Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Jagneaux is a writer and analyst, covering MMOs and retro games. This 8-bit adventure RPG is heavily inspired by the likes ...

Through the looking glass: The transparent variants of Nintendo's Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, and Game Boy Color were among the most distinctive gaming devices of their time. Decades later, a ...

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Anthony is a writer who's worked in the games industry for four years. He's a competitive gamer with a soft spot for retro titles. Anthony enjoys speedrunning a few titles, but Simpson's Hit & Run is ...

Announced earlier this year, the Pocket Vert has a very Game Boy/Game Boy Color aesthetic. But while it can emulate games from Nintendo's classic handhelds, the ...

The best Game Boy Color games shine a light on the many memorable experiences that landed on the classic and much loved handheld. As the first Game Boy to feature a color screen, we got to see some ...

With the announcement (and subsequent delay) of the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo's handheld consoles are back in the limelight. In 2025, finding someone toting around a Switch on a plane or on public ...

The market for retro handhelds has exploded in recent years, leading to the development of some exceptional devices.

Thalamus Digital Publishing Ltd. has announced Roguecraft DX for the Commodore Amiga, MEGA65, and Nintendo Game Boy Color ...

Here at Ars, we’re big fans of classic console emulators that go beyond providing perfect re-creations to those that actually improve on original hardware with new features we could only dream of as ...

A 1999 Game Boy Color game is making an unexpected return 26 years after its release. Where the original was a Nintendo exclusive, though, this new release is coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, and ...

Handheld video game systems have come a long way over the years. Here are several classic systems that, while groundbreaking ...