Английская Википедия:Analogue Pocket

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox information appliance The Analogue Pocket is an FPGA-based handheld game console designed and manufactured by Analogue; it was announced on October 16, 2019 and released on December 13, 2021. It is designed to play games for handhelds of the fourth generation of video game consoles and earlier generations.

Design

The device features a design similar to the Nintendo Game Boy, including a physical cartridge slot at the rear of the console. Additional connectivity is provided via microSD card support and USB-C connectivity. Support for wireless controllers and HDMI output is also available through a proprietary docking solution.

The Analogue Pocket is designed around an Altera Cyclone V field-programmable gate array, which it uses to replicate the hardware of the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance handheld consoles. An adapter is available separately which allows the use of Game Gear game cartridges. Additional adapters are in development for Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color and Atari Lynx game cartridges and TurboGrafx-16, PC Engine, and SuperGrafx HuCards. This FPGA is also open for developers to create other "cores". The Analogue Pocket includes an additional FPGA for system management.

Release

The Analogue Pocket was announced on October 16, 2019. Its release was delayed three separate times since the initial Pocket press release. Analogue cited global chip shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the product’s delay until December 2021.

A glow-in-the-dark version of the Pocket (Pocket Glow) was launched in September 2023, and models with the colors the Game Boy was available in were launched in November.

Software updates

A Pocket 1.1 system update was planned for launch in January 2022, but was delayed to July. The update introduced an implementation of the PDP-1 system together with the game Spacewar!, as well as save states and "info cards" that display information about inserted Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and Game Gear games.

In December 2023, Analogue released firmware versions 1.2 and 2.0. Version 1.2 fixed issues with sleep/wake and save states, added FGPA compatibility with cartridge adapters and allowed FGPA cores to detect when the Pocket is docked.

Version 2.0 added custom color palette support for Game Boy games and the ability for FGPA cores to switch aspect ratios when docked. It also fixed a "video issue with some openFPGA cores and resolutions" when docked.

Hardware

The Analogue Pocket has the following hardware specifications

Size	Approximately Шаблон:Convert (WxHxD)
Screen	3.5 inch backlit LTPS LCD display, variable refresh 30 Hz - 62 Hz
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Power	4300 mAh Lithium Ion battery USB-C charging with 18W fast charging
Battery life	6–10 hours
CPU	Altera Cyclone V with 49k LEs Altera Cyclone 10 with 15k LEs
Memory	3.4 MB BRAM 2x 16 MB 16-bit Cellular RAM 64 MB 16-bit SDRAM 256 KB 16-bit Asynchronous SRAM
Resolution	1600 (w) × 1440 (h) pixels (10:9 aspect ratio, allowing a 10x integer scale of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color)
Sound	Stereo speakers, 3.5 mm headphone jack

Reception

In a 2021 review, Sam Machkovech of Ars Technica praised the Pocket's screen, accuracy in simulating Nintendo hardware, audio quality, controls and other features, but criticized its uneven weight distribution and lack of clarity on how the add-on functionality would work. His verdict reads, "What, did you miss all the glowing praise? Buy it—if you can."

In 2022, Brendan Nystedt of Wired gave the Pocket a score of 8/10, praising its screen, controls, compatibility with Nintendo cartridges and potential with OpenFGPA, but criticizing its volume and power buttons as "annoying", the lack of protection for the cartridge slot and the inferior layout for Game Boy Advance games. He wrote, "If you don't care about the nostalgia brought on by using an actual Nintendo Game Boy, the Analogue Pocket might be the ultimate upgrade for your retro games collection."

Awards

The Analogue Pocket won a Red Dot Design Award in 2022 It was nominated for WallpaperШаблон:'s 2019 Design Awards. The Pocket was also awarded two Fast Company awards for Best Product Design of 2020 and Best Design Innovations of 2020 in the North America region.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website