TinyCircuits
Pocket Arcade
- Price
- Unknown
- OS
- Linux
- Released
- Unknown
- Up to
- Unknown
- Screen
- OLED
- Weight
- Unknown
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TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade vs. TinyCircuits Thumby
Specs, emulation, community reviews, ownership and play history, side by side.
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Quick verdict
- Newer model
- Thumby
Main differences
- TinyCircuits Thumby has a 60 Hz Monochrome OLED screen, versus OLED on TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade.
- TinyCircuits Thumby runs Open Source Proprietary; TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade runs Linux.
Details
TinyCircuits
Thumby
- Price
- $19.00
- OS
- Open Source Proprietary
- Released
- Jan 2022
- Up to
- Unknown
- Screen
- 0.42 inch Monochrome OLED
- Weight
- 5 grams
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No reviews yet
Specs
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| Spec | Pocket Arcade | Thumby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Unknown | $19.00 |
| OS | Linux | Open Source Proprietary |
| Screen | Unknown | 0.42 inch |
| Aspect ratio | Unknown | 9:5 |
| Resolution | Unknown | 72 x 40 |
| Refresh rate | Unknown | 60 Hz |
| Panel | OLED | Monochrome OLED |
| Chipset | Atmel SAMD21 | Raspberry Pi RP2040 |
| CPU | Unknown | Cortex-M0+ |
| GPU | Unknown | ❌ |
| RAM | Unknown | 264 KB SRAM |
| Storage | Unknown | Internal 2 MB |
| Battery | Unknown | 40 mAh |
| Weight | Unknown | 5 grams |
| Dimensions | Unknown | 18 mm x 29.5 mm x 8.5 mm |
| Video out | No | No |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Hall effect sticks | No | No |
| Analog triggers | No | No |
| Touch screen | No | No |
Emulation
Excellent › Good › Playable › Limited › Unsupported
| System | Pocket Arcade | Thumby |
|---|---|---|
| Classic systems | ||
| Game Boy | Unknown | |
| NES | Unknown | |
| Genesis | Unknown | |
| GBA | Unknown | |
| SNES | Unknown | |
| PS1 | Unknown | |
| Mid-generation systems | ||
| DS | Unknown | |
| N64 | Unknown | |
| Dreamcast | Unknown | |
| PSP | Unknown | |
| Saturn | Unknown | |
| Sixth-generation systems | ||
| GameCube | Unknown | |
| Wii | Unknown | |
| PS2 | Unknown | |
| Modern systems | ||
| 3DS | Unknown | |
| Switch | Unknown | |
| Wii U | Unknown | |
| PS3 | Unknown | |
Emulation source notes
- Thumby DS: Nintendo DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby N64: Nintendo 64: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby PS1: Sony Playstation: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Wii: Nintendo Wii: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Saturn: Sega Saturn: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Switch: Nintendo Switch: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Game Boy: Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Thumby Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
Frequently asked
- What's the difference between the TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade and the TinyCircuits Thumby?
- TinyCircuits Thumby has a 60 Hz Monochrome OLED screen, versus OLED on TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade. TinyCircuits Thumby runs Open Source Proprietary; TinyCircuits Pocket Arcade runs Linux.
