Analogue Pocket Orders Will Finally Start Shipping Out Again In August – SlashGear

Some customers have claimed to have been waiting over a year since preordering their Pocket, but they’ll likely find it was worth the wait once they start playing. The device, which comes in black or white, looks like a modern, minimalist version of the original Nintendo Game Boy, with a very similar button layout. The Pocket can play over 2,780 games using cartridges made for the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance. Adapters can be used to play games from other handheld systems, as well, including the Sega Game Gear, Atari Lynx, and Neo Geo Pocket Color.

Its 3.5 inch LCD display is made with Gorilla Glass and has a 1600 x 1440 resolution, which is ten times that of the original Game Boy. The screen can precisely emulate the visuals of the particular Game Boy device compatible with the cartridge you’re playing. The Pocket can also connect to PCs and Macs, as well as dock with TVs, and supports wireless controllers. Up to four Pockets can be connected for multiplayer games, as well.

Along with being able to play vintage handheld games, the Pocket is also a synthesizer and sequencer that can be used for music creation, thanks to a built-in digital audio workstation called Nanoloop. With all these features, it’s no wonder why there’s such a high demand for the Analogue Pocket. But that high demand is only part of the reason why it takes so long for Analogue to ship out its coveted gaming devices.