![]() ![]() But it is there and has to be mentioned in this review. Now it’s not a major problem, but for those of you that are dedicated in playing in the perfect ratio this might be a problem for you.īut for casual players and those wanting to just pick up and play for a few minutes at a time, this won’t bother you at all and is barely noticeable. The only slightly downfall with the DIGI Retroboy’s ability to play games is the slightly stretched aspect ration. This is the perks of running these games natively, you don’t get all of the major problems that come with poor emulation. In the box it comes with a GBA cartridge with a TF slot, allowing you to play Gameboy ROMS straight from an SD Card.Īnd obviously you can insert old Gameboy Advance cartridges in this thing via the built in cartridge slot.Įmulation is good, very little frame rate drops, no screen tearing and the save/load states works as it should. How well does the DIGI Retroboy perform?Īs mentioned before the DIGI Retroboy is used primarily for Gameboy and Gameboy Advance ROMS. We have no idea what DIGI’s future plans are for this handheld or others it may be producing, but what we can say, is that we want more from them. ![]() If anything it’s actually very unprofessional and for us it really devalues the handheld. They have no social media neither so it’s impossible to tweet them should you have a question. We’ve sent over 5 emails over the last 6 weeks to the company asking for help and their future in the handheld market. If anything goes wrong, it’s hard to get an answer. Not quite, DIGI, the company behind this product have little to no customer service. a great company would be behind it… right? I did notice the same infrequent lag in Legend of Zelda that the K101 also suffered from, but it in no way spoils the game.DIGI Retroboy is such a great handheld, and you’d think. Compatibility is better than any emulator for GBA, with 99% of games playing perfectly. The console contains a functioning link port, and it links successfully to the Revo K101 with an official or unofficial link cable (not supplied). The button shortcuts for screen ratio, save states etc are all exactly the same and the additional software such as the music player appear to be the same too. The software looks identical, albeit with a blue and orange colour scheme. The system also plays retail GBA cartridges.Įverything points to this being the exact same hardware as the Revo K101, albeit rejigged into a different shaped board to accommodate this shell. To get started you will need to provide your own MicroSD card, and all it takes is to drop your GBA ROMs on to it, and insert it into the cartridge. The combination of these 2 aspects really helps to soften the scaling issues that GBA usually has on non-native resolution screens – but the scaling issues are still very obvious. ![]() Not as good as a genuine 240×160 LCD, and not as good as a 4:1 960×640 LCD would be either – but it uses a non-standard pixel arrangement similar to the RS-97, which also seems to be quite high resolution. 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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