If I had to choose just one retro gaming handheld, this is the one I’d pick
One retro gaming handheld to rule them all.

When AYANEO first announced the Pocket ACE earlier this year, I was pretty lukewarm about it. It was billed as a “retro” focused handheld, but much like the Pocket DMG, it had specs to compete with the heavyweights.
Everything was at odds: the 3:2 screen is between retro and modern consoles, the design was D-pad-centric but had two small sticks, and the massive 6,000mAh battery is nearly as big as the Steam Deck OLED. Aside from the Retro Power colorway I tested, nothing about this screamed “retro.”