f you have a drawer full of old Game Boy Advance cartridges, your modern choices have mostly been binary: spend over $200 on a boutique machine like the Analogue Pocket or give up on physical plastic entirely for software files. The newly released GAMEMT MTX breaks that barrier with a launch promotional price of $79.99 on its official website, before settling at $84.99.
As Hadlee Simons reported for Android Authority on September 16, 2026, this handheld brings a dedicated physical Game Boy Advance cartridge slot straight down to the sub-$100 price bracket.
The MTX is available at a promotional price of $80 via the official website.
That price point completely changes the entry barrier for retro collectors who want the tactile pleasure of inserting real cartridges without paying massive hardware markups.
Hardware Realities Under the Hood
Beyond the physical cartridge slot, the device handles standard digital emulation for SNES, Genesis, PS1, and PSP games via microSD storage. You get a square 4-inch IPS LCD screen running at a resolution of 720 by 720 pixels, powered by a 3,000mAh battery. For connectivity, GAMEMT includes an HDMI port, a headphone jack, a microSD card slot, and two USB-C ports, alongside four face buttons and four shoulder keys.
The trade-off for the low price tag sits strictly in the silicon. The handheld runs on an AllWinner T509 processor paired with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of expandable storage, completely lacking analog thumbsticks. That modest power plant means it fits 2D classics and lighter 3D titles rather than heavy emulation tasks. If you already own a stack of dusty GBA cartridges and want a dedicated, inexpensive screen to run them on without breaking the bank, grabbing it at the $79.99 promotional price delivers exactly the physical nostalgia it promises.