Analogue’s new line of GBC shaded Pockets really speaks to me

Analogue has announced the next special edition color lineup for their Analogue Pocket consoles. These ones are based on the colors of Nintendo’s Game Boy Color handhelds.

The GBC Colors Edition (I know, Game Boy Color Colors, but it’s an understandable distinction) brings 6 new special edition, er, colors. There’s Dandelion, Kiwi, Grape, Teal, Berry, and Gold. Now, if you’re really astute, you might be thinking, “Why Gold and not Atomic Purple,” since that was the actual six colors available at release. I can’t tell you for certain, but it’s probably because they already had a translucent purple as part of their transparent series. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the Pokemon Gold/Silver special edition GBC was gold? I researched this, but couldn’t find one in good lighting.

Anyway, the GBC Colors Editions are functionally the same as previous models. They’re FPGA-powered handhelds that can run  Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games using hardware emulation, which is significantly more accurate than the usual software emulation that cheaper clones use. People like them. I like their Analogue Duo. More colors are neat.

I got the Kiwi Green shade of GBC when I was younger. I also got a matching green carrying case with a Pikachu on it. It had a thin shoulder strap and my sister and cousins teased me, calling it the Poképurse. In retrospect, that’s not very insulting, but they called it that in a really mean way, so I kind of felt ashamed. This is why I have shame and guilt issues as an adult. A contributing factor, at least.

The GBC Colors editions of the Analogue Pocket will go up for sale on September 12th at 8am PDT and ship within 24 to 48 hours. A restock of the original black/white versions are also coming at that time. The special Editions run for $249.99 USD, which is $30 more expensive than the normal, non-limited colors.