Inventor’s Nephew Designs Gift Card-Sized Handheld Raspberry Pi Gaming Console with 4-Inch Screen and Pre-Loaded Arcade Games

Okay, so let’s dive into this whole retro gaming thing for a sec. It’s been making this big comeback, right? Like suddenly, everything old is cool again. You see these wild gadgets popping up everywhere—some are like these clunky handhelds, and others are emulators just letting you time-travel back to those 8-bit days. And now, check it out, Grant Sinclair jumps into the scene. Not with just any device—but with something as small as your average gift card. I mean, how random is that?

So who is Grant, anyway? If you’re scratching your head wondering, he’s the nephew of Sir Clive Sinclair. Yeah, the dude who made the ZX Spectrum happen—the one that basically turned everyone into basement gamers in the UK. So, maybe it’s in the Sinclair blood, this whole inventing stuff thing.

Grant’s new creation, the GamerCard®—yeah, with a fancy ‘R’ and everything—is this tiny console, like a mini beast powered by a Raspberry Pi. It’s got this dope 4-inch screen that’s sharper than my eyesight, and these two round things with snap buttons, which is where the magic happens. Out of the box, it’s packed with high-energy arcade goodness—a true “grab-and-go” deal.

Now, if you’re a tech nerd like me, you’ll appreciate its launcher with big, bold icons. It even rolls with emulators—RetroPie, Recalbox, all the usual suspects. GamerCard also loves PICO-8 games and lets you code in languages like MicroPython and BASIC. Nerd heaven, right?

They even sweetened the pot with Bloo Kid 2 and AstroBlaze DX—now, those were only on the Nintendo Switch before they got cozy with the GamerCard—looking all retro with their pixel art vibes. Totally fits the old-school feel, don’t you think?

Oh, almost forgot to mention, this thing is skinny. Like, 6.5mm skinny. It weighs like air—100 grams! I saw a picture where it was hanging up like a gift card. I mean, come on, that’s just cheeky.

Under its tiny hood, there’s tech magic happening with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W—it’s a mouthful, but it’s impressive. A quad-core processor, 128GB storage, a 1600mAh battery—so it’s not just good looks, y’know? Then there’s a Qwiic connector—I dunno, it allows for cool connections without opening it up, I guess.

Sling on a USB-C and HDMI, and next thing you know, it’s doubling as a desktop. Makes you wonder, but hey, it’d be one expensive Raspberry Pi setup.

All this wonderment for £125—or about $170 if you’re stateside. Now, if you’re thinking about what else that cash could get, there are cheaper options like the Retroid Pocket 4 Pro, or maybe even the funky new Miyoo Flip clamshells.

I don’t want to sound like I’m raining on Grant’s parade here, but let’s be real for a second. This thing’s a bit pricey for what it puts on the table. Sure, it’s a genius bit of nostalgia, yet unless you’re hardcore about this stuff, there might be better ways to spend your nostalgia dollars. But hey, it’s definitely a unique piece of tech art.