![]() ![]() ![]() The shoulder buttons feel fine and are positioned well, though they require pressure to be applied away from the corners to function reliably – which is OK. The face buttons are setup similarly but at least give out a soft, silent click when pushed. The d-pad barely protrudes 2mm from the shell and requires almost no force to push down. Overall the design reminds me of something between a Game & Watch and a GBA Macro, and with the shoulder buttons of a GBA Micro. I do like the design of the slightly raised LCD, and the protective plastic lens covering it is good to see (especially since the Revo K101 did not have one). It’s a shell I’ve not seen used anywhere else and it is rather smart. Inside you’ll find the usual set of stuff: an instruction booklet, charging cable and video cable. The console comes in a small, classy looking grey box whose footprint isn’t much bigger than the device itself. The Digi RetroBoy is offering a similar if not identical hardware setup to that of the Revo K101, which cost considerably less when it was available.Let’s have a look at it then. It was the work of the K-Team back in 2011-2012 that attained this feat of engineering, and is what brought us the original Revo K101 and K101+ too. Either way, the important thing to note is that this is not a GBA emulator – it runs GBA games natively through reverse engineered hardware. The Digi RetroBoy is either a clone of the K101 hardware (a clone of a clone?) or it is the exact same hardware. It’s been available on .uk under the seller GZW-Shop, and I’ve even seen it on some more obscure Japanese retailer websites too. I can only assume that the manufacturer was very selective about who they allowed to sell this thing, in order to keep the price up high. ![]() The Digi RetroBoy's been on my radar since last year but strangely it has never appeared on any of the usual sites. ![]()
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