/vr/ - Retro Games

If you just want something dedicated, the RP2+ would be your best bet, yeah. Pretty cost-effective too, for what it is.
But the best option would be to just get a telescopic controller for your current phone and use that, I guarantee it's more powerful than the RP2+ and it runs all the same software anyway.

Taki Udon has a good video on setting it up, and it really couldn't be easier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_VYsR1T0o
He uses something with a Snapdragon 860 processor, but the RP2+ doesn't even come close to that kind of power, so anything you already have will be fine for most things.
If you still wanna go the dedicated handheld route, he's got some info on those too.

>>8427564
The Raspberry Pi can now run Android and it works really well for emulation. I think it was ETA Prime that ran a good video on it. That's probably the simplest and cheapest solution.

>>8427564
You can find shit like a Samsung s9 for $50-100 these days. No garbage junk like a retroid will come close to that device in any way.

>>8427564
I would advise against anything running Android if possible. There are a number of non-Android, linux based OSes that can run on handheld emulators that will give better performance in the long term.
>>8427703
Buy the phone, goy! You need your calling phone, your gaming phone and your streaming phone! Don't forget to pay for your monthly streaming services before you buy your next phone!

>>8428003
>don't buy that, buy this!
You're just as bad. I guarantee they already have a phone that can run Saturn.

>>8427564
I have the base RP2 (not +) and it's great. I play everything up to gen 4 and PSX as well as GBA. GBA is great because portable games just feel natural on a portable device. Anyway the screen is a little small I guess, here is my pic from another thread. lego Batman for scale.

>>8428003
you on the other hand need medication

why is the dpad in the wrong spot?

why is the dbag in the wrong thread?

>>8428091
Your phone could run PS5 and Xbox Series titles, and I would still say that it's a bad idea to use a phone for gaming. Phones are a disgusting core of modern human society, and decentralization is the best bet. Imagine if you will, that the government or one of the powers that be in the world decide to fuck you or a group of people you are even tangentially associated with. Sure, they don't have you doing anything obvious criminal, right? But Google informs them that you've been saying this and that in your texts, or that you've been distributing illegal roms and not deleting them within twenty four hours. I imagine that people like >>8428167
will immediately declare that I'm insane and need medication, but is it not better to be careful? Besides, unless you have a phone with a massive battery it's undoubtedly a pain to balance the power consumption between calls and texts/maps and apps/games/background processes.

tl;dr
Over-reliance on smart phones is bad, decentralize if at all possible. Also, Android is a shit OS that should have been aborted before it was completed. Inb4 pills, take them, etc.

>>8427564
It's called a Retroid but it has a modern d-pad/stick layout why?

>>8427564
RP2+ is your best bet. For $100 it's hard to imagine finding anything better as a dedicated console.
You COULD go the phone route like >>8427639 suggested, but I don't like it personally, it just feels like gaming on a phone no matter how you do it. You can't escape the phone things like notifications and shit which takes me out of it. No matter how powerful the device, it's not for me.
>>8428003
Linux is supposedly less laggy, but I haven't tried it it myself. I think the new ambernic can dual boot into Linux, maybe check that out if you're also anti android?
>>8428138
>Gradius
Based
>>8428242
Different strokes for different folks, I prefer that layout for some titles, but for platformers and RPGs it's a turn off.

>>8428297
I think out of all the handhelds I've seen only the ones with shoulders buttons like the RP are ones I'm interested in, I really dislike how most of them don't have the d-pad in the main position and if they do the shoulder buttons are in a bad position, like being right next to each other without even a different height or button shape.
I tried my friends RP and it felt cheap so I thought I'd wait and see if this version is was ok but I think for now the spare phone I'm using with a 8bitdoodoo controller works fine if I just want to play in bed or on the couch but yes, I definitely feel what you mean about using a phone to play, unless I go full zombie mode playing tetris I'm too aware it's on a phone (it's one I'm using wireless only so no distractions).
Is the d-pad and buttons at least nice on the RP2+? If it actually feels better to play on than the RP then I might say frick it and get one.

>>8427564
Ur android phone you ready have + your dual shock 4 you already have + <$10 mount to attach them together

>>8427665
Are there RPi handhelds other than the DMG/Switch style cases?

>>8428345
>Is the d-pad and buttons at least nice on the RP2+?
Supposedly, but only Taki Udon actually has one. Wait for the ETA, Dodo, and RGC reviews that'll drop in a month to find out for sure. Hold off until then, I'm sure at least one of them will have a discount code too.

