Secondhand Saves / The archive

Build Journals

Every game here climbs the same gates: a plan, a rough toy, real content, a playtest and a ship check. Each journal tells that whole climb, from the first idea to the newest build, with the turning points up top.

Behind the build

Our Test Bench

These are the devices available for our Android and handheld checks. New build updates name the hardware or emulator actually used and any checks still pending.

Anbernic RG476H
Our first stop for handheld testing.
Retroid Pocket 6
A fallback when the Anbernic cannot cover a check.
Google Pixel 9
A fallback for phone and touch checks.
AYN Thor
Reserved for dual-screen testing only.

Emulators we use PyBoy and Mesen 2 for automated Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridge checks. RetroArch 64 with the Gambatte core for handheld Game Boy Color checks.