Let’s look at some of this in a little more detail. Audio: Front-facing mono speaker with added switching 3.5mm headphone jack.Battery: Built-in 2500mAh rechargeable (3.7V) LiPo battery, with micro-USB charging port and red/green status LED – originally 3x disposable AA cells (4.5V).So, I’ve gone ahead and completed my own take on it, with a few modifications: What isn’t provided though (as far as I could find), are any instructions on how to build your own. That got me thinking about how I might shrink it… only to find out Ben Heck beat me to the punch! His original intent, and most of the video he produced, was focused on dumping and modifying the EEPROM itself (the memory chip containing the game’s save data), but ultimately he included a short montage of how he built his compact redesign. The screen and PCBs take up less than a third of the available space. When you pick it up, the first thing you’ll notice is how light it is (only 8.9oz, or 255g), and if you were to open the shell, you’d see why: it’s cavernous inside. Now while this is a wonderful display piece, it’s not the most portable of handhelds. The controls, however, are a little iffy the action buttons are ok, but the D-Pad consists of 8 individual buttons arranged loosely in a circle, which makes the hunting mini-game cumbersome. It does a fair job of emulating the original game (in full color) you can trade and hunt for food, keep tabs on your family and supplies, and even enjoy the music and sound effects via a mono speaker.

Designed to look like an old Apple II computer, this handheld emulates the 1985 (Apple II) edition of the game, right down to the case’s power button being shaped like a floppy disk, which needs to be “inserted into” the computer to begin play. But apparently they sell lots of novelty items too, and that’s exactly what this is. Now when I hear “Target”, I usually think clothing & home goods. Earlier this year, Target released a handheld “portable” version of the old game, The Oregon Trail.

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