>>8428494
Right, I did see Taki's video on it and that's a pretty good idea to wait on a code, I didn't even think about that possibility. Hopefully the RP2+ will have good buttons and a nice feel.

How much better is the 2+ going to be than like the 2? Will it be able to realistically emulate anything the 2 cant?
I'm also looking at the rg351s because i really like the way theyre setup and the build quality but theyre supposed to be even weaker?

Just get a GameSir wired controller and a modern flagship, then enjoy fullspeed GC and soon PS2 emulation

>>8428354
Mounts are shit because all the weight will be distributed on the top (the phone) while you’re holding the bottom (the controller). It’s really uncomfortable. Just get a razer kishi from r a game sir.

>>8428587
> a razer kishi from r a game sir.
Motherfucking autocorrect. Get a razer kishi OR a gamesir

Are these things any better at emulation than say a modded switch or vita?

>>8428548
It'll emulate N64, Saturn and Dreamcast properly, as well as a smattering of PS2 and GameCube. Allegedly.

>>8428645
Can a Vita emulate GC or PS2?

>>8428587
what kind of fucking twink are you that this is a problem?

>>8428590
>>8428587
Kishi is on sale right now for $50.

>>8429367
what if i'm not a seppo

>>8429379
Dildos are cheap too, so you can buy one and go fuck yourself.

does a portable ps2 exist for purchase?

>>8429471
yea android

>>8428216
fucking snore dude, go write a manifesto

>>8428216

OP here. Since Retroid Pocket+ looks so great and it can finally emulate Saturn, I'll be patient and wait for it. Also the touch screen is another big plus.

And no, I don't want to use my phone for emulators (besides GB, GBC and GBA for some adventure and rpg games).

>>8429228
Can this thing? is it just a few games? portable .hack or other random rpgs would be sweet.

>>8428216
gay

>>8431551
I was talking about an Android flagship with a telescoping controller. 2021 flagships can indeed emulate the vast majority of GC games fullspeed, and it should be the case for the majority of PS2 games with that new Android emulator coming out in the coming weeks.

>>8431102
>And no, I don't want to use my phone for emulators
Your loss

>>8428345
Imagine being this dipshit lmao

>>8432117
Imagine your mother expecting a child and then getting you

>>8429471
i think the steam deck will be able to play ps2.

>>8428216
based tedposter

what are you alls feelsings on the ayn odin? Or the steam deck? Im thinking of getting a rp2+ in the nearish future, then going with one of those two in the further out future when the crypto market takes off again.

>>8427639
>He uses something with a Snapdragon 860 processor, but the RP2+ doesn't even come close to that kind of power, so anything you already have will be fine for most things.
My phone has a snapdragon 636 tho. That's older.

>>8432360
>what are you alls feelsings on the ayn odin? Or the steam deck? Im thinking of getting a rp2+ in the nearish future, then going with one of those two in the further out future when the crypto market takes off again.
The Steam Deck's sheer flexibility will make it the best portable pc.

>>8432370
>>8427639
>I actually have Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
>Taki immediately says it's not powerful enough
...

>>8432370
>>8432378
Just because you’re poor retards it doesn’t mean that Android emulation isn’t literally the best option out there.

>>8432112
holy fuck that looks so retarded. imagine pulling that out on the bus? lol

>>8432538
can u fix ur english, it's so broken i can't understand what the fuck ure trying to say

>>8432662
Maybe try learning English, ESL retard
>>8432562
Who gives a shit what the retards around you think? Also
>riding the bus
This is how we know you’re a loser.

>>8433012
>Maybe try learning English, ESL retard
ure the esl ur sentence didnt make sense. retrd

>>8433083
>ure the esl ur sentence didnt make sense. retrd

>>8432562
??? Who the fuck is gaming on the bus?
I'd give you weird looks for pulling out a dedicated handheld as much as I would for this.

>>8432370
>snapdragon 636
>>8432378
>Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro
So you won't be playing GameCube and PS2. But anything under that should be well within reach.
Not like you lose anything for trying it out before going out and spending $100 on something new.

>>8433221
Not everyone lives in tract housing and drives their minivan to their job at wallmart chum. If you ever make it out of hicksville and visit a big city you'll see how cars are insane, the metro is either a sewer or a sardine can, but there are a wide range of busses to choose from, some very nice.

>>8433996
And if I see you playing with a toy on any one of those busses, I'm openly laughing at you.

>>8434249
That's ok, because you'll never make it out of hicksville But if you ever did you'd probably think twice about trying to compensate for your age by not playing with toys when half the people on the bus are.

