AYANEO tugs at your nostalgia once again with a new Game Boy Advance clone

At the beginning of July, AYANEO began teasing a new Android handheld that would “reimagine” an icon from the golden era of gaming handhelds. The company eventually revealed that the device would be called the KONKR Pocket Advance. Yesterday, AYANEO shared a teaser that only showed a blurry, shadowy outline of the product. Now the design has been fully revealed and it looks awfully familiar.

Just as promised, AYANEO delivered the first official image of the Pocket Advance today. Unsurprisingly, given the name, the system bears a striking resemblance to the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. However, there are a few notable differences between the two, one being the addition of two extra face buttons. There is also a USB-C port and what appear to be cooling vents located at the bottom. Based on just the image, the screen seems to be larger and the bezels a little thinner.

Overall, it appears the sentiment toward the design has been positive. Some of the replies mention that they hope AYANEO will make the handheld affordable. There are also a few fans who want AYANEO to mass-produce the handheld, which is in reference to the extremely limited number of Pocket Micro 2’s the company recently released.

Meanwhile, on Reddit, there are quite a few comments about Anbernic’s RG34XX, which is another Game Boy Advance clone. Some users wonder if AYANEO’s handheld will outperform Anbernic’s offering. Others appear to question why make the Pocket Advance when Anbernic’s handheld already exists.