Ayaneo unveiled AYASpace 2 Pocket Museum — a “pocket museum” for handheld consoles

Owners of the KONKR Pocket Advance, KONKR Pocket Block, and Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2 handhelds can now download the AYASpace 2 Pocket Museum launcher, which allows users to arrange their game collection on virtual shelves, rewind gameplay, sync saves across devices, and more.

Ayaneo found some time between shipments of the KONKR Pocket Advance and Pocket Block handheld consoles to develop a new Android app for its devices. During a livestream, company CEO Arthur Zhang unveiled AYASpace 2.

The version of the new software named Pocket Museum focuses on images of cartridges, discs, and box art, capturing the exact museum aesthetic that has definitely become a trend this year. AYANEO is clearly aiming to recreate the concept of a gamer’s personal collection with a high degree of customization.

Livestream recording from the Ayaneo YouTube channel

Users can customize box and cartridge art, layout, and visual styling for each specific console section, switching between sections using the device’s triggers. Games are recognized automatically, eliminating the need to manually search for box art and metadata. The process relies on file contents, so renamed files will not cause any issues.

Each game will feature detailed information fetched from a database. Users can even load 3D models and files of the boxes themselves, complete with instant launch support and “cross-device sync” if the user owns multiple Ayaneo devices. To do this, simply log into the system and enter a “pairing code” on the devices (game saves will sync as well).

The software adapts to each handheld—not just for screen size, but also for button layout. Emulators are built into this launcher out of the box. This means users will not have to constantly exit and re-enter the shell, and the gamer’s settings will apply directly to the emulator itself. This allows players to save, load, fast-forward, and even rewind gameplay right inside AYASpace 2. Other features include:

• Built-in cheats that can be configured individually for each game;

• Six visual filters, as well as GBA color correction and frame blending to recreate the classic screen aesthetic;

• Ability to remap controls and adjust turbo mode speed;

• Per-game customization of visual effects and controls;

• Automatic saving of the last position and resuming gameplay right where the player left off;

• Support for .gba, .zip, and .7z files with recursive folder scanning;

• Chinese and English language support for both the interface and game titles;

• Ability to back up and restore game saves.

Currently, Ayaneo has launched an official page on its website, where users can download AYASpace 2 for KONKR Pocket Advance, KONKR Pocket Block, and Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2. Right now, the system is focused on Game Boy Advance games.