HyperMegaTech! Announces Super Pocket Rare Edition

HyperMegaTech!, a developer of retro gaming hardware, has unveiled the Super Pocket Rare Edition, a new handheld console featuring 14 classic games from British studio Rare, including the Nintendo 64 platformer Banjo-Kazooie. Priced at $69.99, the device is set for release in June 2026, with preorders now available.

The Super Pocket Rare Edition builds on the original Super Pocket handheld, launched in November 2023 as an affordable option for emulating vintage titles. Previous variants included built-in collections from publishers such as Capcom, Taito, NeoGeo, Atari, Technos, and Data East. This seventh edition pays homage to Rare, known for titles spanning the 1980s to the late 1990s, with a color scheme of red, blue, and yellow drawn from the studio's evolving logo.

At its core, the handheld comes preloaded with 14 officially licensed Rare games, spanning early home computer releases to Nintendo Entertainment System and 16-bit console entries. The lineup includes Banjo-Kazooie, originally a 1998 Nintendo 64 release; Conker's Pocket Tales from the Game Boy Color; Battletoads and its sequel Battletoads in Battlemaniacs; Cobra Triangle; R.C. Pro-Am II; Slalom; Snake Rattle 'n'...