GBA

Impressions: Mante GBA Cartridge Handheld

Happy Mid-Autumn, everyone 🎑! This time I got my hands on a rather unusual handheld. The community calls it the “underwear machine,” because the thing is shaped like a pair of briefs. What makes it special is that it takes actual GBA game cartridges, and the design is clearly a bit of a nod to the GBA. It’s quite cheap — under 280 yuan. I don’t know what the processor is; probably a Rockchip. The OS is a heavily customized Linux. The biggest visual highlight is the front panel: a single piece of glass, and it looks genuinely nice. Sadly, that’s where the good parts end.