Retro games on e-ink
Papercade turns a small e-ink device into a handheld that plays five classic systems. Paper-like screen, real buttons optional.
Plays games from five classic systems
Two lives, one device
An e-ink screen sits quietly on the wall or the desk. Pick it up and it is ready to play.
The lineup
Put your own cartridge backups on the memory card. Papercade knows which system each game is for.
The classic library, as sharp as print.
Colour games in clean shades of grey.
Sega's handheld, right beside its rival.
Full-width picture for the 8-bit greats.
Fighting games at a full 60 frames a second.
Play only games you own.
Controls
Use the buttons on the screen, a Bluetooth controller, or both at once.
A D-pad, A, B, Start and Select sit under the picture, sized for thumbs. SNES games add X, Y, L and R.
Pair it once in Settings and it reconnects by itself every time you switch on. The Home button opens the pause menu.
Make a checkpoint, take a screenshot or quit. Your place is kept on the memory card.
By the numbers
Tuned so games run at the right speed and the screen keeps up.
Add games
Papercade makes its own little Wi-Fi network. Join it, open the page, and drop a game in.
Supported devices
Papercade runs on these e-ink devices today. More are on the way.
by Seeed Studio
Other small e-ink screens are being explored. Support will be added once games run well on them.
No glare, no backlight. A tiny screen that looks like print and plays like a handheld.