Mobile gaming usually involves thumb-smudging your pristine glass touchscreen until your phone looks like a petrol station crime scene. Enter the 8BitDo FlipPad, an ultra-slim controller designed to snap right over your smartphone display. Engineered specifically for vertical retro emulators, it delivers real, clicky physical buttons and tactile triggers without adding massive bulk. Connecting directly via USB-C for lag-free input, the FlipPad transforms your modern, overly expensive phone into a nostalgic Game Boy rival. It’s the ultimate stocking filler for the gent who’d rather replay Super Mario Bros. during boring video meetings than check his emails.

8BitDo – $29.99