off some of the dumbest handhelds of all time including the Game.com, Gizmondo, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:57 - Who is Steve Lin?

00:12:20 - News: AYN price increases

00:19:00 - News: Ayaneo Pocket Play hands-on

00:26:31 - News: TRIMUI Brick Hammer Pro

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam are once again reporting on Computex 2026 from Taipei, Taiwan. At this point they have tried every major handheld announced during the show and even have done a bit of exploring used game stores.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:05 - MSI Claw 8 EX AI impressions

00:16:31 - Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 impressions

00:24:10 - OneXPlayer 3 impressions

00:42:23 - Intel G3 Extreme info

00:48:10 - Taipei adventures

01:16:30...

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam are in Taipei, Taiwan to cover the latest handheld news from Computex 2026, including the Intel Arc G3 details so far. They also talk about which handhelds they brought with them and why!

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:34 - News: Steam Deck is back in stock...

00:08:16 - News: Intel Arc G3 Extreme

00: 30:13 - News: Acer Nitro Blaze Link

00:36:01 - News: Wildcat Lake

00:38:29 - Russ's travel...

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam chat about the Xbox Ally sale, new Ayaneo devices, Legion Tab Gen 3 testing, prepping for Computex, and much more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:25 - News: Xbox Ally sale

00:15:41 - News: New Ayaneo devices

00:27:02 - News: GameMT E5 Modx reveal

00:38:40 - Legion Tab Gen 3 testing

00:53:09 - Computex planning

00:55:26 - Buyers Corner

01:19:18 - Q&A

01:40:19 - Outro

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Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam scrutinize the Lenovo G02, chat about recent handheld testing, talk about the end of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:49 - News: Lenovo G02

00:16:01 - News: Twilight Princess port

00:24:04 - News: FSR 4.1 announced

00:29:21 - RG Rotate review

00:47:23 - EZ Flash Omega front end

00:52:52 - GameNative testing

01:10:44 - GBA SP mod fail

01:18:48...

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam chat about RG Rotate first impressions, Auto SR testing, the best Switch 2 joy-con replacements, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro + apology

00:06:46 - News: Legion Go 2 price drop

00:11:23 - News: MelonDS update

00:16:10 - WIYP: RG Rotate

00:35:04 - WIYP: Auto SR

00:49:18 - WIYP: Mobapad M12 HD

00:54:59 - WIYP: Game Native

01:11:55 - Buyers Corner

01:28:29 - Q&A

01:45:53...

Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam dive DEEP into AYN Thor Lite testing, check out MSI Claw EX AI+ leaks, talk more about old school handhelds, and much more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:11:08 - Intel Arc G3 Extreme leak

00:27:52 - C64 and ZX Spectrum handhelds

00:35:36 - LSFG ported to Android

00:40:16 - GB Bridge

00:46:08 - AYN Thor Lite deepdive

01:33:28 - Steam Controller impressions

01:39:27 - EZ Flash Omega Definitive...

Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is joined by special guest TechDweeb to chat about the AYN Thor storage downgrade and what it means for potential buyers, a great bundle of homebrew Game Boy games, and burning questions for the TechDweeb himself.

Follow TechDweeb on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TechDweeb

Links from the show:

- RPCS3 auto-configure: https://x.com/i/status/2044762742666432769

- Handheld Heritage Bundle: https://itch.io/b/3637/handheld-heritage-bundle

Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam are joined by special guest Jeff from Craft Computing to talk about DS flash carts and Game Boy Advance mods.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:06 - Evercade Nexus

00:06:42 - Game Boy Player on Dolphin

00:10:35 - Proton for ARM

00:16:21 - DSpico first look

00:20:07 - Game Boy Advance mods

01:04:35 - Buyer's corner

01:29:16 - Q&A

01:44:55 - Outro

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Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam hit a couple pieces of news and rumors before diving deep into Nintendo DS love thanks to a recent purchase.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:08 - Legion Go 2 price increase

00:07:46 - OnePlus handheld rumor

00:15:52 - Steam Deck 2 rumor

00:25:50 - Nintendo DS deep dive

00:56:20 - Buyers Corner

01:08:54 - Q&A

01:31:10 - SOTN check in

01:44:17 - Outro

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Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam cover more Anbernic "leaks", an awesome new shader, and have a lengthy debate about the use for frame generation after some recent testing.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:35 - Anbernic "Rotate"

00:16:33 - Shimmer shader

00:31:02 - Frame generation debate

00:58:58 - Buyers Corner

01:22:18 - Castlevania SOTN

01:39:52 - Outro

Links:

- Anbernic "Rotate" leaks: https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming...

Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is back from vacation and ready to talk about the Ayaneo legacy case program, eGPU testing, whether or not it's worth buying used handhelds, and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:52 - Ayaneo legacy case program

00:09:53 - Ayaneo suspends Next 2

00:18:24 - Traveling with handhelds

00:34:00 - eGPU testing

01:03:10 - Buyers Corner

01:16:54 - Q&A

01:26:42 - Outro

Links:

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Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam is joined by Sean Hollister from The Verge to get a first look at the Legion Fold, talk about some bits of news, show off an open-source FPGA GBA device called the Game Bub, and more.

Check out Sean's work at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/authors/sean-hollister

Follow Sean on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/seanhollister.bsky.social

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:34 - Legion Fold demo<...

Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam talk about the upcoming Xbox mode and why we already know what it'll be, give security advice concerning the Ayaneo news, and offer plenty of buying advice and more.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:27 - Xbox mode

00:48:53 - Ayaneo discovery

01:00:43 - Buyers corner

01:17:23 - Glowing phosphors

01:32:47 - Q&A + outro

Links:

- Project Helix: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3086166...

Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam talk about the perfect handheld sizes, the story of Xbox emulators on Android, how Rocknix has saved the day, and more.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:19 - How big is too big?

00:29.39 - Xbox emulator

00:36:44 - What's in your pocket?

01:01:01 - Buyers corner

01:18:46 - Q&A

01:48:35 - Outro

Links:

- Legion Fold: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3072684/lenovos-new-folding-handheld-gaming-tablet-thing-is-ridiculous.html

Join Expedition: Handheld on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this first entry Russ and Adam talk about breaking news from Lenovo concerning Legion Go 1 support, debate which handheld is the best Steam Deck alternative, reveal how they play classic games on handhelds, and more.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:30 - Official Lenovo response

00:31:25 - Best Steam Deck alternative

00:44:45 - Classic gaming on handhelds

00:59:11 - Q&A

01:19:12 - Outro

Links:

- AYN Thor update: https://youtu.be/9...

Join Adam from PCWorld and Russ from Retro Game Corps on a journey through the world of handheld gaming. In this introduction the guys talk about who they are, why they are doing this, and what you can expect from the podcast overall.

Join the handheld related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a

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