Anbernic, the firm behind a host of emulation-based handheld gaming systems, is about to release its smallest console yet.
Dubbed the RG Nano, this dinky device is small enough to fit on your keys. It was first rumoured that Anbernic might be challenging the likes of the FunKey S back in January, but now solid footage of what appears to be a production unit has surfaced online (thanks, Retrododo).
The clip shows the RG Nano in light blue casing, along with four face buttons and two shoulder buttons. The device packs a 1050mAh battery and uses a Linux OS. Support goes all the way up to the Game Boy Advance, so you can expect anything before that to also be supported – including NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Master System, Mega Drive and more.
There's a single speaker on the device, and the USB-C port at the top of the unit is used for both charging and audio – there's no 3.5mm headphone socket, presumably due to the unit's diminutive dimensions. You'll need to use a special USB-C-to-3.5mm adapter if you want to listen via your headphones, and that means the RG Nano cannot be charged at the same time (just like the Game Boy Advance SP).
The small screen and tiny buttons are going to make gameplay awkward, which makes us think the RG Nano is going to be little more than a novelty – but we'll reserve judgment until we actually get our hands on it.
[source retrododo.com]
Comments 7
YEP 👍 this is super cool!
i put alot of hours into various lcd keychain games growing up (tetris jr, anyone?) so i see the appeal of this right away. you arent going to be playing alot of action games on here probably lol but if you put your mind to it ill bet there are great uses for this. tetris for one! you could probably play ys or lufia on here, too.
The Funkey S can play PS1 games, so that's a win for that camp. On the other hand, it doesn't have any kind of headphone functionality at all so unless you're cosy in a completely private and isolated place you'll pretty much never actually be game enough to use it. At least that's how it is for me. So this baby would actually be pretty cool.
@N64-ROX The article says you can have headphone out via USB-C, just like most new android phones (that means you'll need a new adapter though)
Why put the shoulder buttons that high up on the screen? Why not just make a few grips on the back and add them there? This thing looks like it's gonna be frustrating to play with some games.
Eh. There's already better devices on the market.
@neufel I meant, the Funkey S has no headphone functionality. That's a device that I own and absolutely love except for that one issue which effectively turns it into a paperweight. So this RG Nano has that over it.
@N64-ROX Oh right, I'm the one who totally misread your comment, sorry!
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