If the person is into tech, something like these Kano kits. I absolutely love them. Perfect for any age. Source: over 1 year ago

I have ported the Arduboy library over to the sci-calc! (visit arduboy.com to learn more about arduboy). Most of the work was done by tonym128 (https://github.com/tonym128/ESP32_Arduboy), I just tweaked a few places to make it work for the sci-calc. The games are loaded on the MicroSD card, like all the other external programs for the sci-calc. Porting games is relatively easy (Documentation coming soon!). Source: about 1 year ago

There are also various open-source physical consoles (e.g. Arduboy, Pokitto, Gamebuino), each with its own unique character that spawns its very own culture of independent, free, non-commercial game creation. Source: over 1 year ago

Well, this has been done a few times before. Arduboy is likely the most prominent existing handheld in this category. Its basic and original version costs $49, is currently available in that and an upgraded version, and is a true 8-bit handheld. Source: over 2 years ago

Get a cheap https://arduboy.com/ (which has a crank mod) and support a better homebrew scene. Source: almost 3 years ago

I'm just confused why it is so much more expensive than the arduboy (https://arduboy.com/) or anything coming out of ambernic(https://www.anbernic.com/). Ambernic especially seems to be as good or better build quality, chip speed, etc., and cheaper for what it is! arduboy has such a great community behind it and anbernic devices run pico-8, another great gaming development community. I want to get the playdate... Source: almost 3 years ago