There may be many gaming handhelds there, but there aren’t many horizontal options that will allow you to play childhood favorites in the original 4:3 aspect ratio. To address that gap, Ayaneo launched a premium option at Pocket S Mini. As a “true 4:3 retro handheld,” the Pocket S Mini won’t have those pesky vertical black bars whenever you’re watching video games from the CRT television era.

Handhelds like Anbernic The RG405M and even Ayaneo’s own Pocket Air Mini already offer a 4:3 aspect ratio, but the Pocket S Mini presents a more high-end build with a full metal frame and glass front panel. The 4.2-inch LCD screen has a resolution of 1,280 x 960 and is surrounded by Hall effect joysticks with RGB lighting, Hall effect triggers and “crystal-textured” buttons. Inside, the Pocket S Mini runs on a Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 chip and is powered by a 6,000mAh battery.

Unlike most Ayaneos other toolsthe Pocket S Mini was not made through a crowdfunding campaign. It is now available on Ayaneo’s website with an early bird starting price of $319 for Obsidian Black or Ice Soul White options with 8GB of memory and 128GB of storage. As usual, the Retro Power colorway is only available with the highest specs of 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage, starting at $479. We’re not sure when Ayaneo will end early bird pricing, but prices will eventually jump between $399 and $559 for retail pricing.