As you probably know, I have a mild-to-moderate addiction to Chinese-made retro emulator handheld devices. A recent addition to my collection is the Powkiddy X2, a device that closely resembles a Nintendo Switch, with a 7” screen and non-removable joycon-style controls. However, what it plays are pre-2000 game systems via Retroarch and a custom UI (that, in the grand scheme of emulator handheld UIs, is decent but not spectacular).
But when you buy a retro handheld from AliExpress, the games that come packed in are often…interesting. Knockoff games, romhacks, international versions; it runs the gamut. In this case, I’m not entirely sure what I’ve got, because it looks like all of the titles were machine-translated.
If I start in the Game Boy Advance section, can you guess what these games are going to be?
The first few are obvious:
This is actually a second copy of FireRed.
And these are both Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland.
While this this Kirby and the Amazing Mirror.
Seems straightforward enough, right? So, let’s see if anyone can guess these (#8-20 on my GBA game list):
I’ll put the answers in my next post (in a spoilerpop, for people who are late to the party). Who can solve this mystery?
But when you buy a retro handheld from AliExpress, the games that come packed in are often…interesting. Knockoff games, romhacks, international versions; it runs the gamut. In this case, I’m not entirely sure what I’ve got, because it looks like all of the titles were machine-translated.
If I start in the Game Boy Advance section, can you guess what these games are going to be?
The first few are obvious:
- Pokemon red
- Pokemon green leaf
- Pokemon Dungeon
4. Pokemon
This is actually a second copy of FireRed.
5. Star kabi
6. Star kabi dream spring
And these are both Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland.
7. Mirror Maze
While this this Kirby and the Amazing Mirror.
Seems straightforward enough, right? So, let’s see if anyone can guess these (#8-20 on my GBA game list):
- Dragon Warrior
- Broken Sword – Templar
- Iron fist a
- Castlevania
- Chamion EX1
- Demon city – white night
- Boxer ex2: roaring blood
- Castlevania
- Magic ring
- Gem Square
- Super Street Fighter 2x: rec
- Ancient confused wolf XS
- Super box Warrior 2
I’ll put the answers in my next post (in a spoilerpop, for people who are late to the party). Who can solve this mystery?