The result has been a blooming of retro-game consoles and PC game emulators.

you could sort of emulate them with the touch screen, but the tactile feedback isn’t there.

The answer is to use a controller with buttons, butuntil nowthese have added bulk to the phone.

Gamababy case, front and back

It’s so cute.Bitmo Lab

Those buttons are capacitive.

“Saves having to take controllers with you.”

This makes the Gamebaby line up with the on-screen controls for seamless action.

Gamebaby case all angles

The smart design is no bigger than a regular case.Bitmo Lab

Yes, the controller obscures half the screen, but that’s exactly how the Game Boy looked anyway.

The only problem is that it might look a littletoomuch like a Game Boy.

Either way, this kind of thing looks like the future of pocket gaming.

Gamebaby case in two halves.

Here it is again.Bitmo Lab