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Overview
The Thumby is an ultra budget vertical retro handheld from TinyCircuits with a 0.42-inch 72×40 Monochrome OLED screen and runs Open Source Proprietary.
- Screen
- 0.42 inch Monochrome
- Chipset
- Raspberry Pi RP2040
- RAM
- 264 KB SRAM
- Battery
- 40 mAh
- Weight
- 5 grams
- OS
- Open Source Proprietary
Emulation
- Classicunsupported
- NESNo
- Game BoyNo
- SNESNo
- GBANo
- GenesisNo
- PS1No
- Mid-genunsupported
- N64No
- DSNo
- PSPNo
- DreamcastNo
- SaturnNo
- 6th genunsupported
- GameCubeNo
- WiiNo
- PS2No
- Modernunsupported
- 3DSNo
- Wii UNo
- PS3No
- SwitchNo
Notes on 18 systems
- DS: Nintendo DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- 3DS: Nintendo 3DS: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- GBA: Nintendo Game Boy Advance: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- N64: Nintendo 64: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- NES: Nintendo Entertainment System: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- PS1: Sony Playstation: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- PS2: Sony Playstation 2: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- PS3: Sony Playstation 3: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- PSP: Sony Playstation Portable: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Wii: Nintendo Wii: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- SNES: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Wii U: Nintendo Wii U: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Saturn: Sega Saturn: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Switch: Nintendo Switch: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Genesis: Sega Genesis / Mega Drive: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Game Boy: Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- GameCube: Nintendo GameCube: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
- Dreamcast: Sega Dreamcast: Either cannot run any games at all or games are unplayably slow
Played on the TinyCircuits Thumby
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Specifications
General
- Released
- January 2022
- Type
- Handheld, Vertical
- Operating system
- Open Source Proprietary
- Price range
- Ultra Budget
Display
- Screen
- 0.42 inch Monochrome OLED
- Resolution
- 72 x 40 (9:5)
- Pixel density
- 196.11 PPI
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
Performance
- Chipset
- Raspberry Pi RP2040
- CPU
- Cortex-M0+, 2 cores, 133 MHz
- GPU
- ❌, ❌
- RAM
- 264 KB SRAM
- Storage
- Internal 2 MB
- Architecture
- ARM
Battery and build
- Battery
- 40 mAh, ~2 hours
- Weight
- 5 grams
- Dimensions
- 18 mm x 29.5 mm x 8.5 mm
- Material
- Plastic
Controls
- D-pad
- Left
- Sticks
- None
- Extra buttons
- ❌
Connectivity
- Speakers
- Mono
FAQ
How much does the TinyCircuits Thumby cost?
The TinyCircuits Thumby typically sells for around $19, which puts it in the ultra budget tier of retro handhelds.
What operating system does the TinyCircuits Thumby run?
The TinyCircuits Thumby ships with Open Source Proprietary.
What screen does the TinyCircuits Thumby have?
It has a 0.42 inch Monochrome OLED display with a 9:5 aspect ratio, running at 72 x 40 at 196.11 PPI.
When was the TinyCircuits Thumby released?
TinyCircuits released the TinyCircuits Thumby in January 2022.
Reviews
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