The Thumby Color, the sequel to the Thumby keychain-sized gaming console, is now available on Kickstarter. This time the tiny handheld is shaped like a Nintendo Game Boy Advance (previously it was shaped like the original Game Boy) and is now powered by the more capable RP2350, The same SoC that powers the $5 Raspberry Pi Pico 2. It also has a 128 x 128 16-bit color display, giving it over five times more resolution than the previous generation. Aside from the buttons on its face, it also gets fully working shoulder buttons and a rumble motor, so you can feel truly immersed in the game.
The Thumby launched some three years ago powered by an RP2040, used in the Raspberry Pi Pico. The concept was so popular that it doubled its original funding goal even with almost a month to go before it hit its deadline. It looks like the Thumby Color is following in the footsteps of its tinier brother, with the project already hitting more than 200% of its target with 32 days to go.