>>8433996
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind the next time I get into my Tesla.

I bought an rg351m, did I fuck up?
I just wanna play gb/gbc/gba and maybe other stuff like wonderswan and gamegear

>>8435351
why not just a gamesir and android

>>8435351
You did it right.
>>8435413
>poodroid
>emulation
retard

>>8435351
Yeah, you're good to go. Enjoy the top tier build quality, from what I can tell the rg351m has the best build quality of anything in the market currently.

Id kill a man for rp2+ hardware in a rg350 shell, but retroid hates top tier build quality and anbernic hates using anything other than low mid tier processors.

I really want to use one of the small, gb style handhelds (like the anbernic rb280m) as an mp3 player, and just ditch having a smartphone all together.

>>8435454
Rumors are that anbernic will upgrade in the next batch/next handheld they will release.

>>8434324

>>8435351
You did well, here's a good guide.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLcvGnW6CJc

>Asking advise for portable console for emulators
>"Duuuuuur! Why don't you use your phone instead!"

Are there any phones that can use a non-android OS? Or are they all locked into it?

>>8435818
Okay, why DON'T you use your phone instead?

>>8435863
Phones like the Librem 5 and PinePhone run alternative Linux OSs out of the box, but there are some options for others; postmarketOS, Ubuntu Touch, and LuneOS, maybe more.
Compatibility looks rough, and they're not like the frontend Linux environments you'd find on these handhelds. So if portable emulation is your main use case, flashing a lightweight Android ROM like LineageOS and using that would still be better.
Shame that things like Batocera don't support phones.

>>8435440
Pretty sure the retard here is you

>>8435646
>i care what everyone thinks of me
>that's part of being an adult

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>>8434667
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>>8433221
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>>8433083
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>>8429425
>>8429379

Like 90% of the people here.

>>8436170
How is the d-pad on that?

>>8437228
Really good. It's not like the Kishi. It's all mechanical and super satisfying. The mechanical switches are kinda loud though so your parents might be upset when they hear you using it past your bedtime.

>>8437918
Oh that's good to hear, I took a pass on the original one cause I didn't like the segmented d-pad it had since I don't like the joycon feel but this new model caught my eye.
I wouldn't wake my parents though, I live in a converted shipping container on land my uncle owns so I'd be comfy even if it were noisy.

>>8437930
I was mostly being facetious, it's not actually that loud, but it does have a soft clicking noise compared to membrane buttons. Make sure you get the wired version, the Bluetooth one has to be charged and has really annoying lag.

>>8437935
Yeah, I'll be grabbing the type-c, I have enough BT controllers already so I might as well enjoy some lag-free gameplay.
Thanks for the info anon.

>>8435351
nah, just install a better OS and you're good

>>8427564
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKjYSbHKjhQ
ETA just dropped this review, looks really cool actually.
Probably much more expensive than a retroid though

>>8435351
RG351M is specifically perfect for those systems. They will all integer-scale perfectly to fit the screen with minimal borders.
It's also perfect for Neo Geo Pocket Color, and Pokémon Mini if you want to dig deeper. It even supports rumble functionality where applicable.

>>8428297
>You can't escape the phone things like notifications and shit which takes me out of it.
Learn how to use your phone then. Why do you have notifications on any way? You need Candy Crush telling you you havent played today? You need Duolingo saying its time for a lesson?

Do you guys seriously not have an extra cellphone?
All this talk about not wanting to use your current driver...no shit! use an old one. An old phone is still better than one of these chinese pieces of junk.

>>8438849
my family is aganist smartphones

>>8438849
>bait once
>bait always
just living the dream huh retard lmfao

>>8438684
The case itself is $80, and a Pi4 is $50 for the 2GB model.
So $30 more expensive than the most recent Retroid, and no analog sticks.

Genuinely, how do they think that's a good price?

Medal of Honor infiltrator gets slept on, but it's pretty fun for what it is.
https://youtu.be/91-A9AJq1rI?t=111

>>8436165
>Okay, why DON'T you use your phone instead?
BUTTONS

>>8439178
dearest retard

>>8438684
Why aren't there any options for Pi cases with sticks? The Zero 2 W can handle Dreamcast now, but there's no case options with analog sticks unless you want to go full retard and mod a freeplay zero.

>>8438845
The parental controls don't allow him to do much

Any RG351v bros here? How are you enjoying yours?

>>8439197
ooh I didn't realize there are cute controllers like that? Does it come with the stick covers or would I need to buy those separately?