PicoSystem

A handheld console built around RP2040 and with game development in mind. Rob Zwetsloot boots it up.

▶ Pimoroni ▶ magpi.cc/picosystem ▶ £59 / $66 Extremely tiny handheld consoles have not always had the best track record in the microcomputer space. A few Raspberry Pi Zero efforts ended up being just a little too small and finnicky for actual use, and it didn’t quite help that they often used hard 3D-printed buttons that were uncomfortable. We’re pleased to say that Pimoroni’s PicoSystem, while still small, manages to avoid this. It’s made from milled aluminium, has proper buttons, and a nice little square screen with 240×240 pixels. It feels nice to hold – there’s a bit of heft – and holding it is not uncomfortable. It comes with a game pre-installed: Super Square Bros, a platformer. However, the main draw really is that you can make games for…

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