Time Extension | Forum: Handhelds

PocketStation - The big Guide

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:44:31 GMT

The Pocketstation is the odd one out in PlayStation land as it's the system that gets almost no coverage.

Well I want to do something about that! Ever since getting FFVIII and seeing the manual document a whole in game mode that required the device, it felt that in Europe, we were not getting the full PlayStation experience.

So anyway, there is not a lot of footage or information out there on it, so I thought do an actual hardware capture on the PocketStation & FFVIII so you can all see what we've been missing out on.

I've also recorded 9 other games and their PocketStation functions as well as capturing the mini games and functions of the PocketStation.

Hope you enjoy it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfwcpXdjnbY

Playdate Games

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:29:13 GMT

Playdate is slowly building up a catalog of great games and this may be a good place to talk about some of them. I think the best games for Playdate take advantage of its small form factor, not intended for 2 hour gaming sessions, but playing it throughout the day for 10-20 minutes at a time.

Bloom was a visual novel/relationship sim/business sim with a real-time clock and time delay between events that would give you reason to check in every now and then with no consequence for waiting too long.

Voidblazers is a narrative-based vertical SHMUP that I ended up playing through 5 times so I could unlock all the items and thereby unlocking all the dialog. The ship upgrades are collected early, the rest of the items are things that prompt the loveable characters to talk interact and talk. It’s not too difficult and has assist options if you just can’t get past something. Also, the entire soundtrack is full of bangers!

Echo: The Oracle’s Scroll, a chill exploration-focused metroidvania. Reminds me a bit of the Momodora series but without the combat. It does suffer slowdown which made some of the obstacles impossible to beat if your RAM hadn’t been cleared. A recent update improved that so there’s less slowdown.

Next 2 games in the queue are Initial Daydream and The Heist of the Argonaut Limited.

PS Vita General Thread

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 03:56:33 GMT

I love this hugely underrated handheld and play it regularly to this day. Here's a thread celebration this awesome system and discussing anything related.

Favourite titles are:

Everybody's Golf
Shinobido 2
Touch My Katamari
Monster MonPiece
Dream Club Zero
Bullet Girls Phantasia
Hustle Kings

Currently play Jet Set Radio as I complete getting Bombfunk Cyber Rush on Switch.

Zelda Game & Watch on Sale! (Amazon UK)

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 23:24:43 GMT

Amazon UK currently have the Zelda Game & Watch on sale at £21.49, it's normally reduced to around £35, so this is a low low price!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nintendo-67GW0022-Game-Watch-Legend/dp/B097F6916C/ref=sr_1_10?crid=2NOTQHXM5KMTG&keywords=game%2Band%2Bwatch%2Bsuper%2Bmario&qid=1661988140&sprefix=%2Caps%2C130&sr=8-10&th=1

NDS

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 23:59:59 GMT

I believe NDS might be one of your favorite handheld by Nintendo.
Share your experience or your collection of NDS games here.