Analogue Pocket: Firmware 1.1 — Even More FPGA Power in Your Pocket

Pictured: An Analogue Pocket Development Unit — Source: Analogue

Late last year I received my Analogue Pocket and fell in love with it immediately. It’s got a sleek form factor, a gorgeous screen and out of the box it can play Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges.

I shared my initial thoughts on the device back in early January:

Analogue Pocket — Was it Worth the Wait?

There are plenty of other devices out there that can emulate old games as well, either in ROM format or from the actual cartridge. What sets Analogue Pocket apart from the rest is that it utilizes FPGA technology, which allows for far more accurate hardware emulation. FPGA can be programmed to simulate the environment of any computer, game console, or arcade machine. The only restriction is the power of the FPGA chip itself. Currently, the most powerful hardware we’ve seen emulated on FPGA would be the Sony PlayStation. Anything more powerful is simply cost prohibitive at this point.

If you would like to know more about FPGA retro-gaming, you can read up on it here: