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Episode 32: The Phawx Is Here! Konkr Pocket Block...

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2026/10/02

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast as Russ Crandall and Cary from The Phawx take you on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:56 - News: RP Duo Lite Plus 00:20:18 - What's in our Pocket 00:56:25 - Q&A Join the handheld related discussions and ask us questions on Discord: https://discord.gg/UWhjwg778a ============= PCWorld Website: https://www.pcworld.com/ Newsletter: https://www.pcworld.com/newsletters ============= Retro Game

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Episode 31: Duo Lite Impressions, Galaxy Z Fold 8 For...

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2026/09/25

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast as Adam Patrick Murray and Russ Crandall take you on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry your guides cover the Retroid Pocket Duo kerfuffle, why Russ is returning his Steam Frame, and more.Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:12:34 - News: RP Duo Lite Plus 00:24:21 - News: Konkr Pocket Advance delays 00:29:17 - Retroid Pocket Duo Lite impressions 00:53:18 - Returning the Steam Frame 01:04:35 - Galaxy Z Fold 8 for gaming 01:15:59 -

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Episode 30: Control Resonant On Handhelds, RG DS Plus...

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2026/09/18

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast as Adam Patrick Murray and Russ Crandall take you on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry your guides cover what we expect from the Retroid Pocket Duo, how it is to use the RG DS Plus on the bus, and how Control Resonant runs on handhelds.Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:55 - News: Retroid Pocket Duo pricing 00:10:58 - News: Retroid sale 00:16:49 - News: Steam Frame reviews 00:25:45 - News PixelAA shader fix 00:29:20 - RG DS

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Episode 29: RP Duo Announced, RG DS+ Testing, Game...

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2026/09/11

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam cover announcement of the Retroid Pocket Duo/Duo Lite, dig into Russ' thoughts so far on the Anbernic RG DS+, and talk about a bit of Game Boy history Adam's been diving into.Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:53 - News: RG DS+ hype 00:10:43 - News: Retroid Pocket Duo 00:27:48 - News: MSI Claw 8 Blue 00:34:31 - News: DSPico IR 00:38:44 - Anbernic RG DS+ 01:23:47 - Game Boy

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Episode 28: Acer's Convertible Handheld, X2 Mini Pro...

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2026/09/05

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is back on the expedition to dive into his testing of the RG55G1 and X2 Mini Pro, break down the two new Acer handhelds announced at IFA, and break Adam's heart about how much he loves the Pocket Advance. At the top of the show Russ tells us all about his close friend and band mate Chris, who was tragically killed last month.Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro & remembering Chris 00:22:21 -

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Episode 27: X2 Mini Pro Impressions, Xbox Ally X20...

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2026/08/29

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam is joined once again by Sean Hollister, Senior Editor at The Verge, to talk about the Xbox Ally X20 stand alone pricing, a recent BIOS update bricking some Legion Gos, a portable SNES player, and first impressions of the OneXPlayer X2 Mini Pro.Read more of Sean's work on https://www.theverge.com/authors/sean-hollister Timecodes: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:34) - News: Xbox Ally X20

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Episode 26: Nova D-pad Noise, Pocket Advance Testing,...

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2026/08/21

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam is once again joined by Mr. Dweeb, aka TechDweeb, to talk about so many things related to the GBA, if the Nova's d-pad is actually an issue, and a surprise D&D campaign.Check out TechDweeb: - https://www.youtube.com/c/TechDweeb - https://techdweeb.straw.page/ Timecodes: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:08:27) - News: Retroid Pocket Nova d-pad noise (00:21:55) - Brain in a jar (00:27:54) -

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Episode 25: Modding Deep Dive With Your Cool Uncle...

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2026/08/14

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam are joined by special guest Your Cool Uncle Marisa to chat about all things modding.Check out Your Cool Uncle Marisa on: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@yourcoolunclemarisa Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/yourcoolunclemarisa Instagram - @marisamoureau Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/marisamoureau.com Timecodes: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:00:45) - Who is Your Cool Uncle

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Episode 24: Nova Price Bump, Further RG SP Testing,...

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2026/08/07

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam chat about the Retroid Pocket Nova price bump, further details of the Konkr Pocket Advance, the announcement of the GPD Win Max 3, and plenty more Anbernic testing.Timecodes: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:09:38) - News: Nova price bump (00:14:28) - News: Konkr Pocket Advance specs (00:23:04) - News: GPD Win Max 3 details (00:32:12) - Retroid Pocket Nova testing (00:50:55) -

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Episode 23: RG SP vs GBA SP, New Nova Thoughts, Claw...

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2026/08/01

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ answers a flurry of questions Adam has about the Anbernic RG SP, some new thoughts on the Nova and Super Pocket, and Adam continues to gush about the Neo Geo Pocket Color.Timecodes: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:07:54) - News: Logitech G Cloud 2 (00:13:08) - News: Electronics Flea Market (00:18:15) - Anbernic RG SP (00:46:51) - Retroid Pocket Nova (00:54:44) - Evercade & Super

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Episode 22: Pocket Nova Exploration, New GBA Clones,...

