Analogue has revealed a new limited-edition version of the Analogue Pocket, the stellar retro handheld that plays Game Boy cartridges. It’s exactly the same as the regular version, save for one key difference: it glows in the dark. The Analogue Pocket Glow wraps the handheld gaming unit in a specially constructed shell of glow-in-the-dark plastic, and once it has absorbed enough light–this can be from a light bulb, sunlight, or even a blacklight–it can emit a ghostly glow that lasts for up to eight hours. This is great if you’re worried that you won’t be able to find it during a blackout, and possibly terrible if you have it next to your head while you’re trying to get some sleep.
The Analogue Pocket Glow will cost you $250 when preorders open on September 1 at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET on Analogue’s site, and shipping will begin on September 5. The company says that this model will be available in limited numbers, and judging by the popularity of Analogue’s other gaming consoles when they go on sale, expect this to sell out very quickly.
In case you’ve been looking for a new way to experience your Game Boy library, the Analogue Pocket is one of the best modern handheld game systems available right now. It has a superb 3.5-inch LCD display with a 1600×1440 resolution–10 times the resolution of the original Game Boy–custom filters, and a pocket-friendly size in line with Nintendo’s beloved portable gaming device. The FPGA-based handheld also has a growing number of Cores for other retro games.
