I just bought the 2026 reboot of the Nintendo DS, except this one isn't actually made by Nintendo.

I just bought the 2026 reboot of the Nintendo DS, except this one isn't actually made by Nintendo. Because this is actually an emulation console called the AYN Thor, and it runs Android, which means you can not only emulate Nintendo DS and 3DS titles on this, but also retro titles as well from many different consoles including Sega, PSP, and even up to like a Nintendo Switch one, which is kinda crazy. I'm going to be so straight up with you guys because I'm personally so hyped to actually start using this thing because I was an early 2000s Nintendo DS baby and as soon as I saw that this thing was a thing you could actually buy, I knew I had to pick one up for myself. So yeah, the design is definitely reminiscent of a Nintendo DS, or in this case more of Nintendo 3DS XL because this one is actually quite big and a little bit chonky as well. It does have two displays like a DS, but the top one is a touchscreen AMOLED 6-inch 120Hz 1080p, while the bottom one is also a touchscreen, but this one is 3.9 inches, also AMOLED, but it's only 60Hz, which honestly is fine for a secondary display. The AYN Thor's displays look surprisingly good considering what it is, but I'm more hyped for the fact that I can actually fold this up and basically take this wherever I go. It's so freaking convenient. In terms of the rest of the hardware, you do actually have active cooling along with your shoulder buttons and shoulder triggers, along with your classic ABXY buttons, D-pad, and illuminated hall effect joysticks. As for the model that I personally bought, this is the AYN Thor Pro, which is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, which is kind of like a couple of generations old flagship Android smartphone chipset, and mine is paired with 12 gigabytes of RAM and 256 gigs of onboard storage. And for me, that's more than enough storage because I'm not looking to emulate anything heavy because retro games really aren't demanding in terms of storage. But what's cool about this is that unlike most modern Android smartphones, this has USB-C, a headphone jack, as well as expandable micro SD storage as well. Now you might have noticed that this doesn't exactly look game-ready, and that's because it's not, because when you get this, it's basically just a shell that's running Android. You actually have to customize the software, download a whole bunch of emulators, and actually get the settings right because otherwise, this is just a double-screen Android phone that can't make any phone calls. So it's going to take a few days for me to actually get this thing up and running because right now my options are basically like Android games such as Hill Climb Racing, which you know, seems like a bit of a waste on hardware like this. And obviously, I'm not going to be showing you guys where to get your game ROMs because I don't want to give Nintendaddy a reason to come with me. So in the meantime, let me set this up and I'll catch you in a couple of days.