Capcom And Bandai Namco Are Joining Forces For This Massive Handheld – Time Extension
GuestLogin | Sign UpTime ExtensionGuestUserGamestation Retro Pro aims to deliver “a unique retro gaming experience”With CES in full swing, one of the big topics of conversation relates to the Nintendo Switch 2, a product which most people seem to be familiar with but hasn’t actually been officially shown off yet.If you’re sick of seeing Switch 2 reports all over the web, then perhaps you can cleanse your palate with the news that My Arcade has teamed up with Capcom and Bandai Namco to release a new handheld called the Gamestation Retro Go.This massive, Switch-style portable comes pre-loaded with over 100 classic arcade and home console titles – including Pac-Man, Galaga, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Street Fighter II, Mega Man, Final Fight and 1942. It boasts an 8-inch “high-resolution” display” and an internal rechargeable battery.What makes this so remarkable is that the two companies are comfortable with their games being loaded onto the device together. Traditionally with these emulation-based systems, IP holders are divided up into different SKUs (see HyperMegaTech’s Super Pockets, for example).(It’s not totally without precedent, however; back in 2016, Retro-Bit released its Generations micro-console featuring pre-loaded games from Capcom, Irem, Jaleco and Data East.)My Arcade is also releasing the Gamestation Retro Pro, which is described as a “premium, retro gaming console” with 1080p output and wireless pads. The third and final member of the range is the Gamestation Retro Mega, a tabletop arcade cabinet “featuring classic wood construction and a vibrant, large display.” The screen measures 10.1 inches from corner to corner, and it boasts a “mechanical joystick and action buttons.”Speaking about the range, My Arcade says:Gamestation Retro is an officially licensed collection that brings together iconic games from legendary publishers, Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and Capcom. The lineup includes three exciting products: Gamestation Retro Go, Gamestation Retro Pro, and Gamestation Retro Mega. With this exciting new lineup scheduled for Q3 2025 availability, My Arcade continues its mission of bringing retro gaming to a modern audience. The Gamestation Retro collection will deliver a unique retro gaming experience, seamlessly combining over 100 video games from these iconic brands into a single system.My Arcade also has its Atari Gamestation Go handheld on display at CES this year.The coin-op comes homeWill these be in your Christmas stocking this year?Update: My Arcade will demo the device at CES 2025[source bleedingcool.com] PrevNext About Damien McFerranDamien has been writing professionally about tech and video games since 2007 and oversees all of Hookshot Media’s sites from an editorial perspective. He’s also the editor of Time Extension, the network’s newest site, which – paradoxically – is all about gaming’s past glories. Comments 19You’d think Capcom would insist on six face buttons for a system that will run their beat ’em ups.Complete with Time Extension colour scheme 😆Somebody at My Arcade is really doing well with their partnerships!Jeez Louise, that handheld looks like an unergonomic POC. Who signed off on that hideous looking dpad and button layout?Getting shades of the Neo Geo X with this monster.They’ll cheap out with console roms again.Another one, but at least it’s a bigger variety?I wish capcom would release evercade exp cart for their street fighter series and final fight games, maybe like their switch/ps4 collections 😃do y’all really like the stick way up at the top like that?generally, it looks like they designed this thing from a vague description, having never seen a handheld console. and, bandainamco should use the classic NAMCO logo for applications like this (and everything else frankly but I digress.)@-wc- No but i wouldn’t use it in handheld mode either.Just hook it up to a tv and never touch the handheld mode.Like the Neo Geo X then.@dmcc0 Yes!Will it have Street Fighter X Tekken or Namco X Capcom? If not, missed opportunity.@dmcc0 Oh yeah true. 😂@HammerGalladeBro What would really seal it for me is if it had Tekken X Street Fighter!!!@BulkSlash Right! That was my first though as well. Instead of the m2 buttons they could have had 6x face buttons, and it would suited all game types and styles.Man, I’ve seen a bunch of these little handheld and mini arcade devices over the last week or so, I think from Sega, Atari, Capcom and Namco, etc, and they all just look like they’re flooding the market with crap imo. I guess they’re probably fine as random stocking fillers or something. But it all just seems like a waste of money, time, and resources.On a side note, I got myself a ModRetro Chromatic recently, and that actually feels like a proper class products and truly worth investment in something I’ll be keeping around for a long time and not just stuff into a cupboard after a few days messing around with it.My Arcade are rapidly becoming the Tiger LCD game manufacturer of the modern era. Like Tiger, they go out and grab pretty much any and every IPs they could get their hands on and pack em on a cheap LCD for poverty customers to buy.@Serpenterror when I saw and read over the article, I was going to head to the comments to mention the same thing. MyArcade has a lousy track record of quality. They cost reduce into the floor and presumably attract IP owners with a turnkey style arrangement that nets large profit margins even at their basement-level price points.I consider them one of those famiclone 300-in-1 style companies, but with entirely legal boring knockoffs. Good on them for making famiclones business friendly, but I wish the quality improved even a tiny bit.Some interesting comments on here, I hadn’t heard of My Arcade until recently (weren’t they also confirmed to be producing some Sega products this year also?).Glad to hear the heads up on where they are pitched in the market for quality. 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