Lets champion these stellar Raspberry Pi gaming handhelds for Pi day

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Happy Pi day, everyone! It's that time of year again where we have an excuse to get excited about the itty bitty, highly versatile Raspberry Pi. In all its forms, and with the many components it can be paired with, these little computers have been put to use in every which way imaginable.

Naturally, I started Pi day with a scout around for Raspberry Pi gaming kits, because what else should I be doing? Sadly, it looks like everyone else had the same idea. There's zip out there today; pretty much every Pi gaming starter kit I've taken a liking to has been stripped off the digital shelves. With RetroPie emulator(opens in new tab) remaining one of the more popular uses for Raspberry Pi's today, it makes sense that—today of all days—the cupboards are pi-bare.

Of course, I could always put together my own RPi gaming kit(opens in new tab). It's probably possible to source all the components separately, but who has time for that kind of commitment in 2023?

So what now? I wondered, scoffing down the breakfast pie I made especially for Pi day. Looks like it's time to look back at all the amazing Pi gaming projects we've spotted over the years, of course. That way I can live vicariously through all these people who did have time to build amazing Raspberry Pi gaming handhelds.

One of those below is an emulator, one streams, and is more dev-centric. The latter is actually available to purchase, though if you're considering a Steam Deck(opens in new tab) emulation alternative it may not be exactly what you were looking for.

The iNap Malinka is a handheld radio controller that also works well as a handheld retro gaming console. Leoneq designed the iNap Malinka(opens in new tab) with a Raspberry Pi-based NRF24L01 transmitter which can