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24 alternatives to GKD Plus
The Ultimate Retro Game Console with Joystick
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GKD Plus launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Software and hardware projects for fun from a guy who loves retro computing
2019 · internalregister.github.io · its alternatives →
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GameShell▲87Open Source Retro Gaming & STEM Portable Console
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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Retro games console with multiplayer support
2021 · evercade.co.uk · its alternatives →
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Mini retro console returns with 20 pre-loaded games
2018 · blog.playstation.com · its alternatives →
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The Ultimate Mini Wired Controller for Xbox
2024 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, Over the past ~1.5 years, I built an open-source FPGA retro emulation handheld that can play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges. To my knowledge, there isn't an existing open-source FPGA emulator that can play physical cartridges like this. One of my main goals was to do all of the pieces myself, and be able to understand every component of it, so I designed my own PCB, wrote the firmware, wrote a Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulator for the FPGA (using the Chisel HDL), and designed a 3D-printed case. I detailed the design and development process in the…
2025 · eli.lipsitz.net · its alternatives →
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Micro Displays for Raspberry Pi . Contribute to igbit/micro-displays development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · learningthreejs.com · its alternatives →
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Analogue Pocket ▲182A modern hand-held for playing old GameBoy gamees
2019 · analogue.co · its alternatives →
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A Sega Genesis inspired wireless controller
2019 · 8bitdo.com · its alternatives →
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Made by a couple with passion for vintage and retro games :)
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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GamePort adapter to connect old DB15 joysticks to USB port - necroware/gameport-adapter
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Re-live childhood with 27 consoles & 50,000 retro games
2018 · its alternatives →
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Retro Gears▲68A mix of retro, pixels and Micromachines on steroids
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Another great pixel arcade game by Nitrome
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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