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The NGage Has A New Boxed Game For The First Time In 20 Years (retrododo.com)
submitted 2 days ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Sure, the fact that new Game Boy games are coming out in 2025 is incredibly exciting, but I bet you didn't think you'd be seeing a new game complete-in-box for the Nokia NGage? 

Say what you want about Nokia's entry into the handheld world (and Nokia's stupidly timed release date competing with the Game Boy Advance), it's still an interesting bit of kit and has a loyal cult following of gamers who still wonder 'what could have been' if the NGage had managed to defy all the odds and become a commercial success.

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[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That era of Nokia was just the best ever. I used to have a Nokia E70 phone, and it's still probably my favourite phone I've ever had. That full physical qwerty keyboard was so good to type on, even compared to smartphones of today.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

I missed this at the time, that fold-out keyboard looks incredible