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The best Neo Geo CD games for handheld emulation, from Samurai Shodown to Metal Slug. The cartridge library on disc, with arranged CD soundtracks and a few extras.

The best pinball games for handhelds, from Pinball Fantasies and Pro Pinball to Sonic Spinball and Metroid Prime Pinball. Two flippers, endless one-more-go sessions.

The best run-and-gun games for handhelds, from Contra and Metal Slug to Gunstar Heroes and Cuphead. Fast, side-scrolling action built for short, intense bursts.

The 25 best arcade games to play on a handheld, from CPS1 and CPS2 fighters to run-and-gun classics. Coin-op perfection tuned for short sessions on the go.

The best Sega NAOMI arcade games for handheld emulation, from Marvel vs. Capcom 2 to Ikaruga. Dreamcast-era coin-op power that runs great through Flycast.

The 15 best light-gun games to play on a handheld, from Time Crisis to House of the Dead, plus how touchscreen and analog aiming really work on portable hardware.

The 18 best sports games to play on a handheld, from NBA Jam and Tecmo Bowl to Punch-Out and Virtua Tennis. Arcade sports built for quick, fun sessions.

The best Sharp X68000 games for handheld emulation. 16 X68000 classics that shine on a modern screen, from arcade-perfect ports to Castlevania's origins.

The best beat 'em ups and brawlers to play on a handheld, from Streets of Rage to Final Fight, with notes on co-op and the best devices for the genre.

The best retro fighting games to play on a handheld, from Street Fighter to King of Fighters, with notes on controls and which devices handle them best.

The best Neo Geo games for handheld emulation. 20 SNK classics from fighters to run-and-guns, plus the BIOS tip every Neo Geo setup needs to get right.

The best shoot-em-ups to play on a handheld, from Radiant Silvergun to Ikaruga, with notes on screen orientation and which devices shine for the genre.

How to set up arcade emulation on a retro handheld with MAME and FinalBurn Neo. ROM sets, BIOS files, and why the romset version matters so much.

Sega's Naomi and the Atomiswave arcade boards hosted some of the best 2D and 3D arcade games ever. Here is how to emulate them on a handheld with Flycast.

The Sharp X68000 was a Japanese home computer with near-arcade-perfect ports. Here is how to emulate it on a handheld and the games that make it special.