I want a sweet retro portable system...

[Cronson]

So if I want to pick up an old school portable, which one is the best? I was thinking about Neo Geo Pocket Color since its still fairly easy to buy. I just want something thats going to turn heads and has some decent games (they don't have to be the best). What do you guys recommend? Anyone have a favorite old school handheld?

[IcKy99]

I'd say neo geo pocket is the way to go.

its got metal slug, kof, Capcom vs SNK, Pacman, Sonic.
i used to play mine all freshman year it turned some people onto SNK Neo Geo.

but if you really want to show off get a Nomad

[corn619]

Maybe you should consider a Turbo Express. Its huge, can't be missed and will most definitely turn heads. The game library is nothing to laugh at either.

[GSZX1337]

Virtual Boy

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[HellHammer]

Game Axe Color!

It's pretty much the Nomad of Chinese Famiclones, 2P controller port included.

Though I have been wanting to pick up a Virtual Boy lately...

[Dylan]

Wait, the Virtual Boy is portable? Maybe if you duct tape it to your head.

I second the Nomad. Not exactly subtle, but worth its weight in awesome.

[GSZX1337]

Wait, the Virtual Boy is portable?

That's what it was marketed as.

Maybe if you duct tape it to your head.

Fan of the AVGN?

[Dylan]

Wait, the Virtual Boy is portable?

That's what it was marketed as.

Maybe if you duct tape it to your head.

Fan of the AVGN?

Alright, you got me.

[Cronson]

I had a TG16 as a kid and loved it. I remember their shooter library being really good. It seems hard to find a Turbo Express though. NGPC is definitely the most intriguing/loved/mysterious. It seems like I might even be able to just buy one off the internet fairly easily. And the Nomad, how hard are they to find? That'd be a great system with its huge library of great games. Ugh! Too many options!

[Dylan]

I had a TG16 as a kid and loved it. I remember their shooter library being really good. It seems hard to find a Turbo Express though. NGPC is definitely the most intriguing/loved/mysterious. It seems like I might even be able to just buy one off the internet fairly easily. And the Nomad, how hard are they to find? That'd be a great system with its huge library of great games. Ugh! Too many options!

A Nomad'll run you around $30-50, depending on if you get a good deal or they're hard to find in your area. A Turbo Express is going to be much pricier, as will be the games for it.