/vr/ - Retro Games

As someone who bought into the hype of the original Retroid Pocket 2 and got really let down, I understand the fear that this shit is all a scam. It all looks cool on paper and the youtubers talk a good talk but for example, with that specific handheld at least, no one tells you how annoying setting everything up is, how laggy the android shit is, etc. Plus you'll never know if you like the layout/buttons until you actually get your hands on it. I know there's 3rd party frontends on the android store but after fiddling with the thing for like a week it still never felt "right".

I decided to risk it again on an RG351MP and have had a much better experience with 351elec, all the bitch work is taken care of and you just drag and drop the roms. It really has been a good experience and I've probably played it more in the last week or so than I ever played on the RP2. The button layout and feel is much better too, so far I'm glad I took the consoomer plunge.

I'm not just shilling this particular device, there's some stupid shit like no internal wifi and I've heard some people have had trouble with audio buzzing and paint flecking - not to mention the price. Conversely, I've heard the RP2+ might be a lot better since it has a default frontend and improved controls (I'd maybe wait to see what they're doing for the RP3?)
Just saying, do your research and get all the info on what's out there and balance it against what you want to do with the device. Learn from multiple sources as individual youtubers can be pretty sketchy. Look into CFW because you'll probably desperately need it. Most of all ask yourself if you're actually going to play it and not just trying to fill a consoomer void in your heart with more things.