I actually have all my old game consoles from the 80s, but for performance I prefer dedicated hardware purpose built for audio. a few companies have made some accessible MIDI synth-boxes for SID, AY3, and other notable chips; but I tell ya, Chocolatchips is the first maker I have encountered that decided to engineer a road-worthy plug&play USB MIDI control interface for the TIA chip. it feels like this box was made just for me. if the window to your youth does not open as far back as Combat and Pitfall, maybe you won't get as excited. The oneUP! Synth by Chocolatchips has returned me to 1982, except this time I am armed with the sequencers of 2020. amazing build. amazing seller. I stumbled across these synths completely by accident while searching for something else MIDI related... thanks universe.

I had a wonderful experience with this maker / seller.

Chocolatchips is doing very important work here. I grew up in the 80s and I love using actual old sound chips. these are the real deal.

I received great communication. the items were shipped fast and packed well.

I rarely review items, but I have a crucial detail that seemed important enough to share with any other DAWless folks like myself that might be looking at these synths. I was able to take full advantage of their features using a MIDI Host box [the one I already had is from Kenton; be careful, not all Hosts allow bi-directional communication]. this equals out to a tiny but amazing addition to my hardware-only sound.

Chocolatchips is now one of only three Etsy shops I follow, and I can't wait to see what other products are magic'd up in the future.

This thing sounds incredible. Great communication.

It's rad. Also it super tiny, which is great. Thank you.

Another excellent synth from Chocolatechips!!!

Happy to have this unit! Great seller communication and support!

Fast shipping. Great service. Device came exactly as described. I love it. If you love the old sounds of video games from the past, this will put a smile on your face. Worked and sounded great out of the box.

If the dulcet tones of square waves carry you way to your happy place, an enchanted land of blocky sprites that disappear off of one side of the screen just to appear on it's opposite, and you have some capacity for generating MIDI, then this is a no brainer. Buy it now and thank me later.

The Pocket Pokey is excellent. Lots of fun.

Nice product. Would have preferred a different output (phono or XLR) but