The Ultimate Guide for your PocketGO Retro Handheld Console!
PocketGo is small, light and tremendously compact. L and R buttons make the perfect gameplay.
Operation is very simple and similar to Bittboy. Following our small recommendations, you will discover everything that your small Game Boy Advance is capable of.
Table of Contents:
Controls
Basic functions
-Turn on the device
To turn on the console, simply move the «on/off» button located on the left side of the console. Once this is done, the green Battery Indicator «Power Led» should light up and the system will start to boot. After a few seconds the main menu will appear, and you can use the device.
-Turn off the device properly
a) Press «L/R» buttons until you enter into SETTINGS tab.
b) Select the POWER option by pressing “A”.
c) Press «A» again and wait for the screen to go black, then move the «Power» button sideways.
d) The battery indicator should be off.
-Install microSD card
If it is not already installed, before start to play you must insert microSD card that comes in the box, in the slot enabled for this purpose, at the top of the console (SD card slot).
-Charging device
You can charge your console with a standard charger and a common micro USB cable. Once charger is connected to the console by its cable, the red Power led should be on. When the charge has finished, led will turn off. Charging time will depend on the charger used but it will be up to 3 hours.
IMPORTANT. Do not use chargers with a power greater than 2A. Using inappropriate chargers can seriously damage the battery and the integrity of the device.
Emulators
PocketGO has the following emulators pre-installed on his MicroSD card:
NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Super NES, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Atari 2600, Atari LYNX, PC Egine, NeoGeo, MAME, Pokemini, Wonder Swan, etc.
IMPORTANT: Although it is possible to run Playstation games in PocketGO, it is not recommended because the performance is not acceptable.
Operation is similar in each of them, let’s review a little each emulator:
-Nintendo NES
To enter in Nintendo NES emulator, select the NES icon by pressing A button from the main menu. You will see a list with all available games. To run a game, go to the game you want with the D-Pad and press A button.
– Contextual menu: During the game, if you press RESET button, you will enter a submenu where we can perform different actions such as Save & Load game, configure controls, exit the game, etc.
To return to the game, simply select «Flip disc» option.
-Super NES
Super NES emulator works same as Nintendo NES emulator.
Select SNES icon by pressing A button from the main menu. You will see a list with all available games. To run a game, go to the game you want with the D-Pad and press A button.
-MAME Arcade
The following video shows how to access MAME emulator games. Procedure is a little different from other emulators:
Copy games
Although PocketGO comes with a small list of available games, there is the possibility to introduce more roms.
*For LINUX users only (if you use Windows see «General tips» below)
The procedure is relatively simple, you have to insert MicroSD card into its USB adapter and connect it to you computer.
Once connected, computer will detect different storage units. Main unit contains a folder named ROMS:
General Tips
-What happens if screen goes black after turning on your PocketGO?
If when you turn on your PocketGO, we see that the screen goes black and some command lines appear, it is likely that you have not turned off the console properly.
In that case do not worry. During startup, the computer verifies that file system does not have any failure, (it is a process that can take from 2 to 5 minutes). Once it has finished, and if there are no problems, your PocketGO should start normally.
To avoid these problems and a fatal damage, it´s very important that you turn off your Bittboy as follows:
a) Press «L/R» buttons until you enter into SETTINGS tab.
b) Select the POWER option by pressing “A”.
c) Press «A» again and wait for the screen to go black, then move the «Power» button sideways.
d) The battery indicator should be off.
-How to copy ROMS to my PocketGO, if my PC does not detect the microSD card partitions correctly? (Windows users)
n some Windows revisions, it may not detect partitions correctly with no access to ROMS folder. This problem is due to the fact that PocketGO’s file system is Linux..
If this is your case, we recommend that you use the application: DiskGenius. With this tool, you will be able to manage Linux and Windows partitions on your computer easily. You can see the operation in the following video:
Quick access (HOT key) to some features
The following video, we show you how to use the key combination (HOT key) to make it easier to enjoy your favorite games:
-PocketGO game list
PocketGO comes with a standard number of games available, that manufacturer includes to test the console. We´ve already tested and they work really well.
Click on the following link, and you will see the full list of games and emulators.