VIDEO: POCKETSPRITE GAME CONSOLE TAKES GAMING WHEREVER YOU GO

The entire system (with built-in wi-fi hotspot, rechargeable battery, speaker, dual-core, 240 MHz, 520 KB RAM) has far more skill than a conventionally-sized Game Boy. Pocketsprite is available on Crowdsupply where it has surpassed its target goal of 20,000 by a multiple of 3.

The Pocketsprite is open source so, sure, you could in theory turn on the Pocketsprite Wi-Fi, connect it to your computer and download games via Pocketsprite's desktop interface... but where is the challenge in that? If you understand a few YouTube-tutorial's-worth of hacking, you could upload whatever you want to this tiny emulator. Pocketsprite is not targeted towards a niche, nerdy group, rather it is targeting a growing majority of game lovers and capable coders.

Pocketsprite offers a nice, vague 'hours' of battery life. You can also resume gameplay seamlessly after taking a break. It is a console literally the size of a keychain toy with a screen no larger than your own thumbnail. It is a pretty revolutionary little thing that is picking up on the wind of trends – trends that are heading for open, mainstream waters in short years to come.

Head on over to the Crowdsupply to get hold of a Pocketsprite, and in the meantime see the tiny emulator in action in the video below.