Super Pocket Review: "A Brilliant Bit of Kit"
In the time of always-online requirements, game-ruining microtransactions, and DLC, sometimes players may be left yearning for the days when things were a lot more simple. That's something that HyperMegaTech! is certainly aiming to help with, thanks to the extremely portable Super Pocket handheld consoles.
The Super Pocket consoles come in two varieties, with one Capcom version and one Taito version. Either way, the player will get their hands on a pocket-sized handheld console with a selection of great arcade games, at a relatively low price point. The Super Pocket consoles specifically avoid the bells and whistles of much of modern gaming, and in turn owners will get their hands on a well-crafted device for retro gaming.
Let's discuss the build quality of the Super Pocket consoles first, and here users will certainly not be disappointed. Often retro consoles can feel quite flimsy or of cheap quality, but that isn't the case with the Super Pockets whatsoever. In spite of their small size, the consoles are very well constructed, feeling strong, chunky, and resilient.
From an audio and video perspective, the Super Pocket also impresses. The console comes with a 320x280 IPS screen, and it packs quite a punch in terms of brightness and color, fitting the classic arcade games that come built-in perfectly. Meanwhile those punchy Capcom and Taito tunes ring out very well through the console's speakers.
The Capcom Super Pocket comes with the following games:, and .
The Taito Super Pocket comes with the following games:, and .
Somewhere that the Super Pocket could have struggled is with controls — after all, a 78mm x 125mm x 25mm handheld is quite different from an arcade controller. However, thanks to the smart positioning of
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