PocketStar is a portable mini console that intends to make its way through the company crowdfunding at the kick start. It is a device that will have a traditional digital cross, two action buttons, a vibration motor, an accelerometer, a rechargeable battery, a mono speaker and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

If we say that PocketStar is a portable mini console, it is because its size is very small, with dimensions 50 millimeters high, 30 millimeters wide and 10 millimeters deep. For samples, just see its size compared to a 50 euro cent coin or that it fits in the smallest pocket of jeans. Console shape and button and screen layout very reminiscent of the classic Game Boy.

Despite its tiny size, the PocketStar was designed, or so say its creators, to be ergonomic and fit even large hands. Since it’s such a small device, it’s prone to breaking, so it’ll be drop-proof (though obviously not all).

At this point, it is not said that we are facing a console oriented to retrogaming and emulation, more specifically platforms Game Boy and Sega Master System as the Kickstarter campaign states. However, Pocuter, the company behind the cute device, has announced that it will be able to run the original 1993 Doom, a classic that refuses to die in many ways.

PocketStar has a 160MHz processor, 4MB of internal Flash memory and 400KB of SRAM. The battery offers more than five hours of autonomy and requires two to three hours to charge, the video games can be powered via a microSD card, and Arduino and software components published as open source were used for its construction, so it can be said that at least it is based on Open Source both at the hardware and software level. Pocuter announced the creation of its own 3D graphics engine that can run at over 30 frames per second on the console.

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— Pocuter (@thePocuter) September 6, 2022

As we can see, PocketStar is a rather curious console that can please nostalgics. The fact that it is designed to be durable gives it the advantage of taking it out of the house and enjoying it while someone is waiting on the bus ride. Those interested have all the information in the Kickstarter campaign.