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2026/07/25

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam dive deep into Retroid Pocket Nova testing, Anbernic and Konkr news, and Adam's newfound love of the Neo Geo Pocket Color.Timecodes: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:09:26) - News: Anbernic RG SP (00:17:04) - News: Konkr Pocket Advance (00:25:24) - News: Real Steam Deck Sniffer (00:29:17) - Retroid Pocket Nova (01:01:01) - Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket Rare Edition (01:12:03) - Neo

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Episode 21: OneXPlayer 3 Testing, 8BitDo FlipPad...

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2026/07/18

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is back to tell Adam all about his journey and his recent testing of the OneXPlayer 3 and 8BitDo FlipPad, while Adam talks about the new Waterfield Design premium leather case and a foster kittenTimecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:30 - News: Steam Deck replacement parts 00:20:55 - News: Xbox Ally X20 sold separately 00:26:18 - News: 8BitDo FlipPad pre-orders 00:37:27 - New foster

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Episode 20: MagicX 2DS Plans, TrimUI Brick Pro...

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2026/07/11

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam and fake Russ (aka TechDweeb) talk about the MagicX 2DS clone, first impressions of the TrimUI Brick Pro, and rant about all the things in our pockets. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:37 - News: Ayaneo Next 2 00:13:06 - News: MagicX 2DS 00:30:11 - News: MagicX Mini 40 00:38:51 - News: Retroid DRAM changes 00:44:02 - PSP updates 00:55:16 - TrimUI Brick Pro first

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Episode 19: Pocket Micro 2 Debacle, Legion Tab Gen 5...

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2026/07/04

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam and Russ cover the (quick) release of the Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2, how OneXPlayer has yet another G3 Extreme device for sale, our thoughts on the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5, and more. Timecodes: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:03:53) - AYN price increases (00:08:06) - Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2 release (00:19:19) - TrimUI Brick details (00:28:57) - OneXPlayer X2 on sale (00:40:10) - Lenovo Legion Tab

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Episode 18: Claw 8 EX In-Depth Testing, Retroid...

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2026/06/27

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Adam and Russ dive deep into their thoughts on the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, how excited Russ is about the Retroid Pocket Nova, how AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 support to RDNA 3 APUs, and more. Timecodes: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:08:18) - FSR 4.1 on RDNA 3 APUs (00:17:04) - Official Xbox Handheld branding (00:19:58) - Anbernic RG 55G1 (00:26:42) - Retroid Pocket Nova (00:41:52) - Intel Arc G3 Extreme

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Episode 17: Shenzhen Handheld Tour, Diving Into The...

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2026/06/20

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is back from his expedition through Shenzhen to talk about meeting with all the handheld manufactures while Adam waxes poetically about his new PSP 1001.Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:07 - News: Claw 8 EX pricing 00:17:05 - Russ' trip 00:34:39 - Shenzhen company tours 01:09:52 - Adam's new PSP 1001 01:23:21 - Zelda Game and Watch 01:26:53 - Outro Links: Claw 8 EX pricing:

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Episode 16: Historian Shows Off The Dumbest Handhelds...

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2026/06/13

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ is still on his own expedition in China so Adam brings on historian/collector Steve Lin of the Video Game History Foundation who shows off some of the dumbest handhelds of all time including the Game.com, Gizmondo, and more.Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:57 - Who is Steve Lin? 00:12:20 - News: AYN price increases 00:19:00 - News: Ayaneo Pocket Play hands-on 00:26:31 - News: TRIMUI

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Episode 15: Computex 2026 Handheld Roundup & Taipei...

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2026/06/06

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam are once again reporting on Computex 2026 from Taipei, Taiwan. At this point they have tried every major handheld announced during the show and even have done a bit of exploring used game stores.Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:05 - MSI Claw 8 EX AI impressions 00:16:31 - Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 impressions 00:24:10 - OneXPlayer 3 impressions 00:42:23 - Intel G3 Extreme

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Episode 14: Intel Arc G3 Revealed, First (US) Acer...

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2026/05/30

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam are in Taipei, Taiwan to cover the latest handheld news from Computex 2026, including the Intel Arc G3 details so far. They also talk about which handhelds they brought with them and why!Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:34 - News: Steam Deck is back in stock... 00:08:16 - News: Intel Arc G3 Extreme 00: 30:13 - News: Acer Nitro Blaze Link 00:36:01 - News: Wildcat Lake

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Episode 13: Ayaneo X IGS, Legion Tab Surprise, Xbox...

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2026/05/23

Join the Expedition: Handheld podcast on a journey through the world of handheld gaming! In this entry Russ and Adam chat about the Xbox Ally sale, new Ayaneo devices, Legion Tab Gen 3 testing, prepping for Computex, and much more.Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:25 - News: Xbox Ally sale 00:15:41 - News: New Ayaneo devices 00:27:02 - News: GameMT E5 Modx reveal 00:38:40 - Legion Tab Gen 3 testing 00:53:09 - Computex planning 00:55:26 - Buyers Corner 01:19:18 - Q&A 01:40:19 -

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