Best Modder/Hardware — 9 verified

Retro hardware makers and modders produce FPGA recreations, premium consoles, controllers, and modkits for classic systems.

• Hyperkin — California. Founded in 2006 and based in Los Angeles, Hyperkin manufactures clone consoles and peripherals that play original retro cartridges on modern displays. Its RetroN line ranges from single-system clones
• Analogue — Washington. Analogue is a Seattle-based hardware company led by co-founder Christopher Taber that designs FPGA-based premium retro consoles. The Analogue Pocket replicates Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy A
• Polymega - Playmaji Inc. — California. Playmaji, the Los Angeles studio founded by Insomniac alumni Bryan Bernal and Eric Christensen, builds the Polymega modular retro console. Polymega plays original discs and cartridges across more than
• Stone Age Gamer — Ohio. Stone Age Gamer is the leading US distributor of EverDrive flash carts and other retro gaming hardware, with a retail storefront at 378 East State Street in Salem, Ohio. It carries kits and accessorie
• RetroUSB — Pennsylvania. RetroUSB is the US maker behind the AVS, an FPGA-based NES and Famicom clone that outputs 720p HDMI lag-free, and the PowerPak flash cart that helped launch the modern NES homebrew scene. The shop als
• Hand Held Legend — Pennsylvania. Hand Held Legend is a US retailer and modder based in Willow Grove that specializes in Game Boy, Game Gear, and other handheld retro modifications. It distributes IPS screen kits, custom shells, capac
• RetroSix US — Pennsylvania. RetroSix US handles US-based shipping, modding, and repair work for the RetroSix line of retro gaming products, partnered with Hand Held Legend. The team produces custom Game Boy hardware, replacement
• PixelFX — California. PixelFX develops the Retro GEM universal HDMI upscaler kit and the Morph 4K external scaler. Its hardware mods bring digital lag-free HDMI output to consoles including the N64, PlayStation, PS2, Dream
• Console5 — Massachusetts. Console5 produces high-quality capacitor kits and repair parts for vintage game consoles and computers, referenced against real hardware rather than service manuals. Its kits use Panasonic, Nichicon,

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