This cheap and easily-bought portable MD is the Sega Nomad replacement I've been waiting for:
(And honestly that still holds true all these months later - totally happy with it, would buy another/again)

tally ho!
This cheap and easily-bought portable MD is the Sega Nomad replacement I've been waiting for:
(And honestly that still holds true all these months later - totally happy with it, would buy another/again)
I would want that. The Nomad did not impress me (milky screen, touchy cart slot) and the AtGames handhelds powered by Redkid are nearly legendary in their crappiness. This seems to hit a sweet spot... faithful without being hamstrung by dated 1990s technology, and cost-effective without being noticeably cheap.
I'm sorry it's HOW MUCH?! Wow. If I had any old carts anymore this would be a no brainer.
It seems to be out of stock at the moment so prices have risen a bit but Columbus Circle have been pretty good at getting them back in production so I imagine they'll drop again sooner rather than later.
Yeah I checked Amazon and it's a bit pricier now, but still kinda reasonable for what it is and the quality.