Retro Handhelds Podcast
Hosted by Rob and Stubbs and Ban and Andrew and Mike and Russ · Stubbs, The Retro Tech Dad, RH Media Team
4.6from 70 ratings
- 321
- Episodes
- 40
- Transcribed
- 70
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 15M
- YouTube views
About Retro Handhelds Podcast
The Retro Handhelds Podcast is your weekly hangout for everything portable gaming. From the latest emulator updates and hardware drops to the classics we grew up on, we cover it all—with zero pretension and plenty of "dad" energy. Join showrunners Stubbs and Rob the Retro Tech Dad, along with a rotating cast of community favorites, as they break down the news, review the newest devices, and argue about which buttons feel "mushy." Whether you're a tinker-happy emu-enthusiast or just looking for something to play on the couch, you’re welcome here. Expect: Honest reviews, emulation guides, streaming setups, and absolutely no shenanigans. (Okay, maybe SOME shenanigans).
- Publisher
- Stubbs, The Retro Tech Dad, RH Media Team
- Category
- leisure · news · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Nov 2020
- Latest episode
- 10 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
40 of 321 episodes have a transcript.
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Retroid announces the POCKET DUO! FINALLY RP DS!
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Anbernic actually pulled it off, but... (RG DS PLUS First Look)
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Android Handhelds are STEAM DECKS, OneXPlayer 3 & Nitro Deck 2 FIRST LOOKS
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Retroid announces the POCKET DUO! FINALLY RP DS!
Published 10 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's what I'm hoping for. This actually doesn't look bad. It doesn't look bad. No, it doesn't look bad. No, it really doesn't. I think the software side of it looks... good like they finally are taking that a little bit more seriously which we've been seeing a lot more this year so that's a good thing and what do you think of this new emulator so they're ditching melon ds and ditching like drastic and giving us nnddss maybe i can't wait for the community to do uh sleuthing on that and figure out what's happening there oh i'm sure it's the most hacky emulator ever and that's why it looks this good in this demo video but i don't want to be a pessimist or like a cynical about it it's just we've been here before So the original RGDS had a rough start, but it picked up, you know, and I think it's actually a fairly popular device because, again, if you just want something no frills that plays DS and a more modern device, that was your choice. […]
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- YouTube views
- 14,831,879
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 28 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 42 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100
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- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 90
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Rob and Stubbs and Ban and Andrew and Mike and Russ host the show. Published by Stubbs, The Retro Tech Dad, RH Media Team.
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