LAB NOTES
PC gamer goes Analogue
A blast from the past and lots of nostalgia
GUY COCKER, EDITOR
EVEN BEFORE JOINING this esteemed publication, I considered myself a hardcore PC gamer. I waited patiently for God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn to make their way to the PC so I could unleash my RTX 3090 on them for true 4K resolution and unlocked frame rates. Suck it up, PlayStation 5.
I started out as a console gamer though, in particular, on a handheld from the 1990s called the Game Gear. So when I heard friends in my Discord group talking about the Analogue Pocket, which recreates handheld consoles of this era from the likes of Sega and Nintendo, my ears pricked up.
I convinced one of them to let me come over and play on their new console, just as I did with my teenage friends all those years ago. I marveled at the Analogue Pocket’s craftsmanship, particularly the LCD screen that can either slavishly recreate the original console’s display, or give it a modern overhaul with brighter colors and better contrast.