2 Weeks With The Analogue Pocket - Is It Worth Buying???

2 Weeks With The Analogue Pocket - Is It Worth Buying???

After an intense couple weeks with the Analogue Pocket, I have learned a lot about the console! I found out what's great about it and I found some glaring issues that hopefully will be addressed. Analogue, I hope you’re listening. I also go over what I see as the future of Analogue and their Pocket device.

I spent a lot of time with the accessories which I also go over. I’ll review the screen protector, the clear hard case, Game Gear adaptor, and the Dock.

► So here's what you will find in this video:
► 0:00 Intro
► 1:56 Accessory Review: Screen Protector
► 2:38 Accessory Review: Clear Hard Case
► 3:40 Accessory Review: Game Gear Adaptor
► 4:46 Accessory Review: Dock
► 7:50 Analogue Pocket Review
► 14:23 The Future and Analogue and the Pocket
► 16:15 Should You Buy The Analogue Pocket?
► 17:44 Final Thoughts
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Note: The nice thing about these screen protector kits is that you get more than 1 screen protector in case you don’t install the first one well. However, it should be noted that these appear to be film protectors instead of Glass like the Analogue one. I also haven’t personally tried these out myself.
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[MrIcySack]

I'm so glad to see that you actually spent time with the product before reviewing it and laid out genuine and meaningful criticisms, unlike most other creators in this space that just rushed their review out on the day of release. This is the kind of thing that lets me know that you're really interested in getting good information out to your viewers instead of pandering for views by trying to be the first to upload a review of the product, so thank you for that. You are what content creators should aspire to be Tito.

[sergeleon]

Great review and man that intro is fire, your production quality seems like the gold standard compared to many creators and even legacy media out there.

[pspsmallz]

As much as I love some of the detailed reviews of this thing's specs and features, real world usage over several weeks is a way more valuable way to find out if something is worth buying or not. Thanks for the video!

[brownranger]

​Thanks for your review! Also I loved the shots of the Analogue Pocket itself. I feel like they were the best representation of what the Pocket looks like overall without actually having one in hand.

[alexpine]

Just watched RetroBreak talk about the Analogue Pocket a few days ago, so it’s great to see this! Love that you spend time testing the system before talking about it. Really makes it feel in-depth!

[floatingdoor]

15:55 they can only disrupt the retro gaming landscape if they can sell more than 6 consoles of any given line they release. But for real great video man. You're the best in the game imo.

[serialtoon]

If you unplug the dock from power and HDMI, the same sound persists. This tells me it’s just the USB-C port pins releasing from the connector on the dock and less an electrical discharge.

[stephendallasdraws]

On a weirder note... I would love a bare-bones cell phone/gameboy combo actually. I'd ditch my smart phone for something like that! The point here is to get out of the attention economy and sticking to games/content I choose to keep on hand.

[zhuguidai]

Bro that intro though.. that's some level of production value

[viridionwaves]

Everytime I watch your videos I'm so impressed with the editing quality, sound design etc. The intro with the pockets doing the apple style flower thing was amazing. Your B roll is really good.

[AbeKozz]

Hey man, I love the production quality of your videos. All the B-roll and overall production is really nice.

[analogue-fylv]

Thanks for this review, it was fantastic. I noticed the "arcing" sound as well and it has not dissipated. Thanks again buddy! 👏

[anthonyplank]

I was interesting in learning more about this device and this is literally the perfect video, thank you.

[kosztaz]

I can only repeat the others here: finally a review, that was made after a couple of weeks actual usage. Thank you!

[rainydaygirlz]

I recently got one for my birthday, and honestly it's been great. I adore GBA and GBC games, so being able to play them on such a high quality device has been amazing. The updates that have come out since this video are great too, I easily installed several community made cores to play SNES, Genesis, arcade games, etc. Sucks that stock has still been an issue, but apparently the latest pre order for the new color variants actually went over pretty well, actually lasting for several hours this time, letting a bunch of people who couldn't snag one before finally get their hands on a Pocket.

[brokenstyx]

this is the first kinda 2-weeks in review i've seen - excellent, thank you!

[Kevin-finity]

Macho Nacho Productions is the hidden treasure on the Youtube platform. I sincerely hope more and more people find your channel. This channel is Crimally underrated right now.

[davidt]

Excellent shots in this video. You have a gift!

Great review, your content is always so solid! Also that unhinged SP is still so so beautiful!

[Cyko..]

This device looks so sleek and elegant. Very premium. But it's 2022 now, and I'm not about to lug around all of my cartridges around with me again when I can store all of them on a single memory card and play them beautifully on an OLED PS Vita or a cheaper Chinese retro handheld with a crisp IPS display, which are both available now, and not late 2023....

[gumbyx]

Great review but one major call out: Switch has support for Bluetooth headphones now. It has had it for a few months now.

I ordered my Pocket and will hopefully be getting it by the end of the year. I'm hoping they make a simple shell mod to better support and "protect" GB/GBC carts inserted in the